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Former Air Force Gen. James Slife wasn't sentenced to hang to death for treason
Online users, primarily posting on Facebook, copied and pasted a made-up rumor about the former vice chief of staff of the ...
No, Japan did not stop vaccinating children under 24 months old in 1994
Not only did Japan not end early childhood vaccinations, it implemented strong incentives for families who follow the ...
Pope Leo XIV didn't once urge people to 'be woke'
"To be called 'woke' in a world that sleeps through suffering is no insult - it is Gospel," a meme featuring the quote read.
Pam Bondi didn't say teachers talking to 6-year-olds about sexuality are predators
The widely shared rumor about the U.S. attorney general originated from a Facebook page describing its output as "satirical." ...
No proof Jelly Roll announced he would invest $20M to create dog sanctuary and rescue
The rapper and singer confirmed in 2024 that he owned a dog, but he hasn't publicly confirmed claims he is creating a dog ...
8 famous last words and deathbed conversions we've investigated
We’ve investigated dying words and actions attributed to Leonardo da Vinci, Charles Darwin, Abraham Lincoln and a NASA rover ...
MMR vaccine doesn't contain 'a lot of aborted fetus debris,' contrary to RFK's assertion
The combined MMR jab contains three live attenuated viruses. These versions of the viruses are too weak to cause an infection but are strong enough to provoke an immune reaction in which the body ...
No, Karoline Leavitt did not debate Rachel Maddow on the latter's MSNBC show
One YouTube video spreading the claim noted in its description that "no actual debate" between the two had occurred.
Duolingo said it would become 'AI-first' and that it plans to replace contractors
CEO Luis von Ahn said in a companywide email that Duolingo would "gradually stop using contractors to do work that Al can ...
Posts incorrectly claim Calif. Democrats blocked bill to make the sex trafficking of minors a felony
Sex trafficking of minors is already a state felony. Some Democrats rejected part of a bill making it a felony to buy sex ...
May Day — or International Workers' Day — started in America. Here's the full history
The history of organized labor is long and brutal. The history of May Day, the holiday honoring the organized labor movement ...
US Embassy demanded Stockholm officials comply with Trump's anti-DEI policies. They refused
Claims circulating online in early May 2025 alleged the United States Embassy in Stockholm, Sweden, sent a letter to ...