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Not Necessarily The News

Rumor has it Cher responded to Karoline Leavitt calling her 'irrelevant.' Here's the truth

Written by: Jordan Liles

Dec. 22, 2025

A meme showed alleged quotes from the pair, including one with the famous singer telling the Whi ...

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce still didn't announce pregnancy, despite AI rumors

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Dec. 22, 2025

Baseless claims following their engagement announcement in August 2025 swirled online.

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Why false claim Trump was flown to hospital spread online

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Dec. 19, 2025

Posts claimed the White House "live cameras" had been turned off while Trump's helicopter headed ...

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Don't believe rumor McMahon's Education Dept. made 'there,' 'their' and 'they're' mean the same thing

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Dec. 17, 2025

There is no evidence they’re changing their policy.

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Watch out for rumor Helen Mirren announced $107M Netflix investment

Written by: Megan Loe

Dec. 13, 2025

A similar false story about actor Bette Midler investing millions into Netflix also circulated o ...

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Don't fall for photo showing Trump using walker

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 12, 2025

The image contained "SynthID," Google's own invisible watermark, according to the company's arti ...

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Dolly Parton didn't open animal sanctuary in Tennessee, honestly

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 11, 2025

The country singer is an animal lover, but this particular rumor had no legs to stand on.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shakes hands with U.S. President Donald Trump.

Beware claim global leaders announced sanctions against US, Trump

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 10, 2025

A YouTube video posted in December 2025 claimed the EU, the U.K., Canada and Australia had annou ...

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Look out for rumor Trump raised price of admission to national parks on MLK Day and Juneteenth

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Dec. 10, 2025

The rumor came from a satirical account on X.

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Screenshot of AI-generated video of Judge Frank Caprio. He sits in the judge's seat with hands folded in front of him. The nameplate beneath him is garbled to illegibility

Did Judge Caprio 'shut down' CEO's daughter? You can rule the video a fake

Written by: Emery Winter

Dec. 9, 2025

The video shared online in December 2025 was generated with artificial intelligence tools.

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AI-generated image of a janitor's closet stocked with food and notebooks.

Story of Pinewood Elementary janitor 'Stanley Okoye' who taught kids to read doesn't check out

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 9, 2025

Save your appreciation for a real janitor.

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Watch out for video claiming Hegseth was banned from family Christmas celebrations

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 8, 2025

The user who first shared the claim said the video was "just satire."

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Don't fall for this Trump post about bringing peace to 'Isle of Fifa'

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Dec. 8, 2025

The U.S. president did receive a FIFA Peace Prize, but the Truth Social post about the "Fifanian ...

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Did Trump post 'the KING decides' what war crimes are? Here's the truth

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Dec. 8, 2025

Trump allegedly wrote, "When I say something is LEGAL, it's LEGAL. Very simple."

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Portrait photo of Bette Midler wearing sunglasses and with her hair done up in a bun

Did Bette Midler declare $68M Netflix investment on live TV?

Written by: Emery Winter

Dec. 7, 2025

The rumor was vague in details, but that's probably because those details didn't exist.

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Did Scotland accidentally approve initiative letting people go topless in public?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Dec. 6, 2025

The fictional story came from Scottish Aye, a satirical Facebook account.

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Did Michael Jordan say he's leaving the Democratic Party? Here's the truth

Written by: Jack Izzo

Dec. 5, 2025

The basketball legend is known for remaining quiet on political matters.

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On the left: An AI-generated image of a raccoon standing on its hind legs stealing alcohol from a liquor store shelf with a "fake" logo next to it. On the right: A real image of a raccoon passed out on the floor face-first next to a toilet.

Fake raccoon liquor store break-in video spreads online. Watch the real footage

Written by: Rae Deng

Dec. 5, 2025

Real pictures and videos exist of this trash panda getting sloppy — don't fall for the AI-slop v ...

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Is video of 99-year-old atheist Walter Briggs being baptized real?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Dec. 5, 2025

"My name is Walter Briggs and I am 99 years old, and I am the man that went viral for getting ba ...

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Don't fall for claim Navy struck Clarence Thomas' yacht near Venezuela

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Dec. 5, 2025

The claim was purely satirical.

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