The Earth has rapidly warmed over the past century. Can politics slow it?
How much warmer has the Earth really gotten over the past few decades? And what effect would American policy ideas like the Green New Deal actually have?
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Fact-checking the Ohio Democratic presidential debate
Twelve presidential candidates assembled in Otterbein University in Westerville, Ohio, on Oct. 15 for the fourth and largest Democratic primary debate so far.
Who is the ‘Ukraine gas exec’ playing golf with the Bidens in Trump’s Nickelback post?
We wanted to investigate the identity of the "Ukrainian gas exec" referenced in a picture Trump tweeted.
The inaccurate or unproven things Rudy Giuliani said about Ukraine on ‘This Week’
President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, showed up to a TV interview with documents that he said proved collusion between Ukraine and Democrats in the 2016 presidential election. He leveled a series of accusations about Ukraine, Joe and Hunter Biden, and the whistleblower at the center of an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.
We found they were unproven, inaccurate, or need context.
Trump mentioned the ‘Crowdstrike’ conspiracy during his call with Ukraine. Here’s what that means
President Trump is rehashing a conspiracy theory about the 2016 election and Hillary Clinton's emails.
By the numbers: How common are data breaches — and what can you do about them?
Over the past decade, the exposure of personal information has become a routine part of American consumerism. But how common really are data breaches — and what kinds of records are exposed?
In the weeks after El Paso and Dayton, mass shooting rumors spread on Snapchat and iMessage
Hoaxes aimed at flaming fears of more mass shootings have been shared far and wide on social media.
Explaining the Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories linked to Trump, Clinton
The details of Jeffrey Epstein’s apparent suicide have yet to come into full view, but that did nothing to stem the tide of misinformation coursing through social media channels.
There’s no evidence that the Clintons were involved in Jeffrey Epstein’s death
As of now, there is no evidence to suggest foul play in Epstein’s death, much less that it was coordinated by a former president.
Why do some people think mass shootings are staged every time?
False flag conspiracies have been spread after nearly every mass shooting in recent memory.
Did the media ‘change the identity’ of the El Paso shooter?’ Nope
Stories show two photos of same suspect.
Fact-checking misinformation after the El Paso, Dayton shootings
In the hours after the shootings, hoaxes and rumors started spreading on social media platforms.