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Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.

A black and white collage showing a range of fake images of Jeffrey Epstein and Melania Trump in various intimate moments, including kissing, embracing and Melania Trump pole dancing for Jeffrey Epstein.

Collage features fake images of Melania Trump and Epstein. Here's proof

Written by: Rae Deng

April 13, 2026

The collage circulated amid the first lady's surprise public address denying any close ties to t ...

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An image of U.S. President Donald Trump wearing classic white robe and red sash, garments with which Jesus often appears in traditional representations. A halo of light emanates from Trump. He seems to touch the forehead of a white man lying in a bed as two white women (one of them a medical care provider) and two white men (one of them a soldier) seem to pray on their knees around him. Behind him to the right of the image, the Statue of Liberty appears. In the sky above him, five figures stand or walk, four of whom seem to be soldiers. The central figure has no head, but horns, and two appendages raised awkwardly in the air, suggesting an AI hallucination — nonexistent or nonsensical visual objects Generative AI sometimes creates. On the left, a U.S. flag floats in the sky.

Did Trump post, delete AI image depicting himself in likeness of Jesus?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

April 13, 2026

Trump confirmed he posted the image on Truth Social, but said he thought it showed him as a doct ...

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Marco Rubio speaks to reporters in Le Bourget, outside Paris, on March 27, 2026.

Rumor has it Marco Rubio said being born on US soil 'doesn't make you a citizen.' Don't be fooled

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 13, 2026

Rubio's parents came to the U.S. from Cuba but did not become citizens until 1975, four years af ...

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Racks of clothing are shown inside a store. In the corner, SHEIN can be seen on a screen.

Texas AG sued Shein over deceptive trade practices. We unpacked lawsuit

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 13, 2026 (Updated: April 14, 2026)

The attorney general's office claimed Shein made "false, misleading, and deceptive representatio ...

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An image supposedly shows a slightly downward-facing view of real and fake flamingos on a curved walkway leading to an offscreen stoop for a house on an overcast day.

Did South Carolina woman attract real flamingos to her yard with fake ones?

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 13, 2026

Online users discussed a story of a woman named Pam Luongo placing decorative plastic flamingos ...

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney wearing a suit, with a large black book labeled "The HOLY BIBLE" shown beside him against a yellow background.

Canada didn't criminalize quoting the Bible. Here's the proof

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 13, 2026

The bill does not outlaw Bible quotes, and as of early April 2026, it had not yet become law.

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Man inside a metal cage over water, looking up at the camera.

Does Italian town cage politicians, dunk them in freezing river? Here's the real story

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 12, 2026

At Trento's annual festival, a mock trial ends with a performer — not the actual "condemned" fig ...

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Tilly Smith, a young girl with blonde hair, blue eyes, and black sunglasses on top of her head, smiles while looking at the camera.

How 10-year-old Tilly Smith helped save dozens of lives on Thailand beach during 2004 tsunami

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 12, 2026

The young English girl credited her geography teacher with educating her about one specific warn ...

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Photos shows senior Labrador with white around eyes and muzzle

Could pill add years to your dog's life? Scientists test experimental drug

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 11, 2026

The new drug aims to curb the effects of aging in senior dogs.

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An illustration making it appear as a photo is a part of a torn paper. The photo is of an opened door in the floor to some dark but clear water. There is a concrete wall and metal ladder rungs descending from the door into the water.

Open trapdoor in Epstein files is likely more mundane than posts suggest

Written by: Emery Winter

April 11, 2026

Social media users assigned nefarious uses for a door that most likely opened into a water colle ...

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A composite image shows U.S. President Donald Trump alongside German Nazi Party Leader Adolf Hitler on a grid background.

Analyzing textbook graph showing Trump as ideologically similar to Hitler

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 11, 2026

The textbook asks readers to consider if they agree with the placement of 14 political figures o ...

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An image shows a picture of a younger Melania Trump wearing red-tinted sunglasses and posing partially nude for a photo shoot on an airplane, with a briefcase to her left, the photo's right, filled with gold and silver jewels.

Photo of Melania Trump is real, but it wasn't taken on Epstein's plane

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 10, 2026

Online users shared a false meme after the U.S. first lady delivered a statement distancing hers ...

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Image shows U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and his criminal partner, Ghislaine Maxwell, together in 2000

Real photo of Donald and Melania Trump with Epstein and Maxwell recirculates online

Written by: Taija PerryCook

April 10, 2026

"I have never been friends with Epstein," the U.S. first lady said in a statement on April 9, 2026.

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Photo collage of French president Emmanuel Macron, a white man with short brown hair in a suit, alongside a fake image of an older white man, Jeffrey Epstein, kissing Melania Trump, a brunette woman.

Macron never posted image of Epstein kissing Melania Trump. It's fake

Written by: Rae Deng

April 10, 2026

On April 9, 2026, U.S. first lady Melania Trump held a rare public address denying any close ass ...

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An image shows US first lady Melania Trump dressed formally in front of two American flags, looking into the camera, with quite a bit of space above her head, filled by a superimposed email message from Trump to Ghislaine Maxwell.

Melania Trump email to Ghislaine Maxwell is real. Here's the exchange with context

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 10, 2026

In the message, the future U.S. first lady praised a magazine article about Maxwell and Jeffrey ...

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Actor Michael J. Fox, a white man, is pictured smiling in front of a background featuring various words.

How Michael J. Fox responded after CNN mistakenly implied he died

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 10, 2026

The "Back to the Future" star posted to social media, "How do you react when you turn on the TV ...

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Were more Americans killed in Chicago than Iran in March 2026? We checked

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 10, 2026

The answer can be found in U.S. Department of Defense and Chicago Police Department data.

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Fake image claims to show Melania Trump poledancing for Jeffrey Epstein.

Alleged image of Melania Trump pole dancing for Epstein isn't what it seems

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 10, 2026

In a surprise April 2026 statement, first lady Melania Trump denied alleged ties to Epstein and ...

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The USS Gerald R. Ford, a U.S. Navy ship, in the water.

Don't fall for claim US Navy officer refused Trump's order to strike Iran

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 10, 2026

Facebook posts claimed Rear Adm. Paul Lanzilotta "issued a formal legal rebuttal" to Trump befor ...

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AI-generated image shows actor Robert Pattinson, a white man, wearing an outfit designed to look like a shipping box.

Did Robert Pattinson model Balenciaga's shipping box outfit? Unpacking the truth

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 10, 2026

The alleged images of the actor were AI-generated, and the account that created them shared simi ...

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