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Bruce Springsteen Cancels North Carolina Concert Over ‘Bathroom Law’ Rock icon Bruce Springsteen has apologized to fans in the Tar Heel State after cancelling...

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A meme titled nobody wants to work anymore was described as a brief history of capitalists complaining that nobody wants to work for starvation wages.

‘Nobody Wants to Work Anymore’ Meme Cites Real Newspaper Articles We looked for the origins of clippings from 14 articles that were published between 1894...

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Did MAD Magazine Publish ‘Super Patriot’ Cartoon in the 1960s? So-called "Super Patriots" love their country, according to the illustration, while hating 93% of the...

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Did Tucker Carlson Call Dan Crenshaw ‘Eye-Patch McCain’? The supposed jab came after Fox News previously called out comedian Pete Davidson for a...

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Candace Owens did not respond to a Fox News tweet about ivermectin's hidden cost.

Did Fox News and Candace Owens Tweet About ‘Ivermectin’s Hidden Cost’? A purported screenshot claimed Fox News tweeted about "new studies" that found ivermectin users suffered...

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An online ad claimed that Fox News White House correspondent Peter Doocy lives in a luxurious barn or on a farm.

Does Fox News’ Peter Doocy Live in a ‘Luxurious’ Barn? An online advertisement showed a picture of the White House correspondent and led to a...

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No, Tucker Carlson Didn’t Ask if Dead Bodies of Ukrainian Civilians Were ‘Staged’ Clips from the Fox News host's show have been shown on Russian state television in...

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No, New Zealand’s Prime Minister Didn’t Say This About Fox News The quote appears to have come from someone else.

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Did CNN Show Edmonton, Canada, Fire Video as if It Were Lviv Explosion? The footage in question showed CNN anchors John Berman and Don Lemon and was broadcast...

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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? We looked for the origins of two supposed tweets where the conservative commentator mentioned his...

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Is Reuters Russian-Owned? The news agency extensively covered the war in Ukraine from its outset.

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Were Clips of Tucker Carlson Being Aired on Russian TV? Russian state television translated numerous clips from the Fox News anchor in the U.S.

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