25 Rumors We've Fact-Checked About Martin Luther King Jr. Over the Years
For decades, we've fact-checked the life and legacy of the late civil rights leader.
Golden Retrievers' Average Lifespans Are Decreasing? Here's What Data Shows
Internet users claimed the breed's average lifespan has dropped significantly over the past 50 years — but the evidence is far from conclusive.
Women Need More Sleep Than Men? Here's What Science Says
Some social media posts attribute the alleged phenomenon to women's brains supposedly working faster than men's.
Photo Claiming to Show Emmanuel and Brigitte Macron Was Manipulated
The French president met his wife at age 15 when she was his drama teacher.
Did 1950s Newspaper Column Ask, 'If a Woman Needs It, Should She Be Spanked?'
The clipping appears to have come from a column called, "You Said It ..." in the now-defunct New York Daily Mirror.
Reagan Once Said, 'We Should Measure Welfare's Success by How Many People Leave Welfare'?
Social media users have attributed the quote to the former president for years.
Vance Once Thought Trump Was Unfit for Nation's Highest Office. Here's What He Wrote
The vice president-elect wrote about his future running mate in a 2016 op-ed in The New York Times.
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Biden Said Trump Was the Only President to Skip Successor's Inauguration, But He Was Wrong
"The only president to ever avoid an inauguration was the guy that's about to be inaugurated," Biden said in December 2024.
What We Know About Study That Once Reportedly Found Human DNA in Hot Dogs
While multiple news outlets covered the 2015 study, it's unclear whether the report was peer-reviewed or published in a reputable journal.
The Eerie Prescience of Octavia Butler's 'Parable of the Sower'
As wildfires ravaged parts of Los Angeles, readers said the science fiction writer predicted this in her 1993 work and its sequel.
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Donations for California Wildfire Victims Funneled to ActBlue PAC? Not Quite
ActBlue is more than just a political action committee for Democratic candidates.
3 Former Presidents Won't Attend Trump's Inaugural Luncheon. Is That Abnormal?
According to NBC News, the Obamas, Clintons and Bushes won't be at the traditional lunch that follows Trump's swearing-in.
Biden Issued the Most Individual Acts of Clemency, But Jimmy Carter Pardoned More People
On his first day in office, Carter issued an executive order pardoning more than 200,000 men who evaded the Vietnam draft.
Did Biden Privately Consider Pardoning Trump? Here's What We Know
Online users discussing this rumor pointed to an NBC News article published in the final days of Joe Biden's U.S. presidency.
Rumor That Patrick Mahomes Bought Hotel and Fired Employees After Experiencing Racism Is False
The rumor originated as an adaptation of a fictional story about Shaquille O'Neal.