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Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a tanned white man with gray hair, gestures and points with his right hand as he speaks in the Oval Office of the White House.

RFK Jr. repeats false claim that MMR vaccine contains fetal tissue

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 31, 2026 The health secretary's inaccurate claim stems from a misunderstanding of how the measles, mumps ...
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A dark, eight-legged rock formation with a rounded "body" lies on a surface of reddish dirt.

Does this image show creepy 'spider' on Mars?

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Laerke Christensen
Aug. 23, 2026 Artificial intelligence had a hand in creating the image of the eight-armed "rock formation" on ...
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How you can stop Google AI from accessing your Gmail, chat information

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 23, 2026 Google AI can access emails and chats if users allow it to. There is a way to opt out.
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A red chicken faces the camera on a background of floating brown eggs.

Rumors are swirling about 'lab-grown' eggs being sold in the US. Here's what to know

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Laerke Christensen
Aug. 21, 2026 At least one such product received no questions on its maker's declaration to the FDA that it wa ...
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Are lemons 'manmade' fruits that don't occur naturally? Here's the bitter truth

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Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 20, 2026 When life hands fact checkers dubious fruit claims, we make sure to find the truth.
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Someone tweeted 'Stop chat gpt' in 2012, but it likely wasn't a prophecy

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Joey Esposito
Aug. 18, 2026 Evidence suggested the poster was using Indonesian slang instead of time traveling.
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A Holy Bible on the left and a Facebook logo in a blue cosmic setting on the right, split by a thin vertical white line.

Did Facebook remove Jennifer Wilson Hall's Bible verse post? What we know

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Jordan Liles
Aug. 17, 2026 The rumor dates back to the early weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020.
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Debunking claim Fauci co-authored paper saying masks caused most Spanish flu deaths

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Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 10, 2026 The paper is real, but it doesn't say masks caused millions of deaths during the pandemic.
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An image shows a view of Earth from space, with the planet taking up much of the frame.

Will Earth 'lose gravity' for 7 seconds on Aug. 12, 2026? NASA weighs in

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Jordan Liles
Aug. 10, 2026 People online claimed "Project Anchor" — a secret NASA document about the supposed cosmic event ...
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A close up photo of a shower head with water coming out of it

Why you shouldn't worry too much about showering during a thunderstorm

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Emery Winter
Aug. 10, 2026 The odds of being struck by lightning while showering are low, particularly in a newer home with ...
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A screenshot of AI-generated video of SpaceX rocket, which appears as a white speck in the video, falling towards the moon to soon crash into it. In the top left corner is the Snopes "fake" rating icon

Does this video show SpaceX rocket crashing into the moon?

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Emery Winter
Aug. 8, 2026 While scientists observed evidence that the upper stage of a SpaceX rocket crashed into the moon ...
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An illustration shows two hands in blue latex gloves giving an injection in the arm of a woman wearing a blue top. The background shows a representation of a cancerous tumor.

CDC didn't say COVID-19 vaccines are 'largest carcinogenic exposure in history'

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 3, 2026 The claim stemmed from two recent cohort studies, one from South Korea and one from Italy.
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AI-generated images of a man rubbing a gorilla's belly and a gorilla screaming while holding the man's apparently lifeless body.

Does image show gorilla 'screaming for help' after caretaker collapsed?

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Rae Deng
Aug. 3, 2026 Don't monkey around with fake AI images.
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A white and grey lop rabbit stands on its hind legs.

Boba pearls aren't made from rabbit poop, despite unpleasant video

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Laerke Christensen
July 30, 2026 The glossy, chewy "bubbles" found in boba tea are actually made from starches, sugar and water.
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Do scans show woman's body infected with parasites after she ate raw pork for a decade?

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Aleksandra Wrona
July 26, 2026 The case was real, but eating raw pork was not proven to be the direct cause.
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A photo shows boxes of Quaker oatmeal on a store shelf, specifically the instant variety of strawberries and cream.

Does Quaker instant strawberries and cream oatmeal contain beaver butt secretions?

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Jordan Liles
July 25, 2026 There's no proof the oatmeal contains castoreum, an oily secretion found in castor sacs near bea ...
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A digital illustration shows numerous white Facebook logos floating on a blue and black backdrop, with a phone screen showing a lock image superimposed on the left side.

Meta 'unusual activity' scam targets Facebook users with supposed PDF attachment

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Jordan Liles
July 24, 2026 The scam messages feature the misspelled name "Meta Verrified," alleging the tech company detect ...
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A photo shows Meta's 1 Hacker Way sign in Menlo Park, California, during the daytime.

Warning about 'new Facebook rule' for photos is long-running hoax

Written by:
Jordan Liles
July 20, 2026 Facebook users posting in July 2026 discussed an alleged Meta initiative involving the company's ...
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12 claims about cyclospora, other parasites we've fact-checked

Written by:
Joey Esposito
July 20, 2026 Amid a nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis, we dug into our archives for investigations into p ...
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A collage of AI-generated images, including an injured dog, shoppers at a Costco wearing traditional Muslim clothing, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell in a hospital bed, U.S. President Donald Trump talking to red-robed aliens, a sign at a McDonalds drive-thru, a cat sitting on a ferry and the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.

How to spot AI images: A fact-checker's guide

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Jack Izzo
July 18, 2026 Though artificial intelligence tools have improved, our team has developed more skills for detec ...
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