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  • Fact Check: Jon Stewart, Willie Nelson, Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton And A Dozen Other Celebs Did NOT Call Donald Trump A 'Vicious Old Bastard Draining America's Soul'

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    Did Travis Kelce, Jelly Roll, Bruce Springsteen, Caitlin Clark and a 12 other celebrities say that President Trump was "a vicious old bastard draining America's soul after the Born-in-America Act"? No, that's not true: The claim that at least 17 different sports stars and entertainers made that identical statement was made up by a Vietnamese-based spam factory that uses artificial…

    • Jan 20, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Jon Stewart, Willie Nelson, Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton And A Dozen Other Celebs Did NOT Call Donald Trump A 'Vicious Old Bastard Draining America's Soul' Viet Spam
  • Fact Check: Clickbait Story About Diner Bought By Springsteen, Cher, Joni Mitchell And Other Celebrities To Feed 120 Homeless Every Day Is NOT Real - Vietnam Spam

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    Did Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Joni Mitchell and dozens of other celebrities each buy the small diner where they ate for free while struggling and now feed free meals to 120 homeless people every day? No, that's not true: 54 virtually identical stories mentioning those and other names were published by a network of foreign websites and Facebook pages. There were…

    • Jan 13, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check:  Clickbait Story About Diner Bought By Springsteen, Cher, Joni Mitchell And Other Celebrities To Feed 120 Homeless Every Day Is NOT Real - Vietnam Spam Factory Fakes
  • Fact Check: Fake Posts About '100% Free Community Health Center' Opened By Eminem, Kid Rock, Other Celebs NOT Real -- Foreign Clickbait

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    Did Eminem, Kid Rock, Chris Stapleton, Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift or other celebrities stand for photos of themselves and supporters opening "America's first 100% free community health center"? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories mentioning more than 40 celebrities in near-identical photos were published by a network of foreign websites and Facebook pages. There were no legitimate news articles…

    • Jan 6, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Fake Posts About '100% Free Community Health Center' Opened By Eminem, Kid Rock, Other Celebs NOT Real -- Foreign Clickbait Viet Hoaxes
  • Prebunk: Beware Of Fake Fan Pages Spreading False Stories About Your Favorite Celebrities -- How To Spot 'Viet Spam'

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    This is what fact checkers call a "prebunk." A prebunk is like a debunk (another word for fact check), only it's an advance notice of an anticipated false claim. This article is intended to inoculate you from future outbreaks of a specific type of false claims about your favorite entertainment celebrities, sports stars, and politicians. We call this "Viet Spam"…

    • Oct 31, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Prebunk: Beware Of Fake Fan Pages Spreading False Stories About Your Favorite Celebrities -- How To Spot 'Viet Spam' Spot The Slop
  • Fact Check: Jason Kelce Did NOT Say 'If Bad Bunny Is A Bad Fit For The Super Bowl, Then Maybe The People Making These Comments Are A Bad Fit For America's Future' -- It's A Fake Quote

    Fact Check

    Did Jason Kelce say, "If Bad Bunny is a bad fit for the Super Bowl, then maybe the people making these comments are a bad fit for America's Future." No, that's not true: There were no actual news reports saying Kelce made this statement. In response to the viral rumor, Kelce made a post from his verified X account stating,…

    • Oct 15, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Jason Kelce Did NOT Say 'If Bad Bunny Is A Bad Fit For The Super Bowl, Then Maybe The People Making These Comments Are A Bad Fit For America's Future' -- It's A Fake Quote Fake Quote
  • Fact Check: Travis Kelce Did NOT Say of Jimmy Kimmel 'It's Best He Leave America' -- Famous Names Used In Cookie-Cutter Clickbait Formula

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    Did Travis Kelce or other celebrities make a public statement that Jimmy Kimmel should leave America? No, that's not true: This is a made-up story which has been repeated using the same formula with many different famous names. At least nine variations of this story have been published on Facebook by pages originating overseas -- none of them are true.…

    • Sep 22, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Travis Kelce Did NOT Say of Jimmy Kimmel 'It's Best He Leave America' -- Famous Names Used In Cookie-Cutter Clickbait Formula Made-Up Story
  • Fact Check: NFL Stars Did NOT Make $300,000 Donations To Charlie Kirk's Family -- More AI Lies

    Fact Check

    Did Jalen Hurts, Travis Kelce, Nick Bosa, Josh Allen, Aaron Rodgers, Malik Nabers, Jordan Love, and other NFL stars each donate $300,000 to Charlie Kirk's family? No, that's not true: Facebook posts claiming that these American football players reacted to the killing of Kirk on September 10, 2025, with big donations and statements of support are generated by AI tools.…

    • Sep 11, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: NFL Stars Did NOT Make $300,000 Donations To Charlie Kirk's Family -- More AI Lies Fan Click Bait
  • Fact Check: AI Photo In Fictional Story About Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Attending 'No Kings' Protest -- Several Details Don't Match

    Fact Check

    Did Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift attend a "No Kings Day" protest and is there a photo to prove it? No, that's not true: A viral story about the appearance of the pair was illustrated with a photo generated with artificial intelligence. The story also mentioned social media posts by the couple that they didn't actually make and there were…

    • Jun 16, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: AI Photo In Fictional Story About Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce Attending 'No Kings' Protest -- Several Details Don't Match AI Image
  • Fact Check: AI Taylor Swift Breaks Up With Travis Kelce In Deepfake Video -- Didn't Actually Say She Only Dates Winners

    Fact Check

    Is a video in which pop star Taylor Swift announces a breakup with athlete Travis Kelce and where she says she's looking to date a basketball player real? No, that's not true: The video in which Swift appears to say, "I don't date losers, I only date winners" originated on a YouTube channel specializing in AI deepfakes. An online detection…

    • Feb 23, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: AI Taylor Swift Breaks Up With Travis Kelce In Deepfake Video  -- Didn't Actually Say She Only Dates Winners AI Breakup Vid
  • Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Trump Post Claiming Chiefs 'Focused on DEI Nonsense' and Eagles Got 'USAID Money Flowing' -- No Such Post

    Fact Check

    Did President Donald Trump react to the Super Bowl in a post on Truth Social saying that the Chiefs were "too focused on DEI nonsense" and the Eagles got "USAID money flowing in like water"? No, that's not true: Images of such a post circulating on social media appear to have been falsified. The post was not present on Trump's…

    • Feb 10, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Trump Post Claiming Chiefs 'Focused on DEI Nonsense' and Eagles Got 'USAID Money Flowing' -- No Such Post Fake Post
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