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Did Nikola Tesla Describe Cell Phones in 1926?

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Alex Kasprak
Feb 7, 2021 "When wireless is perfectly applied, the whole earth will be converted into a huge brain," the i ...
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Did Trump Issue Mother's Day Message About 'Radical Left Fascists, Marxists, and Communists'?

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Damakant Jayshi
May 15, 2023 The former president issued the message on Mother's Day to "Mothers, Wives and Lovers of the Rad ...
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A white man sits in a rocking chair. Towards the bottom of the picture, it says, ""We are not afraid to entrust the American people with unpleasant facts, foreign ideas, alien philosophies, and competitive values. For a nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people." The quote is attributed to John F. Kennedy, Jr.

Did JFK Say Americans Could Be Entrusted with 'Unpleasant Facts'?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 14, 2023 We found various social media posts about the quote over the past few years.
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Did the Proud Boys' Name Come from an 'Aladdin' Song?

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Nur Ibrahim
Feb 9, 2021 The extremist hate group’s name has a curious origin, according to their founder Gavin McInnes.
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Did Stephen Hawking Warn Artificial Intelligence Could Spell the End of the Human Race?

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Damakant Jayshi
May 3, 2023 Amid alarms over rapid advances made by artificial intelligence (AI), an old warning from physic ...
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Did Rupert Murdoch Say He’s 'Proud' of the Enemies He’s Got?

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Nur Ibrahim
Apr 17, 2023 The media tycoon also called himself a “catalyst for change.”
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Did Biden Confuse ‘All Blacks’ Rugby Team with ‘Black and Tans’ Paramilitary Force?

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Nur Ibrahim
Apr 13, 2023 The U.S. president lauded rugby player Rob Kearney during his three-day trip to Ireland in April ...
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Yes, Joe Biden Said He's Planning To Run for President Again

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Damakant Jayshi
Apr 11, 2023 Plans were purportedly in the works as of mid-April 2023, though the president hadn't made any o ...
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Did Rep. Gloria Johnson Say She Wasn’t Expelled from Tennessee House Because She's White?

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Nur Ibrahim
Apr 7, 2023 Johnson's two Black colleagues were expelled for participating with her in a protest against gun ...
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Did Biden Joke About Ice Cream Before Nashville Shooting Remarks?

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Alex Kasprak
Mar 28, 2023 The president spoke for the first time after the March 27, 2023, shooting at a previously schedu ...
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Did Beauty Brand Dove Criticize 'The Whale' for Use of Fat Suit?

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David Emery
Mar 16, 2023 One of the soap brand's current slogans is "Together we can end appearance hate."
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did einstein say the world will not be destroyed by those who do evil but by those who watch them

Did Einstein Say, 'The World Will Not Be Destroyed by Those Who Do Evil'?

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David Emery
Mar 11, 2023 Every now and then the internet gets something right.
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Did Robert F. Kennedy Say People Who ‘Stop History in Its Tracks’ ‘Fear the Future’?

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Nur Ibrahim
Mar 1, 2023 They “invoke the security of a comfortable past which, in fact, never existed,” he allegedly said.
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Did Frank Zappa Say Biggest Threat to US Democracy Is Fascist Theocracy?

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Nur Ibrahim
Feb 27, 2023 He was speaking on CNN in 1986 in a debate about censorship.
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A rumor said that Elon Musk once said when something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.

Did Elon Musk Say, 'When Something Is Important Enough, Do It, Even if Odds Are Not in Your Favor'?

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Jordan Liles
Feb 12, 2023 We traced the origins of this inspirational quote to the year 2012.
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Did Pope Francis Really Tweet This Praise of the Middle Finger?

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Nur Ibrahim
Feb 2, 2023 Twitter got a taste of the bird through papal musings.
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Did Tyre Nichols’ Mother Say She Hated That ‘5 Black Men Did This’ to Her Son?

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Nur Ibrahim
Feb 1, 2023 The Memphis police officers “shamed their families,” she reportedly added.
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This story is about whether or not Elon Musk has tweeted the words woke mind virus in the past.

Did Elon Musk Warn that 'Woke Mind Virus' Is Destroying Civilization?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan 29, 2023 The purported quote from Musk was featured in paid advertising on YouTube.
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Jane Fonda said that there would be no climate crisis if it wasn't for racism.

Did Jane Fonda Say, 'There'd Be No Climate Crisis if It Wasn't for Racism'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan 27, 2023 We found the origins of this quote on "The Kelly Clarkson Show."
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Did Pope Francis Say 'Being Homosexual Is Not a Crime’?

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Nur Ibrahim
Jan 25, 2023 In an interview with The Associated Press, Pope Francis said God loves all his children as they are.
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