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Did Elon Musk Punch CNN Anchor Don Lemon During an Interview?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 17, 2023 The "news story" was labeled as satire.
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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 17, 2023 This rumor appeared to be nothing more than a hoax.
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Is YouTuber MrBeast Dead?

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Mar 17, 2023 MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, has been the target of death hoaxes on multiple occ ...
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Did Greta Thunberg Delete Tweet Claiming Climate Change Will Wipe Out Humanity by 2023?

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Mar 17, 2023 Numerous tweets from conservative pundits misread the claim repeated by Thunberg, GritPost, and ...
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Does Florida Bill HB 999 Ban Black Greek Life, Courses, Programs from State Universities?

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Mar 15, 2023 The controversial bill gives power to the educational board of governors to ban funding for dive ...
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What We Know About This Viral 'Snake Cat' Image

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Mar 15, 2023 There is no proof that "serpens catus" is a real animal.
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Were the Nazis Socialists?

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David Emery
Sep 5, 2017 (Updated: Mar 14, 2023) We look into the burning (at least for some) question of whether members of the National German ...
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Will Any Content Uploaded to Discord Be Fed to an AI?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Mar 10, 2023 Discord did change its privacy policy in early 2023.
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2023 Ohio Train Derailment: Fact-Checking the Crash

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