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Analyzing claim Trump confused ‘transgenic mice’ with ‘transgender mice’ in address to Congress

Some social media users suggested Trump mistakenly said "transgender" instead of "transgenic."

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No, mussels don’t shut off Warsaw’s water supply if they sense toxins — but they help monitor it

Since 2009, mussels have played a key role in Warsaw, Poland's biomonitoring system.

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RFK Jr. Misleads on Vitamin A, Unsupported Therapies for Measles

In the midst of a growing measles outbreak in Texas that has killed one child, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr....

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Fact-checking Trump on February job numbers: manufacturing, auto industry and native-born workers

President Donald Trump touted February monthly job gains, mentioning manufacturing, the auto industry and jobs for native-born workers. Some of his talking points were accurate, while others were missing important context.

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25 rumors we’ve investigated about Pope Francis

The pope was hospitalized with bronchitis on Feb. 14, 2025, and later developed double pneumonia.

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Why claims that DOGE ended a lease on Obama’s Chicago presidential library are misleading

DOGE said it’s ending the lease on an Illinois site that houses records and artifacts for the Barack Obama Presidential Library. The federal agency using the site had already announced in August 2024 it was ending the lease. It’s unclear how much money will be saved, if any.

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