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New Swimming Lizard Was Not Discovered in Lake Superior. Here Where It Really Lives

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

Dec. 28, 2024

A video showed a marine iguana endemic only to the Galápagos Islands.

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Photo Supposedly Showing Young JFK with Best Friend Is Miscaptioned

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 25, 2024

Kennedy and Billings met at Choate Rosemary Hall prep school and were longtime friends.

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Despite Wild Tale, Video Doesn't Show Coca-Cola Truck Holding Children Captive

Written by: Jordan Liles

Dec. 18, 2024

A video shared on social media showed not a crime scene but rather a police-run toy drive at a m ...

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Real Dracula Didn't Live in This 'Abandoned' Transylvanian Castle

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Dec. 15, 2024

Bran Castle has been a tourist destination for Dracula fans since the 1960s.

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Miscaptioned Video Claims to Show NYC Celebration of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's Death

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 9, 2024

Crowds sang and danced in a Manhattan street after a Natasha Bedingfield concert.

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Real Image Doesn't Show Gymnast in Extreme Backbend

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Dec. 9, 2024

"How come when gymnasts do these things they are ok?" one Reddit user asked.

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Ancient Egyptian Coffin Painting Did Not Predict Marge Simpson

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Dec. 8, 2024

In ancient Egyptian art, blue hair was a sign of divinity.

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Real Early 1900s Photo of Crowd Posing with Megalodon?

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Dec. 6, 2024

Believed to have been the largest fish to ever exist, megalodons could weigh up to 120,000 pound ...

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No, Pete Hegseth Didn't Wear Underwear at 9/11 Memorial

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Dec. 6, 2024

But he was scantily clad while filming a swim event with Navy SEALS on Fox News in 2020.

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Photo Shows South Korea Under Martial Law?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Dec. 4, 2024

On Dec. 3, 2024, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, which remained in ef ...

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Photo Shows Brain Damaged By Alcohol?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Dec. 1, 2024

An image compared the alleged "drinker’s brain" with a "non-drinker’s brain" to expose the harmf ...

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Photo Shows Old Paramount Logo on Day It Was First Painted in 1965?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 26, 2024

One social media user who made the claim asked: "Can you imagine how much he would've made by no ...

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Image Shows Alcohol's Effect on the Brain?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Nov. 24, 2024

Social media users shared the image to raise awareness of alcohol's health effects.

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Video Does Not Show Biden Wandering Off into Amazon Rainforest

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 18, 2024

Online users and some journalists published misinformation about a video-recorded moment from Bi ...

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Footage of Japanese Game Show Where Players Served Tea in Tilted Room Was Comedy Routine

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

Nov. 16, 2024

The video shows four people struggling to cross a tilted floor as one attempts to carry and serv ...

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Video Shows Mother Ripping Down Pride Flag from School Classroom Wall?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 12, 2024

In the video, the woman tearing down the flag says, "We are paying you to teach history, and tha ...

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Misleading Map Predicted Results If Only Women Voted in 2024 US Presidential Election

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Nov. 12, 2024

"This what it should've looked like for Kamala," one X user commented.

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Photo Shows 2 Men Holding 'Doomsday Fish'?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

Nov. 10, 2024

Oarfish get their "doomsday" nickname from their reputation for being “harbingers of bad news.”

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Authentic 19th-Century 'Vampire Killing Kit'?

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Nov. 9, 2024

The kit allegedly once belonged to William Malcolm Hailey, a British lord who lived from 1872 to ...

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ABC Didn't Air 2024 US Election Results from Pennsylvania Days Early

Written by: Joey Esposito

Nov. 6, 2024

An ABC affiliate admitted to an internal error and said, "The numbers were not reflective of any ...

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