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Did Musk Give 'Nazi Salute' at Trump's 2025 Inauguration Rally? Here's What We Know

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 20, 2025 (Updated: Jan. 24, 2025)

Online users shared videos showing Musk twice extending his hand outward from his heart but omit ...

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Biden's Preemptive Pardons Don't Mean Fauci, Jan. 6 Committee Are Guilty of Crimes

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 20, 2025

Whether a pardon implies guilt is still an open question.

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Nikola Tesla Wished He Could Bring His Mother a Glass of Water in Last Words?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Jan. 20, 2025

"All these years I have spent in the service of mankind brought me nothing but insults and humil ...

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What We Know About Trump's Executive Order Declaring There Are 'Only Two Genders, Male and Female'

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Jan. 20, 2025 (Updated: Jan. 22, 2025)

President Donald Trump made trans people a policy priority at the beginning of his second term o ...

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Rumor Has It Trump Took Oath of Office Without Placing Hand on Bible. We Checked the Footage

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Jan. 20, 2025

Legally speaking, it doesn't matter whether the U.S. president placed his hand on a bible. And h ...

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Did Meta Buy TikTok? What To Know About Claims of Sale

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 20, 2025

Claims that TikTok had been sold circulated after the app went dark in response to a U.S. federa ...

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Trump Says US Will Take Back Panama Canal. Here's Its Ownership History

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 20, 2025

Trump began his second presidential term with a series of promises, including the vow to gain co ...

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Golden Retrievers' Average Lifespans Are Decreasing? Here's What Data Shows

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Jan. 19, 2025

Internet users claimed the breed's average lifespan has dropped significantly over the past 50 y ...

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What We Know About Study That Once Reportedly Found Human DNA in Hot Dogs

Written by: Madison Dapcevich

Jan. 18, 2025

While multiple news outlets covered the 2015 study, it's unclear whether the report was peer-rev ...

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The Eerie Prescience of Octavia Butler's 'Parable of the Sower'

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 17, 2025

As wildfires ravaged parts of Los Angeles, readers said the science fiction writer predicted thi ...

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Donations for California Wildfire Victims Funneled to ActBlue PAC? Not Quite

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 17, 2025

ActBlue is more than just a political action committee for Democratic candidates.

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3 Former Presidents Won't Attend Trump's Inaugural Luncheon. Is That Abnormal?

Written by: Alex Kasprak

Jan. 17, 2025

According to NBC News, the Obamas, Clintons and Bushes won't be at the traditional lunch that fo ...

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Did Biden Privately Consider Pardoning Trump? Here's What We Know

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 17, 2025

Online users discussing this rumor pointed to an NBC News article published in the final days of ...

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What To Know About US Possibly Banning TikTok

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 16, 2025

The U.S. Supreme Court found that a federal law issuing the ban did not violate the First Amendment.

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Tesla 'Replaced' Laid-Off Staff with H-1B Visa Workers? Here's What We Know

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 17, 2025

In spring 2024, Tesla laid off roughly 6,600 workers. According to labor statistics, it filed ab ...

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Unpacking Claim of Trump's Alleged 'Pay to Pray' Church Service at Inauguration

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 16, 2025

Top technology companies like Meta, Amazon and Uber have reportedly donated millions to the inau ...

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The Trump-Newsom Fight Over an Alleged 'Water Restoration Declaration,' Explained

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 16, 2025

Trump claimed Newsom's refusal to sign the document led to a water shortage during the Los Angel ...

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Two large cylindrical green tanks next to a white warehouse building.

AI's Impact on the Environment, Explained

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 15, 2025

Claims about AI's environmental cost circulated following the Los Angeles wildfires in early 2025.

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No, Billionaire Couple Does Not 'Own Most of California's Water'

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Jan. 15, 2025

The rumor spread as fires ravaged the Los Angeles area in January 2025.

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' LA Mansion Hasn't Burned Down in Wildfires, Despite Misleading Photo

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 15, 2025

We referenced satellite images to determine the state of Combs' mansion after online users claim ...

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