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Chris Murphy – Sen. Chris Murphy says mass shootings decreased as a result of a 2022 law. Is that true?
Following the passage of a 2022 gun safety law, mass shootings “began to drop.”
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Unpacking long-standing claim oceans will contain more plastic than fish by 2050
A 2016 report claimed that by 2050 there would be 850 million tons of plastic in the oceans and just 812 million…
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Fake stories about Texas floods reached millions on Facebook. Foreign ad companies likely profited
A slew of fabricated stories duped Facebook users after the deadly floods — and sites promoting them had ties to ad tech…
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D.C. Homicide-Free Streak Not First in ‘Years’
While signing executive orders at the White House on Aug. 25, President Donald Trump wrongly said that an 11-day span of no…
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement is real, but the couple is often targeted by false claims
No hoax this time with news of Taylor and Travis engagement
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Can RFK Jr. ban COVID-19 vaccines? What to know about federal rules around the process
Can RFK Jr. ban COVID-19 vaccines?