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Posts claim military leaders didn't clap for Hegseth, Trump. Here's what we know

Written by: Emery Winter

Oct. 1, 2025

Social media posts claimed that an assembly of military leaders did not applaud the defense secr ...

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New York DMV didn't issue 'no name given' commercial driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Oct. 1, 2025

A "no name given" mention on a commercial driver's license is an indication that its holder only ...

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Investigating claims HUD website's 'radical left' pop-ups violated Hatch Act

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Oct. 1, 2025 (Updated: Oct. 2, 2025)

A message on the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development website blamed the October 202 ...

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Charlie Kirk once changed transgender man's tire after Phoenix rally?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 30, 2025

According to the story, Kirk once helped a transgender man who hours earlier had harshly critici ...

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Breaking down report man killed in Venezuelan 'drug boat' strikes was actually fisherman with 4 children

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Sept. 30, 2025 (Updated: Oct. 1, 2025)

Neither U.S. nor Venezuelan officials have confirmed the identities of 17 people killed in three ...

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Unraveling Eric Swalwell's claim 5 mass shootings happened over 24 hours in late September 2025

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Sept. 30, 2025

The lawmaker was almost correct: Five mass shootings occurred in a 25.5-hour period in the U.S. ...

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Trump posted AI-generated video about 'med beds.' Here's what to know about fictional health care

Written by: Emery Winter

Sept. 30, 2025

A since-deleted post shared to Trump's Truth Social account promised a fake cure-all medical dev ...

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Inspecting rumor claiming pregnant woman overdosed on Tylenol trying to 'prove Trump wrong'

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Sept. 30, 2025

No antidote for an anecdote.

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Unpacking claim antifa firebombed Ice Cube's tour bus, mistaking it for ICE

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 30, 2025 (Updated: Oct. 2, 2025)

The hip-hop star made a tour stop in Portland on Sept. 22, 2025.

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Examining claim Trump accepted $2B bribe to sell highly sensitive AI chips to UAE, China

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Sept. 30, 2025

The claim was based on a New York Times article about two deals made within two weeks.

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What we know about Michigan church shooting suspect's political affiliation

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Sept. 29, 2025

Claims that the individual was a Trump supporter circulated as online sleuths dug through associ ...

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Contextualizing claims Trump deployed National Guard on 29-day orders to avoid paying benefits

Written by: Rae Deng

Sept. 29, 2025

Deploying members on 29-day orders is reportedly a common practice in the guard.

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Trump claims he ended 7 wars. Here's the truth

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Sept. 26, 2025

The president has repeated the claim, most recently during a speech before the U.N. General Asse ...

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Posts claim Erika Kirk launched fundraiser after husband's death. Here are the facts

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Sept. 26, 2025

The posts claimed Kirk had a net worth of $12 million.

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Examining rumors Queen Elizabeth II 'loved' Charlie Kirk's work

Written by: Jordan Liles

Sept. 26, 2025

According to users' posts, the queen took great interest in the conservative activist's work.

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Two black and white portraits in gold frames. The portrait on the left is labeled "Joseph R. Biden" and shows a photo of a machine signing Biden's name. The portrait on the right is a headshot of U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trump hung Biden's 'autopen signature' in new White House 'Walk of Fame,' but many presidents have used device

Written by: Rae Deng

Sept. 26, 2025

Presidents have signed documents via autopen since Thomas Jefferson.

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What to know about claim FBI plans to categorize trans people as 'Nihilistic Violent Extremists'

Written by: Jack Izzo

Sept. 26, 2025

The rumor originated from a report by independent journalist Ken Klippenstein that cited two ano ...

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Investigation found two-thirds of more than 1,800 detainees 'dropped off the grid' from 'Alligator Alcatraz'?

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Sept. 25, 2025

The Miami Herald's findings were based off two detainee rosters the news outlet obtained. Snopes ...

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No evidence Erika Kirk was involved with child trafficking in Romania

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Sept. 25, 2025 (Updated: Sept. 29, 2025)

There is also no proof she was ever "banned" from or "kicked out" of Romania.

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Unpacking claims Google admitted to censorship on YouTube under Biden administration

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Sept. 25, 2025

The U.S. House Judiciary Committee, led by Republicans, said "Google Admits Censorship Under Bid ...

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