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Two frogs are shown in a body of water.

Female frogs play dead to avoid mating? Some do, study found

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 4, 2025

Biologists call the response "tonic immobility," and know it's a response to a high-stress envir ...

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Contextualizing claim Colbert's 'Late Show' was losing CBS $40M annually

Written by: Megan Loe

Aug. 4, 2025

We tracked down the apparent origin of the claim: reports by Puck and the New York Post.

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Who's paying for the new White House golden ballroom? What we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Aug. 1, 2025 (Updated: May 8, 2026)

Trump wrote on Truth Social that he inspected the site of the ballroom that "would be built, com ...

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Breaking down claim 'whites-only' Arkansas settlement plans to expand into Missouri

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Aug. 1, 2025

Return to the Land co-founder Eric Orwoll has disputed a report by a local TV news station.

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Posts claim Gaza aid air drops injured 11 in July 2025. Here's what we know

Written by: Taija PerryCook

July 31, 2025

The UN acknowledged the air drop-inflicted injuries in July 2025 and reiterated that air drops w ...

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What we know about James Rodden, the ICE prosecutor accused of running white supremacist X account

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 31, 2025

In April 2023, the @GlomarResponder X account wrote "'Migrants' are all criminals."

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A split image showing a tweet and a close-up photo of Congressman Randy Fine. The tweet, attributed to @RepFine, reads: "The Thump Thump Act will allow Americans to run over these Muslim Terrorists. They don’t try this in Florida because of the bill I helped pass in the Legislature to allow them to be run over. It’s time to take it national. Thump thump." On the right side of the image is a close-up of Randy Fine’s face, appearing in formal attire with a neutral expression.

Is 'Thump Thump Act' floated by US Rep. Randy Fine real? Unpacking the claims

Written by: Megan Loe

July 31, 2025 (Updated: Aug. 1, 2025)

The Florida Republican has repeatedly promoted the act, suggesting it would allow drivers to run ...

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Is Trump considering pardon for Sean 'Diddy' Combs? What to know

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

July 31, 2025

In May 2025, Trump did not rule out pardoning Diddy, who was on trial. After Diddy's conviction, ...

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Oprah's road open for people fleeing Hawaii tsunami, police say

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

July 30, 2025 (Updated: July 31, 2025)

Numerous social media posts claimed the media mogul "refused" to open her private road as cars a ...

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Is Astronomer ex-CEO Andy Byron preparing to sue Coldplay? We investigated the rumor

Written by: Jordan Liles

July 29, 2025

Users alleged Byron was assembling documents to file a lawsuit against the band following the vi ...

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What we know about the photo of James Brown with Trump and Epstein

Written by: Cindy Shan

July 29, 2025

The photo circulated on social media amid ongoing investigations into Donald Trump's connections ...

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What we know about Julian Brown, inventor of 'plastoline' who vanished from social media

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

July 29, 2025 (Updated: Aug. 5, 2025)

Brown, who purportedly found a way to turn plastic waste into fuel, stopped posting after tellin ...

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Home Depot denies rumor of $250M DHS deal allowing ICE arrests in parking lots

Written by: Jordan Liles

July 29, 2025

The unfounded rumor alleged Home Depot signed a lucrative deal with DHS, allowing ICE agents to ...

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In the foreground: A black and white headshot photo of a stern man holding what appears to be a Siamese cat. In the background: Russian text.

Soviet scholar who deciphered Maya text tried to cite his cat as co-author at least once, academics say

Written by: Rae Deng

July 29, 2025

While Yuri Knorozov's cat, Asya, reportedly clawed her way into his heart, internet users may ha ...

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Trump admitted to going into changing room of beauty pageant contestants

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

July 29, 2025

Trump made the comments during a discussion about Miss USA and Miss Universe, not Miss Teen USA.

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People stand outside The Heritage Foundation building, one person holding a small American flag. The building features tall columns and large windows, with 'The Heritage Foundation' engraved above the entrance.

What is Project Esther? Unpacking the effort to curb pro-Palestine activism

Written by: Megan Loe

July 28, 2025 (Updated: July 30, 2025)

It's a set of recommendations by The Heritage Foundation, the conservative think tank behind Pro ...

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Examining report Pentagon secretly transferred $934M to renovate Trump's new Air Force One

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 28, 2025 (Updated: July 29, 2025)

Estimates for the cost of renovating the plane, which was a gift from Qatar, ranged up to $1 bil ...

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Portrait of a smiling man in a dark suit, white shirt and black tie, standing in front of a blurred background featuring the Oklahoma state flag and the American flag. He has short, neatly styled light brown hair and a trimmed beard.

Unpacking rumors Oklahoma superintendent was caught watching adult content at meeting

Written by: Megan Loe

July 28, 2025

Two state Board of Education members say they saw a video featuring naked women on a TV in Super ...

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A photo of a person frying chicken in a pot overlaid over a background of rain falling

Is frying food really behind the rain sounds you hear in movies?

Written by: Emery Winter

July 28, 2025 (Updated: July 31, 2025)

There are a lot of ways people who make movies, TV shows and videos recreate the sound of rain. ...

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Two white men smile while holding jerseys that say TRUMP 47 on them. They are smiling at a man in the middle holding a soccer ball.

Is FIFA moving World Cup games from US to Canada over Trump's immigration policies?

Written by: Jordan Liles

July 27, 2025

Eleven stadiums across the United States are scheduled to host most of the 2026 tournament's mat ...

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