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Rumors have begun to spread across social media about Target adding bars to select locations. There's even a sample "house special."

In the age of social media, scams, and hoaxes have become all too common. But one recent trend has hit Illinois and is particularly infuriating and disturbing.

People in in Kentucky and 26 other states are reporting that they have received mysterious packages in the mail from China. These are packages they never ordered and are completely unsolicited. They contain unknown seeds. If you get a package, here is what you need to do.

A Facebook post claims that by adjusting the contrast of a photo of a $1 bill, you can make an alien appear. We put the viral claim to the test. Check out the results.

Despite the claims you see on Facebook, the world's most popular social media site has no intention of making all your posts or pictures public for the world see.

How many times are we going to go through this? Just because something is on the internet, doesn't make it true. The latest case — a story claiming actor Kevin Costner stopped in Evansville recently and had nothing but nice things to say about the people who live here.

File this one under, "If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is."

Are you sitting down for this? Seriously, I don't want to be responsible for the potential injury that may be caused when you faint after I tell you that you can't believe everything you read on Facebook.

While there are companies pedaling them, there are no legitimate cures for Ebola to be found online.

As I was chatting with one of my freelancer writers (and cruising around Facebook at the same time), I ran across a post that someone had shared entitled 17 Bodies Found in Ohio River Near Henderson Kentucky. Naturally, my interest was piqued and my job requires that I investigate anything as significant as this title suggested. Not only that, but if I'm living next to a serial killer, I like bein

If you read the headline and your thoughts were "that's exactly what I was thinking!" Then this is for you! I saw all over Facebook people talking about some guy named Manti Te'o and I was confused I had no idea who he was. Thanks to this helpful Taiwanese animation, my eyes have been opened, and I'm no longer in the dark.