Breaking in September 2025
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Monday, September 15, 2025
Saturday, September 13, 2025
Friday, September 12, 2025
- Fact Check: Tyler Robinson, Suspect In Charlie Kirk Shooting, Is NOT A Registered Republican -- He Selected 'Unaffiliated' When Registering To Vote
- Fact Check: 'The Shooting Of Charlie Kirk' Book Was NOT Published On Amazon By 'Anastasia J. Casey' Day Before Kirk Shooting
Thursday, September 11, 2025
- Fact Check: No Evidence Secret Service Agent Standing With Donald Trump After Butler Shooting Was Standing With Charlie Kirk When Shot
- Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Release This High-Resolution Video of Person Sought In Charlie Kirk Shooting -- Original Poster Admits It's An AI 'Enhancement' Of Fuzzy Images FBI Released
- Fact Check: NFL Stars Did NOT Make $300,000 Donations To Charlie Kirk's Family -- More AI Lies
- Fact Check: Satire Story Said Felix Roemer Shot Charlie Kirk -- Not Real
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Charlie Kirk's Real Shooter Escaping -- Old Footage, Different Shooting, Different Place
Wednesday, September 10, 2025
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Provo Police Finding Murder Weapon And Arresting Possible Charlie Kirk Shooter -- It's An Air Rifle
- Fact Check: Samden Hindenberg Did NOT Shoot Charlie Kirk -- Troll Posts Blaming Sam Hyde
- Fact Check: Viral 'Michael Mallinson' Photo Does NOT Match Image of Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect -- No Identity Released Yet
- Fact Check: Video Of Black Man Being Arrested Does NOT Show Suspect In Charlie Kirk Shooting
Wednesday, September 3, 2025
Monday, September 1, 2025
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