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  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Release Official Statement Saying He Intended To 'Enact Project 2025'

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    Did President-elect Donald Trump release a statement saying "I look forward to ... enact[ing] Project 2025"? No, that's not true: An image showing such a statement that went viral on social media was fabricated. Lead Stories searched Trump statements released on November 6, 2024, the same day as the date on the purported statement, and could not find this quote…

    • Nov 7, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Release Official Statement Saying He Intended To 'Enact Project 2025' Fabricated
  • Fact Check: Progress 2028 Ads On Facebook Are NOT Official Kamala Harris Campaign Ads -- Created By Conservative Group

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    Are Progress 2028 ads on Facebook authentic ads supporting Kamala Harris' presidential campaign? No, that's not true: These ads are not affiliated with the campaign or its supporters; instead, a conservative group paid for them to misrepresent her stance on controversial issues like gun buy-back programs and fracking. A Harris campaign aide told Lead Stories that Progress 2028's ads lie…

    • Oct 31, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Progress 2028 Ads On Facebook Are NOT Official Kamala Harris Campaign Ads -- Created By Conservative Group Imposter
  • Fact Check: Project 2025 Does NOT Call for Closing National Hurricane Center, But Recommends Breaking Up, Downsizing Parent Agency

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    Does Project 2025 call for closing the National Hurricane Center? No, that's not true: Nowhere in Project 2025's book, "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise," does it say that. Instead, it calls for a review of the National Hurricane Center's work. It does recommend breaking up the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, which includes the National Weather Service, under which…

    • Sep 30, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Project 2025 Does NOT Call for Closing National Hurricane Center, But Recommends Breaking Up, Downsizing Parent Agency Review Agency
  • Fact Check: Project 2025 Does NOT Claim 'Only Valid Family' Is Working Father, Stay-At-Home Mother, Their Children

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    Does Project 2025 say, "The only valid family is a working father married to a stay-at-home mother and their children"? No, that's not true: Nowhere in Project 2025's book "Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Promise" does it say that. Instead, it states, "Families comprised of a married mother, father, and their children are the foundation of a well-ordered nation and…

    • Aug 6, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Project 2025 Does NOT Claim 'Only Valid Family' Is Working Father, Stay-At-Home Mother, Their Children Not In There
  • Fact Check: Project 2025 Does NOT Propose Cuts Of Billions Of Dollars From Veterans Benefits, Disability Compensation

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    Does the conservative Project 2025 initiative to reshape the U.S. government propose cutting billions of dollars from veterans' benefits and disability compensation? No, that's not true: The four policies listed in a post on Facebook do not appear in the Heritage Foundation's policy agenda. However, the purported "PROJECT 2025 VETERANS CUTS" do come from the organization's "Budget Blueprint for Fiscal…

    • Jul 16, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Project 2025 Does NOT Propose Cuts Of Billions Of Dollars From Veterans Benefits, Disability Compensation Not P2025
  • Fact Check: Project 2025 Does NOT Call For Abortion And Contraceptive Bans, Social Security And Medicare Cuts Or OSHA And Overtime Wage Elimination

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    Does the conservative "Project 2025" initiative to reshape the U.S. government call for a ban on abortion and contraceptives, increased retirement age, cuts in Social Security and Medicare benefits, plus elimination of overtime pay and of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found these claims, posted on Facebook, to be false by reviewing the…

    • Jul 12, 2024
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Project 2025 Does NOT Call For Abortion And Contraceptive Bans, Social Security And Medicare Cuts Or OSHA And Overtime Wage Elimination Overstatements
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