Inspecting rumor claiming pregnant woman overdosed on Tylenol trying to 'prove Trump wrong'

In September 2025, a creator on TikTok posted a video claiming that a pregnant woman was dying because she overdosed on Tylenol attempting to prove U.S. President Donald Trump wrong for claiming that ...

Examining claim Trump accepted $2B bribe to sell highly sensitive AI chips to UAE, China

In September 2025, a rumor circulated online that U.S. President Donald Trump received a $2 billion bribe for selling highly sensitive AI microchips to the United Arab Emirates and China.  One ...

Erika Kirk isn't in the Epstein files as a 'recruiter'

Erika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, recruited victims for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had her husband killed to keep him quiet about her ties to Epstein. For ...

Unpacking claim antifa firebombed Ice Cube's tour bus, mistaking it for ICE

In late September 2025, a rumor spread online that antifa demonstrators "firebombed" hip-hop artist Ice Cube's tour bus in Portland because they purportedly mistook it as belonging to U.S. Immigration ...

FBI agents weren't 'undercover' inciting violence during Jan. 6

Conservative media outlets suggested undercover federal agents incited the insurrection. U.S. President Donald Trump amplified that claim.

Pope Leo XIV issued warning from God about Trump and idolatry?

According to one popular YouTube video, Pope Leo XIV told parishioners God said about Trump, “This man is not your Messiah. He is a mirror.” ...

What we know about Michigan church shooting suspect's political affiliation

Claims that the individual was a Trump supporter circulated as online sleuths dug through associated social media profiles.

Freddie Mercury didn't sing 'of the world' at the end of 'We Are the Champions'?

Freddie Mercury did not sing 'of the world' at the end of the original 1977 recording of "We Are the Champions." However ... What's False ... the line was present in the lyrics for the song as printed ...

Contextualizing claims Trump deployed National Guard on 29-day orders to avoid paying benefits

In 2025, a rumor circulated online that U.S. President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard on 29-day cycles to avoid paying housing and health benefits that activate after 30 ...

Posts wrongly identify Mexico as location of largest meteorite impact crater

In September 2025, an X post viewed over 1 million times claimed the world's biggest meteorite impact crater was in Mexico and included a video of the purported site. The video an ...

Has Norway created artificial ice pods for Arctic seals to replace their vanishing habitat?

Norway's engineers had created a novel invention to help Arctic seals: floating "ice pods" that give the animals somewhere to "rest, raise pups, and survive" amid a warming planet and melting sea ice.

Don't fall for rumor Erika Kirk launched Christian dating app after husband's death

The rumor spread with an image supposedly showing a social media post by Charlie Kirk's widow. The post wasn't real.