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Did the Pilgrims Really Land at Plymouth Rock?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Nov 23, 2023 The history of one of the world's most important rocks is long and complicated.
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Why do we wear costumes on Halloween?

Why Do We Wear Costumes on Halloween?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sep 30, 2022 The history behind why you endure “sexy Freddy Krueger” outfits each October.
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Michelle Obama Isn't a Trans Woman. Here's Why Some People Believe Otherwise

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct 17, 2023 Since the early days of the Obamas' career in politics, we've received numerous inquires to inve ...
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Was Nelson Mandela on US Terror Watchlist Until 2008?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct 16, 2023 For decades, the anti-apartheid leader was considered a possible communist threat.
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Were Hush Puppies Fried Cornmeal Thrown by Escaping Slaves at Dogs to Prevent Tracking?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct 14, 2023 This Southern side dish has many origin stories.
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Do Photos and Video Confirm Israel Used White Phosphorus Munitions Over Gaza Seaport?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct 13, 2023 The use of white phosphorus, a component of smoke screens, is widely considered a war crime when ...
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Were Israeli Babies Beheaded by Hamas Militants During Attack on Kfar Aza?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct 12, 2023 Here's what we know about the viral rumor spread by news media, the U.S president, and so on.
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Does a New Study Show the Higher a Country's Vaccination Rate, the Higher Its Excess Death Rate?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Oct 3, 2023 "It's not a study. It's a cherry-picked deceptive graph by a random anti-vax twitter account," o ...
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White House Emails Prove Biden 'Hid Deadly COVID Jab Risks from Public'?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Sep 28, 2023 "They said nothing about the clotting issue from what I recall," mused Naomi Wolf to Steve Bannon.
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Margaret Sanger Did Not Advocate 'Exterminating the Negro Population'

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sep 13, 2023 A sentence the Planned Parenthood founder once wrote has been widely misunderstood and misrepres ...
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Are There No Mosquitoes in Iceland?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Nov 20, 2021 The island is one of the few places on earth free of the insect.
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Pee-wee Herman Actor Paul Reubens Was Charged with Possession of Child Pornography?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug 3, 2023 The rumor circulated in the wake of Reubens death in July 2023.
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Did Anthropologist Margaret Mead Say the 'First Sign of Civilization' Is a Healed Femur?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jul 28, 2023 The dubious anecdote has proliferated on the internet and in books for decades.
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Was Land Used for Manhattan Project Previously Inhabited by Hispanos Who Were Forced Out?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jul 25, 2023 Some homesteaders were not compensated for their loss as Oppenheimer and his team of scientists ...
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No, the CDC Hasn't Endorsed the Use of Powerful Drugs by 'Men Who Want to Breastfeed'

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Jul 20, 2023 Both cisgender and transgender women have used domperidone, a drug not approved in the U.S., to ...
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Did the Inventor of the Lobotomy Receive a Nobel Prize for His Work?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jul 20, 2023 Egas Moniz introduced prefrontal leukotomy in the mid-1930s, later known as lobotomy.
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Are weather maps being used for climate change scare-mongering?

No, Weather Maps Aren't Scare-Mongering About Climate Change

Written by:
Dan Evon
Jul 29, 2022 A NOAA spokesperson told Snopes that the point isn't to trick anyone or make the weather seem sc ...
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Was the '73 Film 'Soylent Green' Depicting Food Made from Human Corpses Set in 2022?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Jun 27, 2023 The dystopian film has become a sci-fi cult classic.
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Did Early 20th-Century Commercial Airplanes Use Wicker Chairs to Seat Passengers?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Jun 16, 2023 Coach today had nothing on those flights.
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Social media users claimed that US President Joe Biden hugged Eva Longoria in an inappropriate manner that amounted to sexual assault and groping.

Video of Biden Hugging Eva Longoria at 'Flamin' Hot' Screening Goes Viral

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jun 16, 2023 The moment was captured prior to a White House screening of Eva Longoria's directorial debut fil ...
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