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An Israeli soldier smashes a statue of Jesus Christ with a hammer in southern Lebanon.

Photo shows Israeli soldier smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 21, 2026

The photo circulated three days into a 10-day ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon.

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Image collage showing side-by-side headlines, one which says "DOJ directs prosecutors to seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione" and another that says "Gunman who killed 23 in a racist attack at Texas Walmart offered plea deal to avoid death penalty," alongside a picture of Mangione, a young white man with curly brown hair.

Prosecutors sought death penalty for Luigi Mangione but not white supremacist behind 2019 Texas Walmart shooting

Written by: Rae Deng

April 20, 2026

A judge later ruled that federal prosecutors could not seek the death penalty for Mangione due t ...

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Blurry screenshot of video showing small crowd at JD Vance TPUSA speaking event. On the ground are chairs set out on the arena floor so audience members can sit directly in front of the stage set in the middle of the arena. Most of these seats, but not all, are fall. Around the arena floor are thousands of traditional arena seats with a good view of the stage. Most of these are empty, and there may be just a few hundred at most sitting in them.

Video authentically shows sparse crowd for JD Vance at Turning Point USA event

Written by: Emery Winter

April 17, 2026

Videos, images and reporting from the event showed many empty seats at the event with Vance in A ...

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, a white man with slicked back salt and pepper hair in a suit, stands in front of a podium and holds his hands in a shrug gesture.

Did Hegseth quote fake Bible verse from Tarantino movie? Separating fact from 'Pulp Fiction'

Written by: Rae Deng

April 16, 2026

Hegseth said the lead mission planner for an Iran war rescue operation delivered the prayer to h ...

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Is this real photo of Israeli settler, Palestinian woman on Italian magazine cover?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 16, 2026

Israel's ambassador to Italy accused the magazine, L'Espresso, of publishing a manipulated image.

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An image of U.S. President Donald Trump wearing classic white robe and red sash, garments with which Jesus often appears in traditional representations. A halo of light emanates from Trump. He seems to touch the forehead of a white man lying in a bed as two white women (one of them a medical care provider) and two white men (one of them a soldier) seem to pray on their knees around him. Behind him to the right of the image, the Statue of Liberty appears. In the sky above him, five figures stand or walk, four of whom seem to be soldiers. The central figure has no head, but horns, and two appendages raised awkwardly in the air, suggesting an AI hallucination — nonexistent or nonsensical visual objects Generative AI sometimes creates. On the left, a U.S. flag floats in the sky.

Did Trump post, delete AI image depicting himself in likeness of Jesus?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

April 13, 2026

Trump confirmed he posted the image on Truth Social, but said he thought it showed him as a doct ...

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Racks of clothing are shown inside a store. In the corner, SHEIN can be seen on a screen.

Texas AG sued Shein over deceptive trade practices. We unpacked lawsuit

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 13, 2026

The attorney general's office claimed Shein made "false, misleading, and deceptive representatio ...

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Tilly Smith, a young girl with blonde hair, blue eyes, and black sunglasses on top of her head, smiles while looking at the camera.

How 10-year-old Tilly Smith helped save dozens of lives on Thailand beach during 2004 tsunami

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 12, 2026

The young English girl credited her geography teacher with educating her about one specific warn ...

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Photos shows senior Labrador with white around eyes and muzzle

Could pill add years to your dog's life? Scientists test experimental drug

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 11, 2026

The new drug aims to curb the effects of aging in senior dogs.

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An illustration making it appear as a photo is a part of a torn paper. The photo is of an opened door in the floor to some dark but clear water. There is a concrete wall and metal ladder rungs descending from the door into the water.

Open trapdoor in Epstein files is likely more mundane than posts suggest

Written by: Emery Winter

April 11, 2026

Social media users assigned nefarious uses for a door that most likely opened into a water colle ...

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A composite image shows U.S. President Donald Trump alongside German Nazi Party Leader Adolf Hitler on a grid background.

Analyzing textbook graph showing Trump as ideologically similar to Hitler

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 11, 2026

The textbook asks readers to consider if they agree with the placement of 14 political figures o ...

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Image shows U.S. President Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and his criminal partner, Ghislaine Maxwell, together in 2000

Real photo of Donald and Melania Trump with Epstein and Maxwell recirculates online

Written by: Taija PerryCook

April 10, 2026

"I have never been friends with Epstein," the U.S. first lady said in a statement on April 9, 2026.

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An image shows US first lady Melania Trump dressed formally in front of two American flags, looking into the camera, with quite a bit of space above her head, filled by a superimposed email message from Trump to Ghislaine Maxwell.

Melania Trump email to Ghislaine Maxwell is real. Here's the exchange with context

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 10, 2026

In the message, the future U.S. first lady praised a magazine article about Maxwell and Jeffrey ...

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Actor Michael J. Fox, a white man, is pictured smiling in front of a background featuring various words.

How Michael J. Fox responded after CNN mistakenly implied he died

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 10, 2026

The "Back to the Future" star posted to social media, "How do you react when you turn on the TV ...

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Were more Americans killed in Chicago than Iran in March 2026? We checked

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 10, 2026

The answer can be found in U.S. Department of Defense and Chicago Police Department data.

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A close up of the bottom-halves of a bunch of soldiers in camo and black boots marching beside each other

What to know about automatic US military draft registration planned by December 2026

Written by: Emery Winter

April 9, 2026

In the past, eligible men have had to self-register for the draft by law. A change will make it ...

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Rep. John Larson, an older white man with white hair, speaks into a microphone on the left of the image. On the left, President Trump, a white man, pauses as he stands before a microphone.

Did Connecticut congressman file articles of impeachment against Trump?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

April 9, 2026

Rep. John Larson, D-Conn., filed 13 articles of impeachment against Trump. He also called for th ...

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Image shows U.S. President Donald Trump mimicking shooting a gun along with his Truth Social post in which he threatens Iran.

Did Trump say 'a whole civilization will die tonight' ahead of Iran deadline?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 7, 2026

Screenshots featuring the president's alleged ominous statement began circulating on April 7, 2026.

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A collage of sepia documents show a presidential seal, a photograph of U.S. President Donald Trump, a torn indictment and a torn document announcing a sentencing. A the top, a sentence reads "A full and unconditional pardon."

Did Trump pardon Joseph Schwartz, convicted fraudster who formerly owned nursing homes?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

April 7, 2026

Schwartz's federal indictment accused him of a $39 million fraud scheme.

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Image shows a screenshot of Trump's Truth Social post overlaid against a picture of Trump speaking.

Did Trump share Easter post threatening Iran to open Strait of Hormuz or be 'living in hell'?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 6, 2026

“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran,” Trump wrote, ...

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