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A widely circulated claim that "60 Minutes" ran a segment with Dr. Mehmet Oz and a figure named Dr. Plil promoting a homemade drink that dramatically lowers blood sugar is not supported by the reporti...
Photographs and other visual records related to Jeffrey Epstein’s death have been published and discussed widely: news outlets and official probes collected hundreds of images — including cell photos,...
Claims that Dr. Phil McGraw has a secret “glucose reset” or “diabetes reversal ritual” are part of an online marketing narrative tied to supplements like “Glycopezil Drops” and appear to be fabricated...
Available reporting shows multiple fact‑checks and news outlets rejecting claims that Dr. Ben Carson endorsed or appeared on 60 Minutes to announce a cure for dementia; fact‑checkers say the attributi...
Michael Jackson repeatedly admitted in interviews and was reported by journalists and trial records to have allowed unrelated boys to spend the night in his bedroom and sometimes to share his bed; def...
Howard Stern’s commentary about Donald Trump produced several widely circulated claims — including that Trump “despises” his MAGA voters, that Trump laughed when called a “sexual predator” on Stern’s ...
There is no documentation in the supplied reporting that Tom Hanks appeared on a 60 Minutes episode with Dr. Phil to discuss lowering his type 2 diabetes; the sources instead record Hanks discussing h...
Joel Osteen has been publicly refuted by a range of conservative Protestant pastors, Reformed and evangelical writers, and commentators who accuse him of preaching a watered‑down “prosperity” or self‑...
Two medical examinations are central to public debate: the New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME) autopsy that concluded Jeffrey Epstein’s death was suicide by hanging, and a privat...
Several public figures and Christian leaders have directly criticized Joel Osteen for preaching a “self-help” or “prosperity” version of Christianity, emphasizing upbeat, motivational messages over tr...
Paramount Global agreed to a $16 million settlement with President Donald Trump to resolve a lawsuit alleging that CBS’s 60 Minutes deceptively edited an interview with then-candidate Kamala Harris; t...
Available reporting and multiple fact‑checks find no credible evidence that George Soros was a Nazi, an SS officer, or a willing collaborator who turned in Jews; he was a Hungarian Jewish child (born ...
The New York City Office of the Chief Medical Examiner ruled Jeffrey Epstein’s death a suicide by hanging; that ruling and supporting autopsy findings were reported by multiple outlets (cause: suicide...
Rob Reiner was an outspoken critic of Donald Trump from 2016 through 2025, making repeated public statements that attacked Trump’s character, fitness for office, and the behavior of his supporters . H...
Reporting about Jeffrey Epstein’s death shows a core factual agreement — New York City’s Chief Medical Examiner ruled the manner “suicide” by hanging after an autopsy — but experts and officials disag...
CBS did pull a promoted 60 Minutes segment shortly before it was scheduled to air, but the mainstream reporting indicates that the segment pulled was about alleged abuses at an El Salvador prison tied...
Since 2000, reporting and watchdog work have centered on several high‑profile congressional trading controversies — most notably the 2005 Frist aide scandal, the 2008–2009 pre‑crisis briefings, and th...
Two competing tallies appear in the record: a federal Family Reunification Task Force count identifying children separated under the Trump administration’s announced “zero‑tolerance” prosecutions, and...
Joel Osteen has repeatedly acknowledged that his pulpit emphasis is on encouragement, practical life application and “the goodness of God” rather than detailed exegetical teaching, and he has publicly...
George Webb (investigative/citizen journalist) has attracted accusations of misinformation, on-air rebuttals from mainstream outlets, and claims of harassment and legal entanglements tied to his repor...