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An image shows a close-up photo of a quality cross necklace and chain on top of a red, white and blue American flag.

Did Muslim cashier demand Christian boy remove cross necklace? Here's the truth

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 31, 2026 This isn't the first time we've debunked the rumor.
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Joe Morale, a white man with black-framed glasses, gestures as he speaks. Behind him is a screen with the image of clouds gathering into a hurricane and a slide with text that reads "FEDERAL GOV'T CUTS FIRST WEATHER: Central & South Florida Nat'l Weather Service is 19-39% understaffed; 17% reduction in weather balloon launches across the United States; Degraded forecast accuracy."

Did Florida weatherman say he feared he could no longer predict hurricanes because of funding cuts?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 31, 2026 South Florida meteorologist John Morales expressed the sentiment — but not in 2026, as posts sug ...
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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

Written by:
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 fake, low quality image of Hakeem Jeffries sitting with Jeffrey Epstein at a restaurant. Jeffries, a middle-aged black with very short hair, wears a suit, while Epstein, an older white man, wears a blue, short-sleeved polo shirt.

Does photo show Hakeem Jeffries with Epstein?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Aug. 30, 2026 Thanks to generative AI tools, fake images showing politicians with Epstein are commonplace. Thi ...
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An illustrative graphic featuring a screenshot of the unlabeled Faroe Islands on Google Maps. Little sheep photos are overlaid atop the map. To the right of the islands is the Faroese flag and a giant red pin drop akin to the Googel Maps pin

Faroe Islands woman used sheep to map country. Here's how and why

Written by:
Emery Winter
Aug. 29, 2026 The Sheep View 360 campaign, launched in response to Google leaving the islands off of Street Vi ...
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A digitally-made image shows a golden lock suspended among representations of electronic circuits on a blue background.

Judge ruled certain AI-generated child sex abuse material is protected by First Amendment. Here's context

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 29, 2026 The federal judge said precedent forced him to make the ruling, but suggested that the law hasn’ ...
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Flowers, balloons and candles are seen placed at the entrance of Dollywood on August 26, 2026, in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee.

Did Disney buy Dollywood? Claim is pure fantasy

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
Aug. 29, 2026 The rumor circulated as the Tennessee theme park's president vowed to keep Parton's legacy alive.
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A photo of Donald Trump (sitting, left) and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (standing, right) in the oval office. A map of the Great Lakes region that sits at the far right of the photo has been edited so "Lake Ontario" has been replaced by "Lake of America" in a red font that is far larger and in a different font style than all other place names on the map.

Lake Ontario isn't named after Canadian province

Written by:
Emery Winter
Aug. 28, 2026 Indigenous people inhabiting the nearby area gave the lake its name, which can be seen on maps f ...
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Dolly Parton, a white woman with bright blonde hair, speaking while seated in front of a pile of books.

Did Dolly Parton's Imagination Library donate books to children in Israel?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 28, 2026 PJ Library, which provides free books to Jewish children, was inspired by Parton’s organization. ...
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This image shows two screenshots from the Facebook post of CCTV footage depicting the flood that destroyed the Gyirong Port at the Nepal-China border against a textured background.

CCTV footage shows deadly flood destroying Nepal-China border crossing

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Aug. 28, 2026 Some social media users falsely claimed the video was AI-generated.
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U.S. President Donald Trump wears a navy suit jacket and red tie while looking to the right. The image's background shows a cooked steak.

USDA recalled 30K pounds of beef from Argentina. Trump's import plan wasn't to blame

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
Aug. 28, 2026 The Trump administration said the planned beef imports would start on Sept. 1, 2026 — weeks afte ...
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Actor and director Ron Howard wearing glasses and a suit.

Did Ron Howard write letter about being liberal? Here's the truth

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
Aug. 28, 2026 Posts attributing the message to the director have circulated for years.
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Image shows U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell.

Video claiming to show McConnell barely moving for 20 hours on Senate floor is heavily edited

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 28, 2026 While the senator wasn’t continuously seated during the lengthy voting session, he was visibly w ...
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The facade of a Costco Warehouse in the background. Superimposed on top, a golf ball and the Callaway golf logo — the word "Callaway" in an old-timey font over a downward pointing chevron.

Did Costco pull Callaway golf products due to ad backlash?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Aug. 27, 2026 Though people speculated that Costco stopped selling the products due to a controversial Good Go ...
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Detroit police didn't issue warning about gang initiation trend victimizing women

Written by:
Joey Esposito
Aug. 27, 2026 While there have been reports of stabbings in Detroit in August 2026, a police spokesperson told ...
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North Korean Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un surveys the snowy landscape from Mount Paektu, the country's highest peak.

World leaders are paying tribute to Dolly Parton. Is North Korea's Kim Jong Un one of them?

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
Aug. 27, 2026 A known spoof account paired a real photo of Kim with a misleading caption.
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An black-skinned animated character wears an orange-and-black costume that the retailer Target removed from sale after critics said it evoked racist imagery.

Beware of alleged Target ad featuring costume that drew backlash for blackface, minstrel imagery

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
Aug. 27, 2026 The costume was real, but a purported ad featuring a character wearing it was an AI creation.
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Photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump in front of a screen showing stocks and the Boeing logo on a phone.

Trump bought Boeing stock on same day Navy gave company $880M contract. Here's proof

Written by:
Rae Deng
Aug. 27, 2026 Trump's financial disclosures indicate that he has traded millions of dollars worth of shares th ...
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Image shows country singer Dolly Parton speaking at a podium.

Why Dolly Parton declined the Presidential Medal of Freedom 3 times

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 27, 2026 The iconic singer shied away from publicly discussing her political views.
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A photo shows a close-up view of Dolly Parton smiling for cameras, apparently on a red carpet, wearing a light-colored dress and her signature make-up.

Don't fall for phony recording of Dolly Parton's 'final wish'

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug. 26, 2026 The fake audio appeared in videos on social media both long before, and immediately after, the c ...
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