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Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.

Video of crowd celebrating the release of Donald Trump's mugshot is fake.

Video of Crowd Celebrating Release of Trump's Mugshot Is Fake

Written by: David Emery

Aug. 25, 2023

This isn't the first time a 2016 video of a crowd in England celebrating a soccer victory has be ...

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Did a Texas Man Confess to Kidnapping 79 People While Disguised as an Alien?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Dec. 6, 2018

We're still not sure why dressing as an alien is necessary for engaging in this activity.

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This Is Donald Trump's Fulton County Mugshot

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 24, 2023

Trump's indictments have often come with a series of fabricated mugshots. This one, taken on Aug ...

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Prigozhin pilot had post-vaccine myocarditis, heart attack may be cause of crash

Did RT Claim Prigozhin Pilot May Have Had Post-Vaccine Heart Attack?

Written by: David Emery

Aug. 24, 2023 (Updated: Aug. 25, 2023)

A plane said to be carrying the leader of the Wagner Group mercenary force, Yevgeny Prigozhin, c ...

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Recycled Video Does Not Show Wagner Chief Prigozhin's Plane Crash

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 24, 2023

BBC Verify journalist Shayan Sardarizadeh posted the truth about the dated video after a miscapt ...

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Video of Biden on Maui Was Deceptively Edited To Add 'F*ck Joe Biden' Chant

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 23, 2023

The original, unaltered video was recorded on Aug. 21, 2023, and included no such chants.

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Did Pope Francis Call Transgender People 'Children of God'?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Aug. 23, 2023

Fire up Google Translate for this fact check.

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A headline that says the military arrested FEMA Deputy Administrator Erik Hooks was labeled satire.

No, FEMA's Erik Hooks Wasn't Arrested in Aftermath of Maui Wildfires

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Aug. 23, 2023

Multiple websites spread the rumor without a disclaimer saying it originated with an article tha ...

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Jam, Food, Plant

Did Bonne Maman Co. Shelter People During the Holocaust?

Written by: Dan Evon

Feb. 17, 2021

The founders of the jam company can trace their business roots back to a small village in France.

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Did Zelenskyy Say He Would 'Exchange' Belgorod for NATO Membership?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 22, 2023

The border city of Belgorod has been in Russian hands for over a century.

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Video Does Not Show Dodger Stadium Flooded After Tropical Storm Hilary

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 22, 2023

An aerial video led to speculation about whether or not the August 2023 storm truly had flooded ...

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Disney Is Not Ending Disney+, Despite Clickbait Headline on Disney Fan Blog

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 22, 2023

The Disney fan blog known as Inside the Magic falsely claimed, "Disney Ends Disney+ Streaming Se ...

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Video does not show US President Joe Biden falling asleep or dozing off or nodding off in Maui.

Biden Did Not Fall Asleep While Meeting with Maui Fire Victims, C-SPAN Video Confirms

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 22, 2023

A close-up shot broadcast by C-SPAN showed that President Biden's eyes were open, despite a popu ...

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An unfounded rumor says that Ivana Trump was cremated and that her casket was filled with classified and top secret documents.

There's No Evidence Ivana Trump Was Cremated

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 20, 2022

A baseless conspiracy theory held that she was cremated and that a casket supposedly for her was ...

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Was the Word 'Hangover' Derived from Drunken Sailors Sleeping on Ropes?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Dec. 23, 2022

The word has been in circulation since 1894.

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Did Fox News Say Hurricane Hilary Entered Country 'Because It's Biden's America'?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 21, 2023

Hilary was "the first tropical storm to hit California since 1939, when Joe Biden started his se ...

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Are These Real Vapes That Look Like Highlighter Pens?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Aug. 21, 2023

"Making vapes that look like everyday items should be 100% illegal," one social media user argued.

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Authentic Video of Surfers During Hurricane Hilary in California?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Aug. 21, 2023

"Dude is surfing while California is flooding and earthquakes are going on," one social media us ...

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Does This Picture Show a Shark Swimming Down a Highway After a Hurricane?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Aug. 28, 2011

A much-repurposed photograph of a shark swimming down a flooded highway after a hurricane is a fake.

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Are Hippos Too Dense To Swim?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

Aug. 20, 2023

Online rumors also claim the aquatic mammal can’t even float.

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