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Unpacking claims that Canadian PM Mark Carney orchestrated a US Treasurys sell-off

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 11, 2025 The allegation came from a staunch supporter of Carney in Canada's upcoming federal election; Sn ...
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Investigating rumor Trump will declare martial law on April 20 after invoking Insurrection Act of 1807

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Jordan Liles
April 9, 2025 (Updated: April 10, 2025) Online users in April 2025 shared a blogger's ominous predictions about U.S. President Donald Tr ...
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What we know about rumors Trump admin ordered 'loyalists' to wear golden lapel pins of president's face

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Laerke Christensen
April 11, 2025 A Substack post by a Canadian sports writer claimed Republican officials were "quietly told" to ...
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Rumor claims Trump will declare martial law on April 20. Here's what we know

Written by:
Jordan Liles
April 11, 2025 Online users shared a rumor in April 2025 claiming U.S. President Donald Trump would invoke the ...
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Investigating claim 10 'vaccinated' nurses at Massachusetts hospital were diagnosed with brain tumors 'simultaneously'

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Laerke Christensen
April 11, 2025 Newton-Wellesley Hospital said five staff members who had worked on its fifth floor were diagnos ...
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Trump adviser Peter Navarro and 'economics expert Ron Vara' are same person, NYT reported in 2019

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Jack Izzo
April 8, 2025 "Ron Vara" happens to be an anagram of "Navarro."
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DHS ends ban on intelligence activities targeting people for sexual orientation, gender identity

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
March 5, 2025 (Updated: March 10, 2025) The policy manual change emerged after President Donald Trump called to eliminate diversity, equ ...
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A white man wearing a dark suit salutes in front of a large red, white and blue flag.

What we know about rumors of a military parade for Trump's birthday

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Nur Ibrahim
April 9, 2025 (Updated: April 11, 2025) The president’s 79th birthday coincides with Flag Day.
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A white man stands next to a chart titled "Reciprocal Tariffs."

Trump has paused tariffs plan for most countries. Here's context

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 9, 2025 The president announced a 90-day pause on new rates for more than 75 trading partners, excluding ...
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No, Conjoined Twins Abby and Brittany Hensel Didn't Post Details About Their Sex Lives

Written by:
Jordan Liles
April 3, 2024 The two made their TV debut on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in 1996 and later starred in the 2012 TL ...
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This letter by a school principal about ICE detaining her students is real

Written by:
Grace Deng
April 8, 2025 ICE agents detained three students, including a third grader, in Sackets Harbor, New York, spark ...
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A white man with his hands pressed together near his face is pictured next to another white man with his hands clasped sitting down wearing a black suit.Towards the bottom, yellow text says, "ELON STAYED CALM GOT KICKED OFF."

Jimmy Kimmel didn't kick Musk off his show

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
April 11, 2025 Videos claimed an unaired interview lit "a fire across the country."
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No, Rep. Jasmine Crockett didn't collect dead grandmother's Social Security checks

Written by:
Jordan Liles
April 4, 2025 A network of Facebook pages and websites describing its output as satirical in nature originated ...
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Rep. Keith Self quoted Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels at congressional hearing. Here's the context

Written by:
Jack Izzo
April 4, 2025 Self later posted on X calling a video's framing of his remarks "completely misleading."
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Don't fall for videos falsely claiming Rick Harrison from 'Pawn Stars' was sentenced to life in prison

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
April 9, 2025 Numerous YouTube videos claimed a 2023 raid on Harrison's home led to "multiple felony charges."
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Unpacking claim Trump asked freed Israeli hostages if Hamas showed 'sign of love' as happened 'in Germany'

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 9, 2025 Trump did not say "Nazis treated Jewish prisoners with love" but suggested they'd shown more "lo ...
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Yes, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said 'A1' in response about AI

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
April 11, 2025 The education secretary was answering a question about technology in schools.
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Unpacking Trump Admin's Claim That 'All' Undocumented Immigrants Are Criminals

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Laerke Christensen
Jan. 31, 2025 Trump's press secretary called the administration's view that "someone who breaks our immigratio ...
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Vance was wrong: Maryland father accidentally deported to El Salvador isn't 'convicted MS-13 gang member'

Written by:
Grace Deng
April 4, 2025 (Updated: April 16, 2025) A confidential police source claimed he was an MS-13 gang member — but other cited "evidence" co ...
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A white woman with blonde hair in a ponytail wearing a beige sweater leans over a document behind a large white privacy folder that says "VOTE" with the U.S. flag on it.

How the SAVE Act may affect registering to vote for women, other groups

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Grace Deng
Feb. 13, 2025 (Updated: Feb. 14, 2025) Research suggests up to 34% of voting-age women don't have documents proving citizenship with th ...
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Wait, that never happened? 10 examples of the Mandela Effect

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
April 12, 2025 For starters, "Mr. Monopoly" never wore a monocle and there's not a hyphen in "KitKat."
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14 rumors about Trump's health secretary, RFK Jr.

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
April 14, 2025 Kennedy has been both the target and source of misleading claims over the years, and his current ...
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10 rumors involving Karoline Leavitt, Trump's White House press secretary

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 15, 2025 Leavitt has both promoted and been the target of dodgy rumors since joining the White House in J ...
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No proof Keanu Reeves debated Elon Musk about AI

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
April 10, 2025 The "John Wick" actor has spoken about AI in the past but there is no proof the reported debate ...
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Ed McMahon never gave out big checks at ordinary people's doorsteps for Publishers Clearing House.

'Mandela Effect': Ed McMahon and Publishers Clearing House

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 20, 2022 (Updated: May 24, 2022) Here are several reasons why so many Americans think they remember entertainer Ed McMahon workin ...
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