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Fact Check: Vaccines cause autism
# Fact Check: "Vaccines cause autism" ## What We Know The claim that vaccines cause autism originated from a 1998 study by Andrew Wakefield, which suggested a link between the measles-mumps-rubella (...
Fact Check: 2020 election was rigged
# Fact Check: "2020 Election Was Rigged" ## What We Know The claim that the 2020 U.S. presidential election was rigged has been widely circulated, particularly among supporters of former President Do...
Fact Check: Deportees are being dropped in the ocean from a plane
# Fact Check: "Deportees are being dropped in the ocean from a plane" ## What We Know Recent claims circulating on social media allege that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is dropping ...
Fact Check: All overtime income is now tax free
# Fact Check: "All overtime income is now tax free" ## What We Know The claim that "all overtime income is now tax free" stems from recent legislative changes under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OB...
Fact Check: Nobody’s talking about COVID Nimbus” T
# Fact Check: "Nobody’s talking about COVID Nimbus" ## What We Know The claim that "nobody's talking about COVID Nimbus" is misleading. The variant NB.1.8.1, informally referred to as "Nimbus," is cu...
Fact Check: Nobody’s talking about COVID Nimbus
# Fact Check: "Nobody’s talking about COVID Nimbus" ## What We Know The claim that "nobody’s talking about COVID Nimbus" is misleading. In fact, there has been significant media coverage and expert c...
Fact Check: Trump body order
# Fact Check: "Trump Body Odor" ## What We Know Recently, a claim has circulated suggesting that former President Donald Trump's body odor is so severe that it obstructs his agenda. This rumor appear...
Fact Check: "Netanyahu began this war with his attack on Iran. In the process, he sabotaged US-Iran negotiations on nuclear issues and assassinated Ali Shamkhani, Iran's lead nuclear negotiator."
# Fact Check: "Netanyahu began this war with his attack on Iran. In the process, he sabotaged US-Iran negotiations on nuclear issues and assassinated Ali Shamkhani, Iran's lead nuclear negotiator." #...
Fact Check: Are Israelis all murderers or just some of them?
# Fact Check: "Are Israelis all murderers or just some of them?" ## What We Know The claim that "Are Israelis all murderers or just some of them?" is an inflammatory statement that generalizes the ac...