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No, China didn't 'cancel' US beef amid tariffs tit-for-tat

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 14, 2025

China raised tariffs on beef imported from the U.S. in March 2025 after the Trump administration ...

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Trump didn't 'cancel cancer research,' but new NIH guidance cut funding for some medical studies

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

March 14, 2025

While federal judges tried to halt the funding freeze, in some cases the Trump administration di ...

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Yes, Musk left South Africa in part to avoid compulsory military service

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

March 13, 2025

Musk claimed he left the country in part because he didn't want to join the army of an apartheid ...

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Fired USDA employees reinstated by judge's order, but their future is uncertain

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 13, 2025

A U.S. district judge in California ordered six federal agencies, including the USDA, to reinsta ...

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A cut-out image of former President Joe Biden, a white man with white hair in a suit, signing a bill with a cut-out image of his signature floating to the left of him.

Biden may have signed documents with autopen — like many presidents before him

Written by: Rae Deng

March 13, 2025 (Updated: March 17, 2025)

U.S. presidents have used autopens since Thomas Jefferson; the first to use an autopen to sign a ...

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Watch out for this story about Musk once saving the home of an elderly woman

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 13, 2025

The woman whose photograph is featured in the story was “Scotland’s oldest woman” and died in 2015.

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Trump falsely claimed US spent $350B on military aid to Ukraine

Written by: Rae Deng

March 13, 2025

"We gave you $350 billion for military equipment," Trump said to Ukraine's president, Volodymyr ...

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No, France didn't offer Candace Owens millions to stop spreading rumor that Brigitte Macron is trans

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

March 13, 2025

The claim originated from a social media account known to spread disinformation.

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A person receives a vaccine on their left arm from another person. Both are wearing masks.

15 claims we've investigated involving COVID-19 on national emergency declaration anniversary

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

March 13, 2025

On March 13, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump declared that the COVID-19 pandemic was a nationa ...

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Mexican President Sheinbaum didn't tell Trump US should stop electing 'rapists and criminals'

Written by: Caroline Wazer

March 12, 2025

According to a meme, the quote was a pointed response to Trump claiming Sheinbaum had agreed to ...

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'Defund the poor' post attributed to Musk is fake

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 12, 2025

Elon Musk, the public face of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, purportedly ...

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Rumor of secret tunnel filled with bodies found under Gene Hackman's home doesn't add up

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 12, 2025

Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their home in late February 2025.

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Yes, Vice President JD Vance's cousin Nate fought in Ukraine for three years

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 12, 2025

Nate Vance spoke with several news outlets in early 2025 following JD Vance's comments about Ukr ...

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Don't fall for fake Trump post mocking people 'crying about the stock market'

Written by: Caroline Wazer

March 12, 2025

The artificial intelligence chatbot Grok caused confusion when it erroneously told X users the p ...

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Unpacking claims about Payton McNabb, anti-trans activist and former volleyball athlete

Written by: Rae Deng

March 12, 2025

McNabb claims a transgender athlete injured her during a volleyball match in 2022. It is not pos ...

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Warren Buffett did not send more than $500M to Ukraine — but his son did

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

March 12, 2025

Howard Buffett has warned against U.S. "fatigue" in supporting Ukraine.

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What to know about claims Trump sought to move original Declaration of Independence to Oval Office

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 12, 2025

The original copy of the historic document is on permanent display at the National Archives.

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No, scared spiders don't run toward people for protection

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

March 12, 2025

There are more than 50,000 known spider species worldwide.

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What to know about rumor claiming DOGE staff have taxpayer-funded 6-figure salaries

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 11, 2025

A report from Wired claimed some DOGE staffers make close to $200,000 per year.

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Yes, a Chick-fil-A franchisee was arrested over alleged sex crime with minor. Here's what we know

Written by: Taija PerryCook

March 11, 2025

And no, it wasn't on a Sunday, as many posts claimed.

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