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Tesla rumor claiming mugshot shows man crying after arrest for vandalizing dealership is false

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 27, 2025

Online users shared the mugshot as a meme amid a flurry of news about the electric vehicle maker ...

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A woman of Indian and Slovenian descent is pictured wearing a blue uniform. On the left, her hair is dark, while on the right two photos show her hair being gray.

NASA astronaut's hair 'magically transformed' after unexpectedly spending 9 months in space?

Written by: Amelia Clarke

March 25, 2025

A corner of the internet appears to believe that Suni Williams returned to Earth with dark hair ...

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Authentic photo shows JFK. Here's what we know about the man beside him

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 24, 2025

Kennedy and Kirk LeMoyne "Lem" Billings were friends for 30 years after meeting at Choate Rosema ...

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An woman of Indian and Slovenian heritage appears in two different images. On the left, she is wearing a white astronaut suit and her hair is grey. On the right, the same woman has dark brown hair and is wearing a blue shirt with various logos on it.

Photos don't show NASA astronaut returned to Earth with dark hair despite it being gray in space

Written by: Amelia Clarke

March 22, 2025

Sunita "Suni" Williams had an unexpectedly long stay at the International Space Station after he ...

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No, video doesn't show Turkish protest against Erdogan

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 21, 2025

The clip, captured at night from an elevated position, showed thousands of people walking alongs ...

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This photo's real, but doesn't show 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch'

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

March 8, 2025

The patch of waste was said to have grown to “twice the size of Texas.”

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Two white men sit next to each other. The one on the left wears a black longsleeve, while the one on the right wears a blue suit. The man wearing the blue suit points the index finger of his left hand at the other man, who holds his hands out towards the bottom of the image.

Zelenskyy saying US will have to send 'sons and daughters to war' in Ukraine is from old video

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

March 5, 2025

The footage is unrelated to his combative exchange with U.S. President Donald Trump in February ...

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A white man wearing a black suit stands next to a sign that says TONY on it.

Video of Robert De Niro saying '[Expletive] Trump' is from 2018 Tony Awards, not 2025 Oscars

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

March 3, 2025

The footage appeared online following the March 2, 2025, Academy Awards.

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Image of Saturn in Cassini spacecraft's 'final moments' isn't what it seems

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

Feb. 22, 2025

NASA published thousands of photographs of Saturn taken by the now-defunct satellite.

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Photos showing 'effects of sun exposure and smoking' on identical twins are often miscaptioned

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Feb. 18, 2025

Photographs showed the facial differences between twins, one of whom allegedly smoked and tanned ...

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A white man wearing a dark blue suit looks toward the camera while raising his left hand in a wave. He stands on a football field; a crowd of people stand around him.

Photo of man giving 2 middle fingers to Trump wasn't taken at 2025 Super Bowl

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 10, 2025

A picture of a man giving the "double birds" to the president received tens of millions of socia ...

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Video of Eagles fans in Philadelphia shows NFC victory celebrations, not Super Bowl

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 10, 2025

Eagles fans celebrated in Philadelphia's streets on Jan. 26 after their team secured a place in ...

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No, Video of Donald Trump Jr. Doesn't Show Him Using Cocaine at Inauguration

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 23, 2025

Online users falsely claimed a video of Trump Jr. captured at his father's second inauguration s ...

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Real Photo of 'Atomic Shadow' Taken After Atomic Bomb Dropped on Hiroshima? Not Quite

Written by: Amelia Clarke

Jan. 22, 2025

The picture has been widely shared for years and purportedly shows the aftermath of the explosio ...

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Old Video Shows South African Firefighters Arriving in Canada To Fight Wildfires in Alberta, Not LA

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 16, 2025

Canada's 2023 wildfire season was the worst in the country's history, with South Africa being on ...

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Video Shows Black People Helping — Not Looting — During LA Wildfires

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 10, 2025

Online users falsely alleged a video of Black family members and friends moving items from a hom ...

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Real 19th Century Cure for Headaches? Doctors Wouldn't Approve

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Jan. 10, 2025

Social media posts claimed the unpleasant-looking procedure was called "vibration therapy."

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A person wearing a yellow top pours water over the top of a trash can.

LA Firefighters Using Women's Purses to Battle Blazes? Not Exactly

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 10, 2025

Social media users were outraged at claims that firefighters were seen in news footage carrying ...

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Video Allegedly Showing Church Choir Singing Madonna's 'Like a Prayer' Isn't What It Seems

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 2, 2025

Madonna has said the song is about "a passionate young girl" very much in love with God.

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No, Photo Doesn't Show Real Megalodon in the 1900s

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Dec. 31, 2024

Scientists believe megalodons went extinct around 3.6 million years ago.

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