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Mountain lion raided Colorado pet store in search of catnip?

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William Kramer
Oct. 26, 2025 It turns out that the mountain lion does not concern himself with catnip.
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Screenshot of three panel image from Facebook post. Top is a bunch of rocks in front of a cave entrance, bottom left is a couple photographed hugging together in a desert, bottom right is two skeletons in a cave

Story about missing Colorado couple found in Utah uranium mine unravels under scrutiny

Written by:
Emery Winter
Oct. 14, 2025 This was just one of many made-up stories about missing people found in unusual circumstances ye ...
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Mountain lion broke into Colorado pet store to play with catnip?

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William Kramer
Sept. 19, 2025 According to the story, pet store employees starting their morning shift were shocked when they ...
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Colorado man mauled after attempting to join Wyoming wolf pack?

Written by:
Megan Loe
Aug. 14, 2025 Brian Sanders — aka "Lupus Moonhowl" — was said to be crawling on all fours in full faux-fur att ...
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Don't fall for story about Colorado couple Sarah Bennett and Andrew Miller found dead in uranium mine

Written by:
Emery Winter
July 25, 2025 Facebook posts about a missing Colorado couple found dead in an abandoned Utah mine appeared to ...
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Clarifying claims that Colorado mandated use of a person's chosen name and pronouns

Written by:
Rae Deng
June 4, 2025 The claim circulated in connection with the Kelly Loving Act, a bill named in honor of a transge ...
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Trump Baselessly Claimed Migrants Had 'Massive Machine Gun-Type Equipment' in Aurora, Colorado

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sept. 25, 2024 The former U.S. president made the unsupported claim in September 2024, saying Venezuelan migran ...
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Unpacking 'Hysteria' Over Venezuelan Gang Members Allegedly Taking Over Colorado Apartment

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Sept. 5, 2024 A video supposedly showing men holding guns at the complex spread widely on social media.
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Photo Shows Official Trump Portrait in Colorado State Capitol?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 10, 2024 "They say the canvas adds 10 pounds, but still…," one X user commented.
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'Batman' Actor Christian Bale Visited Survivors of 2012 Aurora Mass Shooting?

Written by:
Nikki Dobrin
April 30, 2024 Bale, accompanied by his wife Sibi Blažić, interacted with survivors of the shooting and also me ...
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A white man in a blue shirt walks forward outside. Other people are shown behind him.

'Batman' Actor Christian Bale Quietly Visited Survivors of 2012 Aurora Mass Shooting?

Written by:
Nikki Dobrin
April 25, 2024 Reportedly, Bale also visited a fire station, where he greeted first responders who were on the ...
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Skip Bayless Said Deion Sanders' Colorado Football Team Is 'the Next Alabama Dynasty'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
March 20, 2024 "We are looking at the next Alabama dynasty," the sports commentator purportedly said, regarding ...
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Was a Colorado Supreme Court Justice Who Ruled Trump Ineligible for '24 Ballot Arrested?

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Dec. 22, 2023 The article claimed Colorado justices had been accused of "contorting" the 14th Amendment to "fi ...
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Lauren Boebert was purported to have made a tweet about being a Christian on her knees where she is strongest.

Rep. Lauren Boebert Tweeted She's 'Strongest' on Her Knees?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sept. 18, 2023 The purported tweet was shared on social media and message boards following a video-recorded inc ...
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A restaurant space previously owned by Colorado Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert under the name of Shooters Grill was set to be replaced by Tapatio's Family Mexican Restaurant.

Was Lauren Boebert's Shooters Grill Replaced by a Mexican Restaurant?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec. 27, 2022 We looked to see if the space previously occupied by Boebert's Shooters Grill restaurant truly w ...
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Are These Elijah McClain's Last Words on Police Video?

Written by:
Dan Evon
June 26, 2020 In August 2019, a 23-year-old unarmed Black man died after an encounter with police officers in ...
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Nature, Outdoors, Mountain

Colorado Incident Prompts Reminder: Answer Phone if You Get Lost!

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Oct. 26, 2021 A lost hiker ignored repeated calls from would-be rescuers because the number was unfamiliar.
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Did Colorado Democrats Pass a 'Gun Confiscation' Bill?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
May 9, 2018 H.B. 1436 would allow for gun confiscation, but only under very narrow circumstances and as a me ...
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What Were the Consequences of Legalizing Weed in Colorado?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Feb. 14, 2018 A newspaper editorial gets some facts right, and some wrong, in weighing up the consequences of ...
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Did a Colorado Infant Become the 'First Pot Overdose Death'?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Nov. 17, 2017 “We are absolutely not saying that marijuana killed that child,” the co-author of a recently mis ...
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