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Trump pocketed a FIFA gold medal, but no evidence he 'stole' it from players

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Joey Esposito
July 17, 2025 FIFA president Gianni Infantino handed Trump a medal following Chelsea’s victory over Paris Sain ...
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Photo of SZA wearing shirt supporting Trump isn't what it seems

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Laerke Christensen
July 16, 2025 The artist wrote in 2016 that "if you support trump publicly u support bigotry, lying and xenoph ...
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Watch out for rumor 'Superman' director James Gunn filed lawsuit against Trump

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Cindy Shan
July 15, 2025 A widely circulated rumor claimed Gunn had filed a $1 billion copyright infringement lawsuit.
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A white man wearing a pink shirt that looks wet has a hand over his face as he lies on a stretcher. A person looks down at him.

Debunking claim Paul Rudd suffered burn injury while recording podcast

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Jordan Liles
July 15, 2025 A video recorded on a New York City street showed paramedics loading the actor, writhing in pain ...
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Did Bills' Josh Allen pay student loan debt for entire University of Wyoming graduating class of 2018?

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Jack Izzo
July 14, 2025 The claim was only reported on social media and from untrustworthy news sites.
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A purported Vanity Fair headline that said: Drag Race star Nicole Paige Brooks officially cast as Britney Spears in the upcoming biopic, "The Woman In Me" with a side-by-side of Brooks and Spears.

'RuPaul's Drag Race' star Nicole Paige Brooks cast to play Britney Spears in upcoming biopic?

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Rae Deng
July 14, 2025 Oops, online pranksters did it again: Nicole Paige Brooks from Atlanta, Georgia, is not starring ...
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Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant visited Texas to build shelters for flood victims?

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Cindy Shan
July 14, 2025 Claims about the rock legend’s involvement in flood relief efforts circulated widely on social m ...
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Black-and-white image of Robin Williams with his hands folded. Overlaid text reads: "People don't fake depression... they fake being okay. Remember that. Be kind."

Did Robin Williams say, 'People don't fake depression. They fake being okay'?

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Emery Winter
July 13, 2025 There's no evidence Williams said the quote, which began circulating alongside his name over hal ...
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Real photo of Pope John Paul II playing baseball?

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Nur Ibrahim
July 12, 2025 Or an impersonator? Or an AI-generated fake?
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Is Labubu toy based on demon Pazuzu? What to know

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Joey Esposito
July 11, 2025 Pazuzu, a demon from Mesopotamian folklore, was the evil entity from “The Exorcist.”
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Screenshot of edited photo of Mr. Rogers wearing a Bob Ross t-shirt and Steve Irwin.

Does photo show Mr. Rogers with Steve Irwin while wearing Bob Ross shirt?

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Emery Winter
July 11, 2025 The image is a composite of separate photos of Rogers and Irwin.
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Tom Cruise walked off 'The View' after Joy Behar questioned him about Scientology?

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Cindy Shan
July 10, 2025 Online videos claimed the Hollywood star stormed out of the ABC talk show following a confrontat ...
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Did Coco Gauff donate $3M to support Texas flood search efforts?

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Aleksandra Wrona
July 10, 2025 Some social media users claimed Gauff personally visited the disaster zone to provide assistance.
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Screenshot of AI-generated image of Peyton Manning hugging a black woman in front of a suburban home

Peyton Manning helped waitress who lost job for giving him free coffee?

Written by:
Emery Winter
July 9, 2025 Another post goes viral from a Facebook page seemingly dedicated to posting AI images with made- ...
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Don't be fooled by claims Blake Shelton, Luke Bryan or Gwen Stefani went to Texas to help flood relief efforts

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
July 9, 2025 The claims circulated alongside images and articles generated by artificial intelligence.
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Steph Curry helped elderly man who was kicked out of bank?

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 9, 2025 The supposed news report read like a fictional short story.
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What to know about 'true events' behind Netflix's 'Squid Game'

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Nur Ibrahim
July 8, 2025 The third and final season of the hit South Korean show was released in the summer of 2025.
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A white man wearing a blue suit and black cowboy hat stands before a microphone.

Investigating claim George Strait donated $3.5M to Texas flooding victims

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Cindy Shan
July 7, 2025 Social media posts claimed the country music legend made a massive donation to support those aff ...
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Susan Boyle and Piers Morgan are getting married?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
July 7, 2025 AI-generated images helped spread a false claim that the English broadcaster and Scottish singer ...
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A portrait of Bubba Wallace superimposed in front of a white racing flag

Bubba Wallace said NASCAR should eliminate white flag?

Written by:
Emery Winter
July 4, 2025 Wallace, the only Black driver in NASCAR's top circuit, called for NASCAR to ban Confederate fla ...
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