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Is Trump adding his name to Ford's Theatre?
Posts claimed Trump or his aides were considering attaching his name to Ford's Theatre, where Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in 1865.
Is that true? Senior reporter Jordan Liles lays out everything we know, including the rumor's origin.
Was FCC Chair Brendan Carr in a 'sex trafficking cult'? What we know
The organization was reportedly an Alcoholics Anonymous group in Washington, D.C. Former members said Carr was part of the group, but wasn't abusive.
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Why USDA announced recall of more than 167K pounds of meat
The Department of Agriculture said a specific company recently recalled a batch of raw pork, beef and goat products.
8 Harvey Weinstein rumors, fact-checked
We dug through our archives after the disgraced Hollywood producer was sentenced to 15 years in prison for sexual assault earlier this week.
Is Tillamook cheese facing boycott over halal label on its packaging?
We confirmed some of the company's cheeses have the label.
Staff pick
Rumor about physician euthanizing severely disabled 2-year-old in the Netherlands is true
People on social media shared the story about the toddler, with one user posting on X, "My heart hurts for the broken world in which we live that has so abandoned its humanity."
Reporter Joey Esposito explains what happened.
