Are Kids ‘Snorting’ Smarties and Putting Themselves at Risk of Nasal Maggots? Citing a doctor, a 2009 warning to parents from a Rhode Island middle school claimed maggots could “feed on the sugary dust wedged inside… Continue Reading
Does Pic Show Blue Japanese Fruit Known as ‘Moon Melon’? A widely shared meme claimed the fruit can switch flavors after you eat it. In the age of visual information sharing and viral content,… Continue Reading
No, Obama Didn’t Float Plan To Change Thanksgiving Day to ‘Celebrate Immigrants Day’ Contrary to rumor, then-President Obama did not advocate issuing an executive order to rename the quintessential American holiday. In the era of rapid information… Continue Reading
Does This X-Ray Show a Snake Inside a Woman’s Body? An x-ray image showing a slender creature inside a woman’s pelvic area has been shared with a variety of backstories attached to it. The… Continue Reading
Is a Deceased Pope Tapped with a Silver Hammer to Verify He’s Dead? Legend holds that part of the process of determining that a pope has died is to call for him to be tapped on the… Continue Reading
Did Einstein Say He Feared Technology Would Create a ‘Generation of Idiots’? More than one cautionary statement about the dangers technology may pose to humanity has been falsely attributed to renowned physicist Albert Einstein. Albert Einstein,… Continue Reading
Did a Twitter User Jeopardize Her NASA Internship by Insulting a Member of the National Space Council? A screenshot captured a NASA intern’s injudicious Twitter exchange with a member of the National Space Council. The rapid evolution of technology and the… Continue Reading
Are the Crew of the Exploded Challenger Space Shuttle Still Alive? Conspiracy theory claims the seven astronauts supposedly killed in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger explosion are quietly living out their lives in the U.S…. Continue Reading
Did a Man in Montana Catch a Three-Foot Long Grasshopper? In the 1930s, doctored postcards featuring giant grasshoppers sold “like hotcakes.” In the world of extraordinary claims and bizarre discoveries, tales of oversized creatures… Continue Reading
Did Nixon Hide Proof of Alien Life in a Time Capsule? A shadowy Watergate-era figure who claims he had personal access to Richard Nixon says the president showed him a letter confirming the existence of… Continue Reading
