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Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 31, 2020
Social media compared the 2014 fatal police shooting of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black boy, wit ...
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
Aug. 13, 2020
If it was a prank, it wouldn't be the first time the politician has been targeted in such a way.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
July 24, 2020
The findings from a South Korean study came as health officials issued new guidance to reopening ...
Written by: Bethania Palma
Aug. 11, 2020
The FDA has a long — and growing — list of recalled brands of hand sanitizers.
Written by: Madison Dapcevich
July 23, 2020
Overexploitation of marine resources has “devastated” shark populations in recent decades.
Written by: Bethania Palma
June 10, 2020
A meme comparing political involvement of the home improvement chains left out some context.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 5, 2020
The Asian giant hornet may have rightly earned the nickname "murder hornet," but don't underesti ...
Written by: Dan Evon
March 5, 2020
A social media thread pointed out something many of the 2020 presidential candidates have in com ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Feb. 12, 2020
Fox News host Tucker Carlson called an immigration reform bill "the most radical single piece of ...
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Dec. 30, 2016
Following Carrie Fisher's death, speculation mounted regarding the inspiration for her Princess ...
Written by: Dan Evon
Sept. 10, 2019
A variety of debris and unusual items washed up in Florida in summer 2019 due to Hurricane Dorian.
Written by: Arturo Garcia
Jan. 4, 2019
The president retaliated when Minnie Cox was pushed out of her position by white residents of In ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
Oct. 19, 2018
Activists have accused Jefferson County officials of racially-motivated voter suppression, but o ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
June 11, 2018
The Environmental Protection Agency will be allowing for potential new uses of asbestos, while l ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
June 15, 2018
A conservative group's Facebook meme gets some basic facts right but leaves out important context.
Written by: Dan Evon
May 4, 2018
A video showing a cephalopod contorting to confuse predators ended up confusing some viewers, as ...
Written by: Dan MacGuill
May 4, 2018
A Facebook meme gets the basic facts right but misses some important context.
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 13, 2018
Seven thousand pairs of empty shoes on display at the U.S. Capitol were intended to represent ch ...
Written by: Kim LaCapria
March 14, 2018
Ongoing business troubles for the toy chain led to rumors that gift cards could soon be (or alre ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Nov. 20, 2017
A proposal included in the Senate tax reform bill formalizes a longstanding IRS policy of not su ...
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