Examining claim that most of fired IRS agents were trained to audit billionaires and corporations
Thousands of employees at the Internal Revenue Service faced lay offs in February 2025.
What to know about Trump administration's reported plans to revoke legal status for Ukrainians in US
Agencies have paused humanitarian parole programs, including for Ukrainians in the U.S., following a Trump executive order on Jan. 20.
No, Bill Gates didn't announce $333M bid to purchase X from Musk
The rumor followed a similar false claim, in which Amazon founder Jeff Bezos also purportedly bid $333 million to buy Musk's social media platform.
Here's what we know about the British tourist allegedly detained by ICE
Becky Burke, 28, had planned to travel around North America for four months.
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.
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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."
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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.
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