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Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Feb. 5, 2025
A video shows Trump showing off a rust-colored duck, which some viewers have identified as a rud ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 5, 2025
It's well documented that Musk's maternal grandfather was involved in controversial movements an ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Feb. 5, 2025
The rumor originated with a story Corgan recounted on a podcast in 2024 about the pair's similar ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 5, 2025 (Updated: Feb. 6, 2025)
Social media users claimed the Pentagon failed seven consecutive audits — but according to audit ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Feb. 4, 2025
The president said the country "needs" Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — who has falsely claimed connectio ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Feb. 4, 2025 (Updated: Feb. 7, 2025)
Musk's team of young tech engineers accessed the U.S. government's near-$6 trillion payment syst ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 4, 2025
A made-up story about Musk helping a Starbucks barista's daughter originated on YouTube, then to ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 4, 2025
Darren Beattie, a former Trump speechwriter, will be joining the U.S. State Department.
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 4, 2025
Musk is a vocal advocate of free speech, although critics say his actions suggest otherwise.
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 4, 2025
The error message for Kamala Harris' website said the page "is unburdened by what has been."
Written by: Amelia Clarke
Feb. 4, 2025
Posts on various social media platforms called for demonstrators to show up at all 50 U.S. state ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 4, 2025
A search of website archives confirmed the small, nine-star American flag icon existed prior to ...
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 4, 2025
The change came amid a larger purge of content on government websites relating to trans people.
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 4, 2025
The rumor that Biden spent nearly half of his presidency on vacation came from an exaggerated an ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Feb. 4, 2025 (Updated: Feb. 11, 2025)
The rumor stems from the writings of rocket science pioneer Wernher von Braun.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 4, 2025
Oysters sustain themselves by sucking microscopic plankton out of the waters they inhabit, a rea ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 3, 2025
The tech billionaire did call on Italians to have more children.
Written by: Jack Izzo
Feb. 3, 2025
Only three of Canada's 10 provinces and three territories didn't announce plans to pull American ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 3, 2025
The proposal came from Chrystia Freeland, a former deputy prime minister running to lead Canada.
Written by: Joey Esposito
Feb. 3, 2025
The statement originated with a social media account that posts satirical content.
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