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Were These Electric Cars Abandoned Because Their Batteries Failed? An anti-electric car post shows the results of a failed business model rather than a...

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In May 2021, a Buzzfeed report claimed to find U.S. President Joe Biden’s personal account on the cash-sharing app, Venmo.

Does Biden Have a Personal Venmo Account? News of the account came after the president was said to have spent money to...

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Did Joe Exotic Say He Had Prostate Cancer? The reality star is currently serving a 22-year prison sentence.

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A fungus called Massospora circadian could infect Brood X cicadas as they were set to emerge in May 2021.

Could Fungus ‘Full of Psychedelic Drugs’ Cause Brood X Cicadas Butts to Fall Off? The fungus has been compared to a sexually transmitted disease for an insect.

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In early May 2021, Target announced that it would no longer sell Pokemon cards over safety concerns.

Did Target Temporarily Halt Pokemon Card Sales Over Safety Concerns? The decision reportedly came after an altercation in a parking lot.

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Did Ben Shapiro Tweet ‘Settlements Rock’ and ‘Arabs Like To Bomb Crap’? Critics of the conservative commentator posted screenshots of an old quote, during a surge in...

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A K-9 dog bit a cow, a deputy tased the K-9, and the cow kicked the deputy, and it all happened in South Carolina in 2020.

Did a K-9 Dog Bite a Cow, Deputy Tase a K-9, Cow Kick a Deputy? "New rock paper scissors just dropped," a viral tweet said.

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Does Costco Have a New Chicken Sandwich? "Finally," one TikTok user exclaimed.

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Did US Energy Secretary Say Gas Crisis ‘Would Not’ Affect Electric Car Drivers? Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm has been previously criticised for her ties to an electric...

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Did Sen. Inhofe Tell EPA Nominee That If She Didn’t Behave He’d ‘Talk’ to Her ‘Daddy’? The exchange occurred during Radhika Fox’s Senate confirmation hearing.

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A video appears to show Christiano Ronaldo snubbing the president of Israel.

Did Ronaldo Snub the President of Israel? This video was misunderstood when it first went viral in 2014.

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Was Matt Gaetz the Lone ‘No’ Vote on 2017 Anti-Human Trafficking Bill? As U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz faced a Justice Department investigation, his past voting record came...

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