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Check out this real statue of a McDonald's Quarter Pounder in South Dakota

Written by:
Joey Esposito
 April 25, 2025 The statue was unveiled in 2020 to celebrate the upcoming 50th anniversary of the fast food chai ...
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'The Simpsons' did not predict date of Pope Francis' death

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Aleksandra Wrona
 April 23, 2025 Unsurprisingly, the pope's death quickly joined the growing roster of events the long-running se ...
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No evidence Bob Dylan said, 'Pope Francis was a voice of mercy in a time of noise'

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
 April 23, 2025 There was no trace of the musician's alleged tribute to the pope on his social media feeds or we ...
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8 rumors starring Robin Williams, fact-checked

Written by:
Grace Deng
 April 23, 2025 The Academy Award-winning comedian and actor died in 2014.
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No, Mike and Tony Beets from 'Gold Rush' were not sentenced to life in prison

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Aleksandra Wrona
 April 23, 2025 In April 2025, multiple YouTube videos spread the rumor that the father-and-son reality stars "w ...
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Ms. Rachel rumor claims she sued comedian Druski over parody video. Here's what we know

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Jordan Liles
 April 21, 2025 Rachel Accurso, known to children worldwide simply as Ms. Rachel, is a YouTube star who creates ...
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15 rumors about Whoopi Goldberg that aren't true

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
 April 21, 2025 As a longtime co-host of ABC's "The View," Goldberg is a frequent target of baseless claims.
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Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson wasn't 15 in this football photo — he was 23

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
 April 20, 2025 The photo dates to Johnson’s time with the Calgary Stampeders football team.
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20 rumors about weed to mark 4/20

Written by:
Liz Donaldson
 April 20, 2025 We've fact-checked many pot rumors over the years.
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No evidence Tom Cruise, Young Thug and Kendall Jenner will be on next Blue Origin flight

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
 April 17, 2025 An X account claimed the next flight would launch in May 2025.
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Conjoined Hensel twins targeted with fake post alleging they shared details about sex lives

Written by:
Jordan Liles
 April 17, 2025 Abby and Brittany Hensel, the conjoined twins featured in the fake post, previously starred in t ...
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'American Pickers' host Mike Wolfe is not in jail

Written by:
Jack Izzo
 April 14, 2025 Several AI-generated videos falsely claimed Wolfe was found guilty of killing former co-star Fra ...
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A white man wearing an olive green shirt smiles at a camera while holding a microphone up to his face. Two versions of the same man wearing a white and black shirt can be seen over each shoulder in the background.

Video doesn't authentically show Bee Gees' grandchildren singing 'How Deep Is Your Love'

Written by:
Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
 April 14, 2025 The video was actually a cover recording of the song by Ky Baldwin, an Australian singer and actor.
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Did Robin Williams say, 'A hungry stomach, an empty wallet and a broken heart can teach you the best lessons of life'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
 April 13, 2025 For years, the quote appeared with Williams' name on quote-collecting websites and as memes on F ...
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Authentic photos show a bevy of black cats waiting in line for a movie role audition

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
 April 13, 2025 The coveted role was that of the title character in Edgar Allen Poe’s 1843 short story, “The Bla ...
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From top left clockwise, a KitKat logo, FRUIT OF THE LOOM logo on a pair of blue jeans, yellow cartoon characters, three white people and a person wearing a dark black cape and helmet are shown.

Wait, that never happened? 10 examples of the Mandela Effect

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Aleksandra Wrona
 April 12, 2025 For starters, "Mr. Monopoly" never wore a monocle and there's not a hyphen in "KitKat."
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A white man with his hands pressed together near his face is pictured next to another white man with his hands clasped sitting down wearing a black suit.Towards the bottom, yellow text says, "ELON STAYED CALM GOT KICKED OFF."

Jimmy Kimmel didn't kick Musk off his show

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
 April 11, 2025 Videos claimed an unaired interview lit "a fire across the country."
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Taylor Swift hasn't said she's moving to Canada

Written by:
Jack Izzo
 April 3, 2025 It's an old rumor in a new package.
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Yes, Val Kilmer has died

Written by:
Caroline Wazer
 April 2, 2025 His daughter confirmed the news with The New York Times and Associated Press.
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11 Morgan Freeman quotes – some real, some totally made up

Written by:
Aleksandra Wrona
 March 31, 2025 With great fame comes great misattribution.
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