Rumors about the border wall often relate to U.S. President Donald Trump, who has made it a central part of his immigration policy.

Conservatives seized on the shooter's purported gender identity to launch attacks on the transgender community.

The order encourages forcible commitment of "homeless individuals into long-term institutional settings for humane treatment.

Dr. Demetre C. Daskalakis was one of three top officials at the CDC who resigned after the White House fired the agency's ...

Multiple databases of mass shootings indicate that transgender people are not unusually likely to commit mass shootings.

As news of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement spread in August 2025, a video surfaced supposedly showing comedian ...

On Aug. 25, 2025, according to posts on social media, U.S. President Donald Trump's Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller called the Democratic party a "domestic, extremist organization" on live ...

In late August 2025, a rumor spread that Joe Gibbs, former coach of the NFL's Washington Commanders, had died. For example, a ...

On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina made landfall along the Gulf Coast, eventually taking thousands of lives and causing ...

Anti-trans commentators criticized proposed mental-health accommodations for students seeking private facilities.

The Road Warriors Motorcycle Club allegedly came to defend the honor of their founder after he was humiliated at a Walmart ...

Online users and prominent news media outlets promoted partly misleading information about yet another trending topic.