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Fact Check: Birds are real
# Fact Check: "Birds are real" ## What We Know The claim that "Birds are real" is often presented in the context of the satirical conspiracy theory known as "Birds Aren't Real." This movement, create...
Fact Check: Zelenskyy is a dictator
# Fact Check: "Zelenskyy is a dictator" ## What We Know The claim that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a dictator has been made by former U.S. President Donald Trump in a recent social med...
Fact Check: Thoriphants in Mosley movie are pachyderms
# Fact Check: "Thoriphants in Mosley movie are pachyderms" ## What We Know The claim that "thoriphants" from the animated film *Mosley* are pachyderms is misleading. In the movie, thoriphants are dep...
Fact Check: Thoriphants are pachyderms
# Fact Check: "Thoriphants are pachyderms" ## What We Know The term "pachyderm" historically referred to a group of large, thick-skinned mammals, including elephants, rhinoceroses, hippopotamuses, an...
Fact Check: 2 letter “r” in strawberry
# Fact Check: "2 letter 'r' in strawberry" ## What We Know The claim that there are "2 letter 'r'" in the word "strawberry" is incorrect. The word "strawberry" actually contains three instances of th...
Fact Check: 2 rs in strawberry
# Fact Check: "2 Rs in Strawberry" ## What We Know The claim that there are "2 Rs in strawberry" is incorrect. The word "strawberry" contains only one letter "R." This can be confirmed through a stra...
Fact Check: George W Bush is a lizard man
# Fact Check: George W. Bush is a Lizard Man ## What We Know The claim that George W. Bush is a "lizard man" stems from the broader **reptilian conspiracy theory**, which suggests that shapeshifting ...
Fact Check: the moon is made of cheese
# Fact Check: "The Moon is Made of Cheese" ## What We Know The claim that "the moon is made of cheese" is a humorous and longstanding myth, but it is scientifically inaccurate. The Moon is a differen...
Fact Check: Pizzagate incident was real
# Fact Check: "Pizzagate incident was real" ## What We Know The "Pizzagate" conspiracy theory emerged during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, falsely alleging that a child sex trafficking ring wa...