Fake-News
Links to reports about fake-news and satirical stories and websites.
Looking for reports published before 2016? Click here to view an archive of reports about fake-news stories on the legacy Hoax-Slayer website.
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Death Scams and HoaxesFake-News
No, Duane Chapman (Dog the Bounty Hunter) is NOT Dead
by Brett M. Christensen December 4, 2019According to posts that are currently circulating via social media websites American reality TV star Duane Chapman (Dog the Bounty Hunter) has died.
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Fake-NewsInsights
Four Ways That Fake-News Sites Trick People Into Believing and Sharing
by Brett M. Christensen February 14, 2019Many fake-news websites have appeared online in recent years. And more seem to be springing up all the time.
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Circulating report describes the mysterious discovery of a dead whale in a Utah dairy farmer’s field.
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Fake-News
Fake-News Report Claims That Body Of Homeless Man Was Bob Marley
by Brett M. Christensen January 9, 2019Circulating report claims that when Jamaican authorities conducted DNA tests on the body of a homeless man found behind a fast food restaurant, they discovered that the man was actually reggae star Bob Marley.
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Fake-NewsHoaxes
Fake-News Story Claims Millions of Turkeys Recalled Due to Avian Virus
by Brett M. Christensen November 22, 2018Circulating report claims that millions of Thanksgiving turkeys have been recalled by the CDC because of concerns that they may harbour an avian virus.
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Fake-NewsHoaxes
Hoax – ‘Giant Skeleton Discovered In Bulgaria’
by Brett M. Christensen November 4, 2018Circulating ‘news’ report claims that archaeologists have unearthed a giant human skeleton in Bulgaria. The report features a picture depicting the skeleton with the archaeologists.
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Fake-NewsHoaxes
Fake-News Story Claims AriZona Tea Contains Human Urine
by Brett M. Christensen November 2, 2018According to a circulating ‘news’ report, America’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently investigated popular US beverage maker AriZona Tea and discovered that human urine is used as an active ingredient in the company’s products.
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Fake-NewsHoaxes
FAKE-NEWS: Circulating Story Falsely Claims Pro-Choice Activist Has Had 27 Abortions
by Brett M. Christensen October 12, 2018According to a report that is being shared via social media, a 34-year-old pro-choice activist in California has officially broken a world record after receiving her 27th abortion.
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Fake-NewsHoaxes
Fake News Report Claims Loggers Have Cut Down World’s Oldest Tree
by Brett M. Christensen October 12, 2018Circulating ‘news’ report claims that illegal loggers have mistakenly cut down the world’s oldest tree in the Amazon Rainforest.