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Don't trust ads claiming Bill Gates created Alzheimer's cure called 'Brain Honey'

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Aleksandra Wrona
May 25, 2026 The products change names, but the scam tactic stays the same.
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A snowy owl with bright orange markings in flight.

Real photos show snowy owl with orange markings that stumped scientists

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Rae Deng
May 25, 2026 An "orange delight," one might say.
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Fake Oprah, Dr. Oz endorsements fuel 'pink gelatin' weight loss scam

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Aleksandra Wrona
May 21, 2026 Posts promise fast fat loss through a simple gelatin trick, then push users toward products sold ...
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Collage image featuring generic vials of blue liquid and a stamp of the word "missing"

Did 323 vials of pathogens, including hantavirus, go missing from Australian lab?

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Aleksandra Wrona
May 14, 2026 Australian officials did report missing virus samples in 2024, but a later investigation found i ...
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A grainy black-and-white photograph of what appears to be a flying saucer above some trees and a field. A town at lower elevation appears to be in the background

11 rumors we've probed about aliens, UFOs

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Emery Winter
May 13, 2026 The Trump administration's Department of Defense released its first batch of files regarding "un ...
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Red posters that say, "END THE AIDS EPIDEMIC" scattered on a bench.

Why claim HIV is 'now curable' misrepresents research

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Rae Deng
May 8, 2026 Patients who have been "functionally cured" of HIV underwent incredibly risky procedures. For mo ...
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The Google Chrome logo, a multicolored ball, next to a phone displaying the Google Gemini logo.

Google Chrome may have silently installed 4GB AI model on your computer. Here's how to check

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Jack Izzo
May 8, 2026 We tested our own computers to see if the model was present.
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An aerial view of the cruise ship MV Hondius stationary off the port of Praia, the capital of Cape Verde, on May 5, 2026.

Did hantavirus spread between people before cruise ship outbreak? Tracing rare cases

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Laerke Christensen
May 7, 2026 Researchers have known since at least 1996 that at least one hantavirus variant — the Andes viru ...
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Photo of Reid Wiseman, commander of NASA's Artemis II mission, wearing a blue NASA jacket, set against a softly lit church interior with columns in the background.

Did Artemis II astronaut Reid Wiseman say he became Christian after moon mission?

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Aleksandra Wrona
May 4, 2026 Social media posts exaggerated Reid Wiseman's remarks about an emotional moment with a Navy chap ...
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Collage featuring a yellow-hued piece of paper that reads "cancer" beside a Central Intelligence Agency document.

Declassified CIA document doesn't reveal cure for cancer. Here's what it actually says

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Aleksandra Wrona
May 3, 2026 The report has been publicly available for years and summarizes a 1950 Soviet research paper, no ...
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Screenshot of video of plastic filling shoreline along beach shore. Plastic is so thick that water beneath it cannot be clearly seen. A "Miscaptioned" graphic has been at the top right of the image.

Does video show major water pollution in India?

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Emery Winter
April 30, 2026 The footage actually shows a years-old video from another continent, said to depict one of the m ...
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Three photos show African gray parrots in a wildlife park in the U.K. that swore at guests and staff.

Did UK zoo have to split up five profane parrots?

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Laerke Christensen
April 28, 2026 The not-so-quiet quintet came from separate owners but had the same vulgar vocabulary.
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An image shows a person standing in front of an alleged massive giant sequoia tree, superimposed on top of a blurry version of the same purported photo.

Is this video of snowy giant sequoia tree real?

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Jordan Liles
April 28, 2026 Tens of millions of Facebook users viewed a video allegedly showing one of Sequoia National Park ...
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Screenshot of tweet with AI-generated whale video. The video is paused on a frame of a baby humpback whale opening its mouth wide to a deluge of thick, pasty white milk pushing out of its mother. An icon in the upper right designates the image/video as fake.

Don't confuse fake video of whale calf nursing with the real thing

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Emery Winter
April 26, 2026 Real video footage of humpback and blue whale calves nursing looks far less dramatic.
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A collage shows an image of Oprah making Jell-O with the word "lawsuit" in yellow text over her (left), cups of red Jell-O (middle) and an image of Dr. Oz with bolded text reading "Dr. Oz pink gelatin recipe for weight loss" (right).

Dr. Oz and Oprah aren't backing 'pink gelatin' weight loss trick. Here's how to spot scam

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Aleksandra Wrona
April 24, 2026 Online ads and videos falsely tied public figures to a supposed gelatin-based weight loss method ...
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Bill Gates has nothing to do with 'Brain Honey' or any other fake Alzheimer's cure

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Aleksandra Wrona
April 20, 2026 Fraudsters are weaponizing Gates' support for real Alzheimer's research to sell bogus treatments.
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A fake image shows a sunset on Mars

Is this a real photo of blue sunset on Mars?

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
April 20, 2026 A NASA spokesperson called the image a "fan-made" work.
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Illustration of Bill Gates in front of a background filled with "SCAM" labels.

Bill Gates isn't backing 'Brain Honey,' other alleged Alzheimer's remedies. They're scams

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Aleksandra Wrona
April 14, 2026 Gates is a supporter of Alzheimer’s research, but scammers are using his name and likeness to pr ...
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In the direction of the constellation Canis Major, two spiral galaxies pass by each other.

Do human ashes look like galaxies under a microscope?

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Laerke Christensen
April 12, 2026 Memorial art company Innerstela says it uses light-reflecting microscopes to create colorful art ...
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Photos shows senior Labrador with white around eyes and muzzle

Could pill add years to your dog's life? Scientists test experimental drug

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Joey Esposito
April 11, 2026 The new drug aims to curb the effects of aging in senior dogs.
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