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Video claims to show hostage situation in broad daylight. Here's the real story

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Jan. 26, 2026

Many online assumed the video was AI-generated, but it showed a real event that took place in a ...

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Bill Gates said climate change 'will not lead to humanity's demise'?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Nov. 2, 2025

Social media users accused Gates of softening his long-standing commitment to mitigating the eff ...

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Yes, the US Senate voted to overturn Trump's tariffs on Canada

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Oct. 31, 2025

Republican senators joined the Democrats' effort to end President Donald Trump's tariffs on Cana ...

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Real X-rays of person with 81 teeth?

Written by: William Kramer

Sept. 23, 2025

According to posts circulating online, an image depicts X-rays of a person with hyperdontia, a c ...

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Unpacking reports of SpaceX-branded cocaine found in Brazilian plane crash

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 18, 2025

The deceased pilot was allegedly an Australian businessman named Timothy James Clark.

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A man with dark short cropped hair wearing a white t-shirt reads a book.

Yes, Brazilian prisoners can read books to reduce sentences — but only by 48 days a year

Written by: Rae Deng

April 27, 2025

Prisoners can submit up to 12 book reviews a year and reduce their sentences by four days per bo ...

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Video Does Not Show Biden Wandering Off into Amazon Rainforest

Written by: Jordan Liles

Nov. 18, 2024

Online users and some journalists published misinformation about a video-recorded moment from Bi ...

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Some US Confederates Fled to Brazil, Where Descendants Still Celebrate Confederacy?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

July 12, 2024

Thousands of Confederates fled to Brazil after the Civil War and created new settlements.

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Couple in Brazil Planted More Than 2M Trees in 20 Years To Recreate Forest?

Written by: Nikki Dobrin

April 24, 2024

In 1998, photographer Sebastião Salgado and his wife Lélia embarked on a remarkable journey to r ...

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Mail-In Voting Is Banned in All These Countries?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

April 3, 2024

We looked closely at the voting methods allowed in each country.

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Videos Reveal More Than 1M Brazilians Showing Support for Israel?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Feb. 26, 2024

Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro was reportedly seen waving an Israeli flag during the ...

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Biden Forgets To Shake Hands with Brazilian President at Workers' Rights Meeting?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Sept. 22, 2023

"Such an embarrassment. They should have sent the stunt double," one X user commented.

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A thick bolt of lightning hits a large statue that's located on a cliff.

Does Viral Photo Show Lightning Striking the Christ Redeemer Statue?

Written by: Izz Scott LaMagdeleine

Feb. 16, 2023

It happens way more often than you would think.

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An online video titled as "Brazil in a nutshell" or "another day in Night City" did not show real-world gun violence captured on video.

'Brazil in a Nutshell' Street Gunfire Video Shows TV Series Filming

Written by: Jordan Liles

July 27, 2022

According to HoaxEye, a video of men on a motorcycle trading gunfire with others in a Brazilian ...

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Is the Snake and Snorkeler Photo in Online Ads Real?

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 3, 2022

A picture of a large snake and a snorkeler showed up in an online advertisement that read, "Chil ...

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Does This Photograph Show a Man Washing Aborted Fetuses in Brazil?

Written by: David Mikkelson

April 30, 2018

A viral photograph purportedly shows a "pro-lifer" washing aborted fetuses in Rio de Janeiro, bu ...

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Did a Sick Child's Classmates Refuse to Wish Him a Happy Birthday?

Written by: Dan Evon

April 6, 2018

A photograph of young child with a rare disease was exploited for likes and retweets on social m ...

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Crowd marching in the street in Sao Paolo, Brazil in March 2015

Did a Car Run Over Trump Protesters on a Highway?

Written by: Dan Evon

May 2, 2017

A video showing a car driving through a demonstration is real, but it took place in Brazil and h ...

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More Than 70 Killed After Soccer Team's Plane Crashes In Colombia

Written by: Arturo Garcia

Nov. 29, 2016

Only three members of the Brazilian team Chapecoense survived the crash.

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El Paso Gun Battle

Written by: Brooke Binkowski

March 14, 2016

Photographs purporting to be the scene of a shootout on the US-Mexico border were actually taken ...

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