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No Evidence Lady Gaga Held 'Slave Auction'-Themed Event in Germany

Written by:
Nikki Dobrin
May 11, 2024 After performing a concert in Berlin in 2010, Gaga headed to a male-only hardcore sex club, wher ...
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Black Babies Were Used as Alligator Bait in the American South?

Written by:
David Emery
May 11, 2024 Tales of infants being used as alligator bait were popularized in 19th-century newspapers, on po ...
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Kate Middleton's Royal Comeback 'Many Years' Away?

Written by:
Nick Hardinges
May 11, 2024 Rumors about the Princess of Wales' health circulated social media after she announced her cance ...
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Italian Song with Nonsense Lyrics Meant To Sound Like American English?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
May 10, 2024 "He can actually sing in Doctor’s Handwriting," one YouTube comment read.
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RFK Jr. Endorsed Full-Term Abortions During May 2024 Podcast Interview?

Written by:
Nick Hardinges
May 10, 2024 The independent presidential candidate discussed his abortion policy in an interview with former ...
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Scouts Are Removing 'God' from Their Oath?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 10, 2024 The organization is turning into a "woke nightmare," the social media post said.
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Real 'The Exorcist Abduction' Movie Starring Machine Gun Kelly?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
May 10, 2024 A viral post claimed the movie was coming to theaters in October 2024.
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Israeli National Security Minister Posted About Hamas Loving Biden?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 10, 2024 The U.S. president considered halting arms transfers in May 2024 in opposition to Israel’s attac ...
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No Evidence Trump Said Hitler 'Did Some Good Things'

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 10, 2024 Viral posts claimed the former president reportedly praised the Nazi leader.
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US House Democrats Voted To Give 'Illegal Immigrants' New Representation in Elections?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 10, 2024 Various posts repeated Stephen Miller's claim that this was "invasion by design."
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A viral picture shared online since 2013 shows a purported news headline from a Bay News 9 TV broadcast showing a mug shot of Helen Ann Williams and the words wife stabs husband with squirrel.

Wife 'Stabbed' Husband with Squirrel?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 10, 2024 "Helen Ann Williams attacked her husband on Christmas Day after he failed to bring beer back to ...
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Was Inflation Really 9% When Biden Became President?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
May 10, 2024 The U.S. president made the claim in an interview with CNN journalist Erin Burnett.
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Mickey Mouse Is Pregnant?

Written by:
Nick Hardinges
May 10, 2024 A video claiming the Walt Disney mascot was set to give birth appeared on social media in early May.
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'The Office' TV Series To Return Featuring Same Beloved Characters?

Written by:
Nick Hardinges
May 10, 2024 A TV poster was circulating online with the claim Michael Scott, Jim Halpert and Dwight Schrute ...
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Bill Clinton Paid Paula Jones 'Hush Money' in 1998?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
May 10, 2024 The claim attempts to compare Bill Clinton's 1990s scandal to Trump's hush-money trial.
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A false Facebook ad leading to a scam claimed Steve Harvey was abruptly booted off Family Feud and was fired for making on-air remarks in an interview with Oprah Winfrey about a product purportedly made to treat erectile dysfunction called Canna Labs CBD Gummies.

Steve Harvey Abruptly Fired from 'Family Feud' After On-Air Slip-Up?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 10, 2024 According to an online article, "[Harvey] thinks that ABC is canning him over comments made duri ...
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Are There Documented Cases of Koala Fingerprints Confusing Crime-Scene Investigators?

Written by:
Nikki Dobrin
May 9, 2024 Like humans, koalas have hands with opposable thumbs and unique fingerprints.
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A story claimed a police officer almost let a mom off the hook at a traffic stop until a little girl in the back seat spoke two words.

Police Officer Let Mom Off the Hook Until Little Girl in Back Seat Blurted Out 2 Words?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 9, 2024 "Those words, delivered with a mixture of fear and urgency, instantly transformed the routine tr ...
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Picture Shows Swastikas Spray-Painted in Columbia University Office During 2024 Protests?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 9, 2024 Viral rumors spread amid pro-Palestine demonstrations on university campuses.
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Trump Admitted to Entering Changing Rooms of Beauty Pageant Contestants?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 9, 2024 The then-pageant owner reportedly bragged to radio host Howard Stern about walking in on adult c ...
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