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Sorry, Kuwait Isn’t Going to Foot the Bill for Your Wedding

07.23.17

By Ardyan M. Erlangga
When a Parade Becomes a Riot: This Week’s Worst Hoaxes

06.04.17

By Ardyan M. Erlangga
A Haunted Motorcycle and Other Fake Stories This Week

05.28.17

By Ardyan M. Erlangga
Bearded Spies Need Not Apply and Other Hoaxes This Week

05.21.17

By Ardyan M. Erlangga
Trump Gets His Fake News the Old-Fashioned Way

05.15.17

By Drew Schwartz
Tech

Malaysia Is Threatening to Jail WhatsApp Group Admins Over Spread of Fake News

05.03.17

By Jonathan Vit
This Guy Concocted a Hijacking Hoax Just to Bail on His Mistress

04.21.17

By Drew Schwartz
Fake News About a Secret Nazi UFO Base In Antarctica Refuses to Die

03.12.17

By Daniel Oberhaus
How Indonesian Muslim Organizations Are Fighting Back Against Fake News

01.17.17

By Renaldo Gabriel
Food

The BBC Once Pranked Viewers Into Thinking Pasta Grew on Trees

01.04.17

By Alex Swerdloff
This Tool Maps the Spread of Fake News Online

12.22.16

By Samantha Cole
Tech

This Tool Maps the Spread of Fake News Online

12.21.16

By Samantha Cole

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Music

Remember When Rick Rubin Held a Surprisingly Star-Studded Fake Funeral Connected to His Pioneering Hip Hop Label?

From Reverend Al Sharpton officiating, to a New Orleans-style procession, to a repast at a bowling alley, no one holds a fake funeral like Rick Rubin.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Music

3 Psych-Rock Albums That Sound Just as Good Today as They Did in Their Prime

These wildly underrated psych-rock albums still hold up decades later.

05.19.26

By Lauren Boisvert
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Life

‘Uniboob’ Is an Actual Medical Condition. Here’s How It Happens.

Doctors call it “bread-loafing.” Make of that what you will.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

The 37% Rule Says This Is How Many People You Should Date Before Choosing One

Get enough experience to know what you actually want

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike
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Life

If You Feel Guilty All the Time, You Probably Have a High IQ. Here’s Why.

Of course Freud is involved.

05.19.26

By Ashley Fike