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Yes, the IRS allows tax deductions on some pet expenses, like service animals

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 4, 2025

Claims shared online about "exciting news for pet owners" regarding potential tax deductions for ...

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An older white man with blonde hair wearing a dark suit and red tie holds up a painting of himself, bloodied and fist-pumping, at a campaign rally.

Yes, photographer who took bloodied Trump fist-pump photo was ejected from White House press pool

Written by: Rae Deng

April 2, 2025

Associated Press photojournalist Evan Vucci still had access to the White House press briefing r ...

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Trump's takeover of White House press pool selection isn't same as Biden's limits on press pass eligibility

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 21, 2025

Never before has the White House itself chosen what news organizations will travel with the pres ...

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Debunking DOGE claim that VA canceled $56K contract solely for watering 8 plants

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 18, 2025

The Department of Government Efficiency announced on its X account that it would "water the plan ...

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Links to pages about Black, Hispanic and female veterans missing from Arlington National Cemetery's website

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 17, 2025

The links disappeared from the cemetery's website after the Pentagon ordered a "digital content ...

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DOGE allegedly froze spending on care, feeding of TSA bomb-sniffing dogs. Here's what we know

Written by: Caroline Wazer

March 17, 2025

Around 1,000 TSA canine teams trained in detecting explosives are deployed at transit hubs aroun ...

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Video of 'anti-Trump protest' in Switzerland is actually Basel's annual Carnival parade

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 14, 2025

While the video is authentic, calling it a protest is misleading.

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Arlington National Cemetery removed links to webpages about Black, Hispanic and female veterans

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 14, 2025

Arlington National Cemetery removed the links after the officials ordered a "digital content ref ...

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Portugal's government wants to reconsider order of US-made F-35 jets — but it must be reelected first

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

March 14, 2025

Portugal's outgoing defense minister said his country must consider the United States' reliabili ...

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Yes, Canada can place 250% tariffs on US dairy products — but online claims lack context

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 11, 2025

Tariffs on U.S. dairy products imported into Canada depend on whether the U.S. has exceeded quot ...

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No, mussels don't shut off Warsaw's water supply if they sense toxins — but they help monitor it

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 9, 2025

Since 2009, mussels have played a key role in Warsaw, Poland's biomonitoring system.

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DOGE said it canceled a nearly $1M grant for alpaca farming in Peru. Here's what we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 6, 2025

A spokesperson for the Inter-American Foundation said the foundation had paid out almost all of ...

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Unpacking claim that group linked to Stacey Abrams got $2B federal grant

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 6, 2025

President Donald Trump repeated the claim of a DOGE discovery during a speech to a join session ...

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A white woman wearing glasses sits behind a desk.

What to know about $2.7 trillion in 'improper' Medicare, Medicaid payments allegedly sent overseas

Written by: Amelia Clarke

March 5, 2025

Trump government efficiency adviser Elon Musk called the alleged payments "the biggest fraud ope ...

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Yes, Trump signed executive order to fast-track logging on federal land

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 4, 2025

The order allows federal agencies to bypass environmental protection laws in an effort to increa ...

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Zelenskyy met with Democrats — and Republicans — before his meeting with Trump

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

March 3, 2025

Zelenskyy's meeting with a bipartisan delegation of the U.S. Senate took place before a contenti ...

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American actor Matt Dillon, wearing a white cap-sleeved t-shirt and jeans, reclining on a wooden seat, United States, circa 1983. (Photo by Vinnie Zuffante/Getty Images)

No, T-shirts were not invented in 1904 for bachelors who couldn't sew

Written by: Rae Deng

March 2, 2025

The claim appeared to originate from misinterpretations of a 2013 New York Times article.

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Here's what we know about Musk's donation of Tesla shares to charity

Written by: Amelia Clarke

Feb. 26, 2025

Facebook users spread a rumor that Musk donated $112 million worth of Tesla shares to help the h ...

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A pregnant person in a yellow long-sleeved shirt stands in profile (their head is not in view). Another person in a long-sleeved rust orange shirt wearing a watch and with a ring on their ring finger places their hand on the pregnant person's belly.

Wisconsin bill replaces 'mother' with 'inseminated person' — but only in artificial insemination law

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 26, 2025

The language change seeks to ensure Wisconsin law includes married same-sex couples as possible ...

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Nonprofit with link to former Rep. Stacey Abrams got $2B government grant

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 21, 2025

Abrams, a Democrat, is senior counsel for Rewiring America, a nonprofit that helps lead a progra ...

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