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Investigating whether Trump revived a promise to end animal testing at the EPA

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Grace Deng
April 16, 2025 A deadline to end animal testing set in Trump's first term applied only to certain creatures.
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A close-up image of a sign that says "BRING KILMAR HOME" with a picture of a man kissing a baby's cheek.

Vance falsely claimed Maryland man mistakenly deported to El Salvador is 'convicted MS-13 gang member'

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Grace Deng
April 16, 2025 The White House has yet to provide credible proof that Kilmar Abrego Garcia, 29, is an MS-13 gan ...
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Watch out for rumor that Amy Coney Barrett tried to jail Jasmine Crockett

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Jordan Liles
April 16, 2025 The rumor about the prominent leaders started on YouTube and spread to possibly millions of user ...
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Patrick Mahomes rumor claiming he donated $4.7M bonus to charities is not true

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Jordan Liles
April 16, 2025 The Kansas City Chiefs quarterback is a three-time Super Bowl champion, three-time Super Bowl MV ...
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Claim ICE detained Venezuelan teen despite knowing he wasn't in gang came from family member who saw arrest

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Jack Izzo
April 16, 2025 Merwil Gutierrez's cousin Luis reportedly heard ICE agents say Merwil was "not the one" but to " ...
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Breaking down claims that China halted all its orders of Boeing planes

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Laerke Christensen
April 16, 2025 The claim came from a Bloomberg News report based on anonymous sources.
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Martha Stewart quote comparing her crimes to allegations of Trump's insider trading is not real

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Jordan Liles
April 16, 2025 The quote compared Stewart's criminal convictions to allegations of President Donald Trump's adm ...
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Unpacking rumor Trump officials have been told to wear gold lapel pin of president's head

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Laerke Christensen
April 16, 2025 A White House spokesperson said any Trump supporters who chose to wear the pin did so "to show s ...
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In this photo collage, the foreground shows a woman with blonde hair scratching her head at a voting booth. Behind her are scattered voting stickers.

Yes, SAVE Act passed by House could make it harder for married women to vote. What to know

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Grace Deng
April 16, 2025 The legislation must still pass the Senate before it can become law.
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20 rumors Snopes has investigated related to Jeffrey Epstein

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Joey Esposito
April 16, 2025 From photos with politicians to rumors of art he owned, Snopes has looked into a variety of clai ...
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Don't believe fake Trump post saying 'most ladies' don't want to vote

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
April 15, 2025 Women voters outnumbered men in the 2022 midterm elections, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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What we know about claims Social Security Administration is moving all public communications to X

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Nur Ibrahim
April 15, 2025 The social media platform is owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut ...
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No, Musk did not save child in coma using Neuralink

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Taija PerryCook
April 15, 2025 Neuralink performed its first brain implant in 2024, but it does not accept minor patients.
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Yes, Trump said El Salvador's president should build more prisons for 'homegrown' US criminals

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Laerke Christensen
April 15, 2025 Immigration lawyers and experts called Trump's proposal to send criminals who are U.S. citizens ...
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Rory McIlroy rumor claiming he donated $4.2M Masters earnings to charity is false

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Jordan Liles
April 15, 2025 (Updated: April 16, 2025) After McIlroy's career Grand Slam at the 2025 Masters, users shared a rumor alleging he donated ...
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In this photo collage, a blurred out image of Trump's Truth Social account is behind an image of Trump, a white man with blonde hair, checking his smartphone.

Don't fall for these 10 fake Trump posts

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Grace Deng
April 15, 2025 Trump may be a frequent poster on Truth Social, his social media platform, but that doesn't mean ...
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10 rumors involving Karoline Leavitt, Trump's White House press secretary

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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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Supposed dire wolf 'de-extinction' is part cool science, part flashy marketing

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Jack Izzo
April 15, 2025 Colossal Biosciences hopes to use genetic engineering to "jumpstart nature's ancestral heartbeat."
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Unpacking claims that David Letterman once called Donald Trump a 'goon' and said, 'put him in a home'

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Joey Esposito
April 14, 2025 The longtime late-night comedian allegedly said the quote during an interview with The Associate ...
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Video of Black female doctor denying white male patient care over his MAGA hat was staged

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Jordan Liles
April 14, 2025 The staged video depicted the doctor telling the patient, "Take that ridiculous hat off if you w ...
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