Debunking claim Paul Rudd suffered burn injury while recording podcast
A video recorded on a New York City street showed paramedics loading the actor, writhing in pain, onto a stretcher and into an ambulance.
8 rumors about Kristi Noem
The former South Dakota governor has been at the center of many rumors since becoming homeland security secretary in January 2025.
Queen Camilla's grandson stripped of royal title for bullying Prince George?
Online users claimed the U.K.'s Prince William stripped Queen Camilla's grandson of his royal title, in a rumor shared in June and July 2025.
Trump border czar didn't say 'Give me one good reason kids and seniors can't pick lettuce'
The satirical Fox News chyron presumably referenced immigration raids at farms under U.S. President Donald Trump's administration.
Around 40% of farmworkers are undocumented, according to USDA data. Here's what that means
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, 42% of U.S. farmworkers from 2020 to 2022 did not have legal work authorization.
Did Bills' Josh Allen pay student loan debt for entire University of Wyoming graduating class of 2018?
The claim was only reported on social media and from untrustworthy news sites.
Video claiming hundreds of grizzly bears left Yellowstone National Park isn't what it seems
A video of bears in a South Dakota-based wildlife park was misleadingly shared as a video of bears leaving Yellowstone in July 2025.
Unpacking reports ICE detained disabled veteran
Posts claimed George Retes, a U.S. citizen and Army veteran, was detained at a California farm where he worked security in July 2025.
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Oops, online pranksters did it again: Nicole Paige Brooks from Atlanta, Georgia, is not starring in the Britney biopic.
Beware of rumor Vance was last person to see Epstein alive
The claim originated with The Borowitz Report, a popular political satire newsletter published since 2001.
Toddler girl lost in Texas floods rescued by 'guardian angel' dog?
The story said the girl "vanished just hours before historic floods slammed into Texas, but when rescuers finally found her, she wasn't alone."
Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant visited Texas to build shelters for flood victims?
Claims about the rock legend’s involvement in flood relief efforts circulated widely on social media following the deadly disaster in Texas.
Clarifying claim ICE deported Mexican rescue workers who helped in Texas floods
The rumor stemmed from an AI-generated video that appeared to show Texas Gov. Greg Abbott endorsing the alleged deportation of Mexican volunteers.
Trump didn't say he hoped Texas flood victims were immigrants
TikTok videos claimed Trump said, “I just hope the dead are immigrants, not Americans.”
Online reports claimed ocean current near Antarctica 'reversed direction.' Research didn't show that
Researchers measuring the salinity of the Southern Ocean did find unexpected results, but some online reports got the details wrong.
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Don't fall for claim Liberian president wrote letter offering to teach Trump English
Andy Borowitz, who made a career of writing satire, has struck again.
17M people will lose health care under Trump's budget bill? What we know
While many estimates are circulating, only time will reveal how many people will actually lose health insurance under the law.
Is Venezuela darker at night than rest of South America, as meme claims?
Neither Venezuela's borders nor its "socialism" are distinctly visible from space.
Did Robin Williams say, 'People don't fake depression. They fake being okay'?
There's no evidence Williams said the quote, which began circulating alongside his name over half a decade after his death.