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Unpacking claims that House budget resolution cuts Medicaid by $880B

Written by: Amelia Clarke

Feb. 27, 2025

The House of Representatives passed a budget resolution establishing the congressional budget fo ...

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No credible evidence Trump plans to remove EV charging stations from federal buildings

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Feb. 27, 2025

The agency responsible for federal EV charging stations confirmed via email it was working to de ...

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Musk mocked in Tesla 'Swasticar' poster at London bus stop

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 26, 2025

A group named Everyone Hates Elon claimed responsibility for the poster. "We don't want his cars ...

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Breaking down rumors that Musk has a penis implant

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Feb. 26, 2025

The rumor spread as the tech magnate was continuing efforts to reshape the U.S. government.

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What to know about the rumor Trump was recruited by KGB in 1987

Written by: Jack Izzo Amelia Clarke

Feb. 26, 2025 (Updated: March 27, 2025)

According to a Facebook post from a former Kazakh security official, Trump was given the code na ...

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A large mountain vista amid a blue sky.

What to know about national park layoffs and potential closures

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 25, 2025

The U.S. Department of the Interior said no parks are expected to close in the summer, but park ...

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What we know about posts calling for 'economic blackout' on Feb. 28

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Feb. 25, 2025

Historian Heather Cox Richardson was not involved with this grassroots effort.

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Here's why some people think Tesla automobiles can 'see ghosts'

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

Feb. 25, 2025

We tested the theory by driving a Model 3 through a cemetery.

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A white person holds a sign that says WORKERS OVER BILLIONAIRES.

Unpacking claims about new website allegedly run by anonymous federal workers

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 24, 2025

We the Builders claims to be founded by anonymous federal workers intent on sharing the truth ab ...

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What we know about claims 70 Christians were beheaded in Democratic Republic of Congo

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 24, 2025 (Updated: Feb. 25, 2025)

MONUSCO, the U.N. peacekeeping force in the DRC, said the reported killings were under investiga ...

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Breaking down false rumor that France's first lady Brigitte Macron is trans

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Feb. 24, 2025 (Updated: Sept. 19, 2025)

U.S. conservative pundit Candace Owens has repeatedly peddled this falsehood.

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No evidence forgotten Black inventor pioneered drone tech

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 23, 2025

The posts promoting the claim feature imagery generated by artificial intelligence and offer no ...

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No proof Henry Ford said if he'd asked what customers wanted, they would have said 'faster horses'

Written by: Amelia Clarke

Feb. 23, 2025

The alleged quote has circulated online for years, often alongside messages encouraging people t ...

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What we know about Medicare ending telehealth coverage in April 2025

Written by: Amelia Clarke

Feb. 21, 2025

Telehealth coverage allow patients to access health care remotely using digital technology.

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Ukraine isn't holding elections. Here's why

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Feb. 21, 2025

The country — which Russia invaded in 2022 — is under martial law, which cancels elections.

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Trump claimed Zelenskyy's approval rating was 4% — but Ukrainian poll said 57%. Here's what we know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 21, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called Trump's claim "Russian disinformation."

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A blue planet is seen from space. Lights can be seen, indicating electricity/life there.

Why NASA keeps changing the probability of an asteroid impacting Earth in 2032

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 20, 2025

Sensational "city killer" headlines aside, NASA and the European Space Agency reported the aster ...

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What we know about claims USAID funded 'Sesame Street' TV show in Iraq

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 20, 2025

"Ahlan Simsim" is both the name of a childhood development program and an Arabic-language TV sho ...

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What we know about photo allegedly showing $300M worth of meds set to expire due to USAID cuts

Written by: Amelia Clarke

Feb. 19, 2025 (Updated: Feb. 20, 2025)

In an X post, Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware said the drugs would have prevented people "from goin ...

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A Hispanic girl smiles in front of a wall. Someone stands to her right.

Breaking down claim Texas girl took her life because bullies threatened to report her family to ICE

Written by: Amelia Clarke

Feb. 19, 2025 (Updated: Feb. 28, 2025)

Jocelynn Rojo Carranza, 11, died by suicide on Feb. 8, 2025.

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