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Paxton Ad Takes Talarico Taxes Comments Out of Context
In late August, Democrat James Talarico said that he...
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UB celebrates record-breaking fundraising year
Philanthropic investments in fiscal year 2026 surpassed
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Did Mexico, NY, change its name to ‘Epstein List’ to avoid being renamed by Trump?
Posts claimed the alleged name change was a "preemptive strike" against the president.
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LeBron James breaks silence on Trump’s ‘total disgrace’ attack with a new cutting jab
LeBron James needed only a few words to brush off President Donald Trump’s latest attack.Hours after Trump accused the Philadelphia 76ers star of disrespecting the country during the national anthem, James shrugged off the criticism Thursday night, according to ESPN.“It’s a slow news day at…
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Why some Georgia DAs are pushing back against state law removing candidates’ party affiliations from ballots
The DAs say a law that would make several races "nonpartisan" across five Atlanta metro counties in 2028 is unconstitutional.
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Did Erika Kirk confront Heather Cox Richardson during panel?
A fake story about Charlie Kirk’s widow and a historian circulated on Facebook.
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Does photo show Hitler inspecting model of never-built triumphal arch planned for Berlin?
Some people compared the structure to U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for a triumphal arch of his own in Washington, D.C.
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Do images show National Guard illegally guarding DC ballot drop box? What posts get right, wrong
Federal law criminalizes deploying federal troops or armed federal law enforcement agents to places where elections are held.
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Did McDonald’s lose lawsuit to TV chef Jamie Oliver over ‘toxic’ food claims?
People claimed, without evidence, that the chef said McDonald's food is "unfit for human consumption."
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6 claims about lab-grown and genetically modified foods we’ve fact-checked
Readers frequently ask Snopes to investigate rumors about lab-grown meat, among other products.
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Paxton Ad Takes Talarico Taxes Comments Out of Context
In late August, Democrat James Talarico said that he...
Local
UB celebrates record-breaking fundraising year
Philanthropic investments in fiscal year 2026 surpassed
historical benchmarks, exceeding...
Fact Check
Did Mexico, NY, change its name to ‘Epstein List’ to avoid being renamed by Trump?
Posts claimed the alleged name change was a "preemptive strike" against the president.
National News
LeBron James breaks silence on Trump’s ‘total disgrace’ attack with a new cutting jab
LeBron James needed only a few words to brush off President Donald Trump’s latest attack.Hours after Trump accused the Philadelphia 76ers star of disrespecting the country during the national anthem, James shrugged off the criticism Thursday night, according to ESPN.“It’s a slow news day at…
National News
Trump faces ‘critical questions’ over curious timing of rape-accused pal’s firing
Lawyers for a woman accusing Donald Trump’s longtime friend Paolo Zampolli of rape want answers about whether her allegations helped bring his time in the administration to an abrupt end, PunchUp reported Friday in an exclusive.Zampolli was dismissed as a special envoy on Oct. 15,…
