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Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 4, 2025
This latest death hoax about the famed entertainer appeared online in early August 2025.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Aug. 4, 2025
According to a 2011 biography, Colbert has three children, none of them twins.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Aug. 4, 2025
The rescinding of $1.1 billion in federal support for public media resulted in the Corporation f ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Aug. 4, 2025
An investigation of the rumor about the White House press secretary and WNBA player led all the ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 2, 2025
Sen. Ron Wyden, ranking member the Finance Committee, reported 4,725 transactions to and from on ...
Written by: Emery Winter
July 31, 2025
3I/ATLAS is just the third recorded interstellar object to enter the solar system. However, the ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
July 30, 2025
The rumor stemmed from a new agricultural project focused on using RNA technology to protect crops.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
July 30, 2025
One expert told Australian media soaking dishes essentially created a "bacteria soup."
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 28, 2025
U.S. Sen. Ron Wyden, a Democrat from Oregon, said his team found 4,725 transactions to and from ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 28, 2025
A claim spread online that a new federal rule would make it harder for senior drivers seeking to ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
July 27, 2025
According to the rumor, the girls survived for nearly 10 days by relying on rainwater and applyi ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
July 26, 2025
The MSNBC host addressed a surge of AI slop in July 2025 and directed viewers to Snopes for the ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
July 25, 2025
The "Prince of Darkness" experienced poor health for decades.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
July 25, 2025
The claim stemmed from a newly declassified Department of Justice watchdog review of the FBI's i ...
Written by: Emery Winter
July 25, 2025
Facebook posts about a missing Colorado couple found dead in an abandoned Utah mine appeared to ...
Written by: Cindy Shan
July 23, 2025
Social media posts after the Black Sabbath frontman's death was announced claimed he "broke the ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 23, 2025
The rumor appeared on social media, but no reputable news outlet reported on a such a move.
Written by: Joey Esposito
July 23, 2025
A series of YouTube videos were the latest in AI-generated content about the pontiff.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
July 23, 2025
Megan Kerrigan Byron allegedly wrote, "To those who expect tears — I don't cry for [clowns], I s ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
July 22, 2025
A widely circulated post claimed a whistleblower thwarted the plan days before it was meant to h ...
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