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PolitiFact | There’s no evidence the Austin, Texas, mass shooting suspect is ‘Israeli,’ as X post said “Israeli shooter opened fire inside an Austin (Texas) bar” on March 1, 2026. The Austin Police Department and the FBI investigate a shooting at Buford’s on 6th Street on March 1, 2026, in Austin, …
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Claim: Following the Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death in February 2026, his family said they did not want former President Barack Obama at his funeral. On Feb. 17, 2026, Civil Rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson died after a long battle with a neurodegenerative disease. Former President Barack Obama …
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You can’t go on social media these days without being served outlandish conspiracy theories about the Epstein files. The posts have racked up millions of views. But in the age of AI, it can be hard to parse out what’s real from what isn’t.So we worked with our CBS News Confirmed team to understand …
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NASA Artemis MoonshotDuring a briefing on the Artemis II rocket and its ongoing repairs, NASA Administrator Jared Isaacman announced that the Artemis III mission won’t land on the moon as originally planned in 2027 – giving rise to some conspiracy theories.NASA said they’re scrapping its 2027 lunar …
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Claim: The U.S. Department of Justice’s documents released in January 2026 pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein contain evidence that Ellen DeGeneres is a cannibal. As the U.S. Department of Justice released millions of files in February 2026 related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, rumors …
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The Epstein files were supposed to be an exercise in government transparency, but they have also spawned their own opaque subgenre of conspiracy theories. Some of them are new and some are mutations of older rumors — fed by AI, teased by politicians, and flourishing in various corners of the …
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Not so long ago, if you said there was a shadowy cabal of elites who were involved in the sex trafficking of young women and girls and that some of the most famous people in the world were allegedly involved, then you would have been dismissed as a conspiracy theorist.On a certain level, it feels …
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Not so long ago, if you said there was a shadowy cabal of elites who were involved in the sex trafficking of young women and girls and that some of the most famous people in the world were allegedly involved, then you would have been dismissed as a conspiracy theorist.On a certain level, it feels …
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Claim: A YouTube video authentically shows conservative columnist George Will reporting that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney walked out of the White House after U.S. President Donald Trump triggered a North American economic crisis. In February 2026, a rumor circulated online that Canadian …
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Today’s guest is Michael Shermer, founding publisher of Skeptic magazine and author of the new book Truth: What It Is, How to Find It, and Why It Still Matters.Shermer explains how the release of the Epstein files has fueled conspiracy thinking, particularly through guilt by association and pattern …
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