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Why So Many People Miss Out on Lung Cancer Screening
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Is USPS stationing ‘armed guards’ at post offices ahead of 2026 midterms? There’s no proof
In a statement, the Postal Inspection Service said armed and unarmed security officers present at its facilities were unrelated to the elections.
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Post claiming to share Social Security ‘history lesson’ gets it mostly wrong. Here’s how
The post claimed that former President Franklin D. Roosevelt made numerous promises about the program when he first signed it into law.
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Elon Musk Didn’t Ban Stephen King from X Over ‘First Lady’ Comment
King allegedly trolled Musk by calling him Donald Trump’s “First Lady.”
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Biden Asked Reporter if She Can ‘Keep from Getting Hit in the Head’ After Gaza Question
A video of the president's response to the Israeli news reporter who asked the question is circulating widely online.
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Megan Rapinoe Is Leaving the US Due to ‘Massive Red Wave’?
The soccer star has often spoken out against President-elect Donald Trump.
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Real Poster for ‘Elf 2’ Starring Will Ferrell and Peter Dinklage?
A Facebook post claimed the sequel would be available for streaming in December 2024.
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U2 and Bob Geldof Doing Multi-Stadium Tour to Support Israeli Army?
U2's Bono had previously paid tribute to the Israeli victims of the Hamas-led attack of Oct. 7, 2023.
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All Votes Were Counted on Election Night Before 2020?
The claims fuel conspiracies of widespread election fraud.
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Why So Many People Miss Out on Lung Cancer Screening
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A recent New York Times Magazine article stopped me...
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Is USPS stationing ‘armed guards’ at post offices ahead of 2026 midterms? There’s no proof
In a statement, the Postal Inspection Service said armed and unarmed security officers present at its facilities were unrelated to the elections.
Fact Check
Post claiming to share Social Security ‘history lesson’ gets it mostly wrong. Here’s how
The post claimed that former President Franklin D. Roosevelt made numerous promises about the program when he first signed it into law.
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Trump threatens ‘serious consequences’ in furious election rant: ‘The Democrats cheated!’
President Donald Trump erupted Wednesday over an alleged Democratic election scheme in Alaska, accusing his political opponents of fraud and demanding that two candidates be removed from the state’s Senate ballot.“It has just been determined that the Democrats in Alaska illegally searched for, and recruited,…
