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Fact Check: Joseph Stalin wiped out half the world's population after Hitler was killed.
# Fact Check: "Joseph Stalin wiped out half the world's population after Hitler was killed." ## What We Know The claim that "Joseph Stalin wiped out half the world's population after Hitler was kille...
Fact Check: Is Bowser from the Mario Baby girl?
# Fact Check: "Is Bowser from the Mario Baby girl?" ## What We Know The claim that "Bowser from the Mario" is a "baby girl" appears to stem from confusion surrounding the character Bowsette, a fan-cr...
Fact Check: Capcom confirm that Zero (form Megaman X series) killed original Megaman, thus making Catalysm theory canon in the game series
# Fact Check: "Capcom confirm that Zero (from Mega Man X series) killed original Mega Man, thus making Cataclysm theory canon in the game series" ## What We Know The claim that "Zero killed original ...
Fact Check: Jeffrey Epstein was murdered, not a suicide as claimed by the Justice Department.
# Fact Check: "Jeffrey Epstein was murdered, not a suicide as claimed by the Justice Department." ## What We Know Jeffrey Epstein, a convicted sex offender, was found dead in his prison cell at the M...
Fact Check: Epstein was just a wealthy and moral philanthropist.
# Fact Check: "Epstein was just a wealthy and moral philanthropist." ## What We Know The claim that Jeffrey Epstein was merely a wealthy and moral philanthropist is misleading and oversimplified. Eps...
Fact Check: Birthright citizenship can be revoked by executive order.
# Fact Check: "Birthright citizenship can be revoked by executive order." ## What We Know Birthright citizenship, established by the 14th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, grants citizenship to any...
Fact Check: Trump saved 258 million lives through fentanyl seizures.
# Fact Check: "Trump saved 258 million lives through fentanyl seizures" ## What We Know On April 30, 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed during a Cabinet meeting that fentanyl seizures unde...
Fact Check: Trump Warns if He Does Not Win Nobel Peace Prize He Will Bomb Norway
# Fact Check: "Trump Warns if He Does Not Win Nobel Peace Prize He Will Bomb Norway" ## What We Know Recently, a claim circulated on social media suggesting that former President Donald Trump threate...
Fact Check: The natural enemy of the bat is the clown
# Fact Check: "The natural enemy of the bat is the clown" ## What We Know The claim that "the natural enemy of the bat is the clown" is not supported by scientific evidence. Bats have several natural...