The claim: Mass whale beaching in Australia was caused by 'engineered flooding' Scientists are still working to determine why about 230 pilot whales beached themselves off of the coast of Tasmania...

A vet who created accounts for fake pets as part of an insurance scam has been found guilty of dishonest conduct at a misconduct hearing. Donal Johnston created “entirely fictitious” accounts for ...

Public health authorities say Covid-19 vaccines are very effective at preventing severe illness and death, but a video watched more than 10 million times claims they are part of a depopulation cons...

ALPENA, MI – A Michigan man is facing felony charges after he allegedly fabricated false claims of misconduct against Michigan State Police troopers who conducted searches of his home and business,...

Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings reached a settlement with two whistleblowers that ends their False Claims Act suit alleging that the company participated in a scheme to bill Medicare fo...

Announcement from National Editor Matea Gold, Deputy National Editor Philip Rucker and Health and Science Editor Stephen Smith: We are delighted to announce that Lauren Weber, an accomplished heal...

Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, Texas, August 6, 2022. Brian Snyder | Reuters A federal judge on Monday rejected former President Donald Trump...

A former seminary professor and missionary who admitted sexual misconduct has sued a group of Southern Baptist Convention leaders and entities, claiming they conspired with an abuse survivor to ru...

A federal judge ruled on Monday that former President Donald Trump does not have absolute immunity to protect him from a 2020 civil rights lawsuit for his conduct, according to CNN. Civil rights g...

Researchers have developed a new tool to measure Twitter users' exposure to misinformation from political elites. A study recently published in Nature Communications used the Politifacts fact-chec...