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  • Fact Check: Barack Obama Did NOT Spend 310 Days In The White House Running The Country In 2024

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    Did Barack Obama spend 310 days, working from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the White House running the country in 2024? No, that's not true: The meme spreading that claim originated on a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer and a warning that all the contents of the page are made up. The owner of the page is known…

    • Jul 10, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Barack Obama Did NOT Spend 310 Days In The White House Running The Country In 2024 Trolling
  • Fact Check: Garrett Haake DID Fact-Check Karoline Leavitt, But Dramatic Blog Post Fabricates Quotes

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    Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt "end up exposing herself on live national TV" after NBC News correspondent Garrett Haake dramatically sought to "correct the record" during a briefing? No, that's not entirely true: In March 2025, Haake did briefly fact-check Leavitt's description of a federal judge as an Obama appointee. However, a widely-shared June 2025 blog post exaggerated…

    • Jul 1, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Garrett Haake DID Fact-Check Karoline Leavitt, But Dramatic Blog Post Fabricates Quotes Dramatization
  • Fact Check: Fictional Story That NY Judge Demanded Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's Tax Returns Originated On Self-Described Satire Page

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    Did a New York State judge order Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to surrender her tax returns and financials? No, that's not true: That yarn appeared on an account labelled "Satire/Parody", which warns readers that everything on the page is made up. There's no record of such a case on Google News' index of thousands of news sites, and with intense interest…

    • Jun 16, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Fictional Story That NY Judge Demanded Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's Tax Returns Originated On Self-Described Satire Page Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Venezuelan Government Did NOT Donate $22.9 Million For Barack Obama Presidential Library Apartment -- Satire Origin

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    Did the Venezuelan government donate $22.9 million for an apartment to be built on top of Barack Obama's Presidential Library? No, that's not true: A meme making that claim originated on a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer. The owner of the page is known for tricking conservatives into liking and sharing made-up content. The meme appeared in a post…

    • May 22, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Venezuelan Government Did NOT Donate $22.9 Million For Barack Obama Presidential Library Apartment -- Satire Origin Satire
  • Posts About Removal Of Ruby Bradley's Service History: What We Know

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    Was the service history of Colonel Ruby Bradley, an American nurse captured in the Philippines during World War II, removed from official military websites on orders of U.S. President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or DOGE? As of this writing, some pages describing her life were still available on government online resources. Yet, in at least two instances, those…

    • May 5, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Posts About Removal Of Ruby Bradley's Service History: What We Know What we know
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT 'Warn' Barack Obama That He Would Be Charged With Hatch Act Violations If He Went To El Salvador

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    Did U.S. President Donald Trump officially warn former President Barack Obama that he would face Hatch Act charges if he went to El Salvador? No, that's not true: The rumor originated from an online network with a satire label, known for publishing made-up stories. Potential violations of the Hatch Act are not criminally punishable. The claim appeared in a video…

    • May 1, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT 'Warn' Barack Obama That He Would Be Charged With Hatch Act Violations If He Went To El Salvador Satire Label
  • Fact Check: Chinese Officials Did NOT Say They're Trolling Trump With Obama Speeches As He 'Begs For Trade Deal' On Phone

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    Did Chinese officials say that President Donald Trump had been calling them regularly in order to "beg for a trade deal", but they had been putting him on hold and playing speeches by former President Barack Obama? No, that's not true: That rumor originated with an account that posts "comedy and satire." The Halfway Post regularly publishes content that others…

    • May 1, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Chinese Officials Did NOT Say They're Trolling Trump With Obama Speeches As He 'Begs For Trade Deal' On Phone Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: The Obamas Did NOT Get $30 Million From the Government Under Biden

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    Did the federal government pay Barack and Michelle Obama $30 million over the course of the Biden administration, from 2021 to 2025? No, that's not true: That claim originated in an April 2025 post by a Facebook account that labels its content as satirical in nature. We found no corroboration whatsoever for the claim. The story appeared in the form…

    • Apr 18, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: The Obamas Did NOT Get $30 Million From the Government Under Biden Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Obama Was NOT Caught 'Laundering Money In The Cayman Islands' In March 2025 -- 2014 Reports About USAID Program In Cuba Did NOT Allege It Enriched Former President

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    Was former U.S. president Barack Obama caught "laundering money through the Cayman Islands" for private gain in March 2025, as a social media post claims? No, that's not true: The viral post misrepresented the words of a guest on the Joe Rogan podcast. That person was talking about U.S. government funding of a "Cuban Twitter", not about Obama's direct involvement…

    • Mar 24, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Obama Was NOT Caught 'Laundering Money In The Cayman Islands' In March 2025 -- 2014 Reports About USAID Program In Cuba Did NOT Allege It Enriched Former President No Graft Found
  • Fact Check: Altered Image Of Michelle Obama Swapped Her Face With That Of Her Brother Craig Robinson

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    Does a social media post stating "Never seen anyone fall off harder" show how Michelle Obama looks in March 2025? No, that's not true: The image in the viral social media post has been edited. The altered promotional Image for "IMO," a podcast featuring Michelle Obama and her older brother Craig Robinson, has the faces of the two hosts switched.…

    • Mar 13, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Altered Image Of Michelle Obama Swapped Her Face With That Of Her Brother Craig Robinson Faces Swapped
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