All posts tagged "Satire"

Martin Lawrence has been the subject of several internet hoaxes over the past year, including a death hoax and a false report that he was returning to television with a new version of this 1990s show Martin with Ashanti assuming the role originally played by Tisha Campbell.

After a court ruling in Apple’s favor, requiring Samsung to pay them $1.05 billion in a patent infringement case, rumors swirled that Samsung decided to send 30 trucks full of pennies or nickels in a spiteful move to pay up. Is this story true or false?

A fake story which circulated online in June 2015 claimed that Dylann Roof was free on $1 million bail.

A false story circulating this week claims that four sons of members of The Beatles have joined to form a band called “The Shoots.”

A fake article circulating online claims that Taco Bell is closing due to false advertising and other allegations.

A story circulating this week which alleges that KFC will begin dispensing marijuana in Colorado.

A message circulating online claims there will be a rare planetary alignment on January 4, 2015, known as “zero gravity day” in which people will experience a moment of weightlessness. Is this true or false?

A fake story circulating online this week claims that President Obama’s teenage daughter Malia is pregnant.