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Balloon Boy hoax gets nod in Fall Out Boy's updated 'We Didn't Start the Fire' cover
The Coloradoan via Yahoo News· 11 months agoBilly Joel's 1989 hit "We Didn't Start the Fire" got a modern-day update and — whether you like it or not — Fort Collins' infamous Balloon Boy hoax got a nod in the new song. Fall Out Boy released ...
False Alarms, Real Trauma
Women's Health via Yahoo News· 12 months agoSchool shooting hoaxes can lead to extreme anxiety in students. Psychologists explain how swatting calls can trigger complex post-traumatic stress...
'Yes, Virginia,' people once believed in the media. And Santa Claus.
The Bergen Record via Yahoo News· 1 year ago“Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus” is a masterpiece of loose logic. "Nobody sees Santa Claus,...
Sherri Papini invented a wild kidnapping hoax. The true story is even stranger
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSherri Papini leaves the federal courthouse after U.S. District Judge William Shubb sentenced her to...
The History of April Fools’ Day, and Why We Celebrate
Real Simple via Yahoo News· 1 year agoAn ancient Roman festival and a fish? The theories behind April Fools’ Day are no joke. Fact checked...
The best April Fools' pranks to pull on your family and friends this year
TODAY via Yahoo News· 2 months agoGet the best April Fools' pranks for kids and adults. Keep the fun at home with family or take it to...
Fact check: Video of 'Mediterranean beef squid' is a viral hoax, experts say
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe claim: Video shows 'Mediterranean beef squid' An April 20 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) shows a person in the water holding a large pink squid. "Insane. I have finally caught ...
EDITORIAL: Students forced to learn under the threat of gun violence
Portland Press Herald, Maine via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNov. 20—For a few excruciating moments last week, students, teachers and parents at 10 schools spread throughout Maine thought the unthinkable was happening. It didn't take long for police to ...
We Should All Be Watching ‘The Graham Norton Show’
The Daily Beast via Yahoo News· 10 months agoPhoto Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/GettyThe WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes—thanks to the AMPTP refusing to sign fair contracts for...