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Written by: Joey Esposito
Jan. 20, 2025
The widespread internet rumor has been frightening readers since the late '90s.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 20, 2025
The U.S. president made many promises ahead of his January 2025 inauguration.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Jan. 19, 2025
The French president met his wife at age 15 when she was his drama teacher.
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 ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Jan. 17, 2025
The rumor originated as an adaptation of a fictional story about Shaquille O'Neal.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 16, 2025
The outgoing U.S. president quoted Dwight D. Eisenhower in his Jan. 15, 2025, farewell address t ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 16, 2025
A team spokesperson said the team was "still discussing our support efforts."
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 16, 2025
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's January 2025 inauguration program featured the country music ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Jan. 16, 2025
While some reports about celebrity donations are factual, this one is fabricated.
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 ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 15, 2025
Online users shared a made-up story about the Indian-born executive. The story originated in You ...
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.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 13, 2025
A still photograph captures a single moment in time, not a complete record of an hourslong event.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 13, 2025
Fires in Los Angeles in January 2025 forced more than 150,000 people to evacuate.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 9, 2025
A new version of an old and completely untrue rumor circulated among Facebook users in early 2025.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 8, 2025
The U.S. president-elect had recently expressed renewed interest in the Arctic island after he f ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 3, 2025
Users from Indonesia, Nigeria and other countries posted untrue rumors of NBA, NCAA, NFL and NHL ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Jan. 2, 2025
President Joe Biden claimed in a December 2024 interview that the president-elect was the first ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Dec. 31, 2024
In 2017, Texas passed a bill regulating foreign legislation in "certain family law cases" but it ...
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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