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Did Martin Luther King Jr. Pay the Hospital Bill for Julia Roberts’ Birth?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb 4, 2023 The Oscar-winning actress has a special connection to MLK and his wife, Coretta Scott King.
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Was ABC Ordered to Pay Roseanne Barr $208M in Lawsuit Over 'The Conners’ Show?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb 3, 2023 A viral article claimed that a jury ordered the network to pay "for stealing her show." But was ...
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Is Disney's Goofy Character Actually a Cow?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jan 31, 2019 While some might argue that Goofy is actually a cow and not a dog, the popular character can mos ...
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Did Pope Francis Really Tweet This Praise of the Middle Finger?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb 2, 2023 Twitter got a taste of the bird through papal musings.
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Facebook ads falsely claimed that some allegations against Dolly Parton had been confirmed.

Dolly Parton 'Allegations' Ads, CBD Gummies Claims Are False

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Dec 21, 2022 Facebook users shared links to paid ads that claimed "allegations" against Dolly Parton had been ...
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The Damn Those Pesky Facts Quotes Meme showed eight quotes about Christianity and religion from Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Thomas Paine, and James Madison.

Is the 'Damn Those Pesky Facts' Quotes Meme Accurate?

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Jordan Liles
Jul 6, 2022 A meme purported to show eight quotes on the subject of religion from thre ...
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How Old Is Punxsutawney Phil?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 2, 2022 According to legend, the world's most famous groundhog has been predicting the weather since 1886.
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Did Tyre Nichols’ Mother Say She Hated That ‘5 Black Men Did This’ to Her Son?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb 1, 2023 The Memphis police officers “shamed their families,” she reportedly added.
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Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro never tweeted look how beautiful my sister looks nor did he tweet about fantasizing about a hot sister.

Did Ben Shapiro Tweet About a 'Hot' and 'Beautiful' Sister?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Mar 23, 2022 We looked for the origins of two supposed tweets where the conservative commentator mentioned hi ...
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Book, Furniture, Bookcase

Are These the Most Banned Books in Public Schools and Libraries in the US?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jun 21, 2021 Classic books in libraries and schools have had many complaints filed against them.
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Are Scientists Attempting to 'Reincarnate' the Woolly Mammoth By 2027?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Feb 1, 2023 They claim the genetically created creature will "walk like a Woolly Mammoth, look like one, sou ...
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ChatGPT would not write a poem admiring Donald Trump but successfully did draft one for Joe Biden.

ChatGPT Declines Request for Poem Admiring Trump, But Biden Query Is Successful

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan 31, 2023 The artificial intelligence tool sources material from "a vast database of digital books, online ...
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Did Minn. Police Say George Floyd Died of ‘Medical Incident During Police Interaction’?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Apr 20, 2021 The Minneapolis Police Department’s May 2020 statement about George Floyd’s death obscured the f ...
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Did Masai Tribespeople Donate 14 Cows to the United States After 9/11?

Written by:
Dan Evon
May 23, 2017 A popular internet meme holding that members of the Masai tribe donated cows to the United State ...
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Did Jane Fonda Betray American POWs in North Vietnam?

Did Jane Fonda Betray US POWs by Handing Over Messages to North Vietnamese Captors?

Written by:
David Mikkelson
Jun 20, 2000 The long-standing claim that Jane Fonda turned smuggled messages from U.S. POWs over to their No ...
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Did Double-Decker Bus Once Jump the Gap While London's Tower Bridge Was Up?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jan 30, 2023 Albert Gunter's actions in December 1952 earned him hero status among the London populace.
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Did 'The Simpsons' Predict the Coronavirus Outbreak?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Feb 3, 2020 It might be time to raise our standards for "predictions."
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Did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Issue Statewide Ban on Pink Floyd?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jan 30, 2023 The band had recently changed its social media logo to include a rainbow.
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Does Pic Show Police ‘Gas Stove Unit’ Confiscating a Stove?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jan 30, 2023 Unfounded fears of a U.S. ban on gas stoves generated satirical posts.
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Is Google's 'G-Spot' a Real Product?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Jan 30, 2023 And is it hard to find?
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