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1st Computer Visualization of a Black Hole Looked Eerily Like the Real Thing

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Feb. 20, 2024 The image actually looks quite similar to the first "true" photo of a black hole from 2019.
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Did Trump Tell Supporters to Storm the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Jan. 6, 2024 On the attack's third anniversary, here's a look at the former president's speech to supporters ...
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Did Charles Darwin and Steve Irwin Own the Same Tortoise?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Dec. 10, 2023 A Saturday Night Live sketch with actress Emma Stone raised the question.
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Did the Pilgrims Really Land at Plymouth Rock?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Nov. 23, 2023 The history of one of the world's most important rocks is long and complicated.
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Why do we wear costumes on Halloween?

Why Do We Wear Costumes on Halloween?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 30, 2022 The history behind why you endure “sexy Freddy Krueger” outfits each October.
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Michelle Obama Isn't a Trans Woman. Here's Why Some People Believe Otherwise

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct. 17, 2023 Since the early days of the Obamas' career in politics, we've received numerous inquires to inve ...
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Was Nelson Mandela on US Terror Watchlist Until 2008?

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Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 16, 2023 For decades, the anti-apartheid leader was considered a possible communist threat.
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Were Hush Puppies Fried Cornmeal Thrown by Escaping Slaves at Dogs to Prevent Tracking?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 14, 2023 This Southern side dish has many origin stories.
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Do Photos and Video Confirm Israel Used White Phosphorus Munitions Over Gaza Seaport?

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Alex Kasprak
Oct. 13, 2023 The use of white phosphorus, a component of smoke screens, is widely considered a war crime when ...
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Were Israeli Babies Beheaded by Hamas Militants During Attack on Kfar Aza?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 12, 2023 Here's what we know about the viral rumor spread by news media, the U.S president, and so on.
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Does a New Study Show the Higher a Country's Vaccination Rate, the Higher Its Excess Death Rate?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 3, 2023 "It's not a study. It's a cherry-picked deceptive graph by a random anti-vax twitter account," o ...
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White House Emails Prove Biden 'Hid Deadly COVID Jab Risks from Public'?

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Alex Kasprak
Sept. 28, 2023 "They said nothing about the clotting issue from what I recall," mused Naomi Wolf to Steve Bannon.
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Margaret Sanger Did Not Advocate 'Exterminating the Negro Population'

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 13, 2023 A sentence the Planned Parenthood founder once wrote has been widely misunderstood and misrepres ...
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Are There No Mosquitoes in Iceland?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Nov. 20, 2021 The island is one of the few places on earth free of the insect.
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Pee-wee Herman Actor Paul Reubens Was Charged with Possession of Child Pornography?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 3, 2023 The rumor circulated in the wake of Reubens death in July 2023.
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Did Anthropologist Margaret Mead Say the 'First Sign of Civilization' Is a Healed Femur?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
July 28, 2023 The dubious anecdote has proliferated on the internet and in books for decades.
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Was Land Used for Manhattan Project Previously Inhabited by Hispanos Who Were Forced Out?

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Nur Ibrahim
July 25, 2023 Some homesteaders were not compensated for their loss as Oppenheimer and his team of scientists ...
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No, the CDC Hasn't Endorsed the Use of Powerful Drugs by 'Men Who Want to Breastfeed'

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
July 20, 2023 Both cisgender and transgender women have used domperidone, a drug not approved in the U.S., to ...
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Did the Inventor of the Lobotomy Receive a Nobel Prize for His Work?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
July 20, 2023 Egas Moniz introduced prefrontal leukotomy in the mid-1930s, later known as lobotomy.
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Are weather maps being used for climate change scare-mongering?

No, Weather Maps Aren't Scare-Mongering About Climate Change

Written by:
Dan Evon
July 29, 2022 A NOAA spokesperson told Snopes that the point isn't to trick anyone or make the weather seem sc ...
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