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No, The Famous Windows XP Hill Is Not On Fire
As you may have heard, California is recovering after a rash of deadly wildfires that forced a state of emergency in Los Angeles County last month and killed dozens up north. But with tragedy comes hoaxes. And though a jaw-dropping image of men golfing near an inferno in Washington last month was real, claims that…
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Fake News Of The Mexican Navy Arriving In California Started On A Boating Web Forum
On July 12th, a member from a popular boating message board posted a photo of some boats he didn’t recognise near Dana Point, a small city on the California coast halfway between LA and San Diego. Someone responded to the post with speculation that it might be the Mexican Navy. And then the internet’s game…
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That Viral Porn Star Shark Bite Video Is Totally Fake
Image: YouTube / CamSoda / Gizmodo Shark experts are very upset with porn star Molly Cavalli. Last week, she appeared in a video produced by the live sex site CamSoda in which she claims a shark bit her foot. Based on every piece of confirmable evidence, however, it looks like the video is a complete…
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That Viral Sean Spicer Apology About ‘Fellow Germans’ Is Totally Fake
Yesterday, Sean Spicer said that Hitler “didn’t even sink to using chemical weapons”. It was completely wrong and he apologised. One version of Spicer’s apology was posted on Facebook, and it appears to be just as offensive as his original statement. The only problem? It’s totally fake.