History Did Victorians really treat headaches by hammering metal helmets? Popkin

public health Thanks anti-vaxxers: Child flu deaths soar as vaccination tanks Ellsworth Toohey

social media "The closer to the railway station the less tasty the Kebab is" — data scientist investigates Ellsworth Toohey

elon musk Elon throws tantrum, blocks conservative reporter for exposing his wild immigration lies  Ellsworth Toohey

donald trump JD Vance caught lying about egg prices in viral video gaffe Mark Frauenfelder

twitter Musk gets fact-checked by Twitter community, engages in petty public spat Mark Frauenfelder

politics George Santos freaks out over "abhorrent" fact-check against him on Twitter Mark Frauenfelder

twitter Senator Hawley uses phony Patrick Henry quote to support religious claim Mark Frauenfelder

candy Fact-check: "woke mob" did not remove the "dick vein" from Snickers bars Thom Dunn

conspiracy theories How conspiracy theories challenge Snopes' mission to find the "truth" Thom Dunn

picks 'He has learned nothing,' Zuckerberg considers crowdsourcing news fact-checks for Facebook Xeni Jardin

happy mutants Coming to Seattle: fact-checking workshop with legendary researcher Lisa Gold Cory Doctorow

genocide Israel's response to rape allegations: threaten the newspaper Jason Weisberger

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politics The EU's infamous "curved banana law" is both real and completely misunderstood Ellsworth Toohey

Technology YouTube reverses ban on COVID-19 and election misinformation, blames Biden for pressuring it Ellsworth Toohey

News Trump's impossible Unabomber story about deceased MIT uncle debunked Ellsworth Toohey

No to fact-checked, yes to rekt: Instagram recommendations "flooded" with violent content Rob Beschizza

politics Zuckerberg: facts get in the way of free speech Jason Weisberger

instant factcheck Trump's "biggest rally" lie is instantly exposed by hilarious camera operator (video) Carla Sinclair