Well, it happens to the best of us sometimes. New outlets run with a story that sounds outrageous, but is just plausible enough to be true. In this case, the story of a vengeful dentist in Poland who pulled out all of her ex’s teeth while he was sedated is FALSE. The report that Polish [...]

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Remember that cool woolly mammoth video that was making the rounds last week?  Well, as suspected, the video was a hoax. The video became an instant hit on the web, with many Bigfoot and Loch Ness Monster buffs hoping the footage was authentic. Unfortunately, it wasn’t. Ludovic Petho is the man who filmed the video…although, [...]

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What in the world is up with Beyonce‘s baby bump? Over the weekend, Beyonce made an appearance on Australia’s Sunday Night HD. As she sat down for her interview, her baby bump seemed to deflate and fold over. The internet is now abuzz with rumors the Beyonce’s pregnancy, which she revealed at this year‘s MTV [...]

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Are the days of free Facebooking over? According to an annoying rumor circulating on the world’s most popular social network, Facebook will soon begin charging its users $9.99 per month. Here’s the annoying message you’ve probably been seeing on Facebook: “FACEBOOK JUST RELEASED THEIR PRICE GRID FOR MEMBERSHIP. $9.99 PER MONTH FOR GOLD MEMBER SERVICES, [...]

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Wow, what a way to start the day…battling celebrity death rumors.  First, the web tried to kill off Charlie Sheen, now there are rumors that Hugh Hefner is dead too. The 85-year-old Playboy founder is still enjoying life and is still in good health. Hefner had reportedly suffered a heart attack on July 11th. Luckily, [...]

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Duh.  Charlie Sheen is still bi-winning.  He’s not dead. Yes, the celebrity death rumor mill has fired itself up once again, thanks to a malware scam that’s been circulating on Facebook. It seems this latest rumor claims that Sheen went into cardiac arrest at his home and was carted away in an ambulance. Sadly, the [...]

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An online hoax that falsely accuses McDonald’s of discriminating against African-Americans has turned into a PR disaster for the company. Over the weekend, the photograph to the right (click to enlarge) spread like wildfire around the internet. The picture seems to show an official-looking McDonald’s sign saying that the popular fast food chain will now [...]

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Well, that was quick.  Shortly after the news of a new FBI memo confirming aliens at Roswell hit the news wires, it was swiftly debunked. The infamous “Hottel memo” was posted on several news websites around the interwebs recently, including the FBI’s “Vault” and even here at Blippitt.  The memo allegedly confirms that a UFO [...]

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Holy crap. Here’s the most interesting thing you’ll probably see this week. A while back, the FBI launched “The Vault“, an online archive of thousands of declassified UFO documents. UPDATE: It was fun while it lasted, but this has been confirmed a hoax One set of documents that was just released now has the world [...]

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Despite what you may have heard, Jaden Smith is not dead.  No, Willow Smith’s older brother is the latest victim of the celebrity death rumor mill. A hoax story has popped up on another fake news website claiming that Jaden Smith was killed in a tragic snowboarding accident. Actor Jaden Smith is reported to have [...]

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There seems to be an epidemic of people faking an epidemic. Dina Leone, a woman from right here in Baltimore (Rosedale to be precise), claimed on Facebook that she was battling cancer. She posted pictures of herself with a bald head and said that chemotherapy had caused her hair to fall out.  Prosecutors, however, beg [...]

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One year after that bizarre appearance on The Late Show with David Letterman, Joaquin Phoenix returns to visit with Dave and possibly clear up a few things. Last year’s surreal interview with David Letterman turned out to be a hoax that was all part of his new Casey Affleck movie, “I’m Still Here”. You can [...]

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