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size of the donut hole down through the years

Behind the 'Size of the Donut Hole Down Through the Years' Meme

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Bethania Palma
May 11, 2022 We finally tracked down the origins of this mystery picture, which has confounded the internet d ...
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Did Ukrainian Military Drones Target Residential Buildings in Moscow in May 2023?

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Alex Kasprak
May 30, 2023 Russian authorities attributed a May 30, 2023, drone attack in Moscow to Ukrainian forces. Ukrai ...
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A rumor said that a Florida school banned Amanda Gorman's book with her poem, The Hill We Climb, and said that Governor Ron DeSantis had something to do with it.

Did a Florida School Ban Amanda Gorman's Poem, 'The Hill We Climb'?

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Jordan Liles
May 24, 2023 (Updated: Jun 2, 2023) According to reports, the school restricted some students' access to four books, including Gorma ...
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Tina Turner Is Dead at 83: Confirmed

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 24, 2023 The official Facebook account for the legendary singer announced her death.
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Patriot Front: Behind Conspiracist Claims That the Far-Right Group Are 'Feds'

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Alex Kasprak
May 22, 2023 Just because they may look silly and have poor operational security doesn't mean neo-fascist Pat ...
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Facebook users copied and pasted a post that talked about accounts being hijacked.

'Everyone Is Slowly Getting Hijacked' Facebook Posts Resemble an Old Hoax

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 22, 2023 Here's the lowdown on this specific copy-and-paste message that was being posted in May 2023.
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How Serious Was the Alleged 'Car Chase' Involving Harry and Meghan?

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Nur Ibrahim
May 18, 2023 The couple described the incident as "near catastrophic," while social media users hypothesized ...
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Do Half of Americans Make Less Than $35,000 a Year?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 17, 2023 (Updated: May 24, 2023) Complete government data on U.S. income for 2022 and 2023 was not available at the time of publi ...
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Read the Federal Criminal Charges Against Rep. George Santos

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Damakant Jayshi
May 10, 2023 The New York Republican has been taken into custody. Here's the 13-count indictment against him.
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Was Trump 'Found Guilty' of Sexually Assaulting E. Jean Carroll?

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Alex Kasprak
May 9, 2023 The former president was fighting claims that he defamed writer E. Jean Carroll when he denied s ...
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Were the Diamonds in Queen Camilla's Coronation Necklace 'Stolen'?

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Alex Kasprak
May 8, 2023 (Updated: May 9, 2023) A dive into the long and complicated history of the Lahore diamond, worn by Queen Camilla at the ...
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A Black/Samoan man in a gray suit smiles looking towards the camera.

Explainer: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson and the $3B Kidnapping Lawsuit

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 5, 2023 The list of defendants named in the court document was 23 pages long. 
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An avocado with an Apeel sticker is pictured.

Are Fruits and Vegetables With 'Apeel' Stickers Safe to Eat?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
May 2, 2023 People have been coating their produce with artificial protective coatings for over 900 years.
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Did Ron DeSantis Observe Guantanamo Force-Feeding as Navy JAG?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
May 1, 2023 (Updated: May 2, 2023) Asking for clarity on DeSantis' involvement in force-feeding is an eminently fair question.
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People stand gathered in a crowd. One wearing a cowboy hat says, "Another Teacher Against Guns."

Has There Ever Been a School Shooting Where Staff Could Carry Guns?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Apr 28, 2023 The data necessary to answer the question is sparse. There is no central database for tracking s ...
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Is Biden Raising Mortgage Payments for People with Good Credit?

Written by:
Damakant Jayshi
Apr 28, 2023 According to critics, the increases would help "foot the bill for high-risk mortgage borrowers w ...
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Outlandish Tweet Suggests DeSantis Look for Missing Children Buried in Disney World

Written by:
Damakant Jayshi
Apr 26, 2023 The tweet claimed a search of Disney World with cadaver dogs would "find some of the missing chi ...
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After Tucker Carlson, Who Else Was on Fox News Chopping Block?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Apr 26, 2023 After Tucker Carlson’s firing, the internet speculated about the fates of other Fox News talking ...
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Eating dude food conjures not just manliness, however. There’s patriotism, too.

'Dude Food' is Patriotic? This Historian Doesn't Think So

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The Conversation
Oct 6, 2022 The celebration of generous portions, meat and fat as masculine and patriotic would have been al ...
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Man Found Dead in Belly of Python?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Mar 29, 2017 Police in Indonesia say that a missing man's body was discovered inside a seven-meter-long python.
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