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Written by: Jack Izzo
Feb. 13, 2026
The image originated from a social media account that describes itself as "an AI-powered meme en ...
Written by: Emery Winter
Feb. 11, 2026
An alleged quote attributed to the homeland security secretary misidentified both the Bible's au ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 11, 2026
Internet users often create AI-generated images of Epstein with prominent people in an attempt t ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 11, 2026
The satirical Fox News chyron circulated amid online speculation about Trump's supposed incontin ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 9, 2026
The image was digitally generated and originated from a satirical social media account.
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Feb. 8, 2026
It's unclear how the looming merger between Netflix and Warner Bros. would affect costs, though ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Feb. 7, 2026
One Threads user said the movie would be "directed by Roman Polanski, produced by Harvey Weinste ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Feb. 5, 2026
A popular post alluded to the unfounded rumor Erika Kirk and U.S. Vice President JD Vance were h ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Feb. 5, 2026
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt allegedly said, “CNN isn’t news, it’s pure radical ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Feb. 3, 2026
Although Mamdani's mother attended an afterparty at Ghislaine Maxwell's house for a film she dir ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Feb. 1, 2026
The claim originated from a social media account known to concoct outright false or misleading h ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 30, 2026
Social media posts claimed Jordan accused Democrats of only wanting to "protest and riot."
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 30, 2026
The earliest version of the image supposedly showing Omar and her alleged attacker appeared on a ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Jan. 30, 2026
The image was created, in part, using a photo from the suspect's Facebook page.
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 23, 2026
The alleged quote spread as U.S. President Donald Trump uninvited Canada from his Gaza Board of ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 22, 2026
Users shared the alleged quote in the days after protesters disrupted a St. Paul, Minnesota, chu ...
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Jan. 10, 2026
The rumor emerged as the Trump administration threatened Venezuela's sovereignty.
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Jan. 9, 2026
The claim spread after U.S. President Donald Trump said the United States needs to acquire Green ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 7, 2026
Without citing a source, Facebook posts claimed the actor said he has "no choice" but to leave t ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 5, 2026
In early January 2026, the U.S. captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife and tr ...
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