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A large concrete building with a large NPR sign on it is photographed.

Yes, NPR's Website Says Federal Funding Is 'Essential' to Public Radio

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
April 13, 2023 The question surfaced after Twitter labeled the nonprofit news organization "state-affiliated me ...
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Was Twitter Fined $30B for Violating Hate Speech Laws in Germany?

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Damakant Jayshi
April 12, 2023 Germany's Federal Office of Justice has reportedly started proceedings to investigate hate speec ...
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Is Twitter's New Name 'Titter'?

Written by:
Damakant Jayshi
April 10, 2023 A Twitter user shared what they described as a "new logo" showing Twitter's bird with cartoonish ...
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Did Elon Musk Increase the Fee for Twitter Blue to $15 a Month?

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Damakant Jayshi
April 3, 2023 A tweet claiming the fee was increased attracted over 1.6 million views and over 20,000 likes as ...
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No, Alcatraz Island is Not Being Turned into Twitter's Headquarters

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Nur Ibrahim
April 3, 2023 Elon Musk becomes an April Fools Day joke.
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Did Elon Musk Add a Pop Sound to Twitter's 'Like' Button?

Written by:
Damakant Jayshi
April 1, 2023 A tweet with the claim attracted over 26,000 likes and over 821,000 views as of this writing.
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did elon musk tweet about planet of the apes

No, Elon Musk Didn't Say 'Planet of the Apes' Is a Stupid Movie

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David Emery
March 10, 2023 Twitter's CEO is a prolific, influential, and sometimes careless tweeter, which makes him a targ ...
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Did Elon Musk Say Twitter Employees 'Who Are a 7 or Below' Are Fired?

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
March 8, 2023 Musk supposedly tweeted, "Effective immediately, all remaining twitter employees who are a 7 or ...
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No, Sen. John Fetterman Isn't Dead

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
March 1, 2023 The February 2023 death hoax surfaced in light of Fetterman, a Democrat from Pennsylvania, check ...
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Did Biden Say, 'Wait Until You See Our Plan for the Destruction of Taiwan'?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Feb. 28, 2023 "One of the things I'm known for is my breaking news tweets," the originator of this claim said ...
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Is Twitter Censoring the Ukrainian Flag Emoji?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 27, 2023 "Has anyone else gotten this popup yet or is it only us?" a viral tweet read.
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Tweets claimed that users could help to save a Palestinian girl who needed thousands of dollars.

'Save the Palestinian Girl' Fundraiser on Twitter Lacks Identifying Details, Uses Old Photo

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Jordan Liles
Feb. 22, 2023 "This Palestinian mother asks benefactors to save her daughter," a series of tweets claimed.
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A video does not show a man striking a Catholic priest during mass and stealing a Bible was captured in France.

Video Does Not Show Refugee or Migrant Assaulting Catholic Priest, Nor Was It Recorded in France

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb. 21, 2023 "This is the destruction of Western civilization," tweeted Twitter user Stew Peters, who mislead ...
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An aerial picture purportedly showed the view from a passenger airplane of black smoke filling the clouds down below from a controlled release of toxic fumes coming from the Ohio train derailment.

Does Photo Show Airplane View of Smoke Clouds from Ohio Train Derailment?

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Jordan Liles
Feb. 15, 2023 We looked into the origins of a popular Reddit post that claimed to show a view of the disaster ...
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Elon Musk deleted a tweet that said Go Eagles after they lost to the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVII.

Did Elon Musk Delete a 'Go Eagles' Tweet After Team's Super Bowl Loss?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb. 13, 2023 Tweet screenshots are easy to fake. However, this one was real.
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A rumor said that Elon Musk once said when something is important enough, you do it even if the odds are not in your favor.

Did Elon Musk Say, 'When Something Is Important Enough, Do It, Even if Odds Are Not in Your Favor'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Feb. 12, 2023 We traced the origins of this inspirational quote to the year 2012.
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Did Pope Francis Really Tweet This Praise of the Middle Finger?

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 2, 2023 Twitter got a taste of the bird through papal musings.
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Conservative commentator Ben Shapiro never tweeted look how beautiful my sister looks nor did he tweet about fantasizing about a hot sister.

Did Ben Shapiro Tweet About a 'Hot' and 'Beautiful' Sister?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
March 23, 2022 We looked for the origins of two supposed tweets where the conservative commentator mentioned hi ...
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This story is about whether or not Elon Musk has tweeted the words woke mind virus in the past.

Did Elon Musk Warn that 'Woke Mind Virus' Is Destroying Civilization?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan. 29, 2023 The purported quote from Musk was featured in paid advertising on YouTube.
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White nationalist Nick Fuentes was banned from Twitter again in January 2023.

Twitter Bans White Nationalist Nick Fuentes Hours After Restoring His Account

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Jan. 25, 2023 Fuentes, a Holocaust denier, previously used his online platform to spew antisemitic and white n ...
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