What Do We Know About ‘Birth Tourism’?
Q: How real is birth tourism? A: The government doesn’t provide estimates of the extent of so-called birth tourism — pregnant women coming to the U.S. on tourism visas in order…
How to spot AI-generated videos of U.S. service members
"Mom, Dad, checking in," one person who appears to be a U.S. service member tells the camera. "I’m good, okay? No need to worry about me." Surrounded by snow and…
The truth behind ‘edible vaccines’
No, your lettuce isn’t vaccinating you against polio. Social media users recently recirculated a 2024 clip of Tennessee lawmakers debating a bill to regulate foods containing "edible" vaccines. These posts’…
An Attack Over ICE in the Massachusetts Democratic Senate Race
An online ad attacks Rep. Seth Moulton, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, for not being sufficiently progressive because of past policy positions. But it also misleadingly claims…
How could commodity shortages beyond oil hit home?
If you’ve given even passing attention to current events, you know that the Strait of Hormuz is a key passageway for crude oil shipments. And you know that Iran blocking…
Why it’s unlikely 25th Amendment will be used against Trump
President Donald Trump’s profanity-laced Easter Sunday social media post threatening to bomb civilian infrastructure in Iran led some Democratic lawmakers to call for his removal via the 25th Amendment. Trump…
Photos of F-15 crew members being rescued are AI-generated
The risky rescue of two American service members from Iranian territory sounds like the plot of an action movie, with a colonel stranded in the country for almost two days…
Fact-checking Trump’s April 6 Iran press conference
President Donald Trump praised the rescue of two U.S. service members and declared victory in the war with Iran, while also threatening to take out the country’s civilian infrastructure if…
