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Does unplugging appliances when not in use prevent unnecessary electricity usage?

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William Kramer
Oct. 6, 2025 The U.S. Department of Energy says the practice could save people from "energy vampires."
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Do photos show 'scrappy stray' Chihuahua that joined wolf pack in Minnesota?

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Laerke Christensen
Oct. 5, 2025 We found the rumor was all bark, no bite.
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Scientists taught spinach plants to send emails? Not exactly

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William Kramer
Oct. 4, 2025 Don't worry — the leafy greens won't be spamming inboxes any time soon.
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An artificially generated image of a group of seals laying on top of a rectangular artificial block of ice.

Has Norway created artificial ice pods for Arctic seals to replace their vanishing habitat?

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Rae Deng
Sept. 29, 2025 This claim did not receive a seal of approval.
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A person stands in front of a huge crater.

Posts wrongly identify Mexico as location of largest meteorite impact crater

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Emery Winter
Sept. 28, 2025 The popular video isn't even of a meteor crater.
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Graphic of a Tylenol bottle and a bunch of red Tylenol pills overlaid atop a background of toy bricks often used for stimming

Which was discovered first, autism or Tylenol? What to know

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Emery Winter
Sept. 27, 2025 The condition that became known as autism was described before the Tylenol brand was created. Au ...
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Untangling rumor Meta labeled some Threads users as members of 'Antifa'

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Joey Esposito
Sept. 26, 2025 A social media meme began after U.S. President Donald Trump issued an executive order declaring ...
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Tesla released 'Pi Phone' with Starlink capability?

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Jack Izzo
Sept. 25, 2025 Tesla CEO Elon Musk has suggested that the electric car manufacturer might produce a phone, but ...
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Real X-rays of person with 81 teeth?

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William Kramer
Sept. 23, 2025 According to posts circulating online, an image depicts X-rays of a person with hyperdontia, a c ...
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Could Sony's '90s camcorders really see through people's clothes? Here's the truth

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Aleksandra Wrona
Sept. 20, 2025 Social media users have long shared a story about Sony recalling the camcorders after users disc ...
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Mountain lion broke into Colorado pet store to play with catnip?

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William Kramer
Sept. 19, 2025 According to the story, pet store employees starting their morning shift were shocked when they ...
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Screenshot of elliptical amber piece with feathered tail and bugs in it

Story about dinosaur tail preserved in amber is a fossil by now

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Emery Winter
Sept. 16, 2025 A widely viewed social media post wondered why the discovery of a dinosaur tail in amber wasn't ...
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Photo of the Mars Perseverance rover on Mars' surface. It has a bunch of wheels and a camera on a long neck, kind of like a funky Wall-E.

NASA announced it found life on Mars?

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Emery Winter
Sept. 15, 2025 The agency reported it found "potential biosignatures" on Mars, which could be evidence of ancie ...
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Some jobs may increase your ovarian cancer risk, study found

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
Sept. 15, 2025 One study from Canada concluded in 2023 that hairdressing and accountancy, among other jobs, cor ...
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Screenshot of Instagram post. Closeup of someone holding a vial labeled "CANCER VACCINE." Text beneath says "Russia develop world's first cancer vaccine"

Analyzing claim Russian cancer vaccine is ready for use

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Emery Winter
Sept. 14, 2025 Russian scientists are working on several different cancer vaccines, but some are not out of tri ...
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A black and white image appearing to show a mountain lion followed by two wolf cubs at night. Another, smaller image in a red circle depicts a similar photo.

Did Yellowstone camera capture image of mountain lion raising wolf cubs?

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Rae Deng
Sept. 12, 2025 According to posts circulating online, this mountain lion decided it didn't want to be a lone wo ...
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How to make Snopes your preferred source in Google search results

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Doreen Marchionni
Sept. 9, 2025 You trust our factual reporting. Here's a smart way to get the best answers to your Google searc ...
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Image shows real mountain that looks like turtle?

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Nick Hardinges
Sept. 9, 2025 The purported photo, which has been shared online for years, emerged again in 2025.
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A black and white image shows a lion looking at a robot. An insert image shows the lion roaring at the robot.

Did AI robot suffer PTSD after it was scared by lion?

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Emery Winter
Sept. 8, 2025 There was no evidence a story about an AI robot fearing a lion was real. An image shared with th ...
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Myths about masturbation side effects are spreading online. Here's what science actually says

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
Sept. 7, 2025 Compulsive, forceful or unhygienic masturbation can be problematic, but the act itself does cont ...
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