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Did Denmark play ‘Send in the Clowns’ when Rubio arrived at Greenland deal ceremony?
People online suggested the Danish delegation sought to embarrass or insult U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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Don’t go bananas over tale of chimp rescuing zookeeper
No chimpanzees are coming to the rescue of readers who fall for this AI-generated tale.
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‘My goodness’: CNN anchor catches ‘remarkable’ contrast as Trump welcomes global leader
A CNN analyst pointed out a startling contrast ahead of the meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.On Thursday, CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter mentioned that Xi will be arriving in Washington, D.C., amid Trump's media ban. The conversation came up…
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Trump vanishes from MAGA podcasters’ lips as his popularity crumbles: analysis
President Trump's name is disappearing from conservative podcasts at a startling rate, according to a new Wall Street Journal analysis of nearly 70,000 hours of podcast content.The Journal built an in-house AI tool to track political conversation trends across podcasts, TikTok, Instagram and cable news…
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Video: Hearst on the First GOP Debate
Our article about the first Republican debate of the 2024 election was the basis for this fact-checking video segment produced by Hearst Television —...
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FactChecking Trump’s Interview with Carlson
In lieu of joining his fellow Republican presidential candidates in the Aug. 23 debate, former President Donald Trump granted an interview to former Fox...
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Viral Video Repeats Bogus Claim About Vaccines and Visible Ailments
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A video repeating the claim that COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for the sudden onset of various visible ailments — such as fainting and...
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Republicans Oversell Archer’s Testimony About Hunter and Joe Biden
Congressional testimony by Hunter Biden’s former business partner, Devon Archer, on July 31 led to competing narratives about what Archer said, and how damaging...
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Posts Exaggerate Significance of Swiss Study on Heart Risk and COVID-19 Vaccination
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A Swiss study found that after a COVID-19 booster, less than 3% of people briefly had a slightly elevated blood level of a...
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RFK Jr.’s COVID-19 Deceptions
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s battle against vaccines — and against the institutions that promote them — goes back to at least the mid-2000s, as...
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Did Denmark play ‘Send in the Clowns’ when Rubio arrived at Greenland deal ceremony?
People online suggested the Danish delegation sought to embarrass or insult U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Fact Check
Don’t go bananas over tale of chimp rescuing zookeeper
No chimpanzees are coming to the rescue of readers who fall for this AI-generated tale.
National News
‘My goodness’: CNN anchor catches ‘remarkable’ contrast as Trump welcomes global leader
A CNN analyst pointed out a startling contrast ahead of the meeting between President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping.On Thursday, CNN chief media analyst Brian Stelter mentioned that Xi will be arriving in Washington, D.C., amid Trump's media ban. The conversation came up…
National News
Trump vanishes from MAGA podcasters’ lips as his popularity crumbles: analysis
President Trump's name is disappearing from conservative podcasts at a startling rate, according to a new Wall Street Journal analysis of nearly 70,000 hours of podcast content.The Journal built an in-house AI tool to track political conversation trends across podcasts, TikTok, Instagram and cable news…
National News
‘Astonishing’: CNN panel floored as Trump lawyers attempt ‘complete reversal’ in court
CNN correspondents were stunned Wednesday as the Trump administration offered a new national security argument for banning three news organizations from the White House.Crime and justice correspondent Katelyn Polantz reported that Justice Department attorney Michael Velchik argued that publishing information known to be classified could…
