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Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.

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AT&T customers could get up to $7,500 from data breach settlement. Here's how to claim it

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 15, 2025

People who can show documentation they lost money because of two separate AT&T data breaches may ...

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A long-haired brunette woman wearing a blue baseball cap with a police badge "ICE" logo on it and a bulletproof vest that says "POLICE ICE"

ICE plans to purchase eye-scanning tech to ID unauthorized immigrants

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 15, 2025

ICE released plans in August 2025 to buy a license for iris-scanning, biometric technology that ...

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1700s artwork of Cinderella sitting by the kitchen fire

Breaking down claim early Cinderella versions called her 'Cinder-sl**'

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 15, 2025

A single translation well after the Victorian-era ended included the insult, but it wasn't exact ...

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Seriously, Ron Howard didn't write 'I'm a liberal' letter

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Aug. 15, 2025

Internet users shared a letter beginning, "I'm a liberal, but that doesn't mean what a lot of yo ...

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In this photo collage, Bill Gates, an older white man with glasses, smiles next to a pile of butter sticks.

Bill Gates-backed company created lab-made butter

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 14, 2025

"You butter believe it," said the tagline from Gates' blog post about the concoction.

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Analyzing image claiming to show Nazi ship art in Trump BLS pick E.J. Antoni's office

Written by: Megan Loe

Aug. 14, 2025

The artwork depicting a German battleship called the Bismarck was visible in two interviews with ...

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Trump's pick to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics called Social Security a 'Ponzi scheme'

Written by: Joey Esposito

Aug. 14, 2025

Trump nominated E.J. Antoni two weeks after firing Erika McEntarfer, accusing her of rigging job ...

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Examining claim violent crime in Washington, DC, is at 30-year low

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Aug. 14, 2025

Critics have expressed skepticism at data coming from the Metropolitan Police Department of the ...

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No, Social Security payments were not renamed 'Federal Benefit Payments'

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Aug. 14, 2025

Rumors of such a name change have circulated on the internet since at least 2012.

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Screenshot of fake news report TikTok video -- "breaking news" at top of image followed by text: "Starting from 4 a.m., Trump ordered the complete clearance of homeless people in 50 states." Frame of park police below.

Clearing up the facts on video that said Trump ordered the clearance of homeless people nationwide

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 14, 2025

The alleged video news report was shared widely on social media.

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Colorado man mauled after attempting to join Wyoming wolf pack?

Written by: Megan Loe

Aug. 14, 2025

Brian Sanders — aka "Lupus Moonhowl" — was said to be crawling on all fours in full faux-fur att ...

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New Texas law will make it easier to suspend homeless students

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Aug. 14, 2025

Texas lawmakers overturned a law that banned the suspension of homeless students except in extre ...

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Posts claim 2 men shared a heart, wife and cause of death. Here's the full story

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Aug. 14, 2025

A heart transplant recipient married his heart donor's wife and then committed suicide in the sa ...

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AOC's brother wasn't arrested and charged with trafficking fentanyl, honestly

Written by: Joey Esposito

Aug. 14, 2025

The rumor has persisted online for months but originated on a satirical website.

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Close up of a rabbit with the SPV virus. It has some small black growths on its head that look like horns

'Frankenstein' rabbits with horns or tentacles on faces are real — but there's nothing to fear

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 13, 2025

Rumors spread online that rabbits infected with a virus that creates a tentacle-like growth on t ...

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Murderer named Ronald McDonald killed 12 children in 1892?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 13, 2025

Online users discussed and shared a video about a story set in 1892, telling a tale of a man nam ...

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Gay dating apps aren't threatening to reveal Republican politicians' alleged accounts

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 13, 2025

Online users shared a made-up story after news broke the U.S. Supreme Court was formally asked t ...

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Gary Sinise Foundation takes over 1K kids of fallen service members to Disney each year

Written by: Joey Esposito

Aug. 13, 2025

A program called the "Snowball Express" has operated through the Gary Sinise Foundation since 2017.

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Claim Hegseth donated $12.9M to Minnesota homeless shelters doesn't add up

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Aug. 13, 2025

The rumor spread as Trump called on the National Guard to relocate the homeless in Washington, D.C.

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A white man wearing a blue suit lifts his left hand like he's waving.

Hero pilot Captain Sully criticized Trump's pick to lead FAA

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Aug. 13, 2025

Bryan Bedford was confirmed as head of the Federal Aviation Agency in July 2025.

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