How false claim spread that US government planned to spend $50M on condoms to Gaza
Elon Musk discussed the rumor during a news conference on Feb. 11, 2025.
What we know about mine where Elon Musk says federal retirement claims are processed by hand
The Office of Personnel Management processes thousands of federal employee retirement claims every month.
DOJ memo targets undocumented immigrants with death penalty, but only for capital crimes
A memo from Pam Bondi asked prosecutors to pursue the death penalty for groups including immigrants illegally residing in the U.S. for certain crimes.
Trump WH falsely claimed USAID funded 'transgender comic book' in Peru
Karoline Leavitt, U.S. President Donald Trump's White House press secretary, promoted this false claim in the early days of Trump's second term.
USAID sent $2M to Guatemala, but not just for gender-affirming health care
Republican officials pointed to the $2 million grant as a waste of federal spending.
Goat covered in $100 Trump bills is on display at Mar-a-Lago. Here's why
The statue will be sold at auction for the benefit of an organization that says it fights human trafficking and the sexual exploitation of children.
Video of Jewish celebrities in anti-Ye T-shirts was AI-generated
A video posted to social media purported to show celebs like Scarlett Johansson and Jerry Seinfeld wearing T-shirts protesting Kanye West.
No, Ron Howard didn't author 'I'm a liberal' letter
"[The] majority of liberals I know think along roughly these same lines," the letter alleges.
Girl Scout cookies are accused of containing toxins. Here's why they're still safe to eat
A child would need to eat 9,000 cookies in a day to approach harmful levels of pesticide or naturally occurring heavy metals.
Free entry into Disneyland? Video of man finding secret cave into park, explained
For years, people claimed a video depicted a man finding a secret cave offering a free way into Disneyland. The clip spun up other rumors, as well.
'Jesus didn't have electricity' quote falsely attributed to Trump Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt
Internet users claimed Leavitt said, "They want you to panic, but Trump wants you to remember Jesus didn't have electricity either."
Elon Musk the leader of Mars? Rumor suggests old science fiction novel may have predicted it
Musk's father claims to have been influenced by the novel when naming Elon, but the book wasn't published until 2006.
Coca-Cola is accused of calling ICE on immigrant workers — but there's no evidence of it
Social media users called for a boycott of Coca-Cola products in response to the company's purported actions.
Melania Trump didn't sue 'The View' for $900M over host Sunny Hostin's comments
The alleged lawsuit was reportedly based on comments co-host Sunny Hostin made about Trump's marriage to President Donald Trump.
Video of Trump signing executive order banning skinny jeans for men is fake
In the footage, the U.S. president allegedly said people had been waiting "for years" for such an intervention.
Here's what we know about photo allegedly showing young Ye wearing anti-Nazi T-shirt
In February 2025, Ye shared the image on his X account, writing, "I used to be woke too."
Breaking down how much money Musk's Starlink received from USAID
A senator from Vermont claimed Elon Musk's Starlink received "millions" from the humanitarian aid agency.