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Did Dianne Feinstein Cast a Final Senate Vote the Same Day She Died?

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Alex Kasprak
Sep 29, 2023 "How did Dianne Feinstein vote 'yea' yesterday on the Securing Growth and Robust Leadership in A ...
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A rumor said that Travis Kelce once chose to kneel during the US national anthem and also filmed ads for Bud Light and Pfizer.

Travis Kelce Once Knelt for the Anthem, Appeared in Bud Light and Pfizer Ads?

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Jordan Liles
Sep 27, 2023 These claims about the Kansas City Chiefs tight-end appeared on X (formerly Twitter) after news ...
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A white man in a black suit has white cream on his face, glasses, and suit. He looks shocked.

Bill Gates Takes a Pie to the Face in Classic Video Prank?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sep 26, 2023 Were tarts hidden under coats and in camera bags to pie the billionaire?
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Pic from Early '90s Shows Jerry Seinfeld with High School-Age Girlfriend?

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Alex Kasprak
Sep 25, 2023 According to People magazine, Jerry Seinfeld and Shosana Lonstein met in 1993.
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Video Shows Canadian Parliament Giving Standing Ovation to Ex-Waffen SS Fighter?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Sep 25, 2023 Readers messaged us asking if claims about a viral video of a September 2023 event in Canadian P ...
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Jaw-Dropping Clip Captures Astronaut Jack Fischer's Amazing View of Earth?

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Madison Dapcevich
Sep 24, 2023 The video was said to have shown the astronaut’s view as he conducted a spacewalk outside the In ...
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A logo that says "Wendy's Old-Fashioned Hamburgers" below a red-haired girl with pigtails wearing a blue dress is at the top of the image. Below, the word "SuperBar" is in orange and red. "The word "Super" is in red with orange outlining, while the word "Bar" is in orange with red outlining. Both words are underline. At the bottom in white, it says, "After 4 p.m. and All Day Weekends."

Did You Know Wendy's Offered a 'SuperBar' All-You-Can-Eat Buffet from 1988 to 1998?

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sep 15, 2023 One TikTok post from January 2022 claimed to show a 1988 news report about the buffet, with patr ...
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Remarkable Pic Shows 7,000-Year-Old Preserved Human Corpse?

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Madison Dapcevich
Sep 15, 2023 A social media post claimed that the corpse's skin, hair and clothing were still intact.
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Everyone in 'Idiocracy' Wears Crocs Because They Were 'Horrible' and Cheap?

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Alex Kasprak
Sep 14, 2023 The movie was filmed in 2004, two years before the controversial foam based footwear product too ...
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Trump Endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2008 Democratic Primary?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sep 11, 2023 The 2016 presidential candidates were not always rivals.
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Samsung Used a ‘Butt Robot’ To Test Cell Phones' Durability?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sep 10, 2023 It could put a new ring to the term "butt dial."
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Honeybees Aren’t Endangered in the US?

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Madison Dapcevich
Sep 8, 2023 Roughly 3,600 species of bee are native to North America alone.
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A Black man looks forward with a rainbow halo surrounding his head. Above the halo, it says Newsweek and is dated May 21, 2012. In the left cover, it says "The First Gay President by Andrew Sullivan."

'The First Gay President': Real Newsweek Cover Featuring Obama?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Sep 7, 2023 The in-question cover showed Obama with a rainbow halo circling his head.
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Test of Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alerts

FEMA To Test Emergency Alert System Nationwide on Oct. 4, 2023?

Written by:
David Emery
Sep 6, 2023 Test alerts will be sent to all capable TVs, radios and mobile phones.
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Florida Sheriff Won’t Remove 'In God We Trust' from Police Cars Despite Complaint?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sep 6, 2023 "Stand your ground, sir," a Facebook user commented.
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Abandoned Plastic Soda Bottles May Be Drano 'Bottle Bombs'?

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David Mikkelson
Apr 27, 2010 A viral alert warns about neighborhood residents finding unexploded Drano "bottle bombs" in thei ...
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Jill Biden Caught COVID After 'Double' Vaccination and Booster Shots?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Sep 5, 2023 She purportedly caught the virus for a second time in September 2023 after multiple rounds of shots.
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Mysterious 'Pyramid' Was Caught on Camera Atop Scottish Mountain?

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Madison Dapcevich
Sep 4, 2023 "Portal alert," someone posted.
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Vintage Pic Shows Bizarre 'Blizzard Cones' To Protect Faces from Snow?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sep 3, 2023 After its invention in 1907, the new synthetic material called "plastic" took the world by storm.
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This Tuxedo Cat Is Polish City's Top-Rated Tourist Attraction on Google Maps?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Aug 30, 2023 Only Wały Chrobrego — a long, historic terrace along the river — boasted more reviews than the c ...
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