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No, scared spiders don't run toward people for protection

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

March 12, 2025

There are more than 50,000 known spider species worldwide.

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No, Bill Gates didn't announce $333M bid to purchase X from Musk

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 10, 2025

The rumor followed a similar false claim, in which Amazon founder Jeff Bezos also purportedly bi ...

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No, Robert De Niro didn't sue Elon Musk for $100M after alleged Oscars 'ban'

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 10, 2025

The story about the actor and the tech billionaire circulated on Bluesky, Facebook, Threads and ...

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Canceled $600K research grant didn't fund study of menstrual cycles in trans men

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 10, 2025

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the cancellation of the grant on X.

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Zelenskyy didn't exactly say 'raising volume of your voice' but not 'your logic' in Trump meeting

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

March 6, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance berated the Ukrainian president during a ...

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No, Biden didn't preside over the worst inflation in US history

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

March 6, 2025

"We inherited from the last administration an economic catastrophe and an inflation nightmare," ...

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Don't fall for this story about Michael Jordan reconnecting with his high school janitor

Written by: Caroline Wazer

March 5, 2025

The heartwarming-but-fictional story circulated in social media posts, videos, and articles.

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The facts behind resurfaced claim that Zelenskyy has multiple homes, planes, offshore accounts

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 5, 2025

Rumors that Zelenskyy owned a Florida mansion and had $1.2 billion in offshore accounts circulat ...

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No, Taylor Swift was not removed from Grammy nominations at Elon Musk's request

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 4, 2025

Swift's 2025 Grammy nominations included record of the year, album of the year, song of the year ...

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Video doesn't show Zelenskyy using expletive about Trump outside 10 Downing Street

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 3, 2025

The Ukrainian president's U.K. trip was a day after a Russian state outlet reporter gained unaut ...

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No, DOGE didn't discover Louisiana man using 34 different names to collect Social Security benefits

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Feb. 27, 2025

Social media users shared the claim in the form of a meme featuring a photo of Trump adviser Elo ...

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There's no Ukraine-Russia peace deal — but a US-Ukraine minerals deal could be a stepping stone

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 26, 2025

The minerals agreement would create a U.S.-Ukraine-managed fund into which Ukraine would pay 50% ...

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Roger Stone didn't send memo to Trump about limiting gun access of 'enemies'

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Feb. 26, 2025

In 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump did call for a review of all regulations imposed by his pre ...

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Don't fall for rumor that Chiefs banned Musk from games

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Feb. 26, 2025

The claim appeared to have begun circulating days after the 2025 Super Bowl.

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Musk's X didn't verify accounts representing Hitler

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 26, 2025

At least two accounts representing the former German dictator purportedly displayed gray, govern ...

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Target didn't lose $15.7B after rolling back DEI policies in January 2025

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 25, 2025

The retailer said the claim, which featured figures reported in 2023 and 2024, was "inaccurate."

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No, Super Bowl LIX champions the Philadelphia Eagles didn't decline White House invite

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 25, 2025

Though Trump's White House rescinded an invitation to the championship Eagles in 2018, officials ...

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Musk appeared to leave his son X behind at rally, but clip is misleading

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Feb. 24, 2025

A longer video reveals he turned around and walked back to his son before they exited together.

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Musk didn't threaten to withdraw support to boxing organization over Imane Khelif

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 24, 2025

An old bit of misinformation has returned for another bout.

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No, Sunny Hostin didn't call Musk a 'b*****d' on 'The View'

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 21, 2025

Hostin has previously criticized the Trump administration and Musk's controversial role in it.

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