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Our Most Popular Articles in 2024

We wrote about a lot of misinformation in 2024, and, as usual, some fact-checking articles piqued our readers’ interest more than others. In this...

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California Named After Fictional Isle of Black Women Who Kept Griffins as Pets?

California's queen was named Calafia, according to some claims.

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‘Wanted’ Posters for Health Care CEOs in NYC: Here’s What We Know

Although it is unknown who put up the posters and why, the NYPD confirmed they exist.

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Facebook posts – No, the NFL did not suspend the referees after the Steelers-Eagles game

“The referees in the (Dec. 15) game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers have been suspended after the match revealed that the officials overlooked numerous errors by the Eagles.”

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A month-by-month look at the misinformation that caught our attention in a busy news year

A contentious presidential election, two devastating hurricanes, the Baltimore bridge collapse: It was a busy news year, and where news goes, misinformation follows. Here’s a look at claims that caught our attention each month in 2024.

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Kathy Hochul – Job growth on Kathy Hochul’s watch helped by pandemic recovery

We’ve created 732,000 jobs since I've been governor.

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