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An advertisement in a subway car that says "One for every member of your polycule. Re-introducing the iPhone 12, 13, 14, and 15, refurbished."

Yes, this ad marketing refurbished iPhones for 'every member of your polycule' is real

Written by: Rae Deng

April 18, 2025

The ad was from refurbished tech retailer Back Market — not Apple.

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Yes, Trump said El Salvador's president should build more prisons for 'homegrown' US criminals

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 15, 2025

Immigration lawyers and experts called Trump's proposal to send criminals who are U.S. citizens ...

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A black and white image shows a long line of people holding cats on leashes on a sidewalk.

Authentic photos show a bevy of black cats waiting in line for a movie role audition

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 13, 2025

The coveted role was that of the title character in Edgar Allen Poe’s 1843 short story, “The Bla ...

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Black-and-white video shows only known footage of Anne Frank

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 13, 2025

The video was recorded outside of the German-born diarist’s home in 1941.

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Once-buried 2,700-year-old Assyrian deity statue uncovered in Iraq

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 12, 2025

Intentionally hidden, the headless statue was showcased again in 2023.

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Yes, Education Secretary Linda McMahon said 'A1' in response about AI

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 11, 2025

The education secretary was answering a question about technology in schools.

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On the left, a surveillance picture of a man wearing a dark hoodie smiling. On the right, a low-resolution surveillance image of a man with an assault rifle.

Luigi Mangione could get death penalty; white supremacist who killed 23 people at Texas Walmart won't

Written by: Rae Deng

April 11, 2025

Federal and state prosecutors chose not to seek the death penalty for Patrick Crusius, the Texas ...

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A white man wearing a blue suit looks forward. Behind him, several small penguins can be seen on a sky blue background.

Trump's tariffs still include 10% duty on imports from uninhabited, penguin-filled islands

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 11, 2025

Even though no humans live on the Heard and McDonalds islands, the region faces 10% tariffs on f ...

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Yes, GNC is Chinese-owned and operates on US military bases

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 10, 2025

CFIUS approved a 2018 purchase of GNC shares by China-based Harbin Pharmaceutical based on no "u ...

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On the left, a white man with thick eyebrows and short curly brown hair with a five o'clock shadow wearing a dark jacket looks into the camera. On the right, another white man with straight thin brows, short dark hair and a sparse mustache and beard looks into the camera.

Luigi Mangione may receive death penalty, while white supremacist who killed 23 at Texas Walmart won't

Written by: Rae Deng

April 9, 2025

Prosecutors' decision to forego seeking the death penalty in the Texas case reportedly had to do ...

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This letter by a school principal about ICE detaining her students is real

Written by: Rae Deng

April 8, 2025

ICE agents detained three students, including a third grader, in Sackets Harbor, New York, spark ...

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Posts correctly claim Trump was at golf club during dignified transfer of U.S. soldiers' remains

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

April 8, 2025

U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attended the ceremony on behalf of the Trump administration.

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National Park Service removed — then restored — details about Harriet Tubman on an 'Underground Railroad' webpage

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 7, 2025

The webpage's administrators temporarily changed an introductory paragraph to emphasize “Black/W ...

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Rep. Keith Self quoted Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels at congressional hearing. Here's the context

Written by: Jack Izzo

April 4, 2025

Self later posted on X calling a video's framing of his remarks "completely misleading."

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Yes, Trump placed tariffs on uninhabited group of islands occupied mainly by penguins

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 3, 2025

UNESCO World Heritage says the Heard Island and McDonald Islands exist "in the complete absence" ...

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Yes, Musk offered money to Wisconsin residents for voting

Written by: Jack Izzo

April 1, 2025

The billionaire quickly changed the terms of his giveaway to fall just within Wisconsin state law.

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A white man wears white robes with a cross necklace on his neck. Blue envelopes can be seen in the background. All the images rest on a faint yellow background,

Yes, Pope Francis wrote letter criticizing 'major crisis' of mass deportations in US

Written by: Taija PerryCook

April 1, 2025

The pope appeared to push back against a statement JD Vance made regarding "ordered love," a med ...

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Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts University grad student, was detained by masked ICE agents

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 28, 2025

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security accused Ozturk, a Turkish national, of "activities in s ...

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A white blonde woman wears a "MAKE AMERICA BLONDE AGAIN" T-shirt in a selfie.

Karoline Leavitt took selfie in 'Make America Blonde Again' T-shirt?

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 28, 2025

The White House confirmed the photograph's authenticity.

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An image of a snowy owl perched atop a vertical log pole. The owl's feathers are bright orange.

Is this a real orange owl — or AI?

Written by: Rae Deng

March 26, 2025

Scientists aren't really sure why this bird, nicknamed "Rusty" or "Creamsicle," is orange.

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