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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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Claim Trump paid tens of millions to settle sexual assault allegations involving minors lacks evidence

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 28, 2026 The long-standing rumor is based on an unverified list, with no credible evidence to back it up.
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Image shows Dolly Parton standing at the SiriusXM Nashville Studios.

15 false and misleading Dolly Parton rumors we've debunked

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 28, 2026 Some claims misrepresented Parton’s political opinions while others attributed false statements ...
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Mark Carney, wearing a dark blue suit, blue tie and white shirt, speaks into a microphone behind a podium. He is outdoors, as the blue sky behind him indicates.

12 rumors about Canada PM Mark Carney, fact-checked

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 28, 2026 From AI-generated images to false quotes, these rumors have fooled people about the leader of Ca ...
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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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Dolly Parton, a white woman with long blonde hair, is wearing a white deep-cut blouse over a corset and singing into a microphone. Her arms are stretched outward.

Dolly Parton said she once lost look-alike contest to drag queen

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Aug. 28, 2026 In an interview, Parton said she exaggerated her most famous features for the contest held at a ...
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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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Mark Carney, wearing a dark blue suit, blue tie and white shirt, speaks into a microphone behind a podium that reads "Bâtir un Canada fort" ("build a strong Canada" in French). He is outside. Behind him, against a blue sky, the Canada flag floats above the Québec flag. They are blurry.

Did Trump demand changes to Canada's French language rules for trade deal? What we know

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 27, 2026 Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. officials provided different explanations for the tra ...
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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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Trump, a white man wearing a blue suit, points with one of his hands. A crowd can be seen behind him.

18 images, videos involving Trump admin that spread with misleading captions

Written by:
Joey Esposito
Aug. 27, 2026 Users on both sides of the political aisle have shared miscaptioned media related to Trump and h ...
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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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An illustrative graphic featuring a photo of Trump at the center. A bunch of cubed beef is behind and to the viewer's left of him, while the sun at the center of the Argentina flag is behind and to the viewer's right of him.

Is Trump admin importing contaminated beef from Argentina? Unpacking the claim

Written by:
Emery Winter
Aug. 26, 2026 The rumor is based on a number of events that are only tangentially related to one another.
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A girl scout wears a vest with merit patches.

Girl Scouts responds to misleading claims about 'Muslim badges'

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
Aug. 26, 2026 Members can wear patches provided by independent religious scouting organizations.
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An AI-generated image of "The Magic Deportation Bus," an edit of logos for the "The Magic School Bus" educational cartoon show from the 1990s. In this edit, five men in ballcaps and different colored shirts are handcuffed and looking down while they ride in the bus, which has the TV show's Ms. Frizzle and Liz the lizard at the front. In red and in a different font from the original show's logo reads, "The Magical Deportation Bus." This image appears in a screenshot of an X post made by the official White House account.

Did White House post 'Magic Deportation Bus' graphic?

Written by:
Emery Winter
Aug. 26, 2026 The Trump administration's nod to the 1990s educational cartoon "The Magic School Bus" marks its ...
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A young brown and white horse looks at the camera.

Unproven claim links Trump's imported beef to slaughtered wild horses

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
Aug. 26, 2026 The rumor appeared to mix elements of a New York Times report into the sale of wild horses, a Tr ...
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Barron Trump, a young white man, looks sternly as he sits by a tanned older woman, Melania Trump, his mother.

Did Iran put $10M bounty on Barron Trump?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 26, 2026 A Secret Service spokesperson said the agency was aware of video from Iranian state TV appearing ...
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