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No proof Pope Francis skipped meeting with JD Vance during Easter Vatican visit

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 21, 2025

Travel plans published ahead of Vance's trip did not include a scheduled meeting between the vic ...

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An image claims that a speck of dust is halfway between the size of an atom and Earth.

Speck of dust measures halfway between size of atom and Earth?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 21, 2025

Scientific experts dug deep into the math to debunk the claim.

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Pope Francis has died. Here are 25 rumors about him

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

April 21, 2025

Since becoming pope in 2013, Francis has been the subject of numerous rumors with varying degree ...

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15 rumors about Whoopi Goldberg that aren't true

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 21, 2025

As a longtime co-host of ABC's "The View," Goldberg is a frequent target of baseless claims.

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Vintage ad that reads "SPIKED TOOTHPASTE — SCOTCH OR BOURBON FLAVORED...Put some 'spirit' in your brushing! Real, honest to goodness whiskey in toothpaste... in your favorite flavors. He'll be brushing his teeth 3, 4, even 5 times daily. Nosey guests will wonder, if it's the medicine chest or liquor cabinet. Cleans teeth, too!

Is this vintage ad for whiskey toothpaste real? We're not sure — but the product is

Written by: Rae Deng

April 21, 2025

Decades before pop star Kesha sang about brushing her teeth "with a bottle of Jack," companies s ...

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A green caterpillar is shown on a leaf.

Yes, the 'jellybean' caterpillar is real

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 20, 2025

But don’t let their cute demeanor fool you.

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A Black/Samoan man moves towards the camera wearing a red uniform with the number 74 on it.

Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson wasn't 15 in this football photo — he was 23

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 20, 2025

The photo dates to Johnson’s time with the Calgary Stampeders football team.

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Photos depicting 1987 'Black Monday' stock market crash are authentic

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 20, 2025

The images are authentic, although one photo in the post was actually from a preceding market dr ...

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20 rumors about weed to mark 4/20

Written by: Liz Donaldson

April 20, 2025

We've fact-checked many pot rumors over the years.

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Decorated eggs are shown on a wood shelf above two bunny figurines.

What we know about the Easter Bunny and its eggs

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 19, 2025

We found several origin theories behind the Christian holiday.

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Three bottles of Natural Jif Creamy peanut butter are shown next to each other.

Is it 'Jiffy' or 'Jif' peanut butter?

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

April 19, 2025

The name mix-up is an example of the Mandela Effect.

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Rumors about US Attorney General Pam Bondi we've fact-checked

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

April 19, 2025

No, the former Florida attorney general was not punished for wearing a cross necklace.

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Two white men are pictured next to each other. The man on the left is wearing a black suit, while the other man is wearing a dark blue suit. A graph can be faintly seen behind them.

What we know about rumors Canadian PM Mark Carney orchestrated US Treasurys sell-off

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

April 19, 2025

A vocal supporter of Carney's in Canada's upcoming federal election made these allegations, but ...

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IRS contractor leaked tax details of more than 405K Americans — but it wasn't during Biden's presidency

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 18, 2025

Notable victims of Charles Littlejohn's tax document leaks included Donald Trump and, reportedly ...

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A woman with dark hair lightening to blonde speaks in front of a large number of microphones at what appears to be a news conference. She is accompanied by many other people, some of whom are holding signs protesting the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia.

Kilmar Abrego Garcia's wife confirms she filed protective order, says they worked out problems with counseling

Written by: Rae Deng

April 18, 2025

While Jennifer Sura Vasquez sought a temporary protective order for alleged physical assault, sh ...

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Karoline Leavitt didn't debate Stephen Colbert on 'The Late Show'

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 18, 2025

Versions of the claim featured in several YouTube videos marked as "altered or synthetic content."

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What we know about claims Trump admin wanted UK to remove LGBTQ+ protections before trade deal

Written by: Laerke Christensen

April 18, 2025

U.S. Vice President JD Vance chastised European leaders for lacking commitment to free speech du ...

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A white man wearing a blue suit speaks at a microphone.

Yes, RFK Jr. said autistic children will never pay taxes, hold a job, play baseball or write a poem

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

April 18, 2025

The U.S. health secretary was giving a press briefing about CDC findings on the growing number o ...

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A red X is over an Atlantic headline that says, "A Rise in Sexual Assaults By Migrants is Price Worth Paying to End Racism." The subhedline says, "Quasi-consensual encounters between refugees and white western women may help with assimilation, says one Harvard academic." The article's byline says Debby Goldstein.

Don't believe fake Atlantic headline claiming 'rise in sexual assaults by migrants price worth paying to end racism'

Written by: Joey Esposito

April 18, 2025

The Atlantic reported the viral headline "as fake and as a trademark infringement."

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Fake Fox News chyron claims Karoline Leavitt said people will love tariffs if they 'avoid woke things like math'

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

April 18, 2025

At no point in the relevant Fox News interview did Leavitt say, "avoid woke things like math, an ...

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