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Man buys penis enlarger, gets a magnifying glass instead? Nope, it’s a hoax

Don’t believe everything you read. 

On Jun 3, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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SHRTURL turns any website into a hoax in a few simple clicks

This will make next April Fool’s Day even more insufferable.  

On May 29, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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CNN now reporting blatantly untrue killer asteroid stories

Who needs news when you can just make stuff up?

On May 29, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Sorry, Internet, but this is not David Foster Wallace’s annotated ‘Ulysses’

Don't believe the highlighting.

On May 20, 2014 by Miles Klee

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‘My home is burning’ phishing scam resurfaces on Facebook

Hackers continue to exploit our morbid curiosity.

On May 9, 2014 by Miles Klee

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No, Delta isn’t giving away free flights on Instagram

But you already knew that, right?

On May 8, 2014 by Fran Berkman

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The story behind these pee-testing surveillance toilets

A ‘thought experiment’ tricked people into thinking their pee was getting monitored by a big data team.  

On May 5, 2014 by Kate Knibbs

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Hoax Instagram account claims to be a lottery winner donating his fortune

If you ever win the lottery, we apologize. You’ll want to use some of that money to protect your name.

On Apr 8, 2014 by Elizabeth Robinson

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Sorry, these Yellowstone bison didn’t predict a supervolcano eruption

Don't follow the herd on this one.

On Apr 3, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Here’s how easy it is to be a fake teen millionaire on the Internet

Wait, the richest kid on Twitter wasn’t actually handing out free money? 

On Mar 9, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw

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Funny or Die is behind that viral hoverboard video

Not radical, dude.

On Mar 4, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Tumblr that restarts ‘Back to the Future’ Photoshop hoax every day is pure evil

Great Scott!

On Feb 27, 2014 by Miles Klee

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Jimmy Kimmel is why the Internet can’t have nice things

Shame on you for stealing any sense of bewilderment we had left. Shame on you. 

On Feb 21, 2014 by Molly McHugh

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No, this Olympian’s name isn’t actually a hilarious string of curses

But our will to believe is strong.

On Feb 10, 2014 by Miles Klee

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No, the guy responsible for that faulty Olympic ring isn’t dead

No one was killed in the making of the spasm-ing Olympic rings from the opening ceremony. 

On Feb 9, 2014 by Gavia Baker-Whitelaw