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Bonk-O-Meter rates the Kirk Douglas $10,000 tale
The ten thousand dollars and the on-your-own talk come from Michael Douglas's new memoir, per Fox News; the check was apparently not a gift card.
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BBN's answer to the TV fact check. We take one claim or viral story, check it against what the outlet actually reported, and run it through the Bonk-o-Meter, a highly scientific instrument with readings from Mildly Bonkers to Full Bonkers.
The facts stay exact. The ceremony around the rating does not. We rate the claim, never the human.
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