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A composite image shows a "Fake" rating badge over an announcement of "House Bill 626" that will ban aimless driving.

Did US states ban 'aimless driving' via 'House Bill 626'? Hit the brakes before sharing claim

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
May 16, 2026 Cruising around, joyriding or "driving with no place to go" was allegedly being banned in Florid ...
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Vivek Ramaswamy, a younger Indian man running for Ohio governor, wears a suit and speaks into a microphone at a lectern.

Did Vivek Ramaswamy once say Ohio was 'a good state' but not 'the best'?

Written by:
Joey Esposito
May 7, 2026 Ramaswamy, a Republican running for Ohio governor in 2026, made the comment during a 2023 speech ...
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Children sit on a rug while a drag queen reads from a picture book and three others sit on a nearby bench.

Ohio bill aims to ban public drag shows, but it hasn't become law yet

Written by:
Joey Esposito
April 9, 2026 The legislation would prohibit drag shows in public spaces unless they are strictly for adults o ...
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An AI-generated image of a KFC restaurant shaped like one of its buckets taken from the outside. It sits abandoned in an empty parking lot with little in the background. Windows are broken and/or partially boarded up.

Ditch images showing abandoned KFC bucket-shaped restaurant

Written by:
Emery Winter
Feb. 23, 2026 Posts asked if you would visit the establishment. We would — if it was real.
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Sen. Jon Husted received donations from Epstein associate Les Wexner. We followed the money

Written by:
Rae Deng
Feb. 20, 2026 Husted voted against releasing the Epstein files in September 2025 but reversed course in November.
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Did Ohio woman Susan Warren once break into home, clean it and leave bill for her services?

Written by:
Joey Esposito
Feb. 8, 2026 Warren, the so-called "Cleaning Fairy," later pleaded guilty to charges of burglary and trespassing.
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Real video shows Vivek Ramaswamy proposing year-round school for kids in Ohio?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Nov. 26, 2025 Snopes found no evidence the video was AI-generated.
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A white man with short cropped brown hair and a beard, U.S. President JD Vance, holds his hands up while speaking in front of a microphone.

Yes, Vance's security detail raised water level of Ohio river ahead of boating trip. Here's context

Written by:
Rae Deng
Aug. 7, 2025 Officials said they raised the water level to ensure the safety of Secret Service personnel.
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A collage of a mugshot of a teenager with a five-o-clock shadow wearing glasses, a street intersection and a desk with a laptop on it. The collage says "Teen Hacker Fined After Making Local Traffic Lights Sync Properly" in the center.

Pump the brakes on claim Ohio teen who hacked Dayton traffic light was fined, put on house arrest

Written by:
Rae Deng
June 27, 2025 Social media users spread an image of supposed hacker "Kameron Price" that showed hallmarks of a ...
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A sign says, "FBI PRESENTATION "SCAMS TARGETING SENIORS" MONDAY, FEB 17TH HAS BEEN CANCELLED A NEW EXECUTIVE ORDER FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WAS SIGNED THAT NO LONGER ALLOWS THE FBI TO DO COMMUNITY OUTREACH." The word "CANCELLED" is in red, while the rest of the letters are in black.

Sign claims Trump administration ended FBI community outreach efforts. FBI says it's not so

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb. 18, 2025 A sign visible in a photo advised of the cancellation of an FBI presentation titled "Scams Targe ...
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What We Know About Vance Having Middle-Class Upbringing in Suburban Ohio

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
Oct. 2, 2024 Vance "grew up in an upper middle class family and was not poor," one social media user said.
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Video Footage and News Headlines Don't Document Haitian Immigrant Eating Cat in Springfield, Ohio

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Alex Kasprak
Sept. 12, 2024 A video of an American citizen has been shared as evidence that Haitians are eating pets.
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JD Vance Had Middle-Class Upbringing in 4-Bedroom House in Suburban Ohio?

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 22, 2024 Vance grew up "in a family that earned a little over $175k/year in today's dollars and paid for ...
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A Facebook user claimed that prescription drugs in the form of white oblong pills were found in a sealed bag of Reese's Pieces that was purchased at a Kroger in Gahanna, Ohio.

Ohio Facebook User Posts Photos of Drugs Purportedly Found in Reese's Pieces Bag Bought from Kroger

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan. 19, 2024 A Facebook post from January 2024 showed two pictures of the candy package and said that the Gah ...
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A rumor said that USPS would be temporarily suspending mail services in Pennsylvania and Ohio.

USPS Did Not Suspend All Services in Pennsylvania and Ohio in November 2023

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Nov. 30, 2023 A curious headline about the U.S. Postal Service led some users to believe that mail service had ...
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TikTok videos claimed to show reports of skinwalkers in Ohio schools in September 2023.

Videos Show Ohio Students in Lockdown Due to 'Skinwalkers'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Sept. 19, 2023 According to the clips, mythical creatures known as "skinwalkers" were roaming campus.
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second train derailment in ohio

Does Pic Show a 2nd Norfolk Southern Train Derailment in Ohio?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 7, 2023 A third Norfolk Southern train crashed in Cleveland soon after this March 2023 incident, killing ...
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cdc - centers for disease control and prevention

Did CDC Raise 'Lethal Exposure' Level of Vinyl Chloride Days Before Ohio Train Derailment?

Written by:
David Emery
Feb. 23, 2023 "I'm not a conspiracy theorist," said one tweet, "but why did the CDC update their profile for v ...
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An aerial picture purportedly showed the view from a passenger airplane of black smoke filling the clouds down below from a controlled release of toxic fumes coming from the Ohio train derailment.

Does Photo Show Airplane View of Smoke Clouds from Ohio Train Derailment?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb. 15, 2023 We looked into the origins of a popular Reddit post that claimed to show a view of the disaster ...
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Dark black and blue clouds fill the frame. A power line runs through them. You can slightly see a tree on the bottom of the photo, as well as a house to the right.

About That Video Showing Ominous Clouds After the Ohio Train Derailment

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Feb. 15, 2023 Does the video show toxic chemical clouds or ordinary mammatus storm clouds? We asked experts.
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