What we know about U.S. military's anti-DEI purge of WWII Enola Gay aircraft photos
According to news reports, the Pentagon flagged files because of the word "gay."
Yes, Trump said, 'They rigged the election, and I became president'
It's unclear whether he was referring to the 2020 or 2024 U.S. election during a meeting he had with the FIFA president.
No, Robert De Niro didn't sue Elon Musk for $100M after alleged Oscars 'ban'
The story about the actor and the tech billionaire circulated on Bluesky, Facebook, Threads and X, and mentioned a "ban" involving the Academy Awards.
How sure are we that the world is not a silly dark comedy?
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Canceled $600K research grant didn't fund study of menstrual cycles in trans men
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced the cancellation of the grant on X.
No, DOGE didn't find $6M grant awarded to Whoopi Goldberg to 'promote diversity' on 'The View'
The claim also alleged $1.2 million of the grant had gone to "designer robes for Whoopi so she could look 'like a wise oracle of truth.'"
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Photo of Churchill visiting White House in 'siren-suit' during WWII is authentic
The iconic photo circulated online after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy visited the White House in a "military-style black sweatshirt."
Did Kissinger say it's 'dangerous to be America's enemy' but 'fatal' to be its friend?
The quote reappeared online early in U.S. President Donald Trump's second administration, amid talks of tariffs, the Ukraine War and other matters.
Don't fall for video showing fisherman rescuing whale
A frame-by-frame analysis of the clip showed signs it was created using artificial intelligence.
No, mussels don't shut off Warsaw's water supply if they sense toxins — but they help monitor it
Since 2009, mussels have played a key role in Warsaw, Poland's biomonitoring system.
25 rumors we've investigated about Pope Francis
The pope was hospitalized with bronchitis on Feb. 14, 2025, and later developed double pneumonia.
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Keanu Reeves credited with quote about 'toxic people.' No record exists of him saying it
The quote promotes the idea of doing away with "toxic people, draining relationships and situations that make you question your worth."
Demain dès l'aube, à l'heure où blanchit la campagne,
Je partirai. Voie une.
Prenez garde à la fermeture automatique des portes, attention au départ.
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Yes, Trump pardoned creator of 'Silk Road' dark web marketplace, Ross Ulbricht
He was in the audience of Trump's speech to a joint session of Congress.
Yes, Trump paid for full-page newspaper ad criticizing US foreign policy in 1987
"Let's not let our great country be laughed at anymore," reads an open letter penned by Trump in 1987.
This photo's real, but doesn't show 'Great Pacific Garbage Patch'
The patch of waste was said to have grown to “twice the size of Texas.”
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