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Trump implied US owns the moon. Is that possible?
On Sunday, Trump appeared to claim the moon as a U.S. territory in a Truth Social post.
Some people wondered if such a move would be legal under international law.
To find the truth, reporter Laerke Christensen examined an international space treaty that the U.S. ratified.
21 claims about 9/11 we've investigated in 25 years
Conspiracy theories about the tragedy have spread for decades, despite fact-checkers' efforts to debunk them.
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Why Biden administration renamed 650 geographic features
The claim spread amid Trump's rechristenings of major geographical landmarks.
7 rumors about James Talarico we've fact-checked
Talarico has polled well in a state that hasn't had a Democrat in the U.S. Senate since 1993.
Did Trump sign executive order changing name of New Mexico to 'New America'?
The president lacks the authority to change the state's name without majority support from its elected officials.
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Julia Roberts' parents couldn't afford bill for her birth. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife covered it
Academy Award-winning actress Julia Roberts' family had a special relationship with Martin Luther King Jr.
The civil rights activist and his wife, Coretta Scott King, paid for Roberts' birth when her family couldn't afford it.
Both Roberts and the famous couple's children have told the story over the years. Reporter Nur Ibrahim has the details.
