In an age where our social media feeds move faster than our ability to think, misinformation has become the loudest voice in the room. It taps into our fears, our hopes, and our frustration, often before facts have a chance to catch up. This week, The Quint’s fact-checking team found itself sorting through a fresh wave of viral claims, each one designed to stir the pot. From the dark corners of online gossip to the heated battlefield of political loyalties, these five stories show just how easily we can be fooled. The cases ranged from an alleged assault incident at…

In the quieter hours of grief, after the shock begins to settle and the world moves on, a family is often left with nothing but memory—and sometimes, the need to set the record straight. That is where the family of ten-year-old Jasmine Preng now finds itself, caught between overwhelming sorrow and a strange, necessary task: correcting public misinformation about the final day of their daughter’s life. Jasmine, a bright and beloved child from the Lake Tapps area of Washington, drowned on August 16 following a day at the lake, and her death has left her family shattered. But in the…