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Oklahoma will teach high school students debunked 2020 election-fraud theories as fact

A rumor circulating online for the past month claims Oklahoma will soon require schools to teach students that widespread voter fraud occurred during the 2020 presidential election, echoing baseless conspiracy theories promoted by U.S. President Donald Trump.

"Next school year, thousands of high school students in Oklahoma will be required to learn about Trump's debunked claims that the 2020 election was tainted by fraud," said an X post by independent reporter Judd Legum. "The lesson will not be part of a course on conspiracy theories, but an official component of the new social studies curriculum." Grace Deng investigated

Trump's NIH director said agency 'got rid' of all beagle experiments on campus. Here's what we know

Animal welfare groups had long accused the National Institutes of Health of killing thousands of beagles in septic shock experiments.

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Peyton Manning left ritzy gala in tuxedo to comfort crying boy named Dylan?

A story users shared online told of a 9-year-old boy named Dylan who said of Manning, "Peyton sat on the floor with me — when no one else would."

Former NIH official says Trump admin cut government's 'Safe to Sleep' team that helped reduce infant deaths

The National Institutes of Health said no final decisions had been made about the program's future.

No proof Harvard marked up letter from Linda McMahon announcing end to new federal grants

McMahon's letter announced that the U.S. government would no longer provide federal funding to Harvard University.

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Every horse that raced in 2025 Kentucky Derby was a descendant of famed thoroughbred Secretariat

According to the premier register of thoroughbred horses in the U.S., all of the horses are between four and seven generations of Secretariat.