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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?
Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Sept. 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
Sept. 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
Sept. 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?
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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
July 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?
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Nur Ibrahim
July 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'
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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
July 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
July 20, 2023
Egas Moniz introduced prefrontal leukotomy in the mid-1930s, later known as lobotomy.
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No, Weather Maps Aren't Scare-Mongering About Climate Change
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Dan Evon
July 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
June 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
June 16, 2023
Coach today had nothing on those flights.
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Video of Biden Hugging Eva Longoria at 'Flamin' Hot' Screening Goes Viral
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Jordan Liles
June 16, 2023
The moment was captured prior to a White House screening of Eva Longoria's directorial debut fil ...
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