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Ms. Rachel rumor claims she sued comedian Druski over parody video. Here's what we know

Written by:
Jordan Liles
April 21, 2025 Rachel Accurso, known to children worldwide simply as Ms. Rachel, is a YouTube star who creates ...
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Unpacking claim Barron Trump was rejected from Harvard, Columbia, Stanford

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Grace Deng
April 21, 2025 Claims about Barron Trump being rejected from various universities spread amid his father's thre ...
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What we know about rumors Canadian PM Mark Carney orchestrated US Treasurys sell-off

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
April 19, 2025 A vocal supporter of Carney's in Canada's upcoming federal election made these allegations, but ...
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What we know about claims Trump admin wanted UK to remove LGBTQ+ protections before trade deal

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
April 18, 2025 U.S. Vice President JD Vance chastised European leaders for lacking commitment to free speech du ...
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No evidence US Institute of Peace funded 'multiple terrorist organizations'

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
April 18, 2025 "Any government institution is most likely to be the opposite of its name," Elon Musk, the publi ...
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Trump admin may have floated giving each Greenlander $10K per year to replace $600M in Danish subsidies

Written by:
Jack Izzo
April 17, 2025 The alleged plan, which Snopes was unable to independently confirm, was first reported by The Ne ...
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Google AI overview may be behind spread of evidence-free rumor Musk was banned from Yankees games

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Joey Esposito
April 17, 2025 Rumors online alleged the tech billionaire was barred from attending Yankees games after critici ...
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Unpacking claims Jeff Bezos opening the Blue Origin capsule hatch was staged

Written by:
Joey Esposito
April 17, 2025 Blue Origin's footage clearly shows the capsule's hatch briefly opening from the inside before B ...
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What we know about ICE official comparing mass deportation to Amazon Prime for humans

Written by:
Joey Esposito
April 17, 2025 Todd Lyons, acting director of the immigration enforcement agency, allegedly made the statement ...
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Investigating whether Trump revived a promise to end animal testing at the EPA

Written by:
Grace Deng
April 16, 2025 A deadline to end animal testing set in Trump's first term applied only to certain creatures.
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Claim ICE detained Venezuelan teen despite knowing he wasn't in gang came from family member who saw arrest

Written by:
Jack Izzo
April 16, 2025 Merwil Gutierrez's cousin Luis reportedly heard ICE agents say Merwil was "not the one" but to " ...
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Breaking down claims that China halted all its orders of Boeing planes

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
April 16, 2025 The claim came from a Bloomberg News report based on anonymous sources.
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Unpacking rumor Trump officials have been told to wear gold lapel pin of president's head

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
April 16, 2025 A White House spokesperson said any Trump supporters who chose to wear the pin did so "to show s ...
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In this photo collage, the foreground shows a woman with blonde hair scratching her head at a voting booth. Behind her are scattered voting stickers.

Yes, SAVE Act passed by House could make it harder for married women to vote. What to know

Written by:
Grace Deng
April 16, 2025 The legislation must still pass the Senate before it can become law.
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What we know about claims Social Security Administration is moving all public communications to X

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
April 15, 2025 The social media platform is owned by tech billionaire Elon Musk, who is leading efforts to cut ...
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Rory McIlroy rumor claiming he donated $4.2M Masters earnings to charity is false

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Jordan Liles
April 15, 2025 (Updated: April 16, 2025) After McIlroy's career Grand Slam at the 2025 Masters, users shared a rumor alleging he donated ...
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Supposed dire wolf 'de-extinction' is part cool science, part flashy marketing

Written by:
Jack Izzo
April 15, 2025 Colossal Biosciences hopes to use genetic engineering to "jumpstart nature's ancestral heartbeat."
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Unpacking claims that David Letterman once called Donald Trump a 'goon' and said, 'put him in a home'

Written by:
Joey Esposito
April 14, 2025 The longtime late-night comedian allegedly said the quote during an interview with The Associate ...
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Unpacking claims that 17 people went missing in Atlanta after job interviews set up through Indeed

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
April 14, 2025 Atlanta police said they had not received missing-persons reports matching the details from onli ...
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Meals on Wheels facing uncertain future amid HHS restructure, rumors of Musk cuts

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
April 14, 2025 Jenny Young, Meals on Wheels America's chief of staff, said already-stretched local programs wou ...
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