Do Smiling Babies Have to Look Away from People Because They’re ‘Overwhelmed with Joy’?
A popular Reddit r/wholesomememes post claimed that smiling babies “look away” because their fledgling emotions are too much for them to handle.
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Does Footage Prove Elizabeth Warren Lied About ‘Visibly Pregnant’ Firing?
According to rumors, videos disprove the Democratic presidential candidate’s claim that she was fired for being “visibly pregnant,” but headlines can be misleading.
If You Made $5,000 a Day Starting in 1492, Would You Still Have Less Money Than Jeff Bezos?
A tweet about Christopher Columbus, Jeff Bezos, and billionaires in general has been racing around social media, so we checked the math.
Will 154,000,000 Pieces of Plastic from Christmas Crackers in the UK Wind Up in the Ocean in a Single Year?
Here’s how the rumor about hundreds of millions of pieces of “crackers” becoming ocean plastic got started.
‘Trump Is Now Trying To Get Mike Pence Impeached’ Claim
Hundreds of thousands of Facebook users shared an article claiming that United States President Donald Trump was “now trying to get Mike Pence impeached,” but be wary of extraordinary claims from a single source.
Elizabeth Warren Accused of Claiming to be Cherokee and Plagiarizing Recipes in ‘Pow Wow Chow’
A September 2019 tweet accusing the Democratic legislator and presidential candidate of stealing content for a Native American cookbook lacked a lot of context.
Maurice Sendak: ‘He Saw It, He Liked It, He Ate It’
A charming anecdote about a small boy and an original Maurice Sendak illustration has been spotted around social media for years.
‘Another Teenager with an Important Message’ (About the Flint Water Crisis)
As Greta Thunberg made international news, a Reddit post about “another teenager with an important message” says that amid everything else, Flint, Michigan still lacked clean water.
Were There No Flags at the Democratic Debate?
An allegation that Democrats shunned “offensive” American flags at their debates has circulated on social media for years — and it’s never been true.
Did Greta Thunberg Make a Face When She Saw Donald Trump?
Stills and animated images purportedly captured the climate activist’s facial expression when she encountered the President of the United States.