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Bait & Switch: Uncle Martin And Dog Baxter Are Missing Bait & SwitchDoes this post authentically report someone's elderly uncle named Martin Jones went missing while out with their dog Baxter? No, that's not true: This is a "bait and switch" Facebook post. Social media posts that make this type of claim are purposefully creating emot (Source: Lead Stories)

Trademark Only: Kobe Bryant Suing Black Mamba Name And Opioids Trademark OnlyWas basketball superstar Kobe Bryant suing the company behind Black Mamba Hyperrush over their energy supplements' supposed opioid contamination? No, that's not true: Bryant was suing a company in a trademark dispute for using the name Black Mamba Hyperrush; the law (Source: Lead Stories)

Did Not Happen: WEF Orders Govt's To Begin Rationing Water Into Homes Did Not HappenDid the World Economic Forum "order" governments "to begin rationing water into homes," proclaiming that access to it is not a human right anymore? No, that's not true: As a non-governmental body, The World Economic Forum (WEF) doesn't have the authority to force in (Source: Lead Stories)