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  • Fact Check: Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People In Music For 2025 Does NOT Include Tom Jones, Jelly Roll, Stevie Wonder, Pink, Willie Nelson, Or Anyone -- Fake List From Vietnam

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    Does Time Magazine's 100 most influential people in music for 2025 include Tom Jones, Jelly Roll, Willie Nelson, Pink, Jimmy Page, Johnny Mathis, Mick Jagger, or anyone? No, that's not true: There is no such TIME Magazine list. While musicians are sometimes included in the publication's annual list of most influential people, there is no specific list of 100 musicians.…

    • Dec 19, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Time Magazine's 100 Most Influential People In Music For 2025 Does NOT Include Tom Jones, Jelly Roll, Stevie Wonder, Pink, Willie Nelson, Or Anyone -- Fake List From Vietnam Viet Spam
  • Fact Check: AI Generated Ed Sheeran Tribute Song Videos For Charlie Kirk Are NOT Real -- Didn't Do One With Adele Either

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    Did Ed Sheeran release a song called "Rest in Peace, Charlie Kirk", possibly together with Adele? No, that's not true: The viral YouTube video was synthetically generated according to the description below it. A specialized detection tool confirmed the song was made with artificial intelligence. Several AI generated variations of the song that are in circulation aren't real either. The…

    • Sep 15, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: AI Generated Ed Sheeran Tribute Song Videos For Charlie Kirk Are NOT Real -- Didn't Do One With Adele Either AI Creation
  • Fact Check: Ed Sheeran Did NOT Perform For IDF Soldiers To Show Support For Israel -- Performance Was 'A Large Scale Public Concert'

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    Did singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran perform for wounded soldiers of the Israeli Defense Forces to show support for Israel? No, that's not true: Sheeran denied this rumor in a now-deleted Instagram story. He stated a charity organization bought tickets to his "large scale public concert." Other reputable entertainment media outlets also posted about Sheeran's denial of the rumor. The implied claim…

    • Feb 4, 2025
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Ed Sheeran Did NOT Perform For IDF Soldiers To Show Support For Israel -- Performance Was 'A Large Scale Public Concert' Public Concert
  • Fake News: Scientists Did NOT Declare That Redheads Are Actually Genetic Super Heroes

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    Did scientists declare that redheads are actually genetic super heroes because of their pain tolerance compared to people with other hair colors? No, that's not true: This is a click-bait headline using a false interpretation of scientific studies about the pain tolerance and surgical anesthesia requirements for patients with red hair. Scientists identified weaknesses common to people with red hair,…

    • Jun 16, 2019
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fake News: Scientists Did NOT Declare That Redheads Are Actually Genetic Super Heroes
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