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Did hantavirus spread between people before cruise ship outbreak? Here's the truth
Social media posts claimed the hantavirus outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship marked the first time the virus spread from one person to another.
The claim circulated after the World Health Organization said three passengers have died in a rare hantavirus outbreak on board the cruise ship. Reporter Laerke Christensen traced what we know about these rare cases.
Does FBI Director Kash Patel give bottles of bourbon as gifts to staff and civilians?
FBI officials confirmed the existence of the bourbon bottles, first reported by The Atlantic, and that Patel uses them in "formal gift exchanges."
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Google Chrome may have silently installed 4GB AI model on your computer. Here's how to check
We tested our own computers to see if the model was present.
Is Trump admin evicting bison from federal land? Unpacking government proposal
A proposal to revoke permits allowing a conservation group's bison herd to graze on federal land argued the animals are wildlife, not livestock.
Do videos show Italy's PM Giorgia Meloni wearing Palestinian flag at UN event with Netanyahu?
Meloni said she has been targeted by deepfake photos on X recently.
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Does US military use 'kamikaze dolphins'?
On Tuesday, a reporter asked Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth if he could confirm the U.S. military used "kamikaze dolphins" during marine combat operations against Iran. He said the military could “neither confirm nor deny."
The exchange caused Snopes readers to ask if "exploding dolphins" were being used in the Iran war. Reporter Nur Ibrahim investigated.
