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Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Did NOT Post Photo Of Conor McGregor Under Caption Saying 'Happy Birthday To This Future President'

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Did former U.S. Secretary of State and 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton congratulate Irish martial arts fighter Conor McGregor on his birthday by addressing him as "this future president" in 2025? No, that's not true: Clinton's account didn't display such a post. The fake was built on a 2016 Clinton tweet in which she referred to herself, not McGregor,…
Jul 16, 2025

by: Uliana Malashenko
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Fact Check: Conor McGregor Was NOT Sued For Sexual Assault After Announcing For President Of Ireland -- Suit Was Filed Years Earlier

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Was mixed martial arts fighter Conor McGregor sued for sexual assault in a personal injury civil case after declaring his interest in running for president of Ireland? No, that's not true: A post alleging a connection between the civil lawsuit and McGregor's political ambitions misled readers about the timeline of the events. The civil lawsuit was filed in 2021, years…
Dec 2, 2024

by: Uliana Malashenko
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Fact Check: Ireland's President Does NOT Have Powers To Unilaterally Decide What Government, Parliament Do

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If elected to serve as Ireland's president, can MMA fighter Conor McGregor force legislators to convene and face questioning about their policies? No, that's not true: Ireland's Constitution does not grant such powers to any president. A professor of Ireland's constitutional law told Lead Stories McGregor's tweet claiming these powers was "constitutionally illiterate." The incorrect assertion about presidential powers in…
Sep 6, 2024

by: Uliana Malashenko
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Fake News: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson DID NOT Die After Failed Stunt With Double

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Several fake news websites published articles titled "FOX BREAKING NEWS:Dwayne..'The Rock'.Johnson Dies at 45 After a Terrible Stunt with Double Failed attempt.TODAY, August, 2017" (archived example here). Of course the article is entirely false since Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson published something to his instagram account only hours ago: In my #IronParadise here in Vancouver, shooting the VO for the bad…
Aug 26, 2017

by: Maarten Schenk

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Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Did NOT Post Photo Of Conor McGregor Under Caption Saying 'Happy Birthday To This Future President'

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Fact Check: Conor McGregor Was NOT Sued For Sexual Assault After Announcing For President Of Ireland -- Suit Was Filed Years Earlier

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Fact Check: Ireland's President Does NOT Have Powers To Unilaterally Decide What Government, Parliament Do

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Fake News: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson DID NOT Die After Failed Stunt With Double

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