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Eleazar David Melendez

Regulators Take Note Of Stock Market Hoax On Twitter

HuffingtonPost.com | Eleazar David Melendez | Posted 02.03.2013 | Business
Read More: Fraud, High-Frequency Trading, Finra, Video, Twitter Hoaxes, Twitter, Stock Market, Nasdaq, Stock Market Fraud, Rumors, Market Regulation, Securities and Exchange Commission, Business News

From the boiler room-basement brokerages of southern New Jersey to the opulent office suites of midtown Manhattan hedge funds, the U.S. financial poli...

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Dell Shares Go Bananas On Buyout Talk

Mark Gongloff | Posted 03.16.2013 | Business
Read More: Lbos, Tech, Dell, Dell Shares Buyout, Computer Makers, Rumors, Leveraged Buyouts, PC Makers, Mark Gongloff, Unicorns, Personal Computer Makers, Business News
Mark Gongloff

Dell shares are going bananas right now on rumors of a magical unicorn rescue, also known as a private equity buyout.

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Jason Linkins

Republican Voters Pretty Sure 2012 Election Was Stolen By Non-Existent Organization

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.05.2012 | Politics
Read More: Eat the Press, Polls, Acorn, Elections 2012, 2012, Association of Community Organizers for Reform Now, Video, Polling, 2012 Election, Rumors, Media Criticism, Elections-2012, Acorn Republicans, Voter Fraud, Deficit Panic, Politics News

How badly are Republican voters taking the results of the 2012 election? Pretty badly, according to the latest numbers from Public Policy Polling. Ful...

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Ayn Rand, Barack Obama and Critical Thinking

James Peron | Posted 01.14.2013 | Politics
Read More: Rumors, Politics, Psychology, Critical Thinking, Ayn Rand, Barack Obama, Politics News
James Peron

Don't confuse opinions, which one may hand out freely, with facts. Opinions are cheap; facts are valuable.

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Jason Linkins

Connection Between Obama's Honorary Degree, Rolling Papers Confirmed By Multiple Sources

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.02.2012 | Politics
Read More: Eat the Press, Obama Rolling Papers, Elections 2012, Barack Obama College Transcripts, Obama Honorary Degree, Barack Obama, 2012, Politics News, Obama Degree Rolling Papers, Obama Honorary Degree Rolling Papers, Video, Barack Obama Columbia University, Satire, Media Criticism, Rumors, Barack Obama 2012, Anonymous Sources, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The Daily Caller broke the news Friday that a single anonymous source is pretty sure he heard correctly when another guy told him that P...

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Jason Linkins

Game-Changed! Daily Caller Has A Random Guy Who Thinks He Knows Obama's GPA

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.02.2012 | Politics
Read More: Eat the Press, Video, Barack Obama Columbia University, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Media Criticism, Rumors, Barack Obama College Transcripts, Barack Obama 2012, Anonymous Sources, Barack Obama, 2012, Politics News

Go ahead and give Mitt Romney all of your unskewed Electoral College votes, folks, because The Daily Caller has done changed the game with their recen...

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So Madonna Called Obama a Muslim: How Misinformation Spreads

Ullrich Ecker | Posted 12.02.2012 | Science
Read More: Madonna, Rumors, Madonna Obama Muslim, Psychology, Misinformation, Obama Muslim, Science News
Ullrich Ecker

It was obvious to most people that Madonna meant it as a joke, but chances are it will have reinforced belief in the Obama-Muslim myth in others, or even planted a seed of misinformation in the minds of people who have never even thought about Obama's faith.

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Washington Died In Office? Ten Shocking Rumors About The Founding Fathers

TruTV.com | Posted 06.22.2012 | Weird News
Read More: Murder, Weird UK, Secrets, Video, George Washington, Founding Fathers, Rumors, Thomas Jefferson, Dead Bodies, Myths, Presidents, Ben Franklin, Weird News News

Sure, you've heard the rumor that Thomas Jefferson had an affair with one of his slaves. But did you know that George Washington may have been mur...

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Jason Linkins

Surely President Obama Is Joking About This Whole 'Let's Have Larry Summers Run The World Bank' Thing!

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 01.18.2012 | Politics
Read More: Eat the Press, Rumors, Larry Summers, Video, How Did This Happen, Barack Obama, World Bank, Politics News

The hot scoop of the day, where emeritus members of the Committee To Save The World are concerned, is that President Barack Obama is mulling naming fo...

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Kim And Kris Still Going Strong (On Twitter, At Least)

Posted 12.24.2011 | Weddings
Read More: Kim Kardashian Kris Humphries, Kim Kardashian Wedding, Twitter, Divorce, Kris Humphries, Rumors, Star Magazine, Kim Kardashian, Tweets, Weddings News

Kim Kardashian and Kris Humphries have been married less than three months -- so of course it's natural that divorce rumors have already begun to rage...

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Jason Linkins

Days After Ames "Clarified" Race, Everyone's Back To Looking For A GOP Savior To Join The 2012 Field

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.17.2011 | Politics
Read More: 2012 Speculatron, 2012 Speculation, Chris Christie, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Rumors, GOP Field, Paul Ryan, 2012, Politics News

Most of the media presented the aftermath of the Ames Straw Poll as a newly clarified field of GOP candidates. Too bad all of that "clarity" lasted... oh, you know... a few hours. Then, suddenly, things weren't clear anymore.

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PHOTOS: Celebrity Death Hoaxes

Posted 10.12.2011 | Celebrity
Read More: Celebrity Death, Twitter Hoaxes, Justin Bieber Dead Rumor, Hilary Duff, Hilary Duff Dead, Celebrity Death Rumors, Rumors, Viral Twitter Hoaxes, Celebrity Death Hoaxes, Dead Celebrity Rumors, Celebrity News

Don't go to New Zealand if you're a celebrity, you'll probably end up dead. Of course that's not really true, but falling off the Kauri Cliffs has be...

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Take This Test Before You Decide To Gossip

Dennis Merritt Jones | Posted 09.26.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Gossip, Rumors, Healthy Living Health News, Gossip Hurts, Happiness, Stop Spreading Rumors, Effects of Gossip, Stop Gossiping, Healthy Living Spirit, Healthy Living News
Dennis Merritt Jones

At some point or another in our lives we have all been the target of gossip and rumors, as well as participants in the spreading of them. It is insidious, toxic and yet, oh so juicy.

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Friday Talking Points -- Obama's Fourteenth Option

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.07.2011 | Politics
Read More: Social Security, 14th Amendment, White House, Debt, President Obama, Impeachment, Public Debt, Obama, Unitary Executive, Governor, Republican, Negotiations, Midotw, Most Disappointing Democrat of the Week, Mark Dayton, Most Impressive Democrat of the Week, Constitutional Crisis, Millionaires, Democrat, Congress, Minnesota, Democrats, Barack Obama, Silly Season, Debt Ceiling, Transparency, Sheldon Whitehouse, Constitution, Mddotw, Tax, Rumors, Republicans, Friday Talking Points, Senate, Politics News
Chris Weigant

The silly season has come early to Washington, it seems. The root cause is a simple fact of American politics these days -- sometimes, there just can't be transparency.

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The Mystery Behind Gaddafi's Birth: Some Say He's Jewish

aolnews.com | Posted 05.31.2011 | World
Read More: Mystery, Birth, Muamar Gaddafi, Libya, Judaism, Jewish, Religion, Libya Rebels, Libya Fighting, Rumors, World News

What if the biggest mystery surrounding Col. Moammar Gaddafi had nothing to do with his long, brutal reign as the world's most eccentric and violent l...

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Jason Linkins

Why Mike Huckabee's White House Ambitions Are Probably Not Driven By His Dislike For Mitt Romney

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: 2012 Speculation, Mitt Romney, 2012 Election, Mike Huckabee, 2012 Speculatron, Rumors, Media News

Ask a person why they want to run for president of the United States, and you're likely to get some answers that sound simultaneously cliched and nuan...

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A Crescendo of Innuendo: Obama and the Muslim Myth

Rick Horowitz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: McConnell and Obama, Mitch McConnell, Congressional Elections, Rush Limbaugh, Innuendo, Campaign Tactics, 9/11, David Gregory, Meet the Press, Right-Wing Radio, Election 2010, Choice 2010, Democrats, Barack Obama, Park 51, GOP Campaign, Religion, Muslim, Midterm Elections, Sean Hannity, Conservative Radio, Fox News, Rumors, Campaign 2010, World Trade Center, Glenn Beck, Republicans, Obama as Muslim, Ground Zero Mosque, Comedy News
Rick Horowitz

Mitch McConnell says he's never done anything wrong with mutton. I take him at his word, for Mitch McConnell is an honorable man.

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Less Input and More "Innerput": Take Time to Internalize Information

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Web 2.0, Lies, Rumors, Internet, Information Overload, Twitter, Rss, Technology News
Dr. Jim Taylor

As of a few weeks ago, there were more than 21 billion pages on the Web.

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Oakland: Road To Riot? Rumors, Speculation Fuel Fear

Youth Radio -- Youth Media International | Posted 05.25.2011 | Impact
Read More: Oakland, Los Angeles News, Fear, Oscar Grant, Murder Trial, Rumors, BART Shooting, Johannes Mehserle, Bart, Fruitvale BART, Judge Perry, Impact News
Youth Radio -- Youth Media International

Originally published on Youthradio.org, the premier source for youth generated news throughout the globe. By Noah Nelson OAKLAND-- With a gag order...

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Unvarnished and Dangerous

Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross | Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
Read More: Reputation Management, Rumors, Online-Reputation, Business News
Dr. Leslie Gaines-Ross

Defending a company's reputation has just gotten harder. A controversial new social media site, Unvarnished.com, allows people to review bosses, colleagues and companies with no restraint.

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Jason Linkins

Hutaree Paranoia Exacerbated By Erroneous Email Forwards

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Fearmongering, Video, Michele Bachmann, Hutaree, Ron Paul, Email, Hutaree Militia, Rumors, Tina Stone, Factcheck.org, Hutaree Raid, Eat the Press, Media News

For years, we've been receiving those annoying politically-themed chain emails from our under-informed aunts and cousins without giving them a second ...

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Apple Tablet Rumors: Strongest Rumors Heading Into 2010 Apple Product Unveiling

Posted 05.25.2011 | Technology
Read More: Apple Tablet Rumors, Rumors, Technology, Apple Tablet 2010, Apple, Apple Tablet, Apple Rumors, Technology News

Apple Tablet rumors are everywhere, and with the Apple Tablet announcement expected to finally take place less than 24 hours away, it's interesting to...

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Rumours of Expulsion of Lebanese Shia From the UAE

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 05.25.2011 | World
Read More: Rumors, Lebanese Shia, Uae, Dubai-United Arab Emirates, Dubai Metro, Dubai, World News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

The UAE is not and should not be in the business of perpetually denying rumors and speculation. Last week, I sent a friend a typical negative story about the UAE published in Arabic. His one word reply: "Noise."

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Hockey "In These Times"

B.D. Gallof | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Read More: Puck Daddy, Newspapers, Hockey Independent, Eric Mcerlain, Cablevision, Espn, Bloggers, Tsn, Ted Leonsis, Hockey, Ny Islanders, Sbnation, Hockeybuzz, Cbc, Eklund, Bob Dylan, Newsday, Nhl, Rumors, Chris Botta, Washington Capitals, Blogging, Sports News
B.D. Gallof

Old, new, it's not a battle of two sides anymore. Instead, it's a crowded pool where any fan can glean info, rumor, opinion, humor or just about anything else with a mouse click via the Web or Twitter.

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Accountability Before Respect

Al Cimaglia | Posted 05.25.2011 | Sports
Read More: Rumors, Nhl, Philadelphia Flyers, Scott Hartnell, Temple University Student, Jeff Carter, Internet Blogging, Sports News
Al Cimaglia

The recent Internet rumor of an alleged affair between Jeff Carter of the Philadelphia Flyers and teammate Scott Hartnell's wife was harmful in a few ways.

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