2024 Election
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What We Know About Harris' Response to Protesters Who Shouted 'Jesus Is Lord' at Rally

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Jordan Liles
Oct. 22, 2024 Here are the facts about a video in which the vice president addressed anti-abortion demonstrato ...
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Video Shows Justin Bieber 'Finally Admitting' What 'Diddy Did To Him'?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 21, 2024 A YouTube video featuring clips of the Canadian pop star surfaced weeks after Sean "Diddy" Combs ...
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Harris Didn't 'Lie' About Her Black Grandparents

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Alex Kasprak
Oct. 7, 2024 "I'm only prodding the narrative here," conspiracy theorist Candace Owens claimed, "because I'm ...
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Harris Claims She Had a Job at McDonald's While at College. Here's What We Found

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Taija PerryCook
Aug. 31, 2024 (Updated: Oct. 22, 2024) The vice president's claim that she once worked for the fast food giant resurfaced during the 20 ...
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Willow and Jaden Smith Revealed Their Parents Sold Them to Diddy?

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Nikki Dobrin
Oct. 17, 2024 Video allegations about Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith surfaced after authorities raided Didd ...
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Online rumors falsely claimed Steve Harvey was dead following a tragic accident or car accident in early 2024.

False Rumor Claims Comedian Steve Harvey Dead After 'Tragic Accident'

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Jordan Liles
Oct. 18, 2024 A rumor about the "Family Feud" game show host's purported death persisted throughout 2024 in so ...
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Angel Reese Fired by Chicago Sky for Steroid Use?

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Jack Izzo
Oct. 18, 2024 Several videos made their way around social media sharing the claim.
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Harris Claims She Worked at McDonald's in College. Here's What We Know

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Taija PerryCook
Aug. 27, 2024 (Updated: Oct. 22, 2024) The presidential candidate has repeatedly claimed the alleged work experience in an attempt to c ...
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Trump's 'Shift' at a McDonald's in Pennsylvania Was 'Staged'?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 22, 2024 Viral social media posts alleged that Trump's Oct. 20, 2024, stint serving up french fries at Mc ...
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A misleading ad on Yahoo claimed These Mistakes Had Catastrophic Consequences and the picture has been referenced before as purportedly showing the last moments of Air Florida Flight 90 which crashed into a bridge in Washington DC in 1982 killing 78 people.

Does Photo Show Air Florida Flight 90 Crashing into Bridge?

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Jordan Liles
Aug. 4, 2022 In our research, we were less concerned with the fairly obvious fact that it didn't show the 198 ...
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Did Trump Say He Would Use Military Against Opponents on Election Day?

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
Oct. 21, 2024 Trump referred to his political opponents as "the enemy from within."
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Did Trump Once Say 'I Need the Kind of Generals That Hitler Had'?

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Taija PerryCook
Oct. 25, 2024 A report making the claim in The Atlantic relied on the alleged testimony of two people who had ...
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Did NC Lineman Find Man Buried in Mud Who Said Wife, Children Died Beneath Him in Hurricane Helene?

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Jordan Liles
Oct. 17, 2024 (Updated: Oct. 18, 2024) After Hurricane Helene devastated multiple states in late September 2024, some online users shar ...
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Real Poster for 'Stargate' Remake Starring Chris Evans and Rami Malek?

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Nikki Dobrin
Oct. 24, 2024 The image claimed a remake of the 1994 science-fiction film was coming to theaters in December.
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Harris Claims She Had a Job at McDonald's in the '80s. Here's What We Know

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Taija PerryCook
Oct. 22, 2024 Former President Donald Trump repeatedly claimed — without evidence — that the vice president wa ...
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65-Foot 'Kodiak Sharks' Have Been Discovered in Lake Michigan?

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Madison Dapcevich
Oct. 25, 2024 According to rumors, the enormous creatures have attacked multiple people in the last "few weeks."
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Photos Show Apartment Building in China With 30K Residents?

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Aleksandra Wrona
Oct. 20, 2024 The building was reportedly located in Qianjiang Century City, the central business district of ...
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1700s 'Ghost Ship' Washed Ashore in Florida After Hurricane Milton?

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Caroline Wazer
Oct. 18, 2024 One commenter wrote: "Is this really real or an AI generated post?"
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Video Shows Liam Payne Saying He Once Had 'Very Awkward Moment' With Diddy and Jay-Z?

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Nikki Dobrin
Oct. 21, 2024 While appearing as a guest on "The Graham Norton Show" in 2017, the former One Direction singer ...
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A Black South Asian woman is pictured in the center of an image. Surrounding her from left to right is a Black man wearing a suit, a yellow and red logo that say's McDonald's, a black-and-white image of a white man wearing a black suit and a Black man wearing a red shirt and backwards baseball cap.

Rumors Involving Harris That Are Circulating Ahead of Election Day

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Izz Scott LaMagdeleine
Oct. 25, 2024 These claims promoted by the vice president — or targeting her — have gained internet attention ...
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Is This an Accurate List of Familial Relationships Between Politicians?

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David Mikkelson
March 30, 2020 Adding multiple false entries to an old list doesn't make it any more credible.
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Fake Photo Shows Harris in McDonald's Uniform

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David Emery
Oct. 26, 2024 (Updated: Oct. 27, 2024) The image turned up on social media amid a political kerfuffle over Vice President Kamala Harris ...
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Did Trump Call Fallen Soldiers 'Suckers' and 'Losers'?

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Nur Ibrahim
Oct. 4, 2023 A former Trump administration official and Biden recently accused the former president of making ...
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Does This Rare Photo Show Dolly Parton Without Signature Makeup?

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Nikki Dobrin
June 22, 2024 The country music legend is famous for her glamorous, high-maintenance style and is rarely seen ...
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McDonald's Sent Memo on Political Involvement After Trump Worked at Pennsylvania Store?

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Taija PerryCook
Oct. 21, 2024 "We are not red or blue — we are golden," the internal document allegedly read.
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