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FBI, DOJ paid nearly $1M in overtime to agents redacting Epstein files, documents show

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Dec. 8, 2025

Snopes reviewed the records Bloomberg reporter Jason Leopold obtained in a Freedom of Informatio ...

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Screenshot of image from Facebook page, showing what appears to be a circular circuit board around a metal disc with a lightning bold printed on it all held between two fingers

Don't waste your energy on claim about tiny Japanese generators pulling electricity from air

Written by: Emery Winter

Dec. 8, 2025

Though research on moisture-electric generators, which create energy from ambient humidity, exis ...

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Chart linking Democrat-led cities to higher violent crime is misleading

Written by: William Kramer

Dec. 7, 2025

Podcaster Tim Pool's chart significantly overstated the difference in crime rates between Democr ...

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Portrait photo of Bette Midler wearing sunglasses and with her hair done up in a bun

Did Bette Midler declare $68M Netflix investment on live TV?

Written by: Emery Winter

Dec. 7, 2025

The rumor was vague in details, but that's probably because those details didn't exist.

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15 rumors about Erika Kirk, investigated

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Dec. 7, 2025

Since the killing of activist Charlie Kirk, his widow has become the target of numerous claims o ...

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Rumor claims California law requires kids up to 16 to use booster seats. That's mostly false

Written by: Joey Esposito

Dec. 7, 2025

A new California law will use a "5-step test" to determine which children need booster seats whi ...

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Pete Hegseth's tattoos have raised eyebrows. Here's what we know about their meaning

Written by: Jack Izzo

Dec. 6, 2025

Critics have questioned the meaning of Hegseth's tattoos ever since U.S. President Donald Trump ...

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Did Scotland accidentally approve initiative letting people go topless in public?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Dec. 6, 2025

The fictional story came from Scottish Aye, a satirical Facebook account.

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13 rumors about Rep. Rashida Tlaib, fact-checked

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Dec. 6, 2025

The Palestinian-American representative has been the subject of numerous rumors based on her rel ...

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Watch out for fake photo of Melania Trump kissing Epstein on cheek

Written by: Jordan Liles

Dec. 6, 2025

Users' posts indicated they truly believed the fake image authentically showed the first lady ki ...

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Lawsuit accuses Trump, Musk and Bill Gates of sex trafficking: What to know

Written by: Jack Izzo

Dec. 5, 2025

The suit described crimes supposedly committed by the three men as having an "identical" modus o ...

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Will Grand Theft Auto VI feature Pride parades? Rumor is unconfirmed

Written by: William Kramer

Dec. 5, 2025

The setting of Rockstar's long-awaited game takes inspiration from Miami.

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Did Michael Jordan say he's leaving the Democratic Party? Here's the truth

Written by: Jack Izzo

Dec. 5, 2025

The basketball legend is known for remaining quiet on political matters.

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On the left: An AI-generated image of a raccoon standing on its hind legs stealing alcohol from a liquor store shelf with a "fake" logo next to it. On the right: A real image of a raccoon passed out on the floor face-first next to a toilet.

Fake raccoon liquor store break-in video spreads online. Watch the real footage

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 5, 2025

Real pictures and videos exist of this trash panda getting sloppy — don't fall for the AI-slop v ...

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Close up photo of Buzz Aldrin on the moon. He's wearing his space suit

NASA didn't drop 'bombshell' admitting moon landing was a hoax

Written by: Emery Winter

Dec. 5, 2025

The claim, which didn't cite when or where NASA supposedly admitted this, came from a frequent p ...

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Is video of 99-year-old atheist Walter Briggs being baptized real?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Dec. 5, 2025

"My name is Walter Briggs and I am 99 years old, and I am the man that went viral for getting ba ...

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Are 50% of Minnesota visas and programs fraudulent? Investigating Kristi Noem's claim

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 5, 2025

The homeland security secretary made the claim as her department ramped up immigration enforceme ...

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In this photo illustration, a headshot of U.S. President Donald Trump is pasted on top of a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services memorandum.

Rumor claims US government memo marks all recent migrants for removal. It says otherwise

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 5, 2025

The memo ordered a "re-review" of applications for migrants from 19 countries who arrived on or ...

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Don't fall for claim Navy struck Clarence Thomas' yacht near Venezuela

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Dec. 5, 2025

The claim was purely satirical.

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In this photo illustration, three U.S. passports are fanned out in front of a pink, white and blue trans pride flag background.

Examining claim Trump admin considers passport applicants 'trans until proven cis'

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 5, 2025

In Donald Trump's second term, his administration enacted a policy requiring that sex markers on ...

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