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A blurry photo shows a blonde woman in a flowery strappy dress smiling next to a younger U.S. President Donald Trump.

Trump is accused of raping former Miss Switzerland contestant in 1993. Here's what we know

Béatrice Keul, a former Miss Switzerland contestant, has accused Trump of raping her during a beauty pageant in the 1990s.

The claim resurfaced after House Democrats released a report earlier this month that included a detailed account of the allegation.

Reporter Anna Rascouët-Paz broke down the report and how the White House has responded.

Twitch streamer Hasan Piker wears glasses, a dark suit, a white or blue shirt and a dark red tie, seated in front of a microphone with a closed mouth expression and facing slightly to his left, and conservative commentator Scott Jennings, standing, wears a dark suit with a white shirt, red tie and U.S. flag pin while smiling and facing the camera.

Unpacking edited video behind Hasan Piker's $72.5M defamation lawsuit against Scott Jennings

The Twitch streamer's lawsuit against the conservative commentator cites our reporting about the footage.

Nicki Minaj, a Black woman with brown hair and blonde highlights, stares off into the distance. She has two fingers with long pink nails on either side of her chin.

Is Nicki Minaj a U.S. citizen?

As Minaj supports Republicans in the midterms, people are claiming the rapper can't vote because she's not a U.S. citizen. We have the facts.

U.S. President Donald Trump, an old white man wearing a navy suit and blue tie, sitting at his desk in the Oval Office, pointing to his right. Two individuals in suits stand behind him, one on each side.

Did Trump recognize White House janitor's retirement after 22 years of service?

This claim is false.

This claim is false. According to the rumor, Trump's warm words to a janitor on his last day of work caused the man to "break down" in gratitude. The story is fictional. The tale wasn't reported in a reputable media outlet despite the janitor supposedly talking to the press.

A pile of delicious looking chocolate bars.

Do candy brands like Hershey and Lindt use lab-grown chocolate?

One popular video said brands are "spending billions of dollars into biotech startups that are making the switch from real cocoa to lab-grown."

Staff pick

Why do we wear costumes to celebrate Halloween?

For years, we've covered some of the odd outfits people might wear on the holiday.

But why do people dress up? Reporter Nur Ibrahim has the full story.