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Does photo show young Pope Leo XIV paying homage to 'Blues Brothers'?
An alleged photo of Pope Leo XIV as a young man spread widely online after the Trump administration lobbed criticism at the pope over his comments condemning the Iran war.
Social media users began sharing the purported photo of the pontiff as early as last November, with many posts claiming he resembled characters from the 1980 film "The Blues Brothers." Reporter Joey Esposito reviewed the evidence.
Do Epstein files confirm debunked 'pizzagate' conspiracy theory, as Vance suggested? Here's the truth
The vice president claimed an email in the Epstein files mentioning pizza and grape soda might verify the long-debunked rumor.
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Did Tucker Carlson say Trump faked assassination attempt?
The conservative pundit questioned official investigations into the shooting.
Did Obama give Iran $1.7 billion in cash? Here's the real story
The Obama administration sent Iran $1.7 billion in 2016, but social media posts often omitted why.
Is this a real photo of Israeli settler, Palestinian woman on Italian magazine cover?
Israel's ambassador to Italy accused the magazine, L'Espresso, of publishing a manipulated image.
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Do human ashes look like galaxies under microscope?
Social media users have claimed a set of images spreading online showed human ashes resemble galaxies when looked at through a microscope.
Reporter Laerke Christensen investigated the origin of the images and how they were created.
