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Instagram posts – X post promising a U.S. ban on GMOs was from a now-suspended RFK Jr. parody account

RFK Jr. posted on X that, “Effective January 20th, all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) will be BANNED in the United States.”

Facebook posts – No, the NFL did not suspend the referees after the Steelers-Eagles game

“The referees in the (Dec. 15) game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers have been suspended after the match revealed that the officials overlooked numerous errors by the Eagles.”

A month-by-month look at the misinformation that caught our attention in a busy news year

A contentious presidential election, two devastating hurricanes, the Baltimore bridge collapse: It was a busy news year, and where news goes, misinformation follows. Here’s a look at claims that caught our attention each month in 2024.

‘Not the AI election’: Why artificial intelligence did not define the 2024 campaign

U.S. election officials prepared for an artificial intelligence-influenced campaign season. Generative AI had moments in the spotlight, but did not overtake the election. Here’s why.

Sara Jacobs – Fact-check: Past government shutdowns cost the U.S. economy billions

Government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 “cost our economy billions of dollars each.”

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