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This is Not a Real 'Giant Octopus' Washed up on Indonesian Coast

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 25, 2025 The viral image spread across the internet in 2024 and early 2025.
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No Concrete Evidence Barack Obama and Jennifer Aniston Are Having Affair

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
Jan. 25, 2025 In January 2025, Michelle Obama’s absence from two high-profile events fed speculation about the ...
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It's Unclear Whether Trump Administration Removed ASL Interpreters From White House Videos

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Jack Izzo
Jan. 24, 2025 The presidential transition can be a hectic time.
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No, These Politicians Did Not Make the Same Gesture as Elon Musk

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 24, 2025 The tech billionaire was accused of making the Nazi salute at a rally for President Donald Trump.
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Story of Melania Trump 'Destroying' Liberal TV Host Blends Fiction and AI Fakery

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan. 24, 2025 This made-up story appeared in YouTube videos displaying visuals and sound generated by artifici ...
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Fake Elon Musk Post Fictionalizes His Response to Nazi Salute Accusations

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Jan. 24, 2025 Musk's response to the accusations has included the complaint that the "legacy media" is trying ...
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A Complete Rundown of Trump's First Executive Orders Back in Office

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Taija PerryCook
Jan. 24, 2025 All of the executive orders to date, from renaming the Gulf of Mexico to restoring the federal d ...
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Yes, Mississippi Lawmaker Introduced 'Contraception Begins at Erection' Act

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Jan. 24, 2025 The bill would prohibit men from having sex or masturbating unless they intend to fertilize an e ...
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Per Trump Executive Order, NASA Indeed Announced Closure of DEI Office

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Laerke Christensen
Jan. 24, 2025 Federal agencies like NASA must comply with executive orders issued by the president.
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German Museum Removed Portrait of Elon Musk? Not Exactly

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Laerke Christensen
Jan. 24, 2025 Munich's Deutsches Museum said a "prominent" position of an individual in an exhibition could be ...
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No Evidence RFK Jr. Wants To Eliminate Medicare Coverage for Hip and Knee Surgery

Written by:
Grace Deng
Jan. 24, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump has nominated Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Department of Health ...
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Rumor Trump Said Child-Support Recipients Cannot Claim Children on Taxes Is False

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Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 24, 2025 A rumor on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok claimed a new tax law was being put in place under the ...
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No, Trump Didn't Send FEMA to NC with $2B Originally Allotted To Support 'Illegals'

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Jordan Liles
Jan. 23, 2025 After his 2025 inauguration, a rumor spread about Trump redirecting funds meant for undocumented ...
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Trump Promised Mass Arrests of Undocumented Migrants 'on Day 1.' Here's What Has Happened

Written by:
Grace Deng
Jan. 23, 2025 Federal officials say ICE arrested 308 people the day after Trump's 2025 inauguration - but that ...
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No, Video of Donald Trump Jr. Doesn't Show Him Using Cocaine at Inauguration

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Jordan Liles
Jan. 23, 2025 Online users falsely claimed a video of Trump Jr. captured at his father's second inauguration s ...
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No Evidence Vladimir Putin Wants Fauci Extradited To Russia

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Jan. 23, 2025 Posts on X alleged that Putin wanted the extradition in exchange for ending the war in Ukraine.
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Trump Executive Order Didn't Say All Humans Are Female, But Its Sex Definitions Lack Clarity

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
Jan. 23, 2025 The executive order’s definitions of male and female left room for interpretation contrary to th ...
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Yes, Trump Pardoned Ross Ulbricht, Creator of 'Silk Road' Dark Web Marketplace

Written by:
Amelia Clarke
Jan. 23, 2025 In 2015, a federal judge in Manhattan sentenced Ulbricht to life in prison for drug trafficking, ...
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Yes, Trump Executive Order Revokes DEI Measures From 1965. Here's What That Means

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
Jan. 23, 2025 Trump revoked a decades-old executive order saying federal contractors must take affirmative act ...
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Story of Shaq Being Confronted By Racist 90-Year-Old Woman Is Fiction

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan. 23, 2025 This rumor about the former NBA star is one of the latest fictional stories drawn up using artif ...
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