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Is This a Hedgehog Skeleton?

Written by: Dan Evon

July 3, 2019

A purported photograph of a hedgehog skeleton is often met with a mix of skepticism and awe.

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Did Ecuador Give the U.S. Military Permission to Use Galápagos Island Airfield?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 19, 2019

Remarks made by Ecuador's defense minister prompted concern about the UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

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Was JFK's Speech in Netflix's 'The Crown' Authentic?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 12, 2019

"What is it to be an American?" the fictional president asked during a visit to the U.K. in the ...

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Did Pro-Choice Protesters Carry a Sign That Likened Fetuses to 'Parasites'?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 12, 2019

A Princeton political philosopher was one of many observers who shared a controversial photograp ...

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Did Gun Violence Kill More People in U.S. in 9 Weeks than U.S. Combatants Died in D-Day?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

June 10, 2019

The Washington Post prompted inquiries from readers with their stark statistical comparison.

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Historic photograph of Theodore Roosevelt

Did Teddy Roosevelt Say the 'One Answer to Terrorism' Is a Winchester Rifle?

Written by: David Emery

May 31, 2019

Roosevelt railed against the revolutionary anarchists of his day, whose violent activities he te ...

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Does a 1996 U.S. Law Say Non-Citizens Who Vote Must Be Deported?

Written by: David Emery

May 21, 2019

The Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 deemed non-citizens conv ...

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Gravestones under a tree.

Is This Katie McCormick's Gravestone from the 1870s?

Written by: Dan Evon

May 21, 2019

A young woman's death from a reported botched abortion in the late 1800s still resonates with ma ...

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Did NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio Once Support the Sandinista Govt. in Nicaragua?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

May 20, 2019

In May 2019, social media posts targeted the would-be 2020 Democratic presidential nominee for h ...

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Were Cast and Crew on the Film 'Titanic' Sickened by PCP-Laced Seafood Chowder?

Written by: Dan Evon

May 1, 2019

Actor Bill Paxton: "Some people were laughing, some people were crying, some people were throwin ...

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Does This Map Show Why We Need the Electoral College?

Written by: David Mikkelson

March 24, 2019

A map demonstrates the population disparity between densely populated Los Angeles County and muc ...

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Did President Trump's Awarding of a Purple Heart to a Wounded Vet Go Unreported by News Media?

Written by: Dan Evon

March 22, 2019

Some social media users turned a private moment between Trump and a veteran into accusations of ...

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U.S.-Mexico border wall in Arizona

Were 700-Plus Undocumented People, Including Sex Offenders, Caught in El Paso Overnight?

Written by: Bethania Palma

March 22, 2019

Many readers shared stories aggregated from a U.S. Border Patrol press release as proof of the n ...

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Was Beto O'Rourke Arrested Twice and Part of a Band Called El Paso Pussycats?

Written by: Dan Evon

March 19, 2019

We do know he was in a punk band in the 1990s that got its name from the Icelandic word for "Wat ...

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Did Justin Schneider Avoid Jail Time Despite Strangling and Assaulting a Female Hitchhiker?

Written by: Dan MacGuill

March 14, 2019

A Facebook meme fueled outrage about the September 2018 punishment given to the Anchorage, Alask ...

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Is This a Photograph of a 'Human Zoo' at the 1958 World's Fair?

Written by: David Emery

March 4, 2019

Expo '58 in Brussels featured a reconstructed African village populated by real people shipped o ...

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Did Parents Sue Planned Parenthood for Child Support Over a Failed Abortion?

Written by: Bethania Palma

March 1, 2019

The couple felt they could not afford to add another child to their family.

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Older man voting at elections, hand putting ballot paper in ballot box.

Did N.J. Pass a Law Requiring President Trump to Release His Tax Returns?

Written by: David Mikkelson

Feb. 24, 2019

State lawmakers could keep President Donald Trump off the ballot in New Jersey in 2020 unless he ...

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Did a Government Shutdown in Australia Result in All Members of Parliament Getting Fired?

Written by: Dan Evon

Feb. 14, 2019

It's difficult to boil down one of the most turbulent periods in Australia's political history i ...

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Does Walmart Sell Insulin for $25 a Vial Without a Prescription?

Written by: Bethania Palma

Feb. 7, 2019

The question centers on a different type of insulin than most diabetics are currently prescribed.

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