Fake stories about Texas floods reached millions on Facebook. Foreign ad companies likely profited
A slew of fabricated stories duped Facebook users after the deadly floods — and sites promoting them had ties to ad tech firms in Southeast Asia.
Did Florida ban 'The Diary of Anne Frank'? Here's the truth
Florida did not ban "The Diary of Anne Frank" statewide, as posts suggest. A graphic-novel adaptation was removed from some schools' shelves.
Did Will Smith use AI to fake concert crowd in a video? We looked into it
Online users and prominent news media outlets promoted partly misleading information about yet another trending topic.
Vance claimed every major conflict has ended with negotiations. That's not true
Plenty of wars in human history have ended otherwise, despite the U.S. vice president's claim.
Disproving claim Minneapolis shooter Robin Westman was Jewish
A 23-year-old, who killed an 8- and 10-year-old in a Catholic church, became the focus of many rumors.
2 Washington firefighters were arrested by border agents during wildfire. Here's what we know
On Aug. 27, 2025, Border Patrol arrested two members of a contract crew for being in the country illegally while at the site of the Bear Gulch fire.
Antifa activists didn't vandalize Trump banner on Department of Labor building
Users shared posts in August 2025 claiming "antifa thugs" altered a new "American Workers First" banner hanging outside the Washington building.
Quote about Trump attributed to Justice John Roberts doesn't check out
There is nothing to suggest the Supreme Court's chief justice said the phrase publicly.
Here's what to know about online ads for 'Circupulse' dietary supplements
The dietary supplement market is full of scams. Consumers should be cautious of any dietary supplement that sounds too good to be true.
AI slop took over the internet. Here's what it is and why you should care
We know firsthand how hard figuring out whether something is real can be.
Investigating claim UN found 'no proof' of sexual violence by Hamas in Oct. 7 attack
In July 2025, a report by U.N. Secretary General António Guterres blacklisted Hamas as party responsible for committing rape and sexual violence.
🎜 The ICE Brigade 🎝 - a musical parody
A friend and musician stumbled across and shared with me:
"The ICE Brigade", sung to the tune of "The Green Berets"
You can even follow the proverbial bouncing ball:
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It makes me want to laugh, cry and scream with rage simultaneously ...and share it with folks who might want to start singing it at protests.
#ICE #immigration #music #parody #protest #resist #regime #fascism #authoritarianism #jackboots #brownshirts #thugs
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Will the powers-that-be allow such a thing to happen?
What if a browser could save the planet?
We've offered to take stewardship of Google Chrome — a proposal that could change the rules of the internet and the fate of our planet.Ecosia (The Ecosia Blog)
Breaking down rumor Trump only has 6 to 8 months to live
A TikTok user pointed to several “worsening" symptoms and claimed they were signs that Trump had congestive heart failure and chronic kidney disease.
What we know about rumored images of Billie Eilish, Mark Ruffalo's names written on Israeli bombs
Ruffalo and Eilish have both expressed support for a ceasefire amid Israel's ongoing war in Gaza.
What to know about Trump's American flag burning order
A 1989 Supreme Court case ruled that burning the American flag is a form of speech protected by the First Amendment.
Trump and Theodore Roosevelt banners hung from Department of Labor building
The banners repeated a first-term promise by the president to put American workers first.
Watch out for claim Trump told Obama, 'Sit down, boy'
Videos falsely claimed "millions saw it live" and that "Obama's quiet, razor sharp reply flipped the entire room and left even his critics stunned."
José Andrés said Trump lied about DC restaurants closing due to crime
“Restaurants will close because you have troops with guns and federal agents harassing people,” Andrés wrote on X.
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