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Did National Guard members refuse Chicago deployment due to bone spurs?

A rumor circulated online in August 2025 that the U.S. National Guard defied orders from President Donald Trump by refusing ...

Investigating claim Walmart fired executive for taking $30K in daily kickbacks from Indian staffing agencies

A rumor that circulated online in August 2025 claimed retail giant Walmart fired an executive for taking $30,000 in daily ...

Don't fall for claim former Green Bay Packers coach Mike Holmgren died

A rumor circulating in late August 2025 claimed former head coach of the Green Bay Packers football team, Mike Holmgren, was ...

Yes, Epstein survivors plan to hold a news conference on Sept. 3. Here's what we know

Reps. Ro Khanna, a Democrat, and Thomas Massie, a Republican, organized the news conference to call for the release of ...

Trump didn't say Japanese 'came through the Panama Canal' to attack Pearl Harbor

On Aug. 24, 2025, a series of posts claimed U.S. President Donald Trump once said the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor during ...

Miami and Tampa have each had just a single 100-degree day in recorded history?

It's true that recorded temperatures in Tampa and Miami had reached 100 degrees only once each, as of this writing, and that ...

Unpacking rumor Trump and RFK Jr. plan to ban COVID-19 vaccine

The claim stemmed from a Daily Beast report that cited Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a British cardiologist and associate of the health secretary.

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