Morgue Worker ‘Dead Man’s Baby’ Arrest Story Was Fiction
False: no morgue worker was arrested after giving birth to a dead man's baby. Fact-checkers have traced the story to satire sites since 2010.
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Zookeeper arrested after trying to sexually assault 500-pound male gorilla
False: no San Diego zookeeper was arrested over a 500-pound gorilla. The story began on a satire site, Lead Stories and Africa Check found.
New York Rabbi Arrested For Selling Thousands Of Foreskins On Craigslist is a Satire Claim
The claim that a New York rabbi sold foreskins on Craigslist originated on a website that explicitly labels its stories and characters fictional.