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No, Criminals Are Not Using Drugged Perfume to Rob People

Written by: Joey Esposito

Jan. 20, 2025

The widespread internet rumor has been frightening readers since the late '90s.

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Trump Didn't Say Female Child-Support Recipients Can No Longer Claim Children on Taxes

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 20, 2025

The U.S. president made many promises ahead of his January 2025 inauguration.

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Photo Claiming to Show Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron Was Manipulated

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 19, 2025

The French president met his wife at age 15 when she was his drama teacher.

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Biden Said Trump Was the Only President to Skip Successor's Inauguration, But He Was Wrong

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Jan. 18, 2025

"The only president to ever avoid an inauguration was the guy that's about to be inaugurated," B ...

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Rumor That Patrick Mahomes Bought Hotel and Fired Employees After Experiencing Racism Is False

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Jan. 17, 2025

The rumor originated as an adaptation of a fictional story about Shaquille O'Neal.

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Biden Had Another 'End of Quote' Moment in Farewell Address — It Wasn't a Gaffe

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 16, 2025

The outgoing U.S. president quoted Dwight D. Eisenhower in his Jan. 15, 2025, farewell address t ...

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Detroit Lions Didn't Make Reported $50M Donation to LA Fire Recovery

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 16, 2025

A team spokesperson said the team was "still discussing our support efforts."

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Carrie Underwood Didn't Lose 1.5M Spotify Listeners After Trump Inauguration Announcement

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 16, 2025

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's January 2025 inauguration program featured the country music ...

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False Rumor Claims Denzel Washington Donated $50M to California Wildfire Victims

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Jan. 16, 2025

While some reports about celebrity donations are factual, this one is fabricated.

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Flags Will Be at Full Height — Not Half-Staff — During Trump's Inauguration

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 16, 2025

Initially, flags were set to be half-staff at the Capitol on Inauguration Day due to the timing ...

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Google CEO Sundar Pichai Subjected to False Rumor About Flight Attendant Incident

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 15, 2025

Online users shared a made-up story about the Indian-born executive. The story originated in You ...

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Mark Zuckerberg Didn't Steal Facebook From Co-Founder Chris Hughes

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 14, 2025

A rumor shared online also stated that Hughes hasn't been seen since 2003, which is provably false.

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No, Trump Didn't Fail To Place Hand Over Heart at Carter's Funeral

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 13, 2025

A still photograph captures a single moment in time, not a complete record of an hourslong event.

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No, California Didn't Turn Away Fire Trucks From Oregon Over Smog Certification

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 13, 2025

Fires in Los Angeles in January 2025 forced more than 150,000 people to evacuate.

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'60 Minutes' Didn't Advise Facebook Users to Post This Notice About Personal Data

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 9, 2025

A new version of an old and completely untrue rumor circulated among Facebook users in early 2025.

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No Credible Reports Trump's Got a Deal To Buy Greenland

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 8, 2025

The U.S. president-elect had recently expressed renewed interest in the Arctic island after he f ...

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False Rumors of Referee Firings Promoted in Facebook Posts

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 3, 2025

Users from Indonesia, Nigeria and other countries posted untrue rumors of NBA, NCAA, NFL and NHL ...

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Biden Called Trump the Only President to Avoid Successor's Inauguration. Here's Why He Was Wrong

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Jan. 2, 2025

President Joe Biden claimed in a December 2024 interview that the president-elect was the first ...

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Texas Banned Shariah Law in December 2024? No, But 2017 Bill Was Described as 'Anti-Islamic'

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 31, 2024

In 2017, Texas passed a bill regulating foreign legislation in "certain family law cases" but it ...

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Contrary to Rumor, Sasha Obama Wasn't Kicked Out of Reagan Washington Airport

Written by: Jordan Liles

Dec. 31, 2024

We looked into this rumor after a reader asked if the airport's staff truly asked one of former ...

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