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Can the Snakehead Fish Survive on Land?

Written by: Dan Evon

Oct. 11, 2019

An invasive species of fish is causing problems for wildlife officials in Georgia.

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Did a Man Receive a Life Sentence for Stealing a $159 Jacket?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Oct. 7, 2019

The 10-year sentence received by Amber Guyger in 2019 prompted online debate about mandatory min ...

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Did Elizabeth Warren Say Taxpayers Should Fund Sex-Reassignment Surgery?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Oct. 2, 2019

Warren's stance on trans healthcare access is the subject of outrage among some right-leaning ob ...

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Does This Video Show a Motorcyclist Evading Police by Jumping Over a Train Track?

Written by: Dan Evon

Sept. 30, 2019

A video of a motorcyclist jumping over a train track certainly appears real, but key context is ...

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Did MSNBC Exclude Bernie Sanders from a Graphic About a Campaign Event?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Sept. 24, 2019

Context is important when assessing viral internet claims.

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What Is 'Palindrome Week'?

Written by: Dan Evon

Sept. 10, 2019

Numerical palindromes, such as 12321, can be read the same forwards and backwards.

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Is This the Eye of Hurricane Dorian?

Written by: Dan Evon

Sept. 4, 2019

NOAA: "The GOES satellite senses electromagnetic energy at 16 different wavelengths. There are t ...

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Did Hasbro Toys Acquire Death Row Records?

Written by: Dan Evon

Aug. 26, 2019

Some news reports sound so strange they border on satirical.

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Was the Amazon Rainforest on Fire in August 2019?

Written by: Dan Evon

Aug. 21, 2019

As of this writing, portions of the Amazon rainforest reportedly were still burning.

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Were Shell Workers in Pennsylvania Told to Attend a Trump Rally or Lose Pay?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 20, 2019

Multiple news articles detailed a controversy surrounding the president's August 2019 visit to a ...

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Does 'Maga' Mean 'Easily Fooled Idiot' in Nigerian Pidgin?

Written by: Dan Evon

Aug. 16, 2019

Words in different languages do tend to have different meanings.

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Did an AR Dragon Fly Over a Baseball Stadium?

Written by: Dan Evon

Aug. 13, 2019

Some viewers may be a little confused about what this video does and doesn't show.

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Does Massachusetts Have Strict Gun-Ownership Requirements, Low Firearm-Death Rates?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 9, 2019

Attention turned to gun-violence prevention measures in the wake of a spate of mass shootings in ...

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Did the Pentagon Plan to Cut Military Retirement Funding to Pay for Trump's Border Wall?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

Aug. 7, 2019

News reports in summer 2019 got many of the basic facts right about some planned defense-budget ...

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Did U.S. Rep. Cheney Accuse Native Tribes of “Destroying Our Western Way of Life”?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Aug. 2, 2019

A coalition of Native American tribes, groups, and individuals fought for the Yellowstone grizzl ...

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Are Bulletproof Backpacks Being Sold in U.S. Stores?

Written by: Dan Evon

Aug. 1, 2019

More than 100 people were killed or injured during school shootings in 2018.

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Were Seesaws Installed at the U.S.-Mexico Border?

Written by: Dan Evon

July 31, 2019

We saw a seesaw, but we don't see the seesaw we saw anymore.

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Is This a Video of a 'Hypnotized Chicken'?

Written by: Dan Evon

July 26, 2019

The strange act of "hypnotizing" chickens was first described in the 1600s.

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Does a Video Show Mr. Rogers Addressing the Nation After 9/11?

Written by: Dan Evon

July 23, 2019

Long-time children's TV host Fred Rogers dealt with a number of tough topics on his popular PBS ...

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Are Trump 2016 Campaign Chairs in Two States in Jail for Sex Trafficking?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

July 10, 2019

Former Trump campaign officials in Oklahoma and Kentucky are serving time for crimes that includ ...

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