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Venus Williams Tennis in Indian Wells, Calif., 3-6-2024

No, Venus Williams didn’t forfeit a tennis match against a trans woman. That story is fake

April 17, 2024

“Venus Williams forfeits match against trans woman,” saying, “I’m not playing a man.”

Klaus Schwab, in Davos, Switzerland, 1-16-2024

World Economic Forum leader Klaus Schwab in good health on April 15, despite social media claims

April 17, 2024

World Economic Forum founder and chairman Klaus Schwab hospitalized in critical condition on April 15.

Marco Rubio walking the halls of Congress, 9-6-2023

Marco Rubio says Joe Biden is being ‘very misleading’ about inflation. Arguably, Rubio is, too.

April 17, 2024

“It's very misleading when (President Biden) says (inflation) used to be at 9%. This is compounding. It’s not like it went down from 9% to…

Captiol Dome, Washington, 4-9-2024

Yes, in 2023 Congress passed the fewest number of bills since the Great Depression

April 17, 2024

“We passed 27 bills last year, which is the fewest since the Depression.”

Moderna COVID-19 and flu vaccine bottles Lynwood, Calif., 10-28-2022

COVID-19 vaccination safety data mischaracterized

April 17, 2024

COVID-19 “vaccine injuries exposed in newly uncovered data.”

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An ‘E.T.’ sequel isn’t coming to theaters, despite movie poster image

April 17, 2024

An “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” sequel is coming out in 2025.

Michelle Obama in Atlanta, 5-11-2019

No, an embarrassing photo of Michelle Obama isn’t circulating the internet

April 17, 2024

“Michelle Obama humiliated after embarrassing photo emerges.”

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Social media posts wrongly characterize the Sydney mall attacker as Jewish or Muslim

April 16, 2024

The Sydney mall attacker is a “Zionist” who targeted Jewish people so that people would think the attacker was Muslim.

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Erroneous forecast of 85-foot waves was caused by weather system data glitch

April 16, 2024

The day after the total solar eclipse, 85-foot waves traveled from Antarctica to South Africa.

Donald Trump at Manhattan courthouse, 4-16-2024

Trump didn’t violate Logan Act with reshare of old Iran social media post, experts say

April 16, 2024

Donald Trump violated the Logan Act by resharing 2018 Iran tweet on Truth Social.

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‘You’re on your own,’ Joe. Taylor Swift hadn’t endorsed Biden for president as of mid-April 2024

April 16, 2024

“You’ve probably heard that Taylor Swift is endorsing Joe B."

Karli Neilson plays with her sons in Oregon in 2022 for child care story from Wisconsin, 9-2-2022

It’s true: The US is an outlier on paid parental leave

April 16, 2024

“The United States is an outlier, one of only about half a dozen countries, without any guarantee of paid leave for new parents and/or other…

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