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  • Fact Check: Middle East Eye Did NOT Report That Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan Agreed To Host Ukraine Drone Plants

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    Did Middle East Eye publish a video report saying that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan agreed to let Ukraine set up drone manufacturing plants in Armenia? No, that's not true: No such report appeared on the media company's website. It could not be found on the outlet's social media accounts, either. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published…

    • Jun 5, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Middle East Eye Did NOT Report That Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan Agreed To Host Ukraine Drone Plants No Such Report
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    Did the official account of the South Carolina Gamecocks make a rainbow-themed Happy Pride Month post on X? No, that's not true: The post with the caption 'Boy we sure do love our cocks, Happy Pride Month!' is fake. The screenshot uses the @Gamecocks handle, which belongs to an unaffiliated fan page. There have been no new public posts on…

    • Jun 5, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: 'Love Our Cocks' Pride Month Joke Is NOT From Official South Carolina Gamecocks Account Unaffiliated
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    Does a video show President Donald Trump asleep, unconscious, or passed out during an Oval Office meeting in early June 2026? No, that's not true: There is no conclusive evidence that the president lost consciousness. He briefly closes his eyes during the seven-second clip but reopens them about four seconds into it. A longer version of the video shows Trump…

    • Jun 5, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
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    • Jun 5, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan Punching Child -- He Was Actually Hugging Him Manipulated
  • Fact Check: Fake Screenshot Of 'George Floyd' Post About 'Trans Folk' Came From Account Created After His Death

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    Did George Floyd make the pictured social media post about trans people on Aug. 3, 2011, years before he died? No, that's not true: The screenshot showing a post from @Bigfloyd73 is fake. The Twitter account with that handle was not created until 2022, after George Floyd's death on May 25, 2020. The fake screenshot resurfaced in a post (archived…

    • Jun 5, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Fake Screenshot Of 'George Floyd' Post About 'Trans Folk' Came From Account Created After His Death Fake Account
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    • Jun 4, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Indictment Does NOT Say SPLC Organized Charlottesville Unite The Right Rally Or Paid $300K To Transport People There Nuanced
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    Did President Donald Trump post an image of himself as a football player, surrounded by half-naked male cheerleaders? No, that's not true: The message made to mimic a Truth Social post is fake. Trump did not post the image, which depicts him as a football player with bulging leg muscles in American flag shorts, surrounded by shirtless male cheerleaders. The…

    • Jun 4, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Showed Him As A Football Player, Surrounded By Half-Naked Male Cheerleaders No Prez Post
  • Fact Check: FAKE Post Says UFC Confirms Erika Kirk Will Host White House Fight Night On June 14

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    Did the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) confirm that Erika Kirk would host the White House fight night on June 14, 2026? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a self-described satire account. President Donald Trump announced he would host the fight at the White House on his 80th birthday. No credible media reporting confirmed the rumor that conservative activist…

    • Jun 4, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: FAKE Post Says UFC Confirms Erika Kirk Will Host White House Fight Night On June 14 It's Satire
  • Fact Check: FAKE Order Falsely Attributed To Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Allows Trump To Seek 'Four Additional Years'

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    Does a real order from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts allow Donald Trump to seek "four additional years" as president? No, that's not true: A search of the Supreme Court of the United States' docket found no order bearing the number shown in the fake document. Supreme Court orders are public records. While portions of a case file may…

    • Jun 4, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: FAKE Order Falsely Attributed To Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Allows Trump To Seek 'Four Additional Years' Not Real
  • Fact Check: Posts Saying Athlete Called Mandatory LGBT Armband Wearing A 'Political Charade' And Refused To Comply Are NOT Real -- Spam From Vietnam

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    • Jun 4, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Posts Saying Athlete Called Mandatory LGBT Armband Wearing A 'Political Charade' And Refused To Comply Are NOT Real -- Spam From Vietnam Viet Spam
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