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MovieFact: ‘Oppenheimer’ sticks close to historic record, with some liberties

The movie “Oppenheimer” hews close to the historic record, but that doesn’t mean it doesn’t take a few liberties for the sake of the dramatic touch.
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Instagram posts – Directed energy weapons weren’t used to start the fires in Hawaii and these photos don’t rebut that

Images of burned cars in Lahaina, Hawaii, are evidence wildfires there were started by directed energy weapons.
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TikTok posts – Video shows reflected light from wet surface, not flooded Dodger Stadium

"Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium is flooded after mocking God!”
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Viral Video Repeats Bogus Claim About Vaccines and Visible Ailments

SciCheck Digest A video repeating the claim that COVID-19 vaccines are responsible for the sudden onset of various visible ailments — such as fainting and...
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Joe Biden – Fact-checking Joe Biden on the murky topic of employment statistics

“A higher percentage of American workers are working today than ever before.”
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Fact Check: Are Carjackers Leaving Flyers and $100 Bills on Car Windows?

Warning claims parking lot carjackers are placing flyers or $100 bills on the windows of cars, then taking the cars when drivers step out of their vehicles to remove them.
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A note to our readers

As I begin my first week as POLITICO's Global Editor-in-Chief, I want to start by thanking you — our readers and subscribers — for the trust you place in POLITICO.
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Trump PANICS as Bondi CAVES…AGREES TO TESTIFY!

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GAME RECAP: Buffalo Bisons at Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RainRiders 4/30/26

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‘Why is everyone giggling?’ Laughter ensues as Rubio calls on right-wing reporter



Reporters at the White House press briefing on Tuesday were audibly laughing after Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on a pro-MAGA correspondent to ask a question.

Rubio called on Cara Castronuova, a White House correspondent for LindellTV, which is owned by Mike Lindell, a Trump ally who also founded My Pillow, when the laughter broke out.

"What happened, why is everyone giggling? What happened? I'm sorry, are they being mean to you? Rubio asked.

"I don't think they are, I don't think they are, I hope not," Castronuova said, asking Rubio to comment on Trump's comment that Iranians needed guns and if the U.S. would supply those.

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