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What we know about the ‘outside agitators’ being blamed for campus protests
Police, city and university officials nationwide have blamed “outside agitators” for campus protests but have provided little evidence for their claims. Law enforcement experts say police often ...
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Student protesters call for divestment from Israel. Here’s what that means.
BDS activists have called for institutions to divest from Israel-related holdings, boycott Israeli-made products and for governments to impose sanctions on Israel to weaken international support. Many ...
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Altered video appears to show Dr. Mehmet Oz hawking diet pills. That’s not what actually happened
Altered footage of Dr. Mehmet Oz appears to show him hawking diet pills. In the original footage, posted on his TikTok account, he discusses mental health and urges people suffering from depression to ...
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No, los estudiantes de Harvard no "cambiaron" la bandera estadounidense por la de Palestina
Estas publicaciones son engañosas. Los manifestantes de Harvard no "cambiaron" la bandera estadounidense por la de Palestina. El departamento de prensa de la Universidad de Harvard dijo en un ...
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Trump-era executive order doesn’t prove Joe Biden isn’t the president
An executive order proves President Joe Biden “isn’t real and isn’t president.” President Joe Biden is real and the United States’ commander in chief. It bears saying because some social media posts ...
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Trump wants an Iron Dome, but he didn’t say to defend the United States from Canada
Former President Donald Trump recently promised to build an Iron Dome in the United States if he’s reelected, but he didn’t say he wants it to protect the U.S. from Canada. Former President Donald ...
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Una orden de silencio no priva a Donald Trump de testificar en corte
El 1 de abril, el juez Juan Merchan emitió una orden de silencio en contra de Trump para limitar sus discursos y prevenirlo de continuar atacando a testigos fuera de la corte. Pero la orden no le ...
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Keanu Reeves didn’t reject a ‘woke’ movie offer from Marvel. It’s satire
This story originated on a satire site. The Facebook account sharing it used U.S. News & World Report’s logo but is unaffiliated with the publication. Affable actor Keanu Reeves stars in the "John ...
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The ‘happy hacker’ lives. Hamza Bendelladj wasn’t executed
Hamza Bendelladj — aka the "happy hacker" — was sentenced in 2016 to 15 years in prison for his role in developing and distributing what the FBI called "a prolific piece of malware" that caused the ...
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No, protesters at Harvard didn’t ‘replace’ the American flag with the Palestinian flag
These posts are misleading. The protesters at Harvard did not "replace" the American flag with the Palestinian flag. Harvard University’s media relations department said in an April 27 statement that ...
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Trump told Time that states should decide abortion laws. He didn't say they 'should' punish women.
Former President Donald Trump didn’t tell Time magazine that he thought states "should" monitor women’s pregnancies and punish women who get illegal abortions, as President Joe Biden said. Rather, ...
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A gag order does not prevent Donald Trump from testifying in court
The gag order does not prevent Trump from testifying in court. When the prosecution rests its case, Trump has the right to testify on his own behalf; Trump said he’ll do so. A judge never prohibits a ...