The Burnout Equation: America’s Teacher Shortage Crisis | VERIFY
Amid a nationwide teacher shortage, one question looms — who is going to teach America’s children when educators burn out?
Yes, the first paramedics in the U.S. were Black men | VERIFY
The Freedom House Ambulance Service, staffed by Black paramedics in Pittsburgh, was the first ambulance service to offer emergency medical treatment in the U.S.
Yes, African midwives successfully performed C-sections before it was common in Europe | VERIFY
In 1879, British explorer R.W. Felkin witnessed Ugandan healers and midwives performing a cesarean section. The mother and baby both survived the procedure.
This Black inventor didn’t create Vicks VapoRub like viral meme claims, but he was a successful businessman who purchased his own freedom | VERIFY
Lunsford Lane, the Black man pictured in the meme, didn’t invent Vicks, but he was a successful businessman, author and abolitionist who purchased his own freedom.
Yes, putting Mentos into any soda can make it explode | VERIFY
VERIFY viewer asked if dropping a roll of Mentos into any soda can cause an explosion like when the candy is mixed with Diet Coke. So we tested it for ourselves.
Yes, at least 94% of teachers report paying for school supplies out of pocket | VERIFY
“I've never known a teacher who didn't spend money. It absolutely is the norm. And sometimes, it is the expectation,” D.C. teacher Dominique Foster told VERIFY.
No, legitimate reports of contaminated Halloween candy are not common | VERIFY
Experts say legitimate reports of children being harmed by Halloween candy contaminated with drugs like rainbow fentanyl are best understood as urban legends.
No, health data from most period-tracking apps is not protected under HIPAA | VERIFY
HIPAA applies to covered entities, like health care providers that conduct electronic transactions, but not most of the period-tracking apps found in an app store.
‘Nobody Talks About It’: Understanding The Rise In Youth Suicide | VERIFY
VERIFY spoke with mental health experts and parents to get a better understanding of the many factors that contributed to the rise in youth suicide in the U.S.
Yes, cattle are the top source of methane emissions in the US | VERIFY
Methane is produced as a part of cattle’s digestive process, and cow burps are full of it. That’s what makes cattle a major contributor of U.S. methane emissions.