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RFK Jr.'s 2019 Trip to Samoa Did, in Fact, Involve Vaccines

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 29, 2025

Kennedy's claim he "had nothing to do with people not vaccinating in Samoa" is a stretch, even b ...

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Yes, RFK Jr. Said His Kids Were Vaccinated During First Senate Confirmation Hearing

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Jan. 29, 2025

It wasn't the first time; Kennedy said in 2020 he would do anything to "go back in time and avoi ...

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Yes, RFK Jr. Was Once Addicted to Heroin

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 29, 2025

Kennedy referenced his addiction during his first Senate confirmation hearing to be America's to ...

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Posts About NFL Suspending Referees from Chiefs-Bills Game Are False

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 29, 2025

The rumor appeared on Facebook in January 2025 following the Kansas City Chiefs' 32-29 AFC champ ...

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Fictional Rumor Claims ICE Paused Hotline Due to Influx of Calls About Musk

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Jan. 29, 2025

Musk is an immigrant from South Africa.

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Posts Claiming Hitler Pardoned 8,000 Nazis the Day He Became Chancellor Aren't Entirely Accurate

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 29, 2025

Copypasta shared in the wake of President Trump's Inauguration Day pardon of Jan. 6 defendants l ...

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No, Hegseth Wasn't Arrested for Drunkenly Crashing Tank Into Pentagon

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 29, 2025

The new defense secretary faced intense questioning about past drinking habits during his Senate ...

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Pete Hegseth Has Said 'Women Shouldn't Be in Combat Roles' in US Military. Here's His Reasoning

Written by: Amelia Clarke

Jan. 29, 2025

The U.S. defense secretary faced questions about his views on female soldiers at his confirmatio ...

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No Proof Elon Musk's Grandparents Belonged to Nazi Party

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Jan. 29, 2025

"They used to support Hitler," Elon Musk's father once claimed in an interview.

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Is Every Bottle of Maker's Mark Bourbon Hand-Dipped in Red Wax?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Jan. 29, 2025

Maker's Mark said there is no automation when it comes to the distinctive red wax seal that ador ...

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Biden Didn't Pardon Murderers on Death Row. He Gave Them Life in Prison

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 28, 2025

President Donald Trump claimed on his 2025 Inauguration Day that his predecessor pardoned "33 mu ...

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Photo of ICE Agents Arresting Man Wearing 'Latinos for Trump' T-Shirt Is Fake

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 28, 2025

A photographer for U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) captured the original, unalte ...

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No Truth to Rumor Bishop Mariann Budde Was Removed From Washington National Cathedral

Written by: Joey Esposito

Jan. 28, 2025

The fake claim alleged Budde was removed for her comments during President Donald Trump's inaugu ...

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What To Know About Kansas City Tuberculosis Outbreak Officials Called 'Unprecedented'

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 28, 2025

In the last 12 months, 67 active cases of TB had been reported in the Kansas City, Kansas, area.

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Yes, the FBI Conducting Large-Scale, Nuclear-Response Training — But Not in Response to World Events

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Jan. 28, 2025

Although the internet jumped straight to WWIII, the training has happened biannually since 2012.

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Fake Photo Shows ICE Agent Supposedly Grabbing Girl in School

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 28, 2025

Snopes located the X user who created the image with Grok, the generative-AI chatbot developed b ...

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Trump Claimed US Military 'Turned on the Water' in Fire-Scorched California. Here's What We Know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 28, 2025

It's unclear exactly what, if anything, was "turned on" in California, but the Department of Wat ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump, a man with yellow hair and a orange-tan complexion, looks up past the camera while he signs a piece of paper with a black marker.

Here's What We Know About Trump's Pause on Federal Spending

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 28, 2025 (Updated: Jan. 29, 2025)

A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump's funding freeze, which sowed widespread confusion online.

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Former Friend of Elon Musk Says Billionaire 'Believes He Is Above Everyone Else'

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 28, 2025 (Updated: Jan. 31, 2025)

Philip Low shared his views on Musk's alleged Nazi salute in widely shared posts on Facebook and ...

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Misleading Rumor Claims Trump Admin Found 75K-80K 'Missing' Migrant Children

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 28, 2025

Fox News TV host Harris Faulkner promoted the rumor while speaking about 300,000 purported "miss ...

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