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Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Jan. 2, 2025
A mapping expert identified the video as containing data from Guichan Island near Taiwan.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 30, 2024
Users' posts displaying the image began, "A 57,000-square-foot Temu warehouse in China went up i ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Dec. 29, 2024
The images have multiple signs of being the product of artificial intelligence (AI) software.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 25, 2024
Social media users have posted numerous images of flowers in different colors, claiming they all ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Dec. 23, 2024
A fake Truth Social post circulated as Trump told a crowd at AmericaFest: "He’s not going to be ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 19, 2024
The world’s largest octopus species is the giant Pacific octopus.
Written by: Nikki Dobrin
Dec. 17, 2024
President-elect Donald Trump allegedly misspelled his son Barron's first name and Bruce Springst ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 16, 2024
The UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect reportedly loved Japanese culture.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 13, 2024
Online users, mostly on Facebook, appeared to believe the picture of a boy holding a self-portra ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 12, 2024
One X user wrote of the December 2024 video, "Oh, good, it looks like we're dealing with Imperia ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 12, 2024
The U.S. Senate Republican leader suffered a fall in December 2024, leading a popular X user to ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Dec. 11, 2024
An image circulating online purported to show "He/Him" pronouns on the chyron display after Abu ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 10, 2024
This rumor about the Luigi beanie wasn't the only claim circulating about the Mario-companion Ni ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 10, 2024
The fake post showed Nintendo's character Luigi trapped in a cage following the arrest of a susp ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 10, 2024
"It's disgusting how everyone is turning this guy into some kind of folk hero," the fabricated p ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Dec. 9, 2024
The fake post followed news of a McDonald's customer's efforts in spotting a possible suspect in ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Dec. 9, 2024
One X user commented: "How does Epstein have 3 legs?"
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Dec. 6, 2024
"Definition of take care of yourself because that job will replace you no matter what," a top co ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 6, 2024
"We're going to bring back the EGG SALAD MACHINE! Who's in?" one Instagram user posted.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 4, 2024
The blond-tufted insect is reportedly found in parts of Southern California and northern Mexico.
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