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Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.

White House ballroom construction will continue amid government shutdown

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 3, 2025

The massive expansion of the White House events space is funded by the president himself along w ...

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Investigating claim federal agents used helicopters in Chicago raid on alleged Tren de Aragua members

Written by: Jack Izzo

Oct. 3, 2025 (Updated: Oct. 10, 2025)

The agencies provided no evidence to support the allegation that members of the Venezuelan gang ...

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Does a video show general telling troops Trump's Portland deployment is distraction from Epstein files?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Oct. 3, 2025

The video depicted the purported U.S. general as saying, "The real battlefield isn't Portland. I ...

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Did Maxwell House coffee change its name to Maxwell Apartment?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Oct. 3, 2025

Kraft Heinz, Maxwell House's parent company, said "Maxwell Apartment" would be cheaper, helping ...

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Screenshot of three panel image from Facebook post. Left is a close up of McIlroy at a podium, top right is a house, bottom right is a homeless person huddled on the ground with an Irish flag visible behind them

Did Rory McIlroy donate Ryder Cup bonus to homeless charity in Northern Ireland?

Written by: Emery Winter

Oct. 3, 2025

Rory McIlroy is just the latest sports star to be the subject of AI-generated stories about dona ...

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U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a Black, bald man in a grey suit, and Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, an older white man in a navy suit, leave the White House. man wearing a blue suit.

Democrats didn't shut down government to fund health care for 'illegal aliens.' Here's context

Written by: Rae Deng

Oct. 3, 2025 (Updated: Oct. 7, 2025)

Immigrants in the country illegally are not eligible for federal health care insurance plans. Th ...

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Did Rory McIlroy say he will 'never' participate in US tournaments again after Ryder Cup fan abuse?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 3, 2025

McIlroy clashed with spectators at the tournament final in New York, but a video seeming to show ...

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Taylor Swift and Willie Nelson never, ever, ever performed together

Written by: William Kramer

Oct. 3, 2025

Fans of both music icons should know all too well that the collaboration was fabricated.

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Stevie Nicks organized rock tour in Charlie Kirk's memory?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Oct. 2, 2025

Online users discussed a number of rumors involving singer-songwriter Stevie Nicks purportedly p ...

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Trump once said, 'A government shutdown falls on president's lack of leadership' and spoke about 'weak' presidents?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Oct. 2, 2025

An alleged 2013 quote from the then-businessman and reality TV host made the rounds online durin ...

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Close-up of the hands of two figures passing a business card between each other

Posts warning of business cards drugged with burundanga don't pass the smell test

Written by: Emery Winter

Oct. 2, 2025

A warning spread through social media posts incorrectly describes how burundanga, a drug often u ...

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Real Hegseth quote about 'fat generals and admirals' spreads online

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Oct. 2, 2025

The defense secretary called a gathering of top military officials at the Quantico base in Virgi ...

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'Trump 2028' hats seen on Oval Office desk during meeting with lawmakers

Written by: Jack Izzo

Oct. 1, 2025

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries told CNN the hats "randomly appeared" during the meeting.

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Did Ted Cruz say, 'Let's stop attacking pedophiles'? Yes, but it's reportedly a gaffe

Written by: Jordan Liles

Oct. 1, 2025

The Texas senator delivered the flubbed remark during a committee hearing in September 2025.

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Charlie Kirk, a white man with short brown hair wearing a suit, in front of a repeated background pattern of one dollar U.S. coins.

GOP lawmakers introduced bill to put Charlie Kirk on U.S. currency. Here's context

Written by: Rae Deng

Oct. 1, 2025

The legislation would direct the Treasury Department to mint no more than 400,000 limited editio ...

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On the left: Pope Leo XIV, an older white man in traditional white papal robes. On the right: Charlie Kirk, a younger white man in a suit.

Contextualizing claim Pope Leo XIV is replacing Cardinal Dolan, who compared Charlie Kirk to saint

Written by: Rae Deng

Oct. 1, 2025

Here's what's true — and what's false — about rumors that Leo is replacing New York Cardinal Tim ...

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Watch out for claim Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert and Simon Cowell launched 'Truth News' channel

Written by: William Kramer

Oct. 1, 2025

The rumor circulated shortly after ABC briefly suspended Kimmel's show over remarks the comedian ...

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Two white men are pictured next to each other on top of a stadium.

Claim that Andy Reid refused to attend 2026 Super Bowl over Charlie Kirk tribute raises red flags

Written by: Megan Loe

Sept. 30, 2025

The Kansas City Chiefs coach allegedly said he would "not accept an event that tarnishes true pa ...

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Trump has been disqualified from receiving Nobel Prize? Here's the truth

Written by: Megan Loe

Sept. 30, 2025

An image supposedly showing a press release by The Associated Press spread the rumor.

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Digging into rumor Whoopi Goldberg lashed out at Erika Kirk

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 30, 2025

Users liked, commented on and shared numerous posts about this fictional story, including many p ...

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