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20 Online Scams to Watch Out For - Snopes.com
Mar 7, 2024 · Since at least 2017 or 2018, fake order confirmations for various items have been showing up in inboxes. One of the most prominent is the "Axel Panel Platform Bed," but it can be any item.
'USPS' Text Message Scam Claims Delivery Problem, Asks for …
Claim: If a text message about a supposed package delivery issue leads to a website that was designed to look like USPS.com, but is not USPS.com, then it's a...
· Fact checked by snopes.comIs This an Accurate List of Familial Relationships Between Politicians?
Claim: Additional entries to a "You Had a Hunch the News System Was Rigged?" list document several familial relationships between prominent U.S. political figures.
· Fact checked by snopes.comExposed: What To Know About the List of Names Connected to …
On Dec. 18, 2023, a judge in the state of New York ordered the unsealing of a long list of court documents connected with the late financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. According ...
Did Trump Say Election Fraud Allows for 'Termination' of US ...
Claim: After repeating his claim that the results of the 2020 presidential election were "fraudulent," former U.S. President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social on Dec. 3, 2…
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Did a Michigan School District Install Litter Boxes in Bathrooms?
Claim: As of late 2021 or early 2022, at least one bathroom in one public school in Midland, Michigan, contained a litter box installed for the use of students adopting a feline alter ego.
· Fact checked by snopes.com9 'Facts' About Slavery 'They Don't Want You to Know' - Snopes.com
Claim: A circulating list of nine historical "facts" about slavery accurately details the participation of non-whites in slave ownership and trade in America.
· Fact checked by snopes.com'Stingy Jack' and the Origins of the Jack-o'-Lantern - Snopes.com
Oct 23, 2021 · Then since Jack is unfit for heaven, And hell won't give him room, His ghost is forced to walk the earth, Until the day of doom: A lantern in his hand he bears,