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A black raven in a car parking near the Old Faithful. Yellowstone National Park.

Did Yellowstone ravens learn to open car doors?

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Aug. 25, 2026 Though ravens are notoriously clever birds, this story stemmed from a satire page.
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An aerial shot of a road through a pine forest with lots of car traffic. At the top of the photo, the road widens to accommodate an entrance station to Yellowstone National Park

Trump admin hasn't proposed building interstate through Yellowstone, Grand Teton National Parks

Written by:
Jack Izzo
July 12, 2026 Legislation introduced in Congress would designate U.S. Highway 287 as future Interstate 47, but ...
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A small traffic jam on a very scenic road in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park. The background is full of grey, craggy mountains that give way to pine trees and scrubby hills.

Is Trump admin building interstate through Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
July 2, 2026 The claim misrepresents a bill that would designate the entire length of U.S. Highway 287 as fut ...
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A black and white image appearing to show a mountain lion followed by two wolf cubs at night. Another, smaller image in a red circle depicts a similar photo.

Did Yellowstone camera capture image of mountain lion raising wolf cubs?

Written by:
Rae Deng
Sept. 12, 2025 According to posts circulating online, this mountain lion decided it didn't want to be a lone wo ...
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Photo of a single bison crossing a road. Mountains in the background

Video shows bison leaving Yellowstone in 'mass exodus'?

Written by:
Emery Winter
July 21, 2025 The same person was the source of rumors that bears and mountain lions were leaving the national ...
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Picture of a mountain lion leaping between two rocks

Mountain lions are not leaving Yellowstone for Utah, despite popular video's claim

Written by:
Emery Winter
July 15, 2025 The same person also posted an out-of-context video claiming bears were leaving the iconic natio ...
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Black and white photo of bear sitting next to and looking up at car from the 50s.

Video claiming hundreds of grizzly bears left Yellowstone National Park isn't what it seems

Written by:
Emery Winter
July 14, 2025 A video of bears in a South Dakota-based wildlife park was misleadingly shared as a video of bea ...
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Yellowstone rumor claiming hundreds of bears blocked park entrance originated as satire

Written by:
Jordan Liles
March 25, 2025 Facebook users shared a photo and story in March 2025, claiming bears formed an "unprecedented b ...
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Video Shows People Fleeing Yellowstone Eruption in July 2024

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
July 23, 2024 The eruption was said to have closed a portion of the park.
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Man Burns to Death Rescuing Dog from Hot Springs

Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 23, 2001 Burn deaths and injuries result from people trying to retrieve straying pets from boiling hot sp ...
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Does the Lawless Yellowstone 'Zone of Death' Exist?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Jan. 27, 2021 Reports speculate that “murder is legal” in this area.
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The world's largest log cabin was not Portland Oregon's Forestry Building but instead the Old Faithful Inn.

Was 'World's Largest Log Cabin' Oregon's Forestry Building?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb. 13, 2022 A picture of two children posing with a balloon in front of Oregon's massive Forestry Building i ...
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Did the USGS 'Increase' Yellowstone's Volcanic Threat Level?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Nov. 1, 2018 Viral reports mischaracterized the intent of an updated USGS volcanic threat assessment while al ...
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Is NASA Planning to Geoengineer Yellowstone's Supervolcano Threat Away?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct. 10, 2018 A theoretical NASA paper written in 2015 was misconstrued in 2018 to suggest an urgent need to g ...
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Fissure Opens Up Near Yellowstone, Causing Park Closures and Irresponsible Headlines

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
July 18, 2018 The Yellowstone-Grand Teton National Park area is among the most geologically active in the coun ...
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Grand Prismatic Springs at Yellowstone National Park

New Research Suggests Massive Yellowstone Eruption Could Occur Sooner Than Expected?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct. 12, 2017 Research documenting chemical changes in the Yellowstone magma chamber prior to a past eruption ...
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Yellowstone Lava Geyser

Written by:
David Mikkelson
July 8, 2017 A report of lava gushing out of geysers at Yellowstone National Park following a string of nearb ...
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Do Yellowstone Earthquakes Foretell a Coming Cataclysm?

Written by:
David Mikkelson Alex Kasprak
July 5, 2017 Does recent unusual geothermic and seismic activity in Yellowstone Park foretell a coming catacl ...
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Yellowstone Evacuated Due to Volcanic Eruption

Written by:
Dan Evon
June 23, 2016 An old and inaccurate report claiming that Yellowstone National Park has been evacuated due to v ...
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Authorities End Search for Man Who Fell Into Yellowstone Hot Spring

Written by:
Brooke Binkowski
June 9, 2016 The 23-year-old wandered from the designated path before he fell, authorities say.
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