US vs. Europe Passenger Train Lines? Viral Map Lacks Crucial Context
Even when it was most used in the 1910s and 1920s, America's passenger train network displayed stark differences between ...
Project 2025 Proposes Eliminating the FDIC? Not Exactly
A 2017 report by conservative think tank The Heritage Foundation suggested "government-provided deposit insurance should be ...
AI Models Were Caught Lying to Researchers in Tests — But It's Not Time To Worry Just Yet
OpenAI's o1 model, which users can access on ChatGPT Pro, showed "persistent" scheming behavior, according to Apollo Research ...
No, Pope Francis Isn't Opening 'Tomb of Lucifer' in Vatican on Christmas Eve
The claim stems from the celebration of the 2025 Jubilee, a Roman Catholic tradition that happens every 25 years.
Critics Say Musk's Influence on Trump Led GOP To Cut Children's Cancer Research. Here's What We Know
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk both opposed a spending bill that originally had bipartisan ...
US Troops (Usually) Don't Get Paid During a Government Shutdown, But Congress Does
However, Congress has passed legislation to pay service members during specific government shutdowns in the past.
False Rumors Claim Elon Musk's Mom Said This Quote About Poor People and Her 'Son's Factories'
In December 2024, tech billionaire Elon Musk's mother, Maye Musk, appeared in an interview on Fox News in which she opined on ...
No, Elon Musk Did Not Buy Boeing in Late 2024
YouTube users promoted rumors throughout 2024, falsely claiming the tech CEO bought numerous companies, including McDonald's, ...
US Speaker of the House Doesn't Have To Be a Member of Congress
The speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives is not required to be a member of Congress. The U.S. Constitution does not ...
Unpacking Claims That High Radiation Levels in New York Are Connected to Drone Sightings
The EPA also monitors radiation levels in the US. According to its dashboard, gamma radiation levels at its New York City ...
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Diddy Held Unknown White Object in 'Creepy' Pictures with Kate Moss
While the two photographs are real, we could not confirm that it was indeed a pill he was holding. At this point, decades after the pictures were taken, viewers can only speculate on what the ...
Biden's Critics Claim He's Issued More Pardons Than Any Other President. Here Are the Numbers
U.S. President Joe Biden has issued more pardons than any other American president. On Dec. 13, 2024, U.S. President Joe ...