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Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.

Founder of Hershey's Chocolate opened boarding school for orphans

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 10, 2025

Initially for “poor, white orphan boys” the Milton Hershey School is now self-described as “one ...

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'Incognito mode' isn't as private as you might hope

Written by: William Kramer

Nov. 10, 2025

In November 2025, some Reddit users were shocked to find Google apparently had access to their p ...

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Sorry to rain on your parade, but this red rain didn't fall in Missouri

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Nov. 9, 2025

An AI-generated video appeared to fool thousands of users.

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Did Trump once say a government shutdown 'means the president is weak'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 9, 2025

Memes claim the president said in 2013: "A government shutdown falls on the president's lack of ...

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Screenshot of image from Facebook post. Shows an alleyway with pod-like structures lining the side of either building forming the alley. A mattress with a grill on it is visible in an open one in the foreground. There is snow scattered on the ground

Claim about foldable homeless pods in Iceland falls apart under scrutiny

Written by: Emery Winter

Nov. 8, 2025

While there have been real projects to prototype solar-powered pods to shelter homeless people o ...

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Were Social Security payments renamed 'Federal Benefit Payments'?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Nov. 8, 2025

The Social Security Administration has long classified its disbursements as "benefits."

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Did Einstein say, 'Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 7, 2025

Online users have for years — "over and over again" — shared the quote with the famous physicist ...

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Adam Sandler stunned billionaires with speech on wealth?

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Nov. 7, 2025

An article described a purported incident similar to a scene from a 2002 Sandler movie.

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On the left: Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, a woman with long, wavy, brunette hair wearing a colorful blouse with flower embroidery. On the right: Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a man with short salt-and-pepper hair and glasses in a dark suit.

Federal judge hasn't ordered Mike Johnson to swear in Adelita Grijalva

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 7, 2025

The representative-elect and the state of Arizona sued Johnson in October 2025 over his refusal ...

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Does this video show a McDonald's in Missouri falling into sinkhole?

Written by: William Kramer

Nov. 7, 2025

Margaret from Branson Area Breaking News doesn't have the story.

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Watch out for video showing British children being instructed to bow and say 'Allahu Akbar'

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 7, 2025

Online users blindly shared the alleged surveillance camera classroom video without first proper ...

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Steve Bannon warned Republicans to expect prison if Democrats win in 2028

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Nov. 7, 2025

The prominent Trump ally was speaking at the Conservative Partnership Institute in November 2025.

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Did MLB place LA Dodgers' 2025 World Series win under review?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Nov. 7, 2025

The LA Dodgers won the first repeat World Series championship since the 1998-2000 Yankees on Nov ...

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Did a bear break into Bass Pro Shops store and raid the fish tank?

Written by: William Kramer

Nov. 7, 2025

Posts claimed the bear turned a live fish tank into an "all you can eat."

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Trump falsely claims ID required for groceries, gas station purchases

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 7, 2025

The president revived an old falsehood in November 2025, alleging Americans must show ID to buy ...

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Two side-by-side images, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the left and New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on the right.

Mamdani said he'd order Netanyahu's arrest if he came to NYC. Here's why that's unlikely to work

Written by: Rae Deng

Nov. 7, 2025

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has an International Criminal Court warrant out for hi ...

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Photo shows Trump looking on as man fainted during White House news conference

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Nov. 7, 2025

Trump later reported a man "went down" but "he's fine."

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This Google Earth image doesn't show piles of bodies in Sudan

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Nov. 7, 2025

The satellite photo said to show victims of a massacre in Sudan turns out to depict livestock ne ...

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Alan Dershowitz denies saying he'd 'blow his brains out' if Mamdani became NYC mayor

Written by: Megan Loe

Nov. 6, 2025

In an X post, Dershowitz said he'd "continue to oppose" what he called Mamdani's "antisemitic an ...

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Photo of an American Airlines commercial passenger plane flying through a cloudless blue sky

American Airlines didn't announce it's shutting down

Written by: Emery Winter

Nov. 6, 2025

The confusion stemmed from a headline about Kenai Aviation, a small airline serving a handful of ...

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