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October 2016 – 5 Mondays, 5 Saturdays, 5 Sundays
It is perfectly true that October 2016 has 5 Mondays, 5 Saturdays, and 5 Sundays. However, such a combination is not at all remarkable and occurs far more often than once every 823 years.
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Fake-News: 'Obama Bans Christmas Cards to Overseas Servicemen'
According to a report currently being shared vigorously via social media, US President Obama has ordered a ban on the sending of all Christmas Cards to US military members deployed overseas.
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Green Moon on April 20 Due to Planetary Alignment? No, It's a Hoax.
According to a message that is making its way around the Internet via social media, come April 20, we are set for a special celestial treat.
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Mangos and Coke Death Warning Hoax
The claims are utter nonsense. There are no credible medical or news reports that confirm the story in any way. Mangos and Coke do not and cannot combine to form a deadly poison as claimed.
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FAKE-NEWS: 'Woman Claims She is Daughter of Marilyn Monroe and JFK'
According to this story, which has been circulating since February 2016, a woman in California is claiming that she is the biological daughter of Marilyn Monroe and former President of the United States, John Fitzgerald Kennedy (JFK).
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No, the Pope Has NOT Endorsed Donald Trump For President
The claims are untrue. There are no credible news articles that support the story. The false report was published via a network of clickbait fake-news websites that churn out an endless stream of driveling nonsense about celebrities, politicians, and the…
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Recycled Hoax Falsely Claims Maryborough Mayor Refused to Remove Pork From School Canteens After Muslim Demands
According to a message that is being passed around via social media, the blogosphere, and email, the mayor of the Australian city of Maryborough has refused to comply to the demands of the local Muslim community to remove pork from school cafeterias in the…
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No, the Pope Has NOT Endorsed Hillary Clinton For President
The claims in the story are untrue. The Pope has not released any such statement and he has not publicly endorsed Hillary Clinton for President. There are no credible news reports that support the claims in the story.
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Fake-News Report Claims US Mother Gave Birth to 17 Babies at Once
The claims in the report are utter nonsense and the image is photoshopped. The story is regularly republished on various websites, as a means of attracting site visitors and promoting the offending site to a larger audience.
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Card Cutter Car Robbery Hoax Warning
According to this would-be warning message, which is circulating rapidly via social media, criminals are using cutters concealed behind name cards to slash the faces of unsuspecting drivers in order to rob them.
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Bigoted and Nonsensical Message Claims That You Can Stop Mosques Being Built By Not Leaving 'Religion' Blank on 2016 Australian Census
According to a rather breathless ALL CAPS message that is circulating via social media and email, non-Muslim Australians should not leave the ‘Religion’ section blank on the upcoming 2016 census because this will lead to more mosques being built in Australia.
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HOAX -‘Breast Larvae Infestation From Undergarments’
This story was first published on July 26th, 2006
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Immigration Quote Wrongly Attributed to Sir Edmund Barton
The quoted words were not spoken by Sir Edmund Barton nor were they spoken in 1907. The original version of the quote comes from a letter written by US president Theodore Roosevelt in 1919. The photograph also depicts Theodore Roosevelt.
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