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Government
No, the MOMS Act wouldn’t require pregnant women to register with the government
Pop Culture
No, Tinker Bell is not banned from Disney parks
Tinker Bell still does meet-and-greets at Disneyland in California, while making other appearances in Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida.
Scams
Viral photo of battered 2-year-old is part of a bait-and-switch scam
Facebook posts share the same image of a boy, but each claim he was found in a different city including Milwaukee, Toledo and Sacramento.
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Staged scene in Rafah, RNC poll workers & De Niro confronting protesters | VERIFY This
In this week's VERIFY This, Brandon Lewis looks into a video claiming to show actors staging war scenes in Rafah. Plus, can the RNC recruit and train poll workers?
Social Media
Viral photo of battered 2-year-old is part of a bait-and-switch scam
Scammers use a real image of a 2-year-old boy to get traction online before changing the message’s content to a scam advertisement.
Social Security
Social Security 2025 COLA estimates don't show significant increase compared to 2024
Early estimates indicate that Social Security’s cost-of-living adjustment could be somewhere around 3% in 2025. Here’s what that would mean for your benefits.
Scams
Services offering to recover stolen cryptocurrency are scams
Crypto recovery services that offer to recover stolen cryptocurrency no longer in your wallet are scams. Getting that stolen crypto back is nearly impossible.
Elections
Yes, the RNC can recruit and train poll workers who handle ballots
Republican National Committee co-chair Lara Trump announced plans to recruit thousands of poll watchers and workers. Here’s what the RNC is allowed to do.
Immigration
Yes, Border Patrol can stop cars without cause at immigration checkpoints within 100 miles of the border
A man in a viral video claimed agents violated his rights by detaining him after he refused to answer questions at a checkpoint. We VERIFY what Border Patrol can do.
Immigration
Border Patrol can stop people at immigration checkpoints within 100 miles of the border without cause
A man in a viral video claimed agents violated his rights by detaining him after he refused to answer questions at a checkpoint. We VERIFY what Border Patrol can do.
Environment
Yes, cayenne pepper can help keep wildlife out of your garden
Gardening and pest control experts say products that contain capsaicin, a chemical that makes cayenne peppers hot, can work as an animal and insect repellent.
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Yes, cayenne pepper can help keep wildlife out of your garden.
Gardening and pest control experts say products that contain capsaicin, a chemical that makes cayenne peppers hot, can work as an animal and insect repellent.
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