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Why So Many People Miss Out on Lung Cancer Screening
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When Hope Meets Hype: Making Wise Choices About Cancer Treatment
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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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Mario’s Saying Is Actually ‘Itsumi Mario,’ Which Is Japanese for ‘Super Mario’?
Instead of saying "It's-a-me, Mario," a years-long rumor alleges the iconic Italian cartoon plumber actually says "Itsumi Mario."
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Photo of Elon Musk Altered to Increase His Chest and Stomach Size
A user on X posted of the doctored picture, "He always posts AI pictures of himself because he actually looks like this."
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Live Updates: Fact-Checking the 2024 Presidential Election
From morning until night, we're here to decipher facts from pure speculation about voting rumors, candidate statements, results — and more.
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Video Shows Japanese Game Show Where Contestants Serve Tea in Tilted Room?
The footage shows four people slipping and sliding across a tilted floor as they try to carry out tasks like pouring hot tea.
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Trump Said ‘Only Suckers Went to Vietnam’?
The 2024 Republican presidential candidate also allegedly said, “Vietnam would have been a waste of time for me.”
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Liz Cheney Called Trump ‘Senile Man’ With ‘Daffy Duck Disease’?
Donald Trump had previously suggested that Cheney should have guns “trained on her.”
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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,…
