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Ukraine isn't holding elections. Here's why

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Feb. 21, 2025

The country — which Russia invaded in 2022 — is under martial law, which cancels elections.

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No, Sunny Hostin didn't call Musk a 'b*****d' on 'The View'

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 21, 2025

Hostin has previously criticized the Trump administration and Musk's controversial role in it.

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Zelenskyy did not block Truth Social in Ukraine

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 21, 2025

U.S. President Donald Trump's social media platform has never been available in Ukraine.

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Trump claimed Zelenskyy's approval rating was 4% — but Ukrainian poll said 57%. Here's what we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 21, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Trump's claim "Russian disinformation."

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Yes, Musk reposted meme calling Americans who use federal programs the 'Parasite Class'

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Feb. 21, 2025

The repost led to accusations of hypocrisy.

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A YouTube thumbnail shows a white woman next to another white woman with her hands behind her back surrounded by two white people wearing blue suits. At the bottom, text says: EXCLUSIVE "JOY! NOW ROT IN HELL B."

Look out for fictional rumor about Joy Behar being arrested at airport while fleeing US

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 21, 2025 (Updated: Feb. 22, 2025)

The rumor involved a $50 million defamation lawsuit filed by White House Press Secretary Karolin ...

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A Black woman who is smiling is pictured next to a white man wearing a black suit.

No, Oprah isn't ending talk show and moving to Italy

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Feb. 21, 2025

The entertainment mogul allegedly said she "can't breathe the same air as Elon Musk."

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Kurt Cobain didn't predict his generation would elect 'someone like Donald Trump'

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Feb. 21, 2025

In a quote shared online, the Nirvana frontman allegedly said Generation X would "elect a true o ...

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A timeline of missing US nukes

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 21, 2025

Fortunately, the lost bombs are not going to explode any time soon.

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This '70s photo really shows young Jill Biden

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Feb. 21, 2025

No erroneous caption or digital editing here — this is a legitimate photo of the former first lady.

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A blue planet is seen from space. Lights can be seen, indicating electricity/life there.

Why NASA keeps changing the probability of an asteroid impacting Earth in 2032

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 20, 2025

Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the aster ...

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The side of a white man wearing a black suit holding a coffee cup is shown.

Yes, Musk said he'd ask Trump about $5K checks for US taxpayers funded by DOGE savings

Written by: Amelia Clarke

Feb. 20, 2025

An investment company's CEO suggested the "DOGE dividend" idea to Musk on X.

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Musk did not post that 'billionaires are tired of subsidizing' public services

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Feb. 20, 2025

The post, in which he appeared to tell people to "roll around in the mud with your fellow pigs," ...

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Yes, the White House posted an image of Trump captioned 'Long live the king'

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 20, 2025

An AI-generated image depicted Trump wearing a crown and the slogan "Long live the king" on a Ti ...

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No evidence South Africa has banned all US businesses and stopped mineral exports

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 20, 2025

The claim spread after U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order freezing aid to the ...

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What we know about claims USAID funded 'Sesame Street' TV show in Iraq

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 20, 2025

"Ahlan Simsim" is both the name of a childhood development program and an Arabic-language TV sho ...

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No, USDA inspector general didn't demand 'mass culling' of birds to inflate cost of poultry, eggs

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Feb. 20, 2025

Since avian flu arrived in the U.S., farmers have killed millions of birds affected by the disea ...

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What we know about photo allegedly showing $300M worth of meds set to expire due to USAID cuts

Written by: Amelia Clarke

Feb. 19, 2025 (Updated: Feb. 20, 2025)

In an X post, Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware said the drugs would have prevented people "from goin ...

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A Hispanic girl smiles in front of a wall. Someone stands to her right.

Breaking down claim Texas girl took her life because bullies threatened to report her family to ICE

Written by: Amelia Clarke

Feb. 19, 2025 (Updated: Feb. 28, 2025)

Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, 11, died by suicide on Feb. 8, 2025.

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Trump order saying only he and attorney general can interpret laws is limited to executive branch

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 19, 2025

The executive order gives the president more power over federal agencies that are part of the ex ...

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