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Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 10, 2025
Online users falsely alleged a video of Black family members and friends moving items from a hom ...
Written by: Chris Richmond
Jan. 10, 2025
The social platform announced sweeping changes in early January 2025.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 10, 2025
Social media users were outraged at claims that firefighters were seen in news footage carrying ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Jan. 10, 2025
Social media posts claimed the unpleasant-looking procedure was called "vibration therapy."
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 10, 2025
If he were, legitimate sports journalists would have covered the news. That wasn't happening.
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 9, 2025
Snopes investigated a years-old picture that challenged some online users' perceptions of the Mi ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 9, 2025
Trump will be inaugurated on Jan. 20, and U.S. flags on public buildings will fly at half-staff ...
Written by: Jordan Liles Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 9, 2025
The January 2025 wildfires in Los Angeles resulted in an online rumor concerning LA Mayor Karen ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 9, 2025
Los Angeles officials said a "tremendous" demand — four times normal levels — during the Palisad ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 9, 2025
A new version of an old and completely untrue rumor circulated among Facebook users in early 2025.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 9, 2025
A short video and dramatic picture both claimed to show flames engulfing the historic sign as wi ...
Written by: Nur Ibrahim
Jan. 9, 2025
An online rumor claims the show was based on a true story of hostages held in a South Korean bun ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Jan. 9, 2025
Carter once allegedly said that weak nations, like weak people, "must behave with bluster and bo ...
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 8, 2025
We found no evidence of the canal being under China's control, as claimed by U.S. President-elec ...
Written by: Jack Izzo Taija PerryCook
Jan. 8, 2025 (Updated: March 7, 2025)
Who's in charge come January 2025, and what do they stand for?
Written by: Jack Izzo
Jan. 8, 2025
Viral posts on X suggested all of the babies harmed were Black.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 8, 2025
In the footage, a wall of billowing flames is visible through the windows of a surrounded home.
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 8, 2025
The U.S. president-elect had recently expressed renewed interest in the Arctic island after he f ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Jan. 8, 2025
The tech giant implemented major updates to its hateful-conduct policies on Jan. 7, 2025 — the s ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Jan. 8, 2025
Chinese officials said a rise in HMPV cases was nothing out of the ordinary during the winter se ...
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