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Posts Claiming Hitler Pardoned 8,000 Nazis the Day He Became Chancellor Aren't Entirely Accurate

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 29, 2025

Copypasta shared in the wake of President Trump's Inauguration Day pardon of Jan. 6 defendants l ...

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Pete Hegseth Has Said 'Women Shouldn't Be in Combat Roles' in US Military. Here's His Reasoning

Written by: Amelia Clarke

Jan. 29, 2025

The U.S. defense secretary faced questions about his views on female soldiers at his confirmatio ...

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No Proof Elon Musk's Grandparents Belonged to Nazi Party

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Jan. 29, 2025

"They used to support Hitler," Elon Musk's father once claimed in an interview.

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Biden Didn't Pardon Murderers on Death Row. He Gave Them Life in Prison

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 28, 2025

President Donald Trump claimed on his 2025 Inauguration Day that his predecessor pardoned "33 mu ...

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What To Know About Kansas City Tuberculosis Outbreak Officials Called 'Unprecedented'

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 28, 2025

In the last 12 months, 67 active cases of TB had been reported in the Kansas City, Kansas, area.

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Trump Claimed US Military 'Turned on the Water' in Fire-Scorched California. Here's What We Know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 28, 2025

It's unclear exactly what, if anything, was "turned on" in California, but the Department of Wat ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump, a man with yellow hair and a orange-tan complexion, looks up past the camera while he signs a piece of paper with a black marker.

Here's What We Know About Trump's Pause on Federal Spending

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 28, 2025 (Updated: Jan. 29, 2025)

A federal judge temporarily blocked Trump's funding freeze, which sowed widespread confusion online.

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Former Friend of Elon Musk Says Billionaire 'Believes He Is Above Everyone Else'

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 28, 2025 (Updated: Jan. 31, 2025)

Philip Low shared his views on Musk's alleged Nazi salute in widely shared posts on Facebook and ...

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Misleading Rumor Claims Trump Admin Found 75K-80K 'Missing' Migrant Children

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 28, 2025

Fox News TV host Harris Faulkner promoted the rumor while speaking about 300,000 purported "miss ...

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Unpacking Claim That 75% of Farm Workers Didn't Go to Work Due to Immigration Raids in CA City

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 28, 2025 (Updated: Jan. 29, 2025)

The United Farm Workers union said claims of 75% absences in Bakersfield were "not accurate" but ...

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Trump didn't 'cancel cancer research' — but his directives paused NIH meetings to dole out funds

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Jan. 27, 2025 (Updated: Aug. 28, 2025)

Meetings designed to distribute grant money to fund research were canceled as part of a communic ...

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Is AI 'Speeding Up' Climate Change?

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 26, 2025

It's true that training and using AI models like ChatGPT consume large amounts of electricity, r ...

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Trump Claims Migrants Come to US From Prisons and Mental Institutions. Here's What We Know

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 25, 2025

The oft-repeated claim about immigrants resurfaced online after the president's inauguration add ...

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No Concrete Evidence Barack Obama and Jennifer Aniston Are Having Affair

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Jan. 25, 2025

In January 2025, Michelle Obama’s absence from two high-profile events fed speculation about the ...

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It's Unclear Whether Trump Administration Removed ASL Interpreters From White House Videos

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 24, 2025

The presidential transition can be a hectic time.

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A Complete Rundown of Trump's First Executive Orders Back in Office

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Jan. 24, 2025 (Updated: March 6, 2025)

All of the executive orders to date, from renaming the Gulf of Mexico to restoring the federal d ...

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The back of an ICE official wearing a bulletproof vest with ICE written on it. In the background, another ICE official is knocking on a door.

Trump Promised Mass Arrests of Undocumented Migrants 'on Day 1.' Here's What Has Happened

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 23, 2025

Federal officials say ICE arrested 308 people the day after Trump's 2025 inauguration - but that ...

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Leaked Memo Shows Republicans Considering Sweeping Tax Changes

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 22, 2025

The 50-page list of suggestions from House Budget Committee Republicans includes tax increases f ...

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Trump Called For Public Apology After Bishop Directly Addressed Him During Inaugural Prayer Service

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 22, 2025

Episcopalian bishop Mariann Edgar Budde asked the president to "have mercy" on his constituents.

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Newsom Cut Some Fire Prevention Funding Before 2025 LA Wildfires, But It's Complicated

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Jan. 22, 2025

Reduction to an extra sum for fire resilience drew outrage while the general fund for fire preve ...

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