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Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.

Person, Human, Glasses

Did Michael Yeadon Say COVID-19 Vaccine Will Kill Recipients Within 2 Years?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

May 5, 2021 (Updated: Sept. 24, 2021)

The former pharmaceutical employee has spouted widely discredited conspiracy theories.

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Person, Human, Crowd

Does a Poignant Photo of Gay Men's Choir Show Devastating Impact of HIV/AIDS?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Sept. 16, 2021 (Updated: Sept. 23, 2021)

Since 1981, more than 300 members of the San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus have died of HIV/AIDS.

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Electronics, Phone, Mobile Phone

Did a Funeral Home Advertise Using the Slogan 'Don't Get Vaccinated'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Sept. 20, 2021 (Updated: Sept. 24, 2021)

Photographs of a truck advertising "Wilmore Funeral Home" in North Carolina emerged in September ...

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Horse, Animal, Mammal

Did George Washington Order Troops To Get Vaccinated Against Smallpox?

Written by: Dan Evon

Aug. 6, 2021 (Updated: Sept. 22, 2021)

Washington wrote in 1777 that the Continental Army had more to "dread" from smallpox than from t ...

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Clothing, Apparel, Person

Was Jill Biden Joe Biden's Babysitter?

Written by: Dan Evon

Feb. 22, 2021 (Updated: Sept. 22, 2021)

Memes are not the best source for factual information.

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Person, Human, Traffic Light

Did Bus Driver Shortage Force Mass. Gov. to Deploy National Guard?

Written by: Jessica Lee

Sept. 22, 2021

A lack of workers willing to shuttle K-12 students to and from school is impacting school distri ...

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Flag, Symbol, Audience

Did Joe Biden's Great-Great-Great Grandfather Own a Slave?

Written by: Dan Evon

Aug. 24, 2020 (Updated: Sept. 21, 2021)

An 1850 slave schedule shows that Thomas H. Randle owned a 14-year-old slave.

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The claim is that in 2001 former General Norman Schwarzkopf said of the perpetrators of the 9/11 attacks Forgiving them is God's function Our job is simply to arrange the meeting.

Is Norman Schwarzkopf's 'Arrange the Meeting' Quote Real?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Feb. 13, 2002 (Updated: Sept. 20, 2021)

The famous quote that first appeared online in the year 2001 was still being virally shared in s ...

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Nature, Outdoors, Screen

Is This Video of Pluto's Surface?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Sept. 11, 2021 (Updated: Sept. 20, 2021)

The black-and-white footage delighted Reddit users.

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A woman pumping gas at a Circle K near a Walgreens was seen attempting to fill her tank while a yellow bag labeled sorry out of service covered the handle and a Build Back Better Biden bumper sticker appeared to be affixed to the car.

Viral Gas Pump Photo with Biden Sticker Was Digitally Altered

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 17, 2021

A nonpolitical moment was made both political and misleading with the use of digital editing sof ...

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Suit, Coat, Overcoat

Did Tim Tebow Write Apocalyptic Facebook Post About 'Cashless Society'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Sept. 15, 2021

The former Denver Broncos quarterback became a household name in the 2010s as an outspoken conse ...

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Flag, Symbol, Suit

Did Biden Take Photo with Kids in Trump Hats?

Written by: Dan Evon Dan MacGuill

Sept. 14, 2021 (Updated: Sept. 15, 2021)

Biden reportedly said: "I believe in liking people even if they don’t like you."

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Building, Factory, Refinery

Only 100 Corporations Responsible For Most of World's Greenhouse Gas Emissions?

Written by: Jessica Lee

Sept. 7, 2021 (Updated: Sept. 12, 2021)

This piece of misinformation, which has circulated online for years, stems from a misleading hea ...

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List purportedly shows employers who don't require or required or requiring their employees to get vaccinated including White House CDC FDA WHO Pfizer Moderna and Johnson & Johnson.

Are White House Staff and Vaccine Company Employees Required to Get Vaccinated for COVID?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 24, 2021 (Updated: Sept. 9, 2021)

On Sept. 9, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden detailed an update to the previously announced vaccin ...

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Text, Medication, Remote Control

Does Ivermectin Cause Sterility in Men?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

Sept. 8, 2021 (Updated: Sept. 10, 2021)

One study purportedly found that 85% of men who were given the anti-parasitic were sterile follo ...

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Fashion, Premiere, Red Carpet

Did Hillary Clinton Charter Flights for Afghan Women?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Aug. 31, 2021 (Updated: Sept. 7, 2021)

Thousands of people have been trying to leave Afghanistan since the Taliban takeover in August 2021.

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Person, Human, Glasses

Did Glenn Beck Evacuate 5,100 Christians from Afghanistan?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Sept. 4, 2021 (Updated: Sept. 7, 2021)

Beck said that his organization raised almost $30 million.

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Airplane, Aircraft, Transportation

Did a 'Rogue' Team of US Vets Rescue Afghans Behind Biden's Back in Operation 'Pineapple Express'?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Sept. 3, 2021 (Updated: Sept. 5, 2021)

The Taliban took over Afghanistan in August 2021, prompting a wave of evacuation efforts.

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Mobile Phone, Cell Phone, Phone

Did Apple Say It Would Scan iPhones for Child Sexual Abuse Imagery?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 7, 2021 (Updated: Sept. 3, 2021)

The tech giant has previously resisted government and law enforcement calls for greater access t ...

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Tie, Accessories, Accessory

Did Biden Visit Tree of Life Synagogue?

Written by: Dan Evon

Sept. 3, 2021

Eleven people were murdered by a white supremacist at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh i ...

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