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Close up portrait photo of David Muir in a tuxedo in front of a red background

Did David Muir 'snap' on air, warning of martial law and no midterms?

Written by: Emery Winter

Jan. 15, 2026

Are you blind to what's coming, or are you just afraid to say it's AI-generated out loud?

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Did owner of Chipotle donate to ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good? No, but here's who did

Written by: Emery Winter

Jan. 14, 2026

Bill Ackman, who donated to a GoFundMe campaign for the agent, bought a 10% stake in Chipotle in ...

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Did Trump's lawyers stop him from traveling to Scotland because he's wanted for 'war crimes'? Here's the truth

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 14, 2026

Trump planned to attend the World Economic Forum in Switzerland in January 2026.

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Story of mechanic Mark Delcourt's hospital escape isn't what it seems

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Jan. 13, 2026

Posts claimed the 42-year-old man fled a US hospital while shouting, "They want to take my organs."

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Did Tim Walz change Minnesota's flag to resemble Somalia's? We have the real story

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 13, 2026

The claim has circulated since Minnesota changed its flag in May 2024.

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Is PBS shutting down? Here's the truth

Written by: Joey Esposito

Jan. 12, 2026

While leaders of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) voted to dissolve that organizati ...

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Did John Wayne write inspiring letter to Montana school?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 12, 2026

According to the story, "The Duke" once provided a classroom with a projector, several of his fi ...

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A commercial jet disappears into a cloud in front of a blue sky. Everything in front of the plane's wings are enshrouded by the clouds

Rumor about missing airplane landing 29 years after takeoff is flight of fancy

Written by: Emery Winter

Jan. 12, 2026

No passengers were frozen in time, but this story might as well be.

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Will Earth lose gravity for 7 seconds on Aug. 12, 2026? The truth about alleged NASA doc

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 12, 2026

Social media users shared a cosmic claim about an alleged secret NASA document named "Project An ...

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Bogus story claims Trumps volunteered at Pennsylvania orphanage on New Year's Day

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Jan. 10, 2026

The feel-good story spread on social media without listing specifics or a source for the informa ...

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Screenshot of ICE agent from recording of Good's killing, except with an AI-generated lower half of his face. Text over it reads: "Steve Grove from Minneapolis, Mn."

ICE agent who shot Renee Good isn't named Steve Grove

Written by: Emery Winter

Jan. 9, 2026

The most well-known Steve Grove in Minneapolis is the publisher of its local newspaper. That sam ...

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Did FBI, DEA rescue 450 children in raid of Somali couple's 'luxury island'? Here's the truth

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 8, 2026

According to the story, federal agents captured a Somali humanitarian couple and uncovered their ...

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Posts claim Minnesota day cares donated $35M to political campaigns. Here's the real story

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 7, 2026

A chart allegedly proving the claim spread online following accusations of fraud leveled against ...

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Mamdani isn't responsible for raising NYC subway and bus fares to $3

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 7, 2026

The cost of riding a bus or subway in New York City rose from $2.90 to $3 in January 2026.

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Did Tom Hanks confront Pam Bondi on '60 Minutes'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 6, 2026

According to the story, Hanks supposedly questioned why Bondi refused to read a posthumous memoi ...

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In this photo collage, U.S. President Donald Trump is pictured next to a gavel, part of a U.S. flag and a couple of U.S. bills.

Supreme Court did not request Trump's financial records on 72-hour deadline

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 2, 2026

Supreme Court decisions have previously resulted in the release of Trump's tax returns — but the ...

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New Facebook rule allows Meta rights to users' photos?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 2, 2026

According to users' posts, a lawyer advised "60 Minutes" to post a message asking users to publi ...

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Did Kash Patel admit to deleting 2.7 terabytes of Epstein files? Don't be fooled

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 31, 2025

The claim came from a YouTube channel that described its stories as "entirely fictional."

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Did Stephen Colbert launch sanctuary for abandoned and abused dogs?

Written by: Emery Winter

Dec. 30, 2025

AI-generated, feel-good stories about celebrities continue to run rampant on Facebook.

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Did Cher really respond to Karoline Leavitt calling her 'irrelevant' and 'outdated'?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Dec. 29, 2025

Cher has been an outspoken critic of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, but she didn' ...

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