Meta Didn't Force Facebook Users To Follow Trump and Vance. Here's Why It Might Seem That Way
Handing over control of the official presidential and vice presidential social media accounts has become a standard part of the transition process.
Vintage Coffee Print Ad of Man Spanking Woman Is Real. Here's What It Said
The Chase & Sanborn coffee advertisement depicting a man raising his hand to spank a woman appeared in a 1952 issue of Life magazine.
It's Not True Half of LA Fire Trucks Are Electric or Take 10 Hours To Recharge
"This is what happens when you give the reigns to woke idealists," one Facebook user wrote.
No, Ye Didn't Post This Doodle of Himself and Trump as Stick Figures
An image purporting to show a Trump post praising the drawing was a digital forgery.
No, Criminals Are Not Using Drugged Perfume to Rob People
The widespread internet rumor has been frightening readers since the late '90s.
Did Musk Give 'Nazi Salute' at Trump's 2025 Inauguration Rally? Here's What We Know
Online users shared videos showing Musk twice extending his hand outward from his heart but omitted his words explaining the gesture.
Nikola Tesla Wished He Could Bring His Mother a Glass of Water in Last Words?
"All these years I have spent in the service of mankind brought me nothing but insults and humiliation," Tesla allegedly wrote.
Trump Didn't Say Female Child-Support Recipients Can No Longer Claim Children on Taxes
The U.S. president made many promises ahead of his January 2025 inauguration.
Rumor Has It Trump Took Oath of Office Without Placing Hand on Bible. We Checked the Footage
Legally speaking, it doesn't matter whether the U.S. president placed his hand on a bible. And he wouldn't be the first not to.
Don't Fall for Outrageous Claim That Mark Zuckerberg Started His Own Dog Meat Farm in Hawaii
Online users discussed a rumor about the Meta CEO in the days after he announced the end of the company's U.S. third-party fact-checking program.
Trump Says US Will Take Back Panama Canal. Here's Its Ownership History
Trump began his second presidential term with a series of promises, including the vow to gain control of the Panama Canal.
Greenland's Prime Minister Did Not Troll Trump on Social Media
The claim that Greenland's prime minister, Múte Bourup Egede, made a cheeky post on social media about Trump's inauguration was labeled as satire.
Did Meta Buy TikTok? What To Know About Claims of Sale
Claims that TikTok had been sold circulated after the app went dark in response to a U.S. federal ban, then returned a short time later.
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.