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Tesla's Roadster car spirals over the rest of the company's product lineup.

Are videos of Tesla's new 'flying' car performing mid-air stunts real?

Earlier this week, Tesla and people on social media shared videos purportedly showing the company's new "flying" car performing mid-air stunts, leaving viewers wondering if they were real or AI-generated illusions.

Reporter Laerke Christensen closely examined the stunt footage to verify the facts and explored whether the Roadster is a true flying car.

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks into a micrphone and gestures with both hands, with American flags visible in the background. She wears a patterned orange and red hijab.

Did Ilhan Omar flee to Morocco after federal agents' raid on her home? Here's the truth

One X post sharing the rumor suggested Omar fled to the country because it does not have an extradition treaty with the U.S.

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Trump admin is skipping international election observers for 2026 midterms

We asked the White House to explain the move, which breaks more than two decades of precedent.

A person operating a green, yellow and black John Deere tractor-like piece of machinery cuts down a tree in an in-focus background showing other downed limbs, with two golfers wearing golfing clothes and holding clubs visible in the out-of-focus foreground.

Did Trump admin cut down 430 trees at DC golf course renovation site?

A federal judge wrote that the government only provided notice of its weekend tree-cutting plans at 4:55 p.m. on Friday of last week.

A photo from behind of a man in jeans, a blue collared shirt, and white ball cap walking through a lane flanked on either side by servers in a data center.

12 claims about data centers we've investigated

Did Mark Zuckerberg's data center in New Mexico drain the Rio Grande? Will a Utah data center backed by Kevin O'Leary use 16 billion gallons of water and span almost three Manhattans?

We've investigated these claims — and more — over the last two years.

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Staff pick

An illustration featuring comedia George Carlin on an old television screen with prison bars in the background, set against a pattern of handcuffs.

Did George Carlin joke about televised executions decades before Pentagon announcement?

Comedian George Carlin, who died in 2008, was known for his scathing political takedowns.

Now, posts claim he "predicted" the Pentagon's highly controversial plan to livestream a military execution with a comedy bit about televised capital punishment decades earlier. (Trump has since said the plan will not move forward.)

Reporter Joey Esposito tracked down the original footage to confirm what Carlin said.