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Exploring claim Trump admin wants to replace PBS with PragerU
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snopes_feedThe claim spread following Trump's decision to end all federal support for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which funds PBS and NPR.
snopes_feedDid 'staff mutiny' force Cotswolds pub to turn away JD Vance? What we know
Aug. 15th, 2025 08:33 pmsnopes_feedStaff at The Bull, a pub in Oxfordshire, England, reportedly refused to come to work if the vice president had a reservation.
Did Tom Cruise refuse Kennedy Center award from Trump?
Aug. 15th, 2025 08:28 pmsnopes_feedAnonymous sources and conjecture formed the basis of this rumor.
Unpacking rumor Trump plans to offer Alaska's natural resources to Putin
Aug. 15th, 2025 07:01 pmsnopes_feedAccording to UK newspaper The Telegraph, offering Alaskan natural resources to Russia could be part of a peace deal in Ukraine.
It is impossible to build a practical quantum broadcaster
Aug. 15th, 2025 06:00 pmnewscientist_feedA quantum broadcasting system would end up sending slightly different information to every receiver – and efforts to sidestep this problem are too inefficient for practical use
Weird microbial partnership shows how complex life may have evolved
Aug. 15th, 2025 05:00 pmnewscientist_feedConnecting tubes between bacteria and a kind of microbe called archaea may reflect a symbiotic relationship that led to complex cells more than 2 billion years ago
Oldest fast radio burst ever seen sheds light on early star formation
Aug. 15th, 2025 03:00 pmnewscientist_feedA bright flash of radio waves from 3 billion years after the big bang is illuminating parts of the universe that astronomers can’t normally see
ICE plans to purchase eye-scanning tech to ID unauthorized immigrants
Aug. 15th, 2025 01:00 pmsnopes_feedICE released plans in August 2025 to buy a license for iris-scanning, biometric technology that can identify individuals from 10 to 15 inches away.
We have detected a single electron with unprecedented speed
Aug. 15th, 2025 01:00 pmnewscientist_feedAn extremely precise detection method for single electrons, which pins down the particles with a resolution of trillionths of a second, may provide a valuable building block for future quantum technologies
Brain activity can predict whether strangers will become friends
Aug. 15th, 2025 11:00 amnewscientist_feedPeople who have similar neural responses to movie clips are more likely to become friends, indicating bonds form based off shared thought processes
Cancer-killing virus becomes more effective when shielded by bacteria
Aug. 15th, 2025 11:00 amnewscientist_feedVirus-based treatments are already approved to treat several types of cancer, and combining them with bacteria could make them even more effective
Breaking down claim early Cinderella versions called her 'Cinder-sl**'
Aug. 15th, 2025 11:00 amsnopes_feedA single translation well after the Victorian-era ended included the insult, but it wasn't exactly an accurate translation of the original insult.
Seriously, Ron Howard didn't write 'I'm a liberal' letter
Aug. 15th, 2025 10:00 amsnopes_feedInternet users shared a letter beginning, "I'm a liberal, but that doesn't mean what a lot of you apparently think it does."
Stark images show water's role in human strife and survival
Aug. 13th, 2025 07:00 pmnewscientist_feedAs part of the exhibition Thirst: In Search of Freshwater, photographer M'hammed Kilito's images showcase the importance and fragility of humanity's relationship with fresh water
This book could convince you to become an engineer
Aug. 13th, 2025 07:00 pmnewscientist_feedFrom DNA sequencing to rainbows, the world of microfluidics is well-served by Albert Folch's book How the World Flows, says Karmela Padavic-Callaghan
Robot Walrus 6
Aug. 15th, 2025 07:01 amsavagechickens_feed
And that’s it for Robot Walrus week! Celebrate the magic with a new t-shirt!
Bill Gates-backed company created lab-made butter
Aug. 15th, 2025 01:30 amsnopes_feed"You butter believe it," said the tagline from Gates' blog post about the concoction.
Analyzing image claiming to show Nazi ship art in Trump BLS pick E.J. Antoni's office
Aug. 14th, 2025 11:56 pmsnopes_feedThe artwork depicting a German battleship called the Bismarck was visible in two interviews with Antoni in 2023 and 2024.
Trump's pick to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics called Social Security a 'Ponzi scheme'
Aug. 14th, 2025 10:52 pmsnopes_feedTrump nominated E.J. Antoni two weeks after firing Erika McEntarfer, accusing her of rigging job report numbers to make him "look bad."