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Can Mount Everest Fit Inside the Mariana Trench?

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Nur Ibrahim
Feb 6, 2023 They represent the highest and deepest places on earth respectively.
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Does Pic Show Police ‘Gas Stove Unit’ Confiscating a Stove?

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Nur Ibrahim
Jan 30, 2023 Unfounded fears of a U.S. ban on gas stoves generated satirical posts.
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Was Carole Baskin's Former Husband Don Lewis Found Alive in Costa Rica?

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Bethania Palma
Jan 18, 2023 The flower-crowned Big Cat Rescue owner has long been the target of macabre but unfounded rumors ...
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Are Windmill Turbine Blades Buried in Wyoming Landfill?

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Madison Dapcevich
Oct 27, 2020 At least 90% of a wind turbine is recyclable.
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Are Over 100 Whales Trapped in Underwater 'Jails'?

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Bethania Palma
Dec 19, 2018 Animal welfare activists and experts are deeply concerned about 90 belugas and 11 orcas that wer ...
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Do Windmills Consume More Energy to Build Than They Ever Produce?

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Dan Evon
Aug 16, 2015 Thomas Homer-Dixon did not argue that windmills never recoup the energy it takes to build them.
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Is the EPA Allowing for the Approval of New Asbestos-Containing Products?

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Alex Kasprak
Jun 11, 2018 The Environmental Protection Agency will be allowing for potential new uses of asbestos, while l ...
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Do Rocks Falling Into the Ocean Contribute to Global Sea Level Rise?

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Alex Kasprak
May 18, 2018 On human timescales, sediment and rocks flowing into the ocean do not appreciably contribute to ...
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Are Nestle and Coca-Cola Trying to Privatize a South American Aquifer?

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Arturo Garcia
Mar 6, 2018 Some fringe blogs in North America picked up a claim about the Guarani Aquifer that has already ...
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Were Scientists Caught Tampering with Raw Data to Exaggerate Sea Level Rise?

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Alex Kasprak
Dec 22, 2017 Breitbart pushed an extremely flawed study as evidence of a widespread conspiracy to inflate sea ...
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Is Chocolate 'On Track to Go Extinct' in 40 Years?

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Alex Kasprak
Jan 2, 2018 Clickbait headlines suggesting a future without chocolate were based on a distorted reading of e ...
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Did Extinction Rebellion Activists Break Bank Windows in London?

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Alex Kasprak
Apr 25, 2021 "We’ll disrupt key economic institutions with a wide range of non-violent tactics," the group sa ...
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Did NYC Ban Hot Dogs?

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Dan Evon
Apr 25, 2019 Government-run facilities in New York City are definitely cutting back on processed meats.
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Did Greta Thunberg Disguise Herself as Pro-Trump Rioter?

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Jessica Lee
Jan 28, 2021 If so, an uncredited meme would not likely be the first to report the discovery.
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Did Biden Set US 'Back 50 Years' on Energy Independence Progress?

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Alex Kasprak
Feb 15, 2021 It is true that 2019 was the first year since 1957 in which the U.S. was energy independent.
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Did Biden's Dept. of Energy Block Texas from Increasing Power Before Storm?

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Dan MacGuill
Feb 23, 2021 A notorious producer of inflammatory disinformation struck again.
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Does Biden's Climate Plan Include Cutting 90% of Red Meat From Our Diets?

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Alex Kasprak
Apr 25, 2021 One way to smear a plan that is light on details is to make up your own objectionable details to ...
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Jimmy Carter was the first U.S. president to install solar panels on the roof of the White House

Does the White House Have Solar Panels on Its Roof?

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Nur Ibrahim
Oct 7, 2022 Jimmy Carter was the first president to have solar panels installed on the roof of the White Hou ...
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Did California Tell Residents Not To Charge Electric Cars Due to Power Shortage?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Jun 22, 2021 As record high temperatures persisted in the western U.S., so did social media rumors.
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The claim is that more of Floridas manatees have died in the first six months of 2021 than in any other year in recorded state history.

Are Florida’s Manatees Dying in ‘Unprecedented’ Numbers?

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Madison Dapcevich
Jul 12, 2021 Wildlife experts in Florida have warned that 2021 is the deadliest year on record for manatees.
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