"The Simpsons predicted Pope Francis’ death in 2025," an April 21 TikTok video said. "In a little-known episode of The Simpsons, a misplaced coffin stands at the center of Saint Peter’s Basilica, ...

After President Donald Trump’s administration admitted in court it had deported Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia to El Salvador in "error," Trump described the 29-year-old deportee as a dangerous man.

Approaching 100 days of Donald Trump’s second presidency, PolitiFact has been fact-checking a whole host of topics related to the new administration, significant policy changes and, in some cases, the ...

Federal Emergency Management Agency did reject a request from North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein.   Stein asked for FEMA to continue paying for 100% of certain recovery costs.   FEMA rejected that request ...

That’s because historically, U.S. Treasury bonds have been considered the marketplace’s safest investments. For decades, the U.S. government has been big, stable and reliable. In a worst-case scenario ...

Allowing the tax cuts to expire would result in the single most significant tax increase by dollar amount in history, an estimated $4.6 trillion revenue increase over a decade, from fiscal year 2025 ...

Consumer financial services company Bankrate found in 2025 that most Americans do not have enough savings to meet expert recommendations of three to six months of living expenses, and many are ...

In April 2020, a Facebook post from an account that belongs to a "Cody Balmer" shared a photo of a bearded man wearing a face mask with a cigarette stuck in it. The photo didn’t ...

In 2023, CDC data showed unintentional injuries (14,238) were the leading cause of death among people ages 18 to 25, followed by suicide (5,632) and homicide (5,060). Narrowing down to deaths by ...

The Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, or SAVE Act, which has passed the U.S. House, would require in-person proof of citizenship to register to vote.  Several Republicans have said that Real ...

Wyo., resonated with Facebook users who criticized the Democratic Party’s response to the Trump administration. "Dear Democ ...

The highest figure we found for people with autism severe enough to pose significant challenges to daily living was about one-quarter of the autistic population. More frequently, academic estimates ...