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A white and grey lop rabbit stands on its hind legs.

Boba pearls aren't made from rabbit poop, despite unpleasant video

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Laerke Christensen
July 30, 2026 The glossy, chewy "bubbles" found in boba tea are actually made from starches, sugar and water.
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Do scans show woman's body infected with parasites after she ate raw pork for a decade?

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Aleksandra Wrona
July 26, 2026 The case was real, but eating raw pork was not proven to be the direct cause.
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A photo shows boxes of Quaker oatmeal on a store shelf, specifically the instant variety of strawberries and cream.

Does Quaker instant strawberries and cream oatmeal contain beaver butt secretions?

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Jordan Liles
July 25, 2026 There's no proof the oatmeal contains castoreum, an oily secretion found in castor sacs near bea ...
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A digital illustration shows numerous white Facebook logos floating on a blue and black backdrop, with a phone screen showing a lock image superimposed on the left side.

Meta 'unusual activity' scam targets Facebook users with supposed PDF attachment

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Jordan Liles
July 24, 2026 The scam messages feature the misspelled name "Meta Verrified," alleging the tech company detect ...
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A photo shows Meta's 1 Hacker Way sign in Menlo Park, California, during the daytime.

Warning about 'new Facebook rule' for photos is long-running hoax

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Jordan Liles
July 20, 2026 Facebook users posting in July 2026 discussed an alleged Meta initiative involving the company's ...
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12 claims about cyclospora, other parasites we've fact-checked

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Joey Esposito
July 20, 2026 Amid a nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis, we dug into our archives for investigations into p ...
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A collage of AI-generated images, including an injured dog, shoppers at a Costco wearing traditional Muslim clothing, Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell in a hospital bed, U.S. President Donald Trump talking to red-robed aliens, a sign at a McDonalds drive-thru, a cat sitting on a ferry and the wedding of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.

How to spot AI images: A fact-checker's guide

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Jack Izzo
July 18, 2026 Though artificial intelligence tools have improved, our team has developed more skills for detec ...
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An aerial shot of a rendering of the Meta-owned data center under construction in Cheyenne, Wyoming

Is rare bacterium in Wyoming city's water linked to Meta data center? What we know

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Jack Izzo
July 17, 2026 In June 2026, the Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities said it identified Cupriavidus gilardii in ...
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Photo from behind a white fan blowing out toward a bed, in which sleeps a person without a shirt, back to the camera

Is it 'extremely dangerous' to sleep with a fan on? Claim exaggerates risk

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Emery Winter
July 16, 2026 Sleeping with a fan on can cause uncomfortable symptoms for some people, but it can be beneficia ...
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An image shows two photos separated by a vertical line, on the left displaying the Waze logo and a phone with the navigation mobile app, and on the right a person holding an Israeli flag.

Does Israel control Waze, surveil app's users? What we know

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Jordan Liles
July 15, 2026 Waze's terms of use state Israeli courts and laws govern the app's legal matters. But there's no ...
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A person behind the wheel of a car holds a phone in one hand.

How EU road safety regulations will use cameras in cars to tackle distracted driving

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
July 11, 2026 Driver monitoring systems in cars have used cameras to detect distracted driving since at least ...
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25 AI-generated animal stories we've debunked

Written by:
Joey Esposito
July 7, 2026 From an escaped beluga whale to a dog surviving a bombing, the prevalence of AI slop has come fo ...
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A woman wearing white takes two capsules from a medication bottle.

9 claims about supplements we've examined

Written by:
Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 6, 2026 Dietary supplements in the U.S. do not require FDA approval before they are commercialized. This ...
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Person dispenses sunscreen from an orange bottle into the palm of their hand.

Don't spread false claim wearing sunscreen 'massively increases' skin cancer risk

Written by:
Joey Esposito
June 30, 2026 The study cited in rumors about the negative effects of sunscreen did not actually draw the conc ...
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Bare feet walking outdoors beside an unmade bed with white sheets.

Do grounding bed sheets actually help you sleep? Evidence is thin

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Aleksandra Wrona
June 28, 2026 The products are far from a proven sleep treatment.
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AI-generated image appears to show a beluga whale jumping out of a research facility's pool and into the ocean.

Did beluga whale escape captivity in Alaska to reunite with its calf?

Written by:
Joey Esposito
June 27, 2026 The marine research facility depicted in fake images shared with the tale confirmed the incident ...
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An image shows a close-up of a cheetah in green grass and weeds looking toward the photographer.

Is it true wild cheetahs have never killed humans?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
June 22, 2026 Here's what we know about the lethality of the world's fastest land animal.
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Does sunscreen enter your bloodstream and weaken cancer defenses? Claim distorts studies

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
June 21, 2026 Social media posts cite real sunscreen absorption studies but go beyond what the research found.
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Do photos of identical twins show effects of sun exposure, smoking? Here's the real story

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
June 19, 2026 The photos came from a 2009 study titled "Factors Contributing to the Facial Aging of Identical ...
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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks into a microphone.

Unpacking RFK Jr.'s ties to group promoting unproven stem cell treatments for autism

Written by:
Joey Esposito
June 19, 2026 The U.S. health secretary was a speaker at the Autism Health Summit, sponsored by a leading advo ...
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