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Chart allegedly proved Democrat-led cities have more violent crime. We crunched the numbers

Written by: William Kramer

Nov. 12, 2025 (Updated: Nov. 19, 2025)

Tim Pool's chart is just one example of the countless claims attempting to associate violent cri ...

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Video shows AI robot manipulating and 'kidnapping' 12 other robots?

Written by: William Kramer

Nov. 5, 2025

Surveillance footage appeared to show the bot, reportedly named Erbai, telling its companions to ...

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Unmasking the history of why we wear costumes on Halloween

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Oct. 26, 2025

And why you have to put up with "KPop Demon Hunters" costumes this year.

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Did a CEO drink Agent Orange on live TV in 1975 to prove it was safe and live until 2007?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 19, 2025

Lars Foss reportedly drank Hormoslyr, a chemical herbicide that contained the same active ingred ...

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Why we carve pumpkins to celebrate Halloween

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 17, 2025

The answer to why people carve jack-o'-lanterns in October may lie in old Irish folklore.

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Did humpback whale really protect marine biologist from shark?

Written by: William Kramer

Oct. 14, 2025

Alleged footage of the encounter showed the whale pushing the bewildered marine biologist to safety.

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Two black and white images side by side. On the left: Deidre Shaw, a younger woman, with an older woman, actress Angela Lansbury, both wearing cocktail dresses. On the right: Charles Manson, a white man with shoulder length hair and a full beard, in handcuffs.

Did Angela Lansbury move to Ireland to protect daughter from Charles Manson? What we know

Written by: Rae Deng

Oct. 7, 2025

Manson reportedly hung around Deidre Shaw, daughter of the "Murder She Wrote" star, in the 1960s.

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Did Obama say '80% of the world's problems involve old men hanging on'?

Written by: William Kramer

Oct. 6, 2025

Social media users are sharing a video of the former U.S. president supposedly making the statem ...

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Was a stray dog the first to cross Romania-Hungary border after Schengen expansion?

Written by: William Kramer

Oct. 5, 2025

A video showed police officers clapping in honor of the border-crossing dog's Schenanigans.

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Scientists taught spinach plants to send emails? Not exactly

Written by: William Kramer

Oct. 4, 2025

Don't worry — the leafy greens won't be spamming inboxes any time soon.

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Trying to protect your child's privacy online? You'll need more than an emoji

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Sept. 2, 2025

Parents should consider what other information a picture of their child could reveal.

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Close up of ancient Persian architectural engravings. Two soldiers in the art are facing each other. A third is behind another.

Did ancient Persians debate important matters drunk and sober before making decisions?

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 30, 2025

The claim came from ancient Greek historian Herodotus, who was not always a reliable source and ...

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AI slop took over the internet. Here's what it is and why you should care

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 28, 2025

We know firsthand how hard figuring out whether something is real can be.

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Snopestionary: AI slop, explained

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 22, 2025

The rise of artificial intelligence tools has left many social media users scrambling to figure ...

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Shining light on Juneteenth's origins and history

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

June 19, 2025

The day marks the occasion when Union troops announced the freedom of all slaves in the U.S.

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Did skull in French church really belong to Mary Magdalene? Here's what we know

Written by: Caroline Wazer

May 14, 2025

The Vatican has accepted the skull's identification for centuries — but scientists aren't convinced.

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In this black and white picture, Rosa Parks, a Black middle-aged woman, gets fingerprinted during an arrest by a white police officer in a uniform.

Neither Rosa Parks nor her husband owned a car during the bus boycotts, according to historians

Written by: Rae Deng

May 10, 2025

Many commenters pointed out that Parks was a trained activist — but few posts correctly noted th ...

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Why Mississippi refused to air 'Sesame Street' in 1970

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 5, 2025

When state officials eventually approved "Sesame Street," a newspaper credited parents, teachers ...

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May Day — or International Workers' Day — started in America. Here's the full history

Written by: Jack Izzo

May 1, 2025

The holiday commemorates labor activists' decades-long struggle to establishing the eight-hour w ...

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Did Gandhi say, 'Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need but not every man's greed'?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 22, 2025

The quote has been spread by numerous organizations, including the United Nations, over the past ...

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