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Snopes→ Did Scientists Discover Why Wombat Poop Is Square?
The cubed-shaped turds have fascinated wildlife ecologists for decades.
Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Why a Plane’s Engine Exploded Over Denver
The investigation into an engine explosion on a jetliner taking off from Denver is focusing on broken fan blades, a development reminiscent of a fatal failure on board another plane in 2018.
Snopes→ Why Some Texans Are Getting Sky-High Energy Bills
After unusual icy weather left millions of Texans without power, some are facing another crisis: Sky-high electricity bills.
Hoax-Slayer→ Why Do Otherwise Smart People Fall For Obvious Scams and Hoaxes?
Every day, thousands of Internet users fall for silly hoaxes and transparent scams. Why do smart people fall for obvious scams and hoaxes? The post Why Do Otherwise Smart People Fall For Obvious Scams and Hoaxes? appeared first on Hoax-Slayer.
Snopes→ Why Do Mass Shootings Spawn Conspiracy Theories?
While conspiracy theories are not limited to any topic, one type of event seems particularly likely to spark them: mass shootings.
Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Why the Power Grid Failed in Texas and Beyond
The power outages tormenting Texas in uncharacteristically Arctic temperatures are exposing weaknesses in an electricity system designed when the weather's seasonal shifts were more consistent and predictable.
Snopes→ Why Creationism Bears All the Hallmarks of a Conspiracy Theory
In the US today, up to 40% of adults agree with the young Earth creationist claim that all humans are descended from Adam and Eve within the past 10,000 years.
Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Myanmar, Burma and Why the Different Names Matter
Why does one country have two different names?
Snopes→ Conspiracy Theories: Why Are They Thriving in the Pandemic?
In contrast to past crises, recent conspiracy theories have been driven by the rapid change in how we communicate with each other.
Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Why GameStop’s Stock Surge Is Shaking Wall Street
It's not just you. What's going on with GameStop's stock doesn't make sense to a lot of people.
Snopes→ Does a Meme Accurately Describe ‘Why It’s a Big Deal Kamala Harris is VP’?
Harris made history several times over when she was sworn in as U.S. vice president on Jan. 20, 2021.
Snopes→ Why Does It Take Longer to Fly from East to West?
The jet stream can have a big impact on how long a plane ride will last.
Snopes→ Election Claims, and Why It’s Clear Biden Won
What's the evidence that the 2020 election was valid and Biden is the duly elected president of the United States?
Snopes→ What George Orwell Said About Why He Writes
"From a very early age, perhaps the age of five or six, I knew that when I grew up I should be a writer," Orwell said.
Snopes→ Why Do Smoke Alarms Keep Going Off Even When There’s No Smoke?
Sensors in smoke detectors monitor how particles in the air affect a flow of current to the battery.
Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Why Georgia Won’t Affect Electoral College Count
Two high-stakes runoff elections in Georgia are poised to determine which party controls the Senate over the next two years but won't affect the certification of Electoral College results by Congress
Snopes→ Why Trump’s Senate Supporters Can’t Overturn Electoral College Results
In his refusal to concede, Trump is pressuring VP Mike Pence and Republicans in Congress to delay or oppose certification.
TruthOrFiction→ Why a Wisconsin Pharmacist Allegedly Destroyed COVID-19 Vaccines
Wisconsin pharmacist Steven Brandenburg was arrested on December 31 2020 after he reportedly destroyed 57 vials (or more than 500 doses) of coronavirus vaccine, possibly intentionally. On January 4 2020, Ozaukee County District Attorney Adam Gerol add
Snopes→ Why Do We Use Ice in Drinks?
The history of chilled drinks goes back to antiquity. But it was the innovative “frozen water” trade from New England to India in the mid-19th century that popularized ice.
Snopes→ Why Some Americans Don’t Believe the Election Results
When an unfavorable decision is very important to someone, they tend to look for flaws demonstrating that the process used to make the decision was unfair.
Snopes→ Why Do Different Countries Have Different Electrical Outlet Plugs?
To understand why electric outlets aren’t all the same, you need to know how a plug works.
Snopes→ The History of Candy Canes and Why They Taste So Cool
Candy canes were once white sticks of sugar. Now candy canes are striped and come in a variety of flavours, including pickle.
Snopes→ Why the Puritans Cracked Down on Celebrating Christmas
When the alleged “War on Christmas” heats up, remember the Puritans first discouraged Yuletide festivities and later outright banned them.
Full Fact - All content→ Why are people not self-isolating?
“Research conducted for the Department of Health found that only 11% of people asked to self-isolate by NHS Test and Trace have done so.” Annaliese Dodds MP, 17 November 2020 “It is estimated that only about 11% of people self-isol
Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Why Did Mount Everest’s Height Change?
China and Nepal agreed on a new standard height for Mount Everest, the rugged Himalayan peak that straddles their border.
Snopes→ Less Than a Year to Develop a COVID Vaccine? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Be Alarmed
To date, there has not been a single associated death related to COVID vaccines and only a handful of potentially serious events.
AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Why Did a Georgia Judge Reverse an Order to Impound and Preserve Voting Machines?
https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/why-did-a-georgia-judge-reverse-an A viral Instagram post from righ
The Dispatch Fact Check→ Why Did a Georgia Judge Reverse an Order to Impound and Preserve Voting Machines?
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Snopes→ Why Trump’s Election Fraud Claims Aren’t Showing Up in His Lawsuits
There seems to be a real disconnect between the claims of widespread fraud, a stolen election and illegal voting made by President Donald Trump and his allies and the actual claims formally made by his lawyers in court.
Snopes→ Why Poll Watcher Complaints Don’t Amount to Fraud
Republican lawyers acknowledged in court that they had observers watching polls and mail-in ballots being processed.
TruthOrFiction→ ‘Stop What You’re Doing and Google Why Chainsaws Were Invented’
On November 9 2020, a Facebook post encouraging fellow users to “Google why chainsaws were invented” (archived) went quite viral very quickly; it alluded to the possibility that one might have difficulty guessing the original intended purp
Snopes→ Why Ballot-Counting in Nevada is Dragging On
The pace of vote-counting in Nevada is being criticized for taking too long, and it's even become fodder for online jokes.
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Why a lengthy vote count is a fact-checker’s nightmare
Factually is a newsletter about fact-checking and misinformation from Poynter’s International Fact-Checking Network & the American Press Institute’s Accountability Project. Sign up here. Fighting the vacuum This tweet from Factually’s foundin
Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Electronic ballots are effective, fast and used all over the world — so why aren’t they used in the U.S.?
People living in at least 25 countries might be reading the news today that the U.S. still hasn’t elected a president and asking themselves, “Why isn’t the United States using electronic ballots like us?” In those 25 countries, elec
Snopes→ ‘I See Dead People’: Why So Many of Us Believe in Ghosts
Unlikely as it might seem in the cold light of day, ghosts and hauntings are a mainstream area of belief.
Snopes→ Sick of COVID-19? Here’s Why You Might Have Pandemic Fatigue
With all kinds of health-related behavior changes, at least half of people relapse within six months.
Top Fact Checks→ That’s why not one single person with private insurance would lose their insurance under my plan, nor did they under Obamacare unless they choose to do something else
Many people lost their insurance when companies sent them notices canceling their insurance because it did not meet the higher standards of the ACA.
Snopes→ Why Lockdowns Had Little to No Effect on Global Temperatures
Lockdowns had a negligible effect on global temperatures. So what really happened?
Snopes→ Italy Probes Why Women’s Names Mark Aborted Fetuses’ Graves
Italian prosecutors and the government’s privacy watchdog are investigating how the names of women who miscarried or had abortions ended up on crosses over graves for the fetuses in a Rome cemetery.