Unpacking claim Ghislaine Maxwell confirmed Epstein had 'secret tapes' of Trump, Clinton
Contrary to social media posts, the rumor wasn’t new in 2025 — it stemmed from a book published in 2021.
20 rumors we've investigated about US-Mexico border wall
Rumors about the border wall often relate to U.S. President Donald Trump, who has made it a central part of his immigration policy.
Stephen Miler called Democratic Party a 'domestic, extremist organization'
Miller made the comment on Sean Hannity's show on Fox while discussing crime in Chicago, Illinois.
Claim Trump executive order aims to 'institutionalize anyone disabled' lacks key context
The order encourages forcible commitment of "homeless individuals into long-term institutional settings for humane treatment."
What we know about California school district's locker-room privacy policy
Anti-trans commentators criticized proposed mental-health accommodations for students seeking private facilities.
Video of Trump saying 'trans people don't exist' is an AI fake
The fake video received millions of views the day after two children were killed in a school shooting perpetrated by an allegedly transgender suspect.
What we know about Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman's gender identity
Conservatives seized on the shooter's purported gender identity to launch attacks on the transgender community.
Mass shooters are not disproportionately transgender, contrary to claims
Multiple databases of mass shootings indicate that transgender people are not unusually likely to commit mass shootings.
10 Hurricane Katrina claims we've investigated in the 20 years since its landfall
On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, eventually taking thousands of lives and causing billions in damage.
Joe Gibbs, former coach of NFL's Washington Commanders, is not dead
The storied coach's religious organization confirmed he was still alive.