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Are AI companies scanning and destroying millions of books, including rare titles?
A rumor spread online that AI companies have been scanning millions of physical books, including rare titles, and destroying them.
Some posts making the claim mentioned one company in particular: Anthropic. To investigate, reporter Anna Rascouët-Paz examined hundreds of pages of the company's internal documents.
8 misleading Fauci claims we've fact-checked
Here's a handful of the questionable rumors we've unpacked about the scientist.
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Posts claim Taylor Farms or its CEO donated to Trump. We followed the money
While Bruce Taylor didn't directly donate any money, Taylor Fresh Foods did make one $1 million donation to a Trump Super PAC.
Did Katie Miller, who called for Fauci's imprisonment, get medical advice from him in 2020?
The ex-White House adviser claimed Fauci was neither her friend nor her doctor.
CDC didn't say COVID-19 vaccines are 'largest carcinogenic exposure in history'
The claim stemmed from two recent cohort studies, one from South Korea and one from Italy.
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Medicare: 9 analyzed claims
With more than 66 million Americans enrolled in Medicare, we often cover rumors spreading online about changes to the program.
Reporter Rae Deng rounded up some of the Medicare claims we’ve looked into, including:
The Trump administration is ending the Medicare Part D subsidy program. Will costs increase?
Did Trump vow to cut Medicare and Social Security?
Did RFK Jr. want to eliminate Medicare coverage for hip and knee surgery?
Does standard Medicare cover “grocery benefit programs”?
