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A Civil Guard border police stands guard following the arrival of hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at the port of Granadilla in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo)

Why experts say the hantavirus outbreak is not another COVID-19

Attorney Carrie DeCell, second from right, speaks about her client's lawsuit against a Trump administration visa policy outside the federal courthouse in Washington, D.C., on May 13, 2026. (Louis Jacobson/Poynter)

Fact-checkers ask federal judge to block Trump policy they say chills free speech

Passengers are sprayed with disinfectant by Spanish government officials before boarding a plane after disembarking from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius at Tenerife airport in the Canary Islands, Spain, Sunday, May 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Arturo Rodriguez)

There’s no proven cure for hantavirus — and doctors say ivermectin isn’t one

Members of law enforcement respond during the White House Correspondents Dinner, Saturday, April 25, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Tom Brenner)

AI-enhanced video from the White House Correspondents’ dinner spread confusion online

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. arrives at the inaugural Make America Healthy Again summit in Washington on Nov. 12, 2025. Dr. Nicole Saphier, President Donald Trump’s surgeon general nominee, has aligned with several priorities of the MAHA movement while also criticizing parts of the administration’s health messaging. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey Jr.)

Trump’s surgeon general pick has a podcast. Here’s what she says about science, vaccines and trust

Keynote Speakers - May 2026 (3)

Nina Jankowicz, Jane Lytvynenko and Peter Erdelyi to lead GlobalFact as invited speakers

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