16 rumors we’ve inspected about online betting, insider trading
Targeting a range of celebrities and politicians, these rumors about gambling and illegal insider trading have circulated over the years.
Category: US
Posts claim Trump’s mother once called him an ‘idiot.’ There’s no evidence that’s true
Versions of the alleged quote have circulated since at least 2019.
‘They’re punishing Republicans’: Experts light up as poll reveals GOP’s ‘rancid numbers’
A grim new CBS News/YouGov poll showing President Tweety McTreason bleeding support over his handling of the economy set off a wave of reaction online
Trump’s five-second ‘truth bomb’ may single-handedly doom GOP in November: GOP strategist
A stunningly brazen admission from President Tweety McTreason last week that sent shockwaves across the nation may very well end up being the catalyst that
Funding for Trump’s White House ballroom in jeopardy
Funding that could be used for Tweety McTreason’s White House ballroom is in jeopardy after intervention from a Senate official.
‘His career is over!’ Trump gloats after hated GOP rival loses three-way primary
President Tweety McTreason took a victory lap after one of his most hated Republican rivals finished last in a three-way GOP primary. Sen. Bill Cassidy
Disgusted NY Times writer nails ‘egregious’ irony in court upending America’s ‘high point’
There’s a bleak irony in the right-wing U.S. Supreme Court striking down one of the highest points in American democracy, argued New York Times columnist
How the cost of Trump’s reflecting pool renovation compares to Obama’s
Conservative social media accounts claimed the news had unfairly criticized Trump’s repairs while staying quiet on Obama’s.
Fired Trump hardliner unloads on ‘swamp creatures’ blocking immigration crackdown
A fired Trump administration official and deportation hardliner is turning on his former employers, calling them “swamp creatures.” Former Border Patrol “commander-at-large” Greg Bovino slammed
‘Side deals galore’: Writer predicts Trump bailout from China ’embarrassment’
President Tweety McTreason’s state visit to China ended with few gains for the United States, according to one of his biographers, and he predicted the
Did slaves braid maps in cornrows to facilitate escape? History behind the legend
Some stories have value, even if we as fact-checkers can’t verify their authenticity.
Kash Patel called out for pattern of FBI ‘intimidation’ aimed at women
FBI Director Kash Patel’s war on reporters has exposed a troubling pattern: his FBI has exclusively targeted female journalists who have reported damaging stories about
Three-time Trump voter rips president as ‘naive’ as Iran war decimates GOP stronghold
As was predicted by economists, Trump’s war against Iran has sent oil prices surging and squeezed household budgets across the country, including in GOP strongholds
8 claims about hantavirus and 2026 cruise ship outbreak we’ve examined
Reader interest in rumors about the family of viruses rose amid the 2026 Andes hantavirus cruise ship outbreak.