Investigating claim Walmart fired executive for taking $30K in daily kickbacks from Indian staffing agencies
One online user’s post alleged “massive fraud” at the retailer. Here’s what we know.
Category: US
Unpacking rumor Trump and RFK Jr. plan to ban COVID-19 vaccine
The claim stemmed from a Daily Beast report that cited Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a British cardiologist and associate of the health secretary.
Don’t fall for claim former Green Bay Packers coach Mike Holmgren died
The latest death hoax appeared online in late August 2025.
Trump didn’t say Japanese ‘came through the Panama Canal’ to attack Pearl Harbor
But the president has made errors when referring to the 1941 attack from Japan.
Did Jasmine Crockett ‘take down’ Mike Huckabee with Bible quotes during TV debate?
The claim originated from multiple YouTube videos posted in early and mid-August.
14 rumors we’ve fact-checked involving Bruce Springsteen
The “Born in the U.S.A.” singer is the subject of many rumors — some true, some not.
Judge hit with felony for helping migrant loses dismissal attempt
A federal judge has refused to stop the criminal case against Judge Hannah Dugan, a Wisconsin judge who allowed an undocumented immigrant and his lawyer
‘Crazy’: Cabinet official skewered after pushing ‘obvious communist policies’
After President Tweety McTreason asserted that the United States obtained a 10 percent stake in computer chip manufacturer Intel at no cost, Commerce Secretary Howard
Taylor Swift announces engagement to boyfriend Travis Kelce
Taylor Swift has announced she is getting married to her NFL star boyfriend Travis Kelce.
The thing Meghan most misses about UK – and other things we learnt from second series of her lifestyle show
The second season of the Duchess of Sussex’s lifestyle show With Love, Meghan, has been released.
Trump ‘has hit us hard’, says wrongly deported man as he’s detained again
A man who was wrongly deported from the US to El Salvador has been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) again.
Miami and Tampa have each had just a single 100-degree day in recorded history?
Miami’s only daily high of 100 degrees Fahrenheit was in 1942. Tampa’s first 100-degree day was in July 2025.
11 rumors we’ve investigated about Brittney Griner
The WNBA star and three-time Olympic gold medalist has been the target of much fake news, including AI-generated slop.
Did Karoline Leavitt say ‘America cannot function’ if Trump has to ‘deal with co-equal branches of government?’
The rumor appeared to originate with Leavitt’s claims about judicial overreach during a May 2025 news conference. Here’s what she actually said.