Real or Fake News
A piece of the iceberg that sank the iconic Titanic was sold at auction in 2020 for 40,000 dollars.
This news article is... FAKE!
Maine Headlines tells an intricate tale of two Maine relatives, alcohol, a wood chisel, and an aggravated assault occurring over a cheeseburger.
This article is.. True!
the incident occurred Friday night (arguably the best night of the week for cheeseburgers) in the small Maine town of Arrowsic. Apparently, a 44-year-old man named Joshua Canonico was fighting with a 23-year-old relative over a cheeseburger. The fight turned physical and Canonico reportedly grabbed a wood chisel and attempted to stab the younger man.
Authorities arrived on the scene and arrested Joshua Canonico and charged him with aggravated assault and, if convicted, could be looking at up to ten years in prison. Authorities also said, not surprisingly, that alcohol was a factor. Minor scratches were the only reported injuries.
When testifying to a Cincinnati judge about why she was seeking a divorce, Rita Adams explained that her husband never talked to her and did "odd things like squeezing a tomato in my face." The divorce was granted.
This article is true! And hopefully, our friend Rita can recover from the emotional trauma of having tomatoes squeezed in her face.
Shirtless Florida Man found climbing tree ‘like Tarzan’ after police chase.
This news article is true.
Police lost sight of this Florida Man after a chase, but it wasn’t long before they discovered his unusual hiding spot. Port Orange police officers found him hiding up a large oak tree.
Body camera video showed officers telling the Florida Man to come down from the tree and warning him not to run away, or they would send a K-9 after him. He moved down toward the end of the branch, appearing to “run away in the tree,” as one officer described it over his radio.
“He’s literally in a tree right now, trying to climb it like Tarzan,” an officer said shortly before the man was caught on camera failing to swing from one branch to the other.
McDonald's is being sued after an Ohio woman claims to have found a baby mouse in her drink.
This News article is... Fake, but is based on a true story. "Ohio lawsuit alleges live mouse found in McDonald's milkshake. A Tallmadge, Ohio, man is suing McDonald's, claiming he got something extra he didn't order in his milkshake — a live mouse."
Maine man spotted trying to ride a moose in Limerick, Maine after a long night in a local bar.
This article is fake- but is a funny thought.
Anti-Aircraft Dumpling Cannon: Munich resident Helmut G. Winter was sick and tired of the noise of military aircraft flying low over his house. So he built a catapult and started launching Bavarian potato dumplings at the planes.
This news article is true!
In one week he launched 120 dumplings. He never managed to score a direct hit. But eventually both the West German Luftwaffe and American pilots conceded defeat and agreed to a flight path that avoided his house.
Florida man arrested after throwing a cup of coffee onto a dunkin's employee after accusing her of lying to him because his coffee did not help him run faster- making him late for his bus.
This news article, is false.
The current Cicada season is causing a disturbance in neighborhoods of South Carolina, county residents are calling the police due to the call being so noisy!
This news article is true!
The Newberry County Sheriff's Office posted a message on Facebook on Tuesday letting people know that the whining sound is just the male cicadas singing to attract mates after more than a decade of being dormant.
A man dressed as a Christmas tree was arrested in Portland after he refused orders to leave a public, congested intersection.
Asher A. Woodworth, was dressed as the tree to see how the public would react. The arrest came after he refused orders to leave a public, congested intersection. We wonder if there was anyone PINING away for him while he waited to post his $60 bail.
Women was rushed to emergency room after finding a squirrel stuck in her beehive, the squirrel was able to be removed without harm.
This news artical is absloutely fake!
Florida Woman upset after being denied to bring 4-foot ’emotional support snake’ on plane
Security screeners spotted a scaly surprise while scanning a suitcase: a 4-foot-long boa constrictor making its way through a x-ray machine at Tampa International Airport.
The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said security officers found the snake curled up inside a carry-on bag
This news article is true!
The passenger told officers the boa was her “emotional support pet”, a TSA spokesperson said. The agency checked with her airline, who confirmed the snake would not be allowed on the plane while loose inside a suitcase.
Orangutan seen using medicinal plant to treat wounds which would be the first encounter of this behavior for wild animals.
This news article is.. True!
Scientists say the male Sumatran orangutan - named Rakus - selectively ripped off leaves and chewed on them, before applying the resulting mixture precisely on to an injured area below his right eye.
In 2012, a Maine man went to the police claiming that a prostitute owed him more time.
Although disappointing, this article is true!
Our hunch is that she's not the one who got arrested.
Maine women claims taking expired vitamins have made her obtain physic powers, and claims to be able to speak to our fur animals past over.
This is.... FAKE!
Florida man, outraged after being told he could not bring his emotional support alligator into Walmart with him.
This news article is false.
Some Italian cities have proposed banning the consumption and selling of ice cream after 12 pm.
This news article is... True!
Milan said it would ban ice cream on the streets after midnight. After a fierce backlash, it backed down. Milan has reversed a proposal to ban late-night sales of ice cream after a fierce public backlash. The ban initially covered the sale of all food and drinks in the city's nightlife areas in summer and fall.
A mystery Anaconda made a name for itself in Westbrook, Maine. Leaving residents uneasy.
This article is true!
An 8-to-9-foot snakeskin was found in August 2016 near the Presumpscot River in Westbrook. Experts believe it came from an anaconda, which isn't native to Maine. The snake become known, lovingly, as "Wessie," Unfortunately (or furnutately?) there's a good chance that Wessie didn't survive the winter. Here's hoping she's in a better (warmer) place now.
The Girl Scouts of America filed a $1 million lawsuit against Personality Posters Manufacturing Company, claiming that the company's poster of a pregnant girl scout in uniform alongside the motto "Be Prepared" constituted "wanton and malicious defamation."
This is true, and the Girl Scouts won the case!
Florida women breaks into 1 million dollar residents, and was accused of cleaning the bathroom, leaving $75 and petting their family animals then leaving without a trace.
This news article is false, but based on a true story!
A woman has been accused of breaking into a house, washing the dishes, tidying and vacuuming before leaving a bill with her name on it for $75. When police confronted Susan Warren, 53, about the alleged early-morning break in, she told them she 'does it all the time'.Warren allegedly broke into the home in Westlake, Ohio after picking the house at random while driving down the street, she said.When the homeowners' 18-year-old daughter woke up to find the house had been cleaned, she assumed her parents had organised a maid.