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Snopes→ Why ‘Royal Confessionals’ Threaten the Monarchy

2021-03-08 The “confessional” is often used in celebrity cultures to manufacture intimacies with audiences. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Did Scientists Discover Why Wombat Poop Is Square?

2021-02-28 The cubed-shaped turds have fascinated wildlife ecologists for decades. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Why a Plane’s Engine Exploded Over Denver

2021-02-22 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. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Some Texans Are Getting Sky-High Energy Bills

2021-02-22 After unusual icy weather left millions of Texans without power, some are facing another crisis: Sky-high electricity bills. Go to site post…»

Hoax-Slayer→ Why Do Otherwise Smart People Fall For Obvious Scams and Hoaxes?

2021-02-20 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. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Do Mass Shootings Spawn Conspiracy Theories?

2021-02-19 While conspiracy theories are not limited to any topic, one type of event seems particularly likely to spark them: mass shootings. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Why the Power Grid Failed in Texas and Beyond

2021-02-18 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. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Creationism Bears All the Hallmarks of a Conspiracy Theory

2021-02-04 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. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Myanmar, Burma and Why the Different Names Matter

2021-02-02 Why does one country have two different names? Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Conspiracy Theories: Why Are They Thriving in the Pandemic?

2021-01-29 In contrast to past crises, recent conspiracy theories have been driven by the rapid change in how we communicate with each other. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Why GameStop’s Stock Surge Is Shaking Wall Street

2021-01-28 It's not just you. What's going on with GameStop's stock doesn't make sense to a lot of people. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Does a Meme Accurately Describe ‘Why It’s a Big Deal Kamala Harris is VP’?

2021-01-27 Harris made history several times over when she was sworn in as U.S. vice president on Jan. 20, 2021. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Does It Take Longer to Fly from East to West?

2021-01-25 The jet stream can have a big impact on how long a plane ride will last. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Election Claims, and Why It’s Clear Biden Won

2021-01-20 What's the evidence that the 2020 election was valid and Biden is the duly elected president of the United States? Go to site post…»

Snopes→ What George Orwell Said About Why He Writes

2021-01-18 "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. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Do Smoke Alarms Keep Going Off Even When There’s No Smoke?

2021-01-12 Sensors in smoke detectors monitor how particles in the air affect a flow of current to the battery. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Why Georgia Won’t Affect Electoral College Count

2021-01-05 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 Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Trump’s Senate Supporters Can’t Overturn Electoral College Results

2021-01-05 In his refusal to concede, Trump is pressuring VP Mike Pence and Republicans in Congress to delay or oppose certification. Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ Why a Wisconsin Pharmacist Allegedly Destroyed COVID-19 Vaccines

2021-01-04 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 Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Do We Use Ice in Drinks?

2020-12-31 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. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Some Americans Don’t Believe the Election Results

2020-12-22 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. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Do Different Countries Have Different Electrical Outlet Plugs?

2020-12-21 To understand why electric outlets aren’t all the same, you need to know how a plug works. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ The History of Candy Canes and Why They Taste So Cool

2020-12-18 Candy canes were once white sticks of sugar. Now candy canes are striped and come in a variety of flavours, including pickle. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why the Puritans Cracked Down on Celebrating Christmas

2020-12-18 When the alleged “War on Christmas” heats up, remember the Puritans first discouraged Yuletide festivities and later outright banned them. Go to site post…»

Full Fact - All content→ Why are people not self-isolating?

2020-12-15 “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 Go to site post…»

Snopes→ EXPLAINER: Why Did Mount Everest’s Height Change?

2020-12-10 China and Nepal agreed on a new standard height for Mount Everest, the rugged Himalayan peak that straddles their border. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Less Than a Year to Develop a COVID Vaccine? Here’s Why You Shouldn’t Be Alarmed

2020-12-07 To date, there has not been a single associated death related to COVID vaccines and only a handful of potentially serious events. Go to site post…»

AllSides - Facts and Fact Checking→ Why Did a Georgia Judge Reverse an Order to Impound and Preserve Voting Machines?

2020-12-03 https://factcheck.thedispatch.com/p/why-did-a-georgia-judge-reverse-an A viral Instagram post from righ Go to site post…»

The Dispatch Fact Check→ Why Did a Georgia Judge Reverse an Order to Impound and Preserve Voting Machines?

2020-12-01 a.image2.image-link.image2-973-1456 { padding-bottom: 66.82692307692307%; padding-bottom: min(66.82692307692307%, 973px); width: 100%; height: 0; } a.image2.image-link.image Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Trump’s Election Fraud Claims Aren’t Showing Up in His Lawsuits

2020-11-23 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. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Poll Watcher Complaints Don’t Amount to Fraud

2020-11-16 Republican lawyers acknowledged in court that they had observers watching polls and mail-in ballots being processed. Go to site post…»

TruthOrFiction→ ‘Stop What You’re Doing and Google Why Chainsaws Were Invented’

2020-11-10 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 Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Ballot-Counting in Nevada is Dragging On

2020-11-06 The pace of vote-counting in Nevada is being criticized for taking too long, and it's even become fodder for online jokes. Go to site post…»

Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Why a lengthy vote count is a fact-checker’s nightmare

2020-11-05 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 Go to site post…»

Fact-Checking – Poynter→ Electronic ballots are effective, fast and used all over the world — so why aren’t they used in the U.S.?

2020-11-04 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 Go to site post…»

Snopes→ ‘I See Dead People’: Why So Many of Us Believe in Ghosts

2020-10-30 Unlikely as it might seem in the cold light of day, ghosts and hauntings are a mainstream area of belief. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Sick of COVID-19? Here’s Why You Might Have Pandemic Fatigue

2020-10-23 With all kinds of health-related behavior changes, at least half of people relapse within six months. Go to site post…»

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

2020-10-23 Many people lost their insurance when companies sent them notices canceling their insurance because it did not meet the higher standards of the ACA. Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Why Lockdowns Had Little to No Effect on Global Temperatures

2020-10-22 Lockdowns had a negligible effect on global temperatures. So what really happened? Go to site post…»

Snopes→ Italy Probes Why Women’s Names Mark Aborted Fetuses’ Graves

2020-10-20 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. Go to site post…»

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