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Health

Claims suggesting NIH declared that fluoride in water 'reduces the IQ of children' are misleading

Extreme Weather

No, a ‘1,000-year storm’ doesn’t mean it only happens once every 1,000 years

Meteorologists aren’t referring to the last time a storm of this magnitude happened when they say “100-year” or “1,000-year storm.” We VERIFY what the term means.
Extreme Weather

How to spot disaster relief job scams

A viral post falsely claims Florida is making people pay tolls on Hurricane Milton evacuation routes. Florida is suspending them across the state as people evacuate.
Extreme Weather

Yes, flooding from excessive rainfall is the leading cause of hurricane deaths

A hurricane can leave an area with potentially deadly rainfall totals, even without a strong wind speed.
Weather

Yes, flocks of birds trapped inside a hurricane can appear on weather radar

“Radar actually picks up on lots of things in the atmosphere, like bugs, sharp temperature changes, and even birds,” KARE Meteorologist Ben Dery said.
Weather

No, heat lightning isn’t real

“Heat lightning” isn’t any different from ordinary strikes or flashes of lightning.
Gigafact

No, Antarctica is not gaining land ice

While some parts of Antarctica are not losing ice, global warming is causing land ice on the continent to melt at a rapid pace.
Environment

No, the Yellowstone supervolcano is not erupting

A hydrothermal explosion at Biscuit Basin led some to believe a massive volcano beneath Yellowstone National Park is set to erupt. Here’s why that’s false.
Project 2025

Yes, Project 2025 recommends dismantling NOAA

Project 2025 claims the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is a main driver “of the climate change alarm industry” and should be “broken up.”
Weather

Yes, unplugging electronics before a thunderstorm can help protect them from damage

The best thing you can do to protect your electronics from damage is to unplug them before severe weather — even if they’re connected to a surge protector.
Travel

Yes, turbulence is increasing on airline flights

“As long as the temperature continues to get warmer, we’re going to see more turbulence. The two are directly correlated,” an aviation expert told VERIFY.
Social Media

Pink dolphins exist, but these photos claiming to show one in North Carolina are fake

Albino bottlenose dolphins that look pink have been spotted in the U.S. before. But viral photos that claim to show a pink dolphin in North Carolina aren’t real.

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Claims suggesting NIH declared that fluoride in water 'reduces the IQ of children' are misleading

No, a ‘1,000-year storm’ doesn’t mean it only happens once every 1,000 years

How to spot disaster relief job scams

Yes, flooding from excessive rainfall is the leading cause of hurricane deaths

Yes, flocks of birds trapped inside a hurricane can appear on weather radar

No, heat lightning isn’t real

No, Antarctica is not gaining land ice

No, the Yellowstone supervolcano is not erupting

Yes, Project 2025 recommends dismantling NOAA

Yes, unplugging electronics before a thunderstorm can help protect them from damage

Yes, turbulence is increasing on airline flights

Pink dolphins exist, but these photos claiming to show one in North Carolina are fake

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