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Biden Issued the Most Individual Acts of Clemency, But Jimmy Carter Pardoned More People

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 17, 2025

On his first day in office, Carter issued an executive order pardoning more than 200,000 men who ...

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No Evidence Woman's Breasts Grew to Triple G-Cup After Receiving COVID-19 Vaccine

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Jan. 16, 2025

No scientific studies have established a causal relationship between the Pfizer vaccine and cond ...

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Homebuyers Didn't Have To Worry About Credit Scores Until 1989? Not Quite

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Jan. 12, 2025

1989 was a milestone year in the credit world, but statistical credit scoring has been around si ...

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TikTok Tracks 'Keystroke Patterns' While Using In-App Browser. Here's What That Means

Written by: Joey Esposito

Jan. 12, 2025

According to its privacy policy, TikTok tracks the "keystroke patterns or rhythms" of its users.

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A black air fryer is photographed sitting on what looks like a white counter.

Is Your Air Fryer Spying on You? Experts Say Some Brands Could Be Listening In

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 11, 2025

The U.K.-based consumer group Which? tested three Chinese air fryers and found they all asked fo ...

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Virginia Nurse Charged With Breaking Bones of Infants in NICU, But Attacks Not Racially Motivated

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 8, 2025

Viral posts on X suggested all of the babies harmed were Black.

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A white man wearing a black shirt is pictured in front of many $2 bills.

Steve Wozniak Is Known for Showing Off Homemade Pads of $2 Bills. Here's Why He Isn't in Jail

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Jan. 4, 2025

"You can get arrested for them, but you cannot get convicted because you're in the right," Wozni ...

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An Ice-Capped Crater Was Discovered on Mars. But Social Media Is Misrepresenting the Discovery

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Jan. 4, 2025

Posts are framing this old photo of Mars like it's recent.

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Claim That Kodak Hid Its Invention of Digital Camera Not So Simple

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Dec. 22, 2024

As the legend goes, a young engineer at Kodak invented the world's first digital camera in the 1 ...

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An image that represents Project 2025 is next to a building that says FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION.

Project 2025 Proposes Eliminating the FDIC? Not Exactly

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Dec. 21, 2024

A 2017 report by conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation suggested "government-provided ...

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The U.S. Capitol dome, a white building that is dome-shaped, in the backdrop, with many small U.S. flags upright in the grass.

US Troops (Usually) Don't Get Paid During a Government Shutdown, But Congress Does

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 20, 2024

However, Congress has passed legislation to pay service members during specific government shutd ...

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Biden's Critics Claim He's Issued More Pardons Than Any Other President. Here Are the Numbers

Written by: Jack Izzo

Dec. 19, 2024

Jimmy Carter's pardon for the more than 200,000 Vietnam War draft dodgers is a difficult record ...

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No, Biden Did Not Spend $3B on 93 Electric Mail Trucks

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 18, 2024

However, the U.S. Postal Service does have a $2.98 billion contract with a company reportedly fa ...

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Biden Selling Off Parts of Border Wall? Here's What We Know

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Dec. 17, 2024

"This can’t be legal," said an X user. "Why does this administration want to weaken the United S ...

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Warnings About Malicious QR Codes in Brushing Scams Exaggerate Danger

Written by: Jordan Liles

Dec. 16, 2024

The claims involve codes that accompany unsolicited package deliveries.

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Biden Admin Renewed Iran Sanctions Waiver — But Claims of $10B 'Grant' Are Misleading

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 13, 2024

The Nov. 7, 2024, renewal of a sanctions waiver was the 23rd since 2018.

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Tesla Made More Cars Than It Sold in Q1 2024, Some of Which Were Visible from Space

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 10, 2024

Elon Musk's electric vehicle maker picked up delivery following overproduction at the start of 2024.

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You Could Have More 'Life Forms' on Your Skin Than There Are People on Earth

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 7, 2024

About 8 billion people live on the planet.

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Video Shows Cloud 'Falling From the Sky' Near Indonesian Construction Site?

Written by: Jack Izzo

Dec. 5, 2024

Natural clouds are made up of ice crystals and water droplets with little to no weight.

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Posts Purporting to Name US Presidents Before Biden Who Pardoned Family Members Aren't Entirely True

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Dec. 4, 2024

In defense of Biden's pardon of his son, Hunter, several people on the internet cited examples o ...

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