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In the Middle Ages, people thought farting in jars and sniffing them would help prevent death. True or false? Weirdly enough, it actually checks out as true. In fact, during the Great Plague of ...
Spread false claim that the French government approved euthanasia during the COVID-19 pandemic. [186] [242] [243] Science Vibe sciencevibe.com Reposted satirical story from World News Daily Report and framed it as genuine news. Reposted hoax on assassination of Marilyn Monroe. [244] [245] [246] Stop Mandatory Vaccination
We decided to test your knowledge by blending commonly believed facts with those that might sound false but are actually true. So, how many of these so-called false facts do you still believe?
With the popularity of social media, individuals can easily access fake news and disinformation. The rapid spread of false stories on social media during the 2012 elections in Italy has been documented, as has diffusion of false stories on Facebook during the 2016 US election campaign. [44] Fake news has the tendency to become viral among the ...
This account features fascinating true stories, as well as theories that can’t be proven. But whether you believe what you read here or not, these pics are certainly great conversation starters!
Posted a joke story that was only fully apparent when reading it to the end. Republished a story from Empire Herald. Published a false story with an out-of-context image. [8] [115] [116] [117] weeklyinquirer.com weeklyinquirer.com Part of the same network as The South East Journal. [82] WIT Science witscience.org [27] [81]
Not Common Facts has clocked up an impressive following of over 6.1 million people. The Instagram page shares “facts, breaking news and viral content”. Some you might never have known.
They also note the very large amount of false information that regularly spreads around the world, overwhelming the hundreds of fact-checking groups; caution that a fact-checker systemically addressing propaganda potentially compromises their objectivity; and argue that even descriptive statements are subjective, leading to conflicting points ...