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Screenshot of Facebook post. Has a photo of a young, brown-haired woman wearing glasses beneath text saying Hedviga Golik passed away alone in her apartment in 1966, and that her body went undiscovered for 42 years until found in 2008 during renovations

Posts claim Croatian nurse who died in apartment wasn't discovered for 42 years. They're mostly right

Written by: Emery Winter

Oct. 30, 2025

Hedviga Golik died in her apartment in Zagreb, now the capital of Croatia, between 1966 and 1973 ...

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Did 13 truck drivers block highway under Detroit bridge to help prevent suicide attempt?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Oct. 25, 2025

Users' posts promoting the April 2018 story said, in part, "They didn't ask why. They just came."

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A white woman with long wavy brunette hair wearing a dark green suit (right) shakes hands with uniformed men (left) in front of a plane.

Coast Guard spent about $200M on private jets for Kristi Noem, other top officials. Here's the contract

Written by: Rae Deng

Oct. 20, 2025

Publicly available government documents indicate the Coast Guard spent at least $172 million on ...

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Photo of stone ruins of ancient Carthage. The blue sea is in the background, as are the silhouettes of mountains.

Did Rome and Carthage sign 1985 peace treaty for wars that began more than 2,000 years earlier?

Written by: Emery Winter

Oct. 20, 2025

The two ancient cities fought a series of wars, known as the Punic Wars, between 264 B.C. and 14 ...

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Does unplugging appliances when not in use prevent unnecessary electricity usage?

Written by: William Kramer

Oct. 6, 2025

The U.S. Department of Energy says the practice could save people from "energy vampires."

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Colin Kaepernick, a Black man with a large afro and a trimmed beard, wearing a red and black patterned suit.

Colin Kaepernick initiative funding independent autopsy for Black student found hanging from tree

Written by: Rae Deng

Sept. 22, 2025

A medical examiner ruled Demartravion "Trey" Reed's death a suicide, but his family has raised c ...

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In this photo collage, a chart that purportedly depicts homophobic views declining around the world is in the foreground, while a person carrying a large rainbow pride flag is in the faded background.

Does this chart show decline of homophobic views worldwide?

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 27, 2025

The chart's subhead claimed it showed the "Share of people in each country who say homosexuality ...

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Video allegedly shows Norwegian church being relocated. That's almost right

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Aug. 23, 2025

Engineers moved the more-than-650-ton Kiruna Church over two days in August 2025.

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Ozempic, other weight-loss drug makers face lawsuits. Here's what we know

Written by: Joey Esposito

Aug. 20, 2025

Pharmaceutical companies Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly and Co. denied the allegations.

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A long-haired brunette woman wearing a blue baseball cap with a police badge "ICE" logo on it and a bulletproof vest that says "POLICE ICE"

ICE plans to purchase eye-scanning tech to ID unauthorized immigrants

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 15, 2025

ICE released plans in August 2025 to buy a license for iris-scanning, biometric technology that ...

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Gary Sinise Foundation takes over 1K kids of fallen service members to Disney each year

Written by: Joey Esposito

Aug. 13, 2025

A program called the "Snowball Express" has operated through the Gary Sinise Foundation since 2017.

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Picture of Donald Trump walking to his golf cart. In the background and slightly blurred are three wind turbines peeking above small hills

Scotland approved new wind farm after Trump's visit, but not exactly off the coast from his golf course

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 5, 2025

Scotland's decision to OK more than 300 wind turbines in July 2025 seems to be unrelated to Trum ...

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US deficit has grown under GOP presidents, shrunk under Democrats since Reagan?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Aug. 5, 2025

A meme suggested the federal deficit deepened under Republicans while it receded under Democrati ...

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A Black man wearing a suit walks down a hallway. People stand to the side.

Examining claim Obama said boys need gay mentors

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

July 24, 2025

The former president was discussing how to raise "emotionally intelligent men" on a podcast.

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Former US Border Patrol agent faces charges, including child sex trafficking. Here's what court docs say

Written by: Cindy Shan

July 23, 2025

Social media posts about the charges against Bart Conrad Yager contained both accurate informati ...

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Discovery of 'super-Earth' exoplanet not as 'strange' as some reports claim

Written by: Joey Esposito

July 17, 2025

The discovery of a new exoplanet garnered some big, though somewhat misinformed, reactions online.

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Around 40% of farmworkers are undocumented, according to USDA data. Here's what that means

Written by: Rae Deng

July 14, 2025

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 42% of U.S. farmworkers from 2020 to 2022 did n ...

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Image of Carl Sagan next to a quote written over a black background. The quote says: "The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas."

Did Carl Sagan write, 'The cure for a fallacious argument is a better argument, not the suppression of ideas'?

Written by: Emery Winter

July 9, 2025

Sagan, a scientist and educator known for championing rationalism, died in 1996.

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Photos show both Sean Connery and Thomas Brodie-Sangster at age 34? Not quite

Written by: Joey Esposito

June 30, 2025

Internet users shared the photos as an illustration of how different generations age.

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What we know about 'Big Beautiful Bill' banning states from regulating AI for 10 years

Written by: Megan Loe

June 7, 2025

Some lawmakers and advocacy groups have expressed concerns about the bill limiting states' abili ...

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