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Written by: Joey Esposito
Feb. 11, 2025
Musk's father claims to have been influenced by the novel when naming Elon, but the book wasn't ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 11, 2025
Social media users called for a boycott of Coca-Cola products in response to the company's purpo ...
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 11, 2025
In February 2025, Ye shared the image on his X account, writing, "I used to be woke too."
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 10, 2025
A senator from Vermont claimed Elon Musk's Starlink received "millions" from the humanitarian ai ...
Written by: Jordan Liles
Feb. 10, 2025
The photo of the supposed sign, appearing on Reddit in February 2025, displayed a "security noti ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Feb. 10, 2025
Some social media posts claimed the man’s name was “Tyrone ‘F*** The Klan’ Johnson.”
Written by: Taija PerryCook
Feb. 9, 2025
The youngest Trump is notoriously private, but archived interviews with Donald and Melania Trump ...
Written by: Caroline Wazer
Feb. 9, 2025
In 1984, a broken water main in Salt Lake City sparked national concerns about the annual “Super ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 8, 2025
We sifted through reports and read through every day of Biden's public calendar to assess the cl ...
Written by: Amelia Clarke
Feb. 7, 2025
The New York Times reported the mural was located at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Virginia.
Written by: Alex Kasprak
Feb. 5, 2025
"That group has been deleted," Elon Musk said of a federal office that produced and designed Dir ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 5, 2025
Taking action against the foreign aid agency legally requires an act of Congress.
Written by: Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 5, 2025
It's well documented that Musk's maternal grandfather was involved in controversial movements an ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Feb. 5, 2025
The rumor originated with a story Corgan recounted on a podcast in 2024 about the pair's similar ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 5, 2025 (Updated: Feb. 6, 2025)
Social media users claimed the Pentagon failed seven consecutive audits — but according to audit ...
Written by: Laerke Christensen
Feb. 4, 2025
The president said the country "needs" Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — who has falsely claimed connectio ...
Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz
Feb. 4, 2025 (Updated: Feb. 7, 2025)
Musk's team of young tech engineers accessed the U.S. government's near-$6 trillion payment syst ...
Written by: Amelia Clarke
Feb. 4, 2025
Posts on various social media platforms called for demonstrators to show up at all 50 U.S. state ...
Written by: Rae Deng
Feb. 4, 2025
The rumor that Biden spent nearly half of his presidency on vacation came from an exaggerated an ...
Written by: Joey Esposito
Feb. 4, 2025 (Updated: Feb. 11, 2025)
The rumor stems from the writings of rocket science pioneer Wernher von Braun.
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