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  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say Queen Elizabeth Should Pardon Prince Andrew -- Satire Post

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    Did President Donald Trump post a message on his Truth Social account saying that Queen Elizabeth should pardon former prince Andrew after his arrest? No, that's not true: The original message was posted by an account clearly marked as satire as the screenshot shows. "Luke Skywalker" actor Mark Hamill shared the fake post, apparently missing the satire label, to mock…

    • Mar 24, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say Queen Elizabeth Should Pardon Prince Andrew -- Satire Post Joke Post
  • Fact Check: Video SHOWS Plainclothes ICE Agents Arresting Woman At San Francisco Airport Gate -- NOT Related To ICE Surge To Help TSA

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    Does a video show plainclothes ICE agents arresting a woman at a gate at San Francisco International Airport on March 22, 2026? Yes, that's true: A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told Lead Stories that two women-- not one --were arrested. The spokesperson said the women attempted to flee and resisted officers. The claim appeared in a video (archived here)…

    • Mar 23, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Video SHOWS Plainclothes ICE Agents Arresting Woman At San Francisco Airport Gate -- NOT Related To ICE Surge To Help TSA Trying To Flee
  • Fact Check: Decarlos Brown Jr., The Accused Killer Of Iryna Zarutska, Was NOT A Foreign National Who 'Came In Through Open Borders'

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    Was Decarlos Brown Jr., accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, a foreign national who "came in through open borders," as Donald Trump said during the State of the Union address? No, that is not true: Brown was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, and graduated from West Mecklenburg High School. Because he was born in the United States, he is…

    • Feb 25, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Decarlos Brown Jr., The Accused Killer Of Iryna Zarutska, Was NOT A Foreign National Who 'Came In Through Open Borders' Native-Born
  • Fact Check: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor WAS Arrested 666 Days After Blood-Soaked Royal Horses Escaped In London

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    Was Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested 666 days after blood-soaked horses associated with the Royal Family escaped in London? Yes, that's true: The former Prince Andrew was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office on February 19, 2026. This came 666 days after a separate incident on April 24, 2024, in which five horses from the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment threw…

    • Feb 20, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor WAS Arrested 666 Days After Blood-Soaked Royal Horses Escaped In London Correct #
  • Fact Check: Old Footage Of Heckler Shouting, "Andrew, You're A Sick Old Man" Dates Back Several Years

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    Does a video of a heckler, who was assaulted after shouting at Prince Andrew, show a 2026 incident? No, that's not true: The video is authentic, but was more than three years old at the time of the former Duke of York's arrest on suspicion of "misconduct in office". It shows the October 2022 procession carrying the coffin of Queen…

    • Feb 20, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Old Footage Of Heckler Shouting, "Andrew, You're A Sick Old Man" Dates Back Several Years 2022 Footage
  • Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Ex Prince Andrew And Meghan Markle -- It's AI

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    Is a grainy image of former Prince Andrew and Meghan Markle in intimate postures authentic? No, that's not true: The image is "99% AI slop," the creator of the image wrote on their X.com account. Blocky pixelations and a faint red ring around the woman's face reinforce what the image-creator said: it's a manufactured picture. The claim appeared in a…

    • Feb 19, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Ex Prince Andrew And Meghan Markle -- It's AI AI Slop
  • Fact Check: Nancy Guthrie's Daughter Annie Guthrie Was NOT Taken Into Police Custody In The Disappearance Of Her Mother -- It's Viet Spam

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    Did police arrest Annie Guthrie and seize her vehicle after finding something "deeply disturbing" in the investigation of her mother Nancy Guthrie's disappearance? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, there was no evidence that Annie Guthrie was in police custody. This false claim about the sister of NBC "Today" show co-anchor Savannah Guthrie was created by a…

    • Feb 10, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Nancy Guthrie's Daughter Annie Guthrie Was NOT Taken Into Police Custody In The Disappearance Of Her Mother -- It's Viet Spam Viet Spam
  • Fact Check: NBA Star Anthony Edwards Did NOT Donate $514,000 Game Check To ICE

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    Did NBA star Anthony Edwards donate a $514,000 game check to ICE? No, that's not true: The account that posted the message is run by a writer for 'The Simpsons' using the name "Gene Parmesan," a character from 'Arrested Development.' Edwards made a comment about ICE in Minnesota that was criticized for not being more forceful against the raids, but…

    • Jan 29, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: NBA Star Anthony Edwards Did NOT Donate $514,000 Game Check To ICE Joke Message
  • Fact Check: CBS Did NOT Report Kazmierczak, Alleged Attacker Of Congresswoman Omar, On Payroll At Winery Co-Owned By Omar's Spouse

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    Did "CBS Investigative News" report that the man arrested after spraying a liquid on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar at a Minneapolis town hall meeting was on the payroll of a winery co-owned by her husband? No, that's not true: There's no record of such a story on CBS' website or in a global index of stories from thousands of news sites.…

    • Jan 28, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: CBS Did NOT Report Kazmierczak, Alleged Attacker Of Congresswoman Omar, On Payroll At Winery Co-Owned By Omar's Spouse Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ICE Raiding Home Without A Warrant After Man Shouted They Shouldn't 'Smack' His Neighbor -- It's Columbus SWAT In 2019

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    Does a video show ICE agents raiding a man's home without a warrant after he shouted about ICE's treatment of his neighbor, saying they "ain't supposed to smack him like that"? No, that's not true: The video shared in January 2026 with claims it showed ICE agents was recorded by Nick Pettit from the porch of his Columbus, Ohio, home…

    • Jan 26, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ICE Raiding Home Without A Warrant After Man Shouted They Shouldn't 'Smack' His Neighbor -- It's Columbus SWAT In 2019 Not ICE
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