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Morgan Freeman didn't announce he was converting to Islam

Morgan Freeman didn't announce he was converting to Islam
No evidence titanium dioxide in face masks is dangerous to wearers

No evidence titanium dioxide in face masks is dangerous to wearers

Video does not show collective prayer in a stadium during the 2022 Qatar World Cup

Video does not show collective prayer in a stadium during the 2022 Qatar World Cup

Graph of unverified data is not evidence of increased miscarriage risk with COVID vaccination

Graph of unverified data is not evidence of increased miscarriage risk with COVID vaccination

Fabricated Elon Musk tweet surfaces after Trump's reinstatement on Twitter

Fabricated Elon Musk tweet surfaces after Trump's reinstatement on Twitter

Video of man dancing with a rocket launcher is not Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Video of man dancing with a rocket launcher is not Volodymyr Zelenskiy

Confusion spreads online about 15,000 people detained in Iran

Confusion spreads online about 15,000 people detained in Iran

OGRA terms speculations over POL products stock as baseless

OGRA terms speculations over POL products stock as baseless

The common cold is an upper respiratory illness, not a detox process

The common cold is an upper respiratory illness, not a detox process

Image shows 2016 anti-government protest in Brazil, not a 2022 demonstration

Image shows 2016 anti-government protest in Brazil, not a 2022 demonstration

Years-old video of Istanbul explosion mistaken for 2022 attack

Years-old video of Istanbul explosion mistaken for 2022 attack

Ministry refutes reports about suspension of gas supply to industrial sector

Ministry refutes reports about suspension of gas supply to industrial sector

No evidence COVID-19 Omicron XBB variant has higher mortality rate, or is five times more 'toxic,' than Delta

No evidence COVID-19 Omicron XBB variant has higher mortality rate, or is five times more 'toxic,' than Delta

Video of person hit with a traffic cone is unrelated to Britain's 2022 climate protests

Video of person hit with a traffic cone is unrelated to Britain's 2022 climate protests

Room of euro banknotes is an art installation

Room of euro banknotes is an art installation

Elon Musk's Twitter account was not suspended following Twitter job cuts

Elon Musk's Twitter account was not suspended following Twitter job cuts

UK newspaper report on non-COVID deaths from 2020, not 2022

UK newspaper report on non-COVID deaths from 2020, not 2022

Imran Khan photo from 2014 falsely used in reports about 2022 shooting

Imran Khan photo from 2014 falsely used in reports about 2022 shooting

Fabricated screenshot of an Elon Musk tweet saying he will 'buy TikTok and delete it'

Fabricated screenshot of an Elon Musk tweet saying he will 'buy TikTok and delete it'

The Earth is not covered by a dome or 'firmament'

The Earth is not covered by a dome or 'firmament'

Toronto Zoo says red panda cub that died unexpectedly was not among animals given COVID-19 vaccine

Toronto Zoo says red panda cub that died unexpectedly was not among animals given COVID-19 vaccine

Fabricated Trump statement circulates after Elon Musk completes Twitter takeover

Fabricated Trump statement circulates after Elon Musk completes Twitter takeover

FO dismisses reports of FM Bilawal writing letter to UAE about Arshad Sharifs extradition

FO dismisses reports of FM Bilawal writing letter to UAE about Arshad Sharifs extradition

Alexander Gleason's map of the world does not prove the earth is flat

Alexander Gleason's map of the world does not prove the earth is flat

Social media users duped by tweet about Sunak from account parodying the World Economic Forum

Social media users duped by tweet about Sunak from account parodying the World Economic Forum

Boston University hybrid COVID virus kills 80% of mice, not people

Boston University hybrid COVID virus kills 80% of mice, not people

California teen's death linked to fentanyl, not COVID-19 vaccine

California teen's death linked to fentanyl, not COVID-19 vaccine

Uber is not offering a 'walking buddy' option

Uber is not offering a 'walking buddy' option

Nasser Hussain reacts to viral statement, deems it as fake quote

Nasser Hussain reacts to viral statement, deems it as fake quote

Satellites exist and can survive in the thermosphere without melting or burning

Satellites exist and can survive in the thermosphere without melting or burning

As of Oct. 20, no suspected or confirmed cases of Ebola in the U.S., officials say

As of Oct. 20, no suspected or confirmed cases of Ebola in the U.S., officials say

Guillain-Barr syndrome, Bell's palsy, acute flaccid myelitis and transverse myelitis are not polio 'renamed'

Guillain-Barr syndrome, Bell's palsy, acute flaccid myelitis and transverse myelitis are not polio 'renamed'

Monkeypox, polio and new COVID variants are not 'planned' as 'scare tactics' to affect the U.S. midterms

Monkeypox, polio and new COVID variants are not 'planned' as 'scare tactics' to affect the U.S. midterms