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Does This Pic Prove Russia Can Be Seen from Alaska?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Feb. 11, 2024 Social media posts claim Russia's Big Diomede Island and Alaska's Little Diomede Island are only ...
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A slideshow of photos shared online purportedly showed days gone by on flights for Scandinavian Airlines.

Photos: Scandinavian Airlines Food and Luxury Through the Years

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan. 19, 2024 Passengers on Scandinavian Airlines dined on caviar, turtle soup and lobster, just to name a few ...
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Is This Real Video of Plane on Fire After Take-Off from Miami Airport?

Written by:
Jack Izzo
Jan. 19, 2024 The video, originally posted as an Instagram story, quickly spread around the internet.
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Is the World's 'Most Inconvenient Convenience Store' a Real Place?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Dec. 17, 2023 Pictures of a tiny shack built into a cliffside nearly 400 feet off the ground purport to show a ...
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Viral Video Does Not Show Indonesia's Mount Marapi Erupting in December 2023

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Aleksandra Wrona
Dec. 11, 2023 Mount Marapi and Mount Merapi are two different volcanoes located in Indonesia. The video shows ...
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Aerial Pic Shows Golden Gate Park in San Francisco?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Dec. 9, 2023 A vibrantly green oasis is seen sandwiched by an urban cityscape.
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A meme says, "This is what happens when you drink a glass of red wine." Directly blow it is a glass of red wine. Clockwise around the meme, it gives the reasons to drink red wine are to warm up, heart health, look good, fight sickness, burn fate, and better sleep. Underneath the headings are further information about them.

Does Red Wine Actually Have Health Benefits?

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Dec. 2, 2023 Do we live in a world where getting tipsy also means better heart health, improved sleep, weight ...
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Israel Offered 'Free Therapy' with BetterHelp Co. for Those 'Affected by the War'?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 16, 2023 In the wake of Hamas’ surprise attack on Israel in October 2023, the country’s official X accoun ...
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Authentic Video of Tourists Watching a Volcano Erupt in Iceland?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 15, 2023 "This is what you call a suicide tour," one comment on YouTube read.
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Is This Luxurious Italian Palace Available To Rent as an Airbnb?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 11, 2023 “If this is an actual AirBnB, it's only available to family members,” one X user commented on th ...
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Did Canadian Government 'Admit' 74% of Triple-Vaccinated People Now Have 'VAIDS'?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Oct. 4, 2023 A reposted anti-vaccine article raised anew the spectre of Vaccine Acquired Immunodeficiency Syn ...
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Does a New Study Show the Higher a Country's Vaccination Rate, the Higher Its Excess Death Rate?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 3, 2023 "It's not a study. It's a cherry-picked deceptive graph by a random anti-vax twitter account," o ...
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When should you get covid booster and flu shot?

Did the CDC Really Say This About People Vaccinated for COVID-19?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 27, 2023 Viral posts stemmed from a risk-assessment summary published by the U.S. health agency for the n ...
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The Story Behind This Breathtaking Aerial View of Barcelona in Bloom

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 25, 2023 This image could easily lead to some misunderstandings concerning the beauty of Barcelona's blooms.
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New Scientific Study Finds Vaping Can 'Shrink Male Testicles'?

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Sept. 21, 2023 Social media posts also speculated that e-cigarettes can “cause sperm counts to plummet.”
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Jill Biden Caught COVID After 'Double' Vaccination and Booster Shots?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Sept. 5, 2023 She purportedly caught the virus for a second time in September 2023 after multiple rounds of shots.
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CDC Says Vaccinated Americans Have Higher Risk of Infection than Unvaccinated?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 5, 2023 The U.S. health agency published a risk-assessment summary in response to reported cases of a ne ...
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Are These Real Vapes That Look Like Highlighter Pens?

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 21, 2023 "Making vapes that look like everyday items should be 100% illegal," one social media user argued.
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Can a Bite From a Brazilian Wandering Spider Cause a Four-Hour Erection?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Aug. 16, 2023 In many cases, the erection is merely an early warning before the complete shutdown of multiple ...
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Will US Passport Holders Be Required to Get a Visa to Enter EU in 2024?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
July 26, 2023 On social media, some users described it as the "end" of "visa-free" travel for U.S. passport ho ...
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