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Martin Sexton — Water Street Music Hall
Listen to Martin Sexton — Water Street Music Hall in the Music Library
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US-Israel relations: 20 claims we’ve investigated
A long history of collaboration began when the U.S. became the first country to recognize Israel as an independent nation in 1948.
National News
GOP ‘going nuts’ as deep red states face ‘cataclysmic down-ballot slaughter’: analyst
With just over a week until Election Day, Republicans are playing defense in states they usually don’t have to think about. One political scientist has a theory about why.“My theory on why the GOP is going nuts over the midterms in deep red states: Nobody…
National News
‘I starred in it’: Obama unloads on vicious attacks targeting Michigan Dem’s Muslim faith
DETROIT — As pundits and commentators question whether Michigan’s Democratic Party base is unified ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, the party brought one of its most formidable communicators — former President Barack Obama — into the Great Lakes state on Saturday to energize…
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Facebook posts – Footage of towering tornado does not show Hurricane Beryl making landfall in Mexico
Video shows tornado caused by Hurricane Beryl in July 2024.
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Viral image – No, this isn’t a video of a Florida beach tornado in July 2024
Video shows “Florida beach tornado” July 7, 2024
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Facebook posts – Photo shows Mount Etna erupting in February 2021, not July 2024
Photo shows Mount Etna erupting in Sicily in July 2024.
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Instagram posts – False claims that President Joe Biden suffered a July 5 medical emergency aboard Air Force One
President Joe Biden had a “medical emergency on Air Force One” on July 5.
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Viral image – No, this isn’t a real McDonald’s billboard recruiting ‘crypto bro’s’
A McDonald’s billboard said, “Hey crypto bro’s we are hiring.”
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Viral image – No way to spin this. Roundabouts don’t cause tornadoes
“Roundabouts are causing tornadoes.”
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Arts & Culture
Martin Sexton — Water Street Music Hall
Listen to Martin Sexton — Water Street Music Hall in the Music Library
Fact Check
US-Israel relations: 20 claims we’ve investigated
A long history of collaboration began when the U.S. became the first country to recognize Israel as an independent nation in 1948.
National News
GOP ‘going nuts’ as deep red states face ‘cataclysmic down-ballot slaughter’: analyst
With just over a week until Election Day, Republicans are playing defense in states they usually don’t have to think about. One political scientist has a theory about why.“My theory on why the GOP is going nuts over the midterms in deep red states: Nobody…
National News
‘I starred in it’: Obama unloads on vicious attacks targeting Michigan Dem’s Muslim faith
DETROIT — As pundits and commentators question whether Michigan’s Democratic Party base is unified ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, the party brought one of its most formidable communicators — former President Barack Obama — into the Great Lakes state on Saturday to energize…
Arts & Culture
Buffalo.fm Soundcheck — Week of October 26, 2026
Eighteen songs from artists playing Buffalo October 26–November 1, 2026, including hometown artists Marc Scibilia, Part-Time Genius and The Damone Jackson Outcome. Listen and find the shows.
