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Screenshot of Reddit image. Top photo is anglerfish underwater from the front, with big jagged teeth and lure swimming in ocean blue water. Bottom photo is same anglerfish, black, within the palm of a hand wearing a black glove

Real palm-sized anglerfish shown in this photo?

Written by: Emery Winter

Oct. 13, 2025

While some species of anglerfish can grow up to a few feet in length, most are much smaller. The ...

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Mike Johnson was dean of law school that never opened

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 10, 2025

The Judge Paul Pressler School of Law never materialized, and its namesake was later accused of ...

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Is Turning Point USA hosting alternative 2026 Super Bowl halftime show?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 9, 2025

Rumors about a show hosted by the conservative nonprofit swirled after the NFL announced Bad Bun ...

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Real photo shows federal immigration agents spraying Chicago pastor with 'pepper pellets'

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Oct. 8, 2025

The image circulated as alleged evidence of a scene outside an ICE processing facility in a Chic ...

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Stephen Miller's cousin Alisa Kasmer said he has 'become the face of evil'

Written by: Megan Loe

Oct. 7, 2025

We verified Kasmer shared a post about Miller in July 2025, and confirmed their familial relatio ...

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Screenshot from TikTok video with 911 call audio. Shows a nighttime dashcam on a dirt road with the text "LIVE Emergency Call" and "THAT'S NOT HUMAN THAT'S NOT HUMAN"

'That's not human': Spooky 911 call really happened in North Carolina

Written by: Emery Winter

Oct. 6, 2025

The Pender County Sheriff's Office in North Carolina confirmed the authenticity of the call. The ...

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White House ballroom construction will continue amid government shutdown

Written by: Joey Esposito

Oct. 3, 2025

The massive expansion of the White House events space is funded by the president himself along w ...

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Investigating claim federal agents used helicopters in Chicago raid on alleged Tren de Aragua members

Written by: Jack Izzo

Oct. 3, 2025

The agencies provided no evidence to support the allegation that members of the Venezuelan gang ...

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'Trump 2028' hats seen on Oval Office desk during meeting with lawmakers

Written by: Jack Izzo

Oct. 1, 2025

House minority leader Hakeem Jeffries told CNN the hats "randomly appeared" during the meeting.

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Charlie Kirk, a white man with short brown hair wearing a suit, in front of a repeated background pattern of one dollar U.S. coins.

GOP lawmakers introduced bill to put Charlie Kirk on U.S. currency. Here's context

Written by: Rae Deng

Oct. 1, 2025

The legislation would direct the Treasury Department to mint no more than 400,000 limited editio ...

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Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels banned comedians for joking about Nazi Party

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 27, 2025

Online users reposted the newspaper article from Feb. 4, 1939, following ABC's initial September ...

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Graphic of a Tylenol bottle and a bunch of red Tylenol pills overlaid atop a background of toy bricks often used for stimming

Which was discovered first, autism or Tylenol? What to know

Written by: Emery Winter

Sept. 27, 2025

The condition that became known as autism was described before the Tylenol brand was created. Au ...

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A post from X account @tylenol says, "We actually don't recommend using any of our products while pregnant. Thank you for taking the time to voice your concerns today." Products can faintly be seen in the background.

Contextualizing 2017 Tylenol post about pregnancy recommendations

Written by: Megan Loe

Sept. 24, 2025

The post shared on social media was authentic, but Tylenol maker Kenvue said the response was "i ...

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Charlie Kirk once said George Floyd was a 'scumbag.' Here's context

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Sept. 24, 2025

In 2021, Kirk said of Floyd, "This guy was a scumbag. Now, does that mean he deserves to die? Th ...

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Homeland Security posted video featuring 'Pokémon' theme song

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 23, 2025

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security spliced footage from immigration raids with that of the ...

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RFK Jr. said he met Charlie Kirk in 2001. That's impossible

Written by: William Kramer

Sept. 23, 2025

The U.S. Secretary of Health said he went on the late podcast host's show in July 2001.

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Real X-rays of person with 81 teeth?

Written by: William Kramer

Sept. 23, 2025

According to posts circulating online, an image depicts X-rays of a person with hyperdontia, a c ...

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Charlie Kirk called George Floyd a 'scumbag.' Here's the full quote

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Sept. 22, 2025

"This guy was a scumbag. Now, does that mean he deserves to die? That's two totally different th ...

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Minnesota man was convicted of criminal neglect for throwing sick wife 'death party' in 2019

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 21, 2025

Duane Arden Johnson pleaded guilty to a felony charge of criminal neglect and was sentenced to t ...

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Forrest Gump actually said, 'Life was like a box of chocolates'?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Sept. 21, 2025

The alleged quote from the 1994 film "Forrest Gump" is yet another example of the so-called Mand ...

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