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A white man is pictured looking towards a camera wearing a camoflauge hat and jacket. Ducks surround him. He appears to be sitting outside near a body of water.

Donald Trump Jr. is accused of hunting protected duck in Italy. Here's the context

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 ...

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Musk's critics claim his grandparents belonged to Nazi Party. Here's what we know

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Feb. 5, 2025

It's well documented that Musk's maternal grandfather was involved in controversial movements an ...

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No proof Bill Burr and Billy Corgan are brothers

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 ...

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Aerial view of the Pentagon, a pentagon-shaped concrete building housing the Department of Defense.

The Pentagon has never fully passed an audit. Here's context

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 ...

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The facts behind Trump's claim that autism rates are rising

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 4, 2025

The president said the country "needs" Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — who has falsely claimed connectio ...

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Unpacking claims that Elon Musk and his DOGE team secured access to Treasury payment systems

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 ...

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Story of Elon Musk helping Starbucks barista originated as fiction

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 4, 2025

A made-up story about Musk helping a Starbucks barista's daughter originated on YouTube, then to ...

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

Trump appointee said 'competent white men' must be in charge for 'things to work'

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Feb. 4, 2025

Darren Beattie, a former Trump speechwriter, will be joining the U.S. State Department.

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U.S. President Donald Trump, a white man with a dark tan in a blue suit wearing a red "Make America Great Again" baseball cap, talks to Elon Musk, a white man with short brown hair and a five o'clock shadow wearing all-black.

No, Musk didn't say he would suspend anti-Trump users from X

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 4, 2025

Musk is a vocal advocate of free speech, although critics say his actions suggest otherwise.

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A website page belonging to THE OFFICE of KAMALA D. HARRIS says, "404 This page is unburdened by what has been. You have reached a broken link. Please return to the home page or use the navigation above."

Trump White House didn't customize 404 error page on Harris' website

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 4, 2025

The error message for Kamala Harris' website said the page "is unburdened by what has been."

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What we know about nationwide anti-Trump protests on Feb. 5

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 ...

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No, Trump admin didn't add 9-star US flag to government websites in 2025

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 4, 2025

A search of website archives confirmed the small, nine-star American flag icon existed prior to ...

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A Latino wearing a blue suit stands on the steps to a white plane.

Yes, State Department eliminated references to trans people on its websites

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 4, 2025

The change came amid a larger purge of content on government websites relating to trans people.

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A white man wears sunglasses and a blue hat at a beach. Behind him, you can see a crowd of people.

Breaking Down How Much Time Biden Spent on Vacation While President – It's Not 40%

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 4, 2025

The rumor that Biden spent nearly half of his presidency on vacation came from an exaggerated an ...

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Unpacking claim famed rocket scientist 'predicted' in 1953 that Elon Musk would be leader of Mars

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 4, 2025 (Updated: Feb. 11, 2025)

The rumor stems from the writings of rocket science pioneer Wernher von Braun.

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Can 1 adult oyster filter more than 50 gallons of water in 24 hours?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Feb. 4, 2025

Oysters sustain themselves by sucking microscopic plankton out of the waters they inhabit, a rea ...

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Elon Musk did not say Italians should stay in Italy

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Feb. 3, 2025

The tech billionaire did call on Italians to have more children.

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Most Canadian provinces announced they would pull US-produced alcohol before tariffs were paused

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 3, 2025

Only three of Canada's 10 provinces and three territories didn't announce plans to pull American ...

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A tall white man with brown hair in a blue suit and tie talks to a white woman with blonde hair in a black jacket with small white dots. They stand in front of a wall of Canadian flags -- white and red vertical stripes with a red maple leaf emblazoned in the middle.

Canada didn't propose 100% tariff on Teslas, but a candidate for prime minister did

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 3, 2025

The proposal came from Chrystia Freeland, a former deputy prime minister running to lead Canada.

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Don't fall for this rumored NYPD quote about people urinating on Trump Tower

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 3, 2025

The statement originated with a social media account that posts satirical content.

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