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Does Video Show Hundreds of Protesting UCLA Students Converting to Islam?

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Nikki Dobrin
May 2, 2024 Converting to Islam involves a personal declaration of faith known as the Shahada, which can be ...
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Trump Said He Would Not Defend NATO Allies If Russia Attacks Them?

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Alex Kasprak
May 2, 2024 The alleged quote omits key — though factually inaccurate — context.
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James Baldwin Wrote About Reasons Those in Power Dismiss Protests by Black People?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 2, 2024 A viral post said this quote appeared in the book "Noboby Knows My Name," published in 1961.
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Users joked on social media about a fake post created as a joke making it appear as if President Joe Biden had said he was stroking his genitals.

Biden Posted 'I'm Stroking My [Expletive]' on Social Media?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 2, 2024 "No community notes so this must be real," one user joked under the post on X (formerly Twitter).
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UN Was 'Unwilling' to Condemn Hamas But Expressed Concern Over Pro-Palestine College Demonstrations?

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Nur Ibrahim
May 2, 2024 U.S. Sen. John Fetterman made the claim about the United Nations, and it went viral.
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A white man wearing a black suit sits in front of a mic.

Hidden Recording Shows Netanyahu Saying 'We Must Hit the Palestinians Hard'?

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Alex Kasprak
May 2, 2024 The 2001 recording allegedly documents the Israeli prime minister bragging about manipulating th ...
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Trump Said He'd 'Force Every Pregnant Woman to Submit to Government Monitoring'?

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Alex Kasprak
May 1, 2024 Time magazine asked Trump whether he was comfortable with the government monitoring pregnant wom ...
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George Soros Paid 'Student Radicals' To Organize Pro-Palestine Encampments?

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Jack Izzo Alex Kasprak
May 1, 2024 Soros, the billionaire philanthropist, is often the target of claims that he pays left-wing acti ...
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Real Mug Shots of Pro-Palestine Demonstrators Arrested at University of Florida?

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Taija PerryCook
May 1, 2024 Nine protesters were arrested at the University of Florida on April 29, 2024.
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Robert De Niro Was Recorded Yelling at Pro-Palestine Demonstrators?

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
May 1, 2024 A video of the actor looking upset spread like wildfire as pro-Palestine demonstrations on U.S. ...
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Rothschild Family Posed with 'Demon' in B&W Vintage Photo?

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Nick Hardinges
May 1, 2024 The image shows two men and two children standing in front of a house alongside a figure best de ...
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IDF Killing Palestinians with Sniper Drones Playing Recordings of Crying Infants?

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Alex Kasprak
April 30, 2024 The IDF has made use of sniper-gun mounted drones in the Israel-Hamas war.
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George Soros Funding Pro-Palestine Demonstrations at US Universities?

Written by:
Jack Izzo Alex Kasprak
April 29, 2024 A story published in the New York Post claimed Soros' Open Society Foundations were "paying stud ...
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No, Elon Musk Isn't Dead

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
April 29, 2024 Claims about the SpaceX CEO in April 2024 were nothing but a hoax.
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Video Shows People Yelling Expletives at Biden in Sheetz Convenience Store?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
April 29, 2024 The video was reshared on X by Simon Ateba, who is listed as the chief White House correspondent ...
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A rumor said Joe Biden finished 76th in a class of 85 at Syracuse University College of Law in 1968.

Biden Finished 76th Academically in a Class of 85 at Syracuse University College of Law in 1968?

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Jordan Liles
April 27, 2024 "The Democrats literally pick from the bottom of the barrel," a user on X (formerly Twitter) cla ...
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Michelle Obama Once Called Harvey Weinstein 'Wonderful Human Being,' 'Good Friend' and 'Powerhouse'?

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Jordan Liles
April 26, 2024 "Harvey Weinstein is a 'wonderful human being and a good friend, and just a powerhouse' — Michel ...
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Did IDF Lure and Shoot Palestinians Using Drones Playing Recordings of Crying Infants?

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Alex Kasprak
April 26, 2024 The incendiary claim sounds like propaganda, but it is not as far-fetched as some suggest.
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Online users claimed Biden said of the standard Christian Bible the words I almost wanted to buy one just to see what the hell is in it.

Did Biden Say of the Bible, 'I Almost Wanted to Buy One Just to See What the Hell's in It'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
April 26, 2024 In the run-up to U.S. elections, quotes from political candidates are sometimes not presented in ...
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Snipers Spotted on Roofs at Ohio State University and Indiana University During Gaza Protests?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 26, 2024 Two jarring photographs circulated widely on social media during pro-Palestine demonstrations on ...
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