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Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct. 30, 2023
The claim spread after Spears’ memoir, “The Woman In Me,” was released on Oct. 24, 2023.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 26, 2023
The Just In YouTube channel purported to show an image of a video call between the actors, in wh ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 26, 2023
False claims about the person of interest in the Oct. 25, 2023, massacre spread rapidly on socia ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 24, 2023
This was neither the first, nor presumably the last, celebrity death hoax we covered in 2023.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 19, 2023
Viral posts mischaracterized a legislative proposal to decriminalize pornography in the country.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 19, 2023
A Facebook ad on Uber's official page announced a partnership with the charity to "address the i ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct. 18, 2023
The false rumor circulated in October 2023. We’ve previously fact-checked other death hoaxes abo ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct. 18, 2023
We've also fact-checked other false celebrity gossip rumors about Pinkett Smith and Will Smith.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 13, 2023
The claim is nearly identical to a one made about Zelenska during a trip to France in December 2022
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct. 12, 2023
We had to read the title of the YouTube video more than once to comprehend the claim.
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct. 11, 2023
“It’s really HAPPENING!,” a Facebook post claimed on Oct. 7, 2023.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 10, 2023
A popular report asked of Winfrey, "Could she be profiting from these disasters or even possibly ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 8, 2023
Stars of "The Bear" and "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory" share a startling resemblance.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 6, 2023
The spending spree allegedly occurred during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's visit to ...
Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct. 6, 2023
The video was posted after Emma Heming Willis, Willis’ wife, appeared on the "Today" show to dis ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 5, 2023
Popular posts on X showed several purported breaking news items with links to articles on Fortun ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Oct. 4, 2023
"AOC has become a multi-millionaire since coming to Congress. Can't be too dumb, Elon Musk," one ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Oct. 4, 2023
A reposted anti-vaccine article raised anew the spectre of Vaccine Acquired Immunodeficiency Syn ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 4, 2023
The chairman of the World Economic Forum has been the subject of many conspiracy theories.
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