Although many people claim to clearly recall comedian Sinbad's playing a genie in a movie called "Shazaam," those memories appear to be yet another example of the "Mandela Effect."
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Reports of a secret tape recorded aboard the doomed space shuttle Challenger that captured the final panic-stricken moments of the crew were a tabloid invention.
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A video clip that shows an airplane making a safe landing after losing a wing was a promotional gimmick.
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A number of web sites are citing a tweet which contains only hearsay.
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A memorandum attributed to an Arkansas judge is a long-circulating hoax.
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A viral post misrepresents the science behind three additives in the popular peanut butter and chocolate treat.
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Although a photograph showing a bull warning sign is frequently shared with a claim that it was digitally altered, the sign is actually real.
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Swedish police have identified “problem areas,” but say there is no such thing as a “no-go zone.”
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A dubious news site fabricated a story about a mass escape — but it couldn't even keep its details straight.
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Claims that newly-arrived asylum seekers are causing a crime wave in Sweden are not supported by data or local officials.
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Downeast Direct Cremations has offered the service for free to contest winners, attracting the attention of meme groups.
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A photograph purporting to show two great white sharks swimming in the Mississippi River depicts bull sharks, not great whites, and was taken in Costa Rica.
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Hyperpartisan web sites spread the false claim that Attorney General Jeff Sessions will be disbarred thanks to a letter of complaint signed by 2,000 U.S. lawyers.
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Not according to the data.
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The Internal Revenue Service granted nonprofit status in 2014 to an organization that now sponsors "After School Satan" clubs, two years before they were created.
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A photograph showing a pregnant Melania Trump in a bikini reappeared more than a decade after it was first published.
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A quote from the founder of Cornerstone Church about the relative bust size of gay women was fake.
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Reports that a female mortuary worker was arrested after becoming pregnant by one of the corpses she was preparing for burial are fake news.
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An old video capturing a gaffe from House Speaker Paul Ryan reappeared in March 2017.
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Reports that Timberland's CEO said derogatory things about black people wearing the company's products are fake news.
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Reports of a Georgia man high on meth who went on a killing frenzy after binge-watching too many 'Walking Dead' episodes are fake news.