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Why So Many People Miss Out on Lung Cancer Screening
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Lung cancer screening can save lives by...
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When Hope Meets Hype: Making Wise Choices About Cancer Treatment
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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.
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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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Images Show Apartment Building in China Housing 30K Residents?
Social media users compared the building's alleged population to that of an entire town.
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Google’s Motto Was ‘Don’t Be Evil’?
In attempts to summarize Google's idiosyncratic use of the phrase, journalists have used various terms including "mantra" and "guiding principle."
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Real Propaganda Photo of Italian Dictator Mussolini Participating in Wheat Harvest?
The Italian dictator launched the "battle for grain" to encourage self-sufficiency in wheat production in 1925.
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Real Video of Baby Giraffe Riding on Mother’s Back?
The footage appeared to show a giraffe calf clinging on to its mother's back with its legs.
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Fake Harris Agenda Was Created by Conservative ‘Dark Money’ Group Reportedly Backed by Musk
A Harris-backed "Progress 2028" project was allegedly created to mirror Project 2025, a conservative plan for a future Republican administration.
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Real Poster for ‘Stargate’ Remake Starring Chris Evans and Rami Malek?
The image claimed a remake of the 1994 science-fiction film was coming to theaters in December.
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Why So Many People Miss Out on Lung Cancer Screening
By Annette Pinder
Lung cancer screening can save lives by...
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When Hope Meets Hype: Making Wise Choices About Cancer Treatment
by Annette Pinder
A recent New York Times Magazine article stopped me...
Fact Check
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,…
