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An Ohio county is reporting an uptick in pediatric pneumonia cases. But they aren’t the result of a new illness called “white lung syndrome,”...
Facebook posts claiming that Hobby Lobby stopped selling Hanukkah merchandise are a year late; the store stopped in 2022.
Social media rumors led some VERIFY readers to wonder whether Wendy’s is permanently closing all of its restaurants. But those claims are false.
How the North Texas commuter school, which competes in Division III sports, built one of the top e-sports programs in the country.
A respiratory illness without a known cause has sickened dogs in multiple states. Veterinarians say the illness can progress to pneumonia in some cases.
Social media users wondered if images of Walmart self-checkout machines requesting tips were real. The person who posted them explained the images were AI-generated.
A clickbait ad on Facebook led some people to falsely believe Olive Garden is permanently closing all locations.
Contrary to claims in multiple social media posts, emergency responders use tools like the Jaws of Life on EVs to safely rescue accident victims...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib became the 26th congressperson to be censured in 234 years over comments she made about the Israel-Hamas war.
Online posts claim sex traffickers target people with a variety of tactics, like zip ties or codes on cars. But those claims aren't backed...
The viral video shows a group of demonstrators surrounding a Harvard Business School student at a rally held on Oct. 18. Here’s what we...
A video is being shared with posts that imply Hamas faked deaths as part of a propaganda campaign in its war with Israel. The...
The Pentagon is deploying 900 U.S. troops to the Middle East. But this video doesn’t show that, it was filmed in Romania in 2022.
Video posted to social media appears to show police activity in Lewiston on the night of the shootings, not of the suspect’s arrest.
Most people who were accused of witchcraft in Salem were hanged. Witches weren’t burned at the stake in colonial New England, historians told VERIFY.
A video showing an Israeli missile striking a high-rise building in Gaza City is being shared as if it’s from the current conflict. It’s...
Online posts warning drivers not to flash their headlights at oncoming cars because they could become the victim of a gang initiation is a...
WhatsApp says the viral claim of a cyberattack amid the Israel-Hamas war is false. It’s similar to other hoaxes that circulated online before the...
The video clip actually shows behind-the-scenes footage from the Palestinian short film “Empty Place.” It has been circulating online since 2022.