15 rumors we've investigated about NASA
From unbelievable images captured in space to predictions of asteroids colliding with Earth, we've researched a variety of claims related to NASA.
Authentic photo shows JFK. Here's what we know about the man beside him
Kennedy and Kirk LeMoyne "Lem" Billings were friends for 30 years after meeting at Choate Rosemary Hall school.
Bean soup has been on daily menu of US Senate dining room since 1903
One account attributes a supposed bean soup mandate to a Minnesota senator who expressed his fondness for it more than a century ago.
Space photo shows NYC shortly after 9/11
NASA published the photo years ago along with a journal written by the only American who was not on Earth during the terrorist attacks.
Meet Williamina Fleming, a 19th-century Scottish maid who became an astronomer
Fleming made major scientific discoveries and belonged to the Harvard Computers, a team of women who processed astronomical data at the university.
Analyzing claim that Robin Williams had contract clause requiring all his movies to hire homeless people
Versions of claim about the comedian's unique contractual demand have been circulating online since at least 2014.
Unpacking claims that US dropped from 1st to 24th in education worldwide since 1979
Then-President Jimmy Carter established the Department of Education in 1979. President Donald Trump began to close it in 2025.
Photos don't show NASA astronaut returned to Earth with dark hair despite it being gray in space
Sunita "Suni" Williams had an unexpectedly long stay at the International Space Station after her capsule malfunctioned.
10 rumors about Trump's stated wishes to expand the US
U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants to annex Greenland, Canada and the Panama Canal.