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A QR menu automatically lets a restaurant see everything on your phone.

Scanning a restaurant's QR menu does not grant them automatic access to your phone's contents.

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A USPS text asking for a redelivery fee is always an official USPS message.

Unsolicited text messages claiming to be from the USPS that ask for a redelivery fee or address updates are phishing scams.

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Incognito mode stops ticket websites from connecting your queue session to your device.

Incognito mode does not prevent ticket websites from identifying your device or linking your queue session to it.

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Using a VPN makes your browser fingerprint invisible to websites.

While a VPN successfully hides your IP address and encrypts your network traffic, it does not prevent websites from identifying your browser fingerprint.

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Turnitin's AI score alone proves a student used ChatGPT.

The available source trail changes how this claim should be shared.

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A VPN makes a person's browser fingerprint invisible to websites.

A VPN does not hide your browser fingerprint.

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Incognito mode does not prevent ticket sites from linking browser sessions using IP, cookies, login state, device signals, or fingerprinting.

Incognito mode only prevents your browser from saving history and cookies locally.

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Deepfake detection tools can fail on real-world content outside their training data.

Deepfake detection tools struggle significantly with out-of-distribution real-world media.

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AI detectors can reliably prove that a student used AI.

AI detection tools can produce clues, but education and research sources warn that they have false positives, false negatives, and bias risks.

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Coffee dehydrates you.

Caffeine can have a mild diuretic effect, especially at higher doses, but moderate coffee intake still contributes fluid and does not generally dehydrate regular drink...

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Lightning never strikes the same place twice.

The National Weather Service lists 'lightning never strikes the same place twice' as a myth.

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Mount Everest is the tallest mountain above sea level.

Mount Everest is widely identified as Earth's highest mountain above sea level.

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The FDA requires Nutrition Facts labels on most packaged foods in the United States.

FDA guidance and federal labeling rules require Nutrition Facts information on most packaged foods in the United States, with defined exemptions and format rules.

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Apollo 11 landed humans on the Moon in 1969.

NASA's mission record documents that Apollo 11 landed humans on the Moon on July 20, 1969, with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walking on the lunar surface.

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Venmo, Cash App, PayPal, or Zelle payments over $600 are automatically taxed by the IRS.

The viral claim confuses tax reporting with taxation.

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Scanning a restaurant QR code can let the restaurant and third-party tech providers collect data such as IP address, device/browser details, time, location signals, and page activity; it is not just viewing a static menu.

The claim is broadly supported: many restaurant QR menus open a web page or ordering system that can collect normal web analytics data, including IP address, browser/d...

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Microsoft is releasing Windows 12 in 2026 and turning Windows into a subscription product.

The claim says Microsoft is releasing Windows 12 in 2026 and turning Windows into a subscription product.

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Fastlane's 'Claude for Marketing' is an official Anthropic product from Anthropic.

The claim overstates what the record shows.

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A viral video shows the real FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony in Mexico.

A real FIFA World Cup 2026 opening ceremony did take place in Mexico City on June 11, 2026.

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McDonald's is now charging a $1 convenience fee for using the drive-thru.

McDonald's denied the viral $1 drive-thru surcharge claim, and fact-checkers traced the claim to fake or AI-generated sign imagery rather than an official policy.

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Sharks are older than trees.

The claim is basically right.

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Eating carrots gives you night vision.

The claim is misleading.

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There is a large concentration of plastic debris called the Great Pacific Garbage Patch.

The claim is strongly supported.

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The ozone layer is healing because countries phased out many CFC chemicals.

Countries did phase out many CFCs through the Montreal Protocol, and public scientific assessments link those cuts to falling ozone-depleting chemicals and gradual ozo...

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Charging your phone overnight ruins the battery.

The claim is overstated.

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Solar panels create more toxic waste than clean energy.

The claim is not supported by public lifecycle evidence.

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Remote work killed productivity across every major company.

False.

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The Great Wall of China is visible from the Moon with the naked eye.

The claim conflicts with basic visual resolution and with NASA’s public explanations.

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Microwaving food makes it radioactive.

The claim conflicts with basic radiation physics and public regulator guidance.

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5G towers spread viruses.

The claim conflicts with basic virology and public-health guidance.

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VPNs make you completely anonymous online.

The claim overstates what VPNs do.

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Incognito mode hides your browsing from your internet provider and the websites you visit.

The claim conflicts with browser documentation.

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AI detectors can prove a student used ChatGPT with 99% accuracy.

The claim overstates what AI detectors can do.

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Battery production makes electric vehicles worse for the climate than gasoline cars over their full lifetime.

Battery production adds upfront emissions, but EPA and DOE lifecycle guidance say electric vehicles usually have lower lifetime greenhouse gas emissions than comparabl...

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Battery Production makes EVs worse than gas cars

The claim overstates a real issue.

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