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  • Fact Check: Alleged D.C. Pipe Bomber Brian Cole Jr. Did NOT Sue Trump's DHS Over Illegal Immigration

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    Did the man charged with planting pipe bombs found near the Republican and Democratic headquarters in Washington, D.C., on January 6, 2021, sue the Trump administration's Department of Homeland Security over illegal immigration? No, that's not true: Legal disputes referenced in a Daily Wire article making that claim confused suspect Brian Cole Jr. with his father Brian Cole Sr. It…

    • Dec 4, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Alleged D.C. Pipe Bomber Brian Cole Jr. Did NOT Sue Trump's DHS Over Illegal Immigration Not Immigration
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Illegal Immigrants In UK Stealing From The Dead -- Memorial Tradition In Ukraine Leaves Sweets To Be Taken After Easter

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    Does a video show illegal immigrants in the UK stealing from the dead by taking things from graves to sell? No, that's not true: The video was first posted by a TikTok account from Ukraine, on April 27, the day the Ukrainian and Eastern Orthodox Churches observe "Thomas Sunday" or "Provody." The specific observance of the tradition varies by region,…

    • Oct 30, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Illegal Immigrants In UK Stealing From The Dead -- Memorial Tradition In Ukraine Leaves Sweets To Be Taken After Easter Easter Custom
  • Fact Check: California, New York Do NOT Issue CDLs With No Name Given -- They Have Mononyms, Just Like Some U.S. Passports

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    Do California and New York issue commercial driver's licenses with no name given, and did Oklahoma arrest 125 "illegals" with such CDLs? No, that's not true: The so-called "No Name Given" commercial driver's licenses include a mononym, which is a single name. The use of mononyms is legal in the United States and is even accepted for U.S. passports. State…

    • Sep 30, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: California, New York Do NOT Issue CDLs With No Name Given -- They Have Mononyms, Just Like Some U.S. Passports Legal Mononym
  • Fact Check: Viral Quote Does NOT Accurately Represent Elizabeth Warren's Words About Mollie Tibbetts

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    Did U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren suggest that Mollie Tibbetts' family has "to remember we need to focus on real problems like illegal immigrants not being able to see their kids"? No, that's not true: The viral meme distorted Warren's 2018 comments on the case in which an undocumented worker was charged and later convicted of the 20-year-old woman's murder. During…

    • Jul 10, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Viral Quote Does NOT Accurately Represent Elizabeth Warren's Words About Mollie Tibbetts Altered Words
  • Fact Check: Los Angeles Traffic Is NOT 'Just Gone' Because Of Mass Deportations -- LA Freeways Are Still Jammed

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    Are Los Angeles's massive traffic jams gone because of the mass deportations of illegal immigrants that are under way? No, that's not true: Google Maps showed lots of red and orange on Los Angeles highways, indicating clogged traffic, during the evening rush hour on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. A map screenshot purportedly of the previous evening's rush hour included in…

    • Jul 8, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Los Angeles Traffic Is NOT 'Just Gone' Because Of Mass Deportations -- LA Freeways Are Still Jammed Still A Rush
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Coca-Cola Called ICE On Their Own Workers in Texas -- Company Denies Rumor

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    Is there evidence the Coca-Cola Company called Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents on their own workers in Texas and did several of them get deported as a result? No, that's not true: Online posts and videos making this claim lack details about the concrete place and time this supposedly happened and they offer up differing versions of events. A…

    • Feb 9, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Coca-Cola Called ICE On Their Own Workers in Texas -- Company Denies Rumor Coke Denies
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence ICE Offers $750 For Each Tip On 'Illegal Immigrants'

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    Is ICE offering $750 for each "illegal immigrant" that you "turn in through their tip form"? No, that's not true: Immigration and Customs Enforcement does have an online tip form, but there was "no guarantee" at the time of writing that the tip would result in financial compensation. There is no evidence on the ICE website that tips concerning illegal…

    • Jan 21, 2025
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: NO Evidence ICE Offers $750 For Each Tip On 'Illegal Immigrants' 'No Guarantee'
  • Fact Check: DeSantis Did NOT Lift Ban On Illegal Immigrants For Hurricane Helene, Milton Clean-Up

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    Did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis lift a ban on illegal immigrants in the state because he needs them to clean up after hurricanes Milton and Helene? No, that's not true: There are no official statements or press releases from DeSantis indicating any changes to SB-1718, which is known as Florida's anti-illegal immigration law. No actual news reports say that DeSantis…

    • Oct 25, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check:  DeSantis Did NOT Lift Ban On Illegal Immigrants For Hurricane Helene, Milton Clean-Up Still Law
  • Fact Check: 'Weatherman Loses It Live On Air' Video Is NOT Authentic -- 'Jim Acosted' Is Comedian

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    Did a real weatherman named "Jim Acosted" break down and rant on air about his ex-wife, Helene, while discussing Hurricane Helene? No, that's not true: The "Jim Acosted" video is satirical and features a comedian playing a fictional weatherman whose ex-wife is named "Helene." The comedian acts in numerous videos on the YouTube channel Valuetainment Comedy. The claim appeared in…

    • Sep 30, 2024
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: 'Weatherman Loses It Live On Air' Video Is NOT Authentic -- 'Jim Acosted' Is Comedian Satire Video
  • Fact Check: Photo Of Man Holding Dead Goose Is NOT Haitian Immigrant In Springfield, Ohio

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    Does a viral photo show a Haitian immigrant in Springfield, Ohio, holding what appears to be a dead goose? No, that's not true: The man who snapped the picture said it was taken in Columbus, Ohio, not Springfield. A city official in Springfield stated there are "no credible reports or specific claims" in the city's immigrant community about a man…

    • Sep 11, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Photo Of Man Holding Dead Goose Is NOT Haitian Immigrant In Springfield, Ohio Different City
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