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Mayor Ryan unveils 2026–27 winter snow plan with $2.7 million for contracted removal
Mayor Sean Ryan unveiled Buffalo’s 2026–2027 Winter Snow Plan, boosting contracted removal funding to $2.7 million, buying five smaller tractors for narrow streets and upgrading GPS tracking for plows.
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Why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween? Tracing the history
The tradition of making jack-o'-lanterns to ward off spirits has roots in Irish folklore.
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Facebook posts – Despite renewed claims, Hillary Clinton still doesn’t have Parkinson’s disease
“Hillary Clinton has Parkinson’s disease.”
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TikTok posts – Video no muestra a migrantes yéndose de Florida, sino a gente en terminal de trenes en Nueva York
Este video muestra "gente saliendo de Florida por nueva orden que se aprobó ley antimigrante”.
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Viral image – Altered video appears to show Elon Musk taunting ‘crybaby liberals’
Video shows Elon Musk saying “I just unbanned President Trump’s Twitter and I already have crybaby liberals threatening to quit Twitter.”
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Fact-checking Donald Trump’s CNN town hall claims on Jan. 6, abortion, Mar-a-Lago documents
In a CNN town hall, former President Donald Trump made false claims about Jan. 6, abortion and the 2020 election. He also said he didn’t know E. Jean Carroll, who won a sexual abuse verdict against Trump in a civil case.
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Title 42 expiration: What's next for migrants applying for asylum at US’ southern border?
Title 42, a public health policy that has blocked many migrants at the southern border from seeking asylum, expires May 11. The U.S. government is preparing for a migration spike, as people return to using a 1996 legal exception to seek asylum.
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Facebook posts – Anheuser-Busch isn’t closing half its breweries. Those claims stem from a satirical website.
“Anheuser-Busch closing half its U.S. breweries” after Dylan Mulvaney backlash.
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Mayor Ryan unveils 2026–27 winter snow plan with $2.7 million for contracted removal
Mayor Sean Ryan unveiled Buffalo’s 2026–2027 Winter Snow Plan, boosting contracted removal funding to $2.7 million, buying five smaller tractors for narrow streets and upgrading GPS tracking for plows.
Fact Check
Why do we carve pumpkins for Halloween? Tracing the history
The tradition of making jack-o'-lanterns to ward off spirits has roots in Irish folklore.
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Watch out for these 8 claims about polling stations, ballots
Election fraud and lost ballots rumors we've investigated are spreading widely ahead of the midterm elections.
