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  • Fact Check: Fake Axon Bodycam Video Does NOT Capture A Real Cop Arresting A 'Crazy Karen' For Shooting And Keying A Tesla

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    Does a viral video really show body camera footage of a "crazy Karen" being arrested for keying a Tesla and shooting the driver's side three times with a handgun? No, that's not true: The "Axon bodycam" timestamp in the video is a fake that does not match the struck-through zeroes seen in real police video time stamps. The bullet holes…

    • Jul 7, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Fake Axon Bodycam Video Does NOT Capture A Real Cop Arresting A 'Crazy Karen' For Shooting And Keying A Tesla Bodycam Fakery
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write 'I Regret Taking Advise From Elon', Reject 'White Genocide' Theory in South Africa

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    Did U.S. President Donald Trump write on Truth Social that he regretted taking "advise" from tech billionaire Elon Musk, and affirm that there was no "white genocide" in South Africa? No, that's not true: A screenshot shared widely in July 2025 was digitally edited. An archive of the president's account on Truth Social showed that such a post never existed.…

    • Jul 1, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write 'I Regret Taking Advise From Elon', Reject 'White Genocide' Theory in South Africa No Such Post
  • Fact Check: That's NOT An Authentic Trump Post On Truth Social Telling Tesla Board To Approve Musk's New Compensation 'ASAP...FFS'

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    Did President Donald Trump post the board of Tesla should approve a new compensation package for Elon Musk, "ASAP" and to get him "P-A-I-D"? No, that's not true: A viral image that showed such a post was fake. The Truth Social post was not found on Trump's account or on a site that archives all his posts. The bogus Trump…

    • Jun 24, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: That's NOT An Authentic Trump Post On Truth Social Telling Tesla Board To Approve Musk's New Compensation 'ASAP...FFS' Counterfeit
  • Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Post On Truth Social That He is 'Open to reconciling with Elon' As Of June 11, 2025

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    Did Donald Trump post on his Truth Social account that he is "...open to reconciling with Elon ..."? No, that's not true: The viral image of the supposed Trump post on the social media platform he owns is fabricated. There is no trace of such a post on Trump's Truth Social account and none was indexed by Google. After their…

    • Jun 11, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Post On Truth Social That He is 'Open to reconciling with Elon' As Of June 11, 2025 Unreal 'Truth'
  • Fact Check: Economic Times Article Declaring 'Kamala Harris Won' Only Cites Sources That Ask Questions About 2024 Election -- None Declared She Won

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    Did The Economic Times article that declared Kamala Harris won the 2024 election cite reports that concluded voting systems were rigged for Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The reports referred to by The Economic Times all stop short of declaring the election was stolen. Instead, those writers whom The Economic Times cited said there are questions about software and…

    • Jun 11, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Economic Times Article Declaring 'Kamala Harris Won' Only Cites Sources That Ask Questions About 2024 Election -- None Declared She Won Queries ≠ Fact
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Respond 'Just like I took your wife' to Stephen Miller's 'We will take back America' Post On X -- Musk Denies

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    Did Elon Musk reply to Stephen Miller's "We will take back America" post on X with "Just like I took your wife"? No, that's not true: Musk addressed the claim, saying he never posted that comment and there's no record of it on Musk's account or Miller's. Such a post would have been very newsworthy and yet there are no…

    • Jun 9, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Respond 'Just like I took your wife' to Stephen Miller's 'We will take back America' Post On X -- Musk Denies Counterfeit
  • Fact Check: AI Video Has Trump Ban Production Of Teslas In United States And Calling Elon Musk A 'Snake' -- Fabricated Audio

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    Did President Trump announce in a video that the production of Tesla cars would be banned in the United States? No, that's not true:The audio in the viral video, in which Trump could also be heard calling Elon Musk a "snake", was generated using AI according to a detection tool. It originated on an Instagram account with "AI" in its…

    • Jun 9, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: AI Video Has Trump Ban Production Of Teslas In United States And Calling Elon Musk A 'Snake' -- Fabricated Audio AI Video
  • Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Post on Truth Social That Elon Musk Is Always High On Ketamine And Should Go Back To Africa

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    Did President Trump post on his Truth Social account on June 5, 2025, that Elon Musk should "go back to Africa"? No, that's not true: The @realDonaldTrump timeline was closely watched at the time in anticipation of Trump's responses to Musk during their high-profile tit for tat dispute. There is no evidence the post ever appeared on Trump's Truth Social…

    • Jun 6, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Post on Truth Social That Elon Musk Is Always High On Ketamine And Should Go Back To Africa Not A Truth
  • Fact Check: Post Attributed To Trump About 'Implication' Said To Have Been Mentioned By Musk During Meeting About Mars Is NOT Authentic

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    Did U.S. President Donald Trump write on Truth Social that Elon Musk left the White House administration after "a very tense meeting about travel to Mars" during which the tech billionaire brought up an "implication" of bringing women to spaceships? No, that's not true: Neither Trump's posts on Truth Social nor an archive of his entries confirm he ever published…

    • Jun 6, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Post Attributed To Trump About 'Implication' Said To Have Been Mentioned By Musk During Meeting About Mars Is NOT Authentic No Such Post
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Post 'Pigfoot' Message On X -- Fake Screenshot

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    Did Elon Musk send a cryptic tweet with the hashtag "#PIGFOOT" on June 6, 2025 following his public falling-out with President Trump? No, that's not true: A screenshot of such a tweet, including the message "Tomorrow 3PM PST #PIGFOOT", appears to have been fabricated and does not appear on Musk's X account. It was also not indexed by search engines.…

    • Jun 6, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Post 'Pigfoot' Message On X -- Fake Screenshot Fake Post
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