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  • Fact Check: Old Video Does NOT Authentically Show Trump Missing The Ball While Playing Golf

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    Does a trending video authentically capture U.S. President Donald Trump missing the ball on a golf course in 2025, then grabbing it off the ground before anyone notices? No, that's not true: The footage was digitally altered and had the watermark of an Instagtram account with a bio that read "graphic satirist". The original, of Trump striking the ball at…

    • Jun 21, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Old Video Does NOT Authentically Show Trump Missing The Ball While Playing Golf Edited
  • Fact Check: Florida School Did NOT Conceal Use of Student's They/Them Pronouns From Mom January Littlejohn -- Emails Show Consultation

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    Did a Florida school encourage January Littlejohn's child to secretly socially transition and use they/them pronouns without telling her? No, that's not true: January Littlejohn approached her child's school first about the decision by her child to use they/them pronouns, according to emails obtained by news outlets. Details of the emails that Littlejohn sent telling the school her child wanted…

    • Mar 5, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Florida School Did NOT Conceal Use of Student's They/Them Pronouns From Mom January Littlejohn -- Emails Show Consultation Emails Refute
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Man Flipping Off Trump During 2025 Super Bowl -- It Was Taken In 2023

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    Does a photo on social media show a man flipping off President Donald Trump during the 2025 Super Bowl game? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found evidence of the photo being posted online since 2023. Social media posts of the photo indicated it was taken at a college football game in Iowa on September 9, 2023. Media outlets widely…

    • Feb 10, 2025
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Man Flipping Off Trump During 2025 Super Bowl -- It Was Taken In 2023 College Game
  • Fact Check: Trump CAN Vote In Florida Despite Felony Conviction

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    Is Donald Trump banned from voting in Florida because of his felony conviction? No, that's not true: Florida allows felons to vote if their conviction took place in another state that has no such ban. Trump was convicted in New York state, where felons are allowed to cast their ballots if they are not in prison. Trump has yet to…

    • Oct 21, 2024
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: Trump CAN Vote In Florida Despite Felony Conviction Trump Can Vote
  • Fact Check: DeSantis Did NOT Refuse To Give Alleged Trump Shooter Routh To FBI

    Fact Check

    Did Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis refuse to turn over alleged Trump gunman Ryan Wesley Routh to the FBI? No, that's not true: Jail records on September 17, 2024, showed that a Ryan Wesley Routh of the same age as the suspected gunman was housed at the Miami Federal Detention Center. Prosecutors filed two federal charges against Routh on September 16,…

    • Sep 17, 2024
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: DeSantis Did NOT Refuse To Give Alleged Trump Shooter Routh To FBI Feds Got Him
  • Fact Check: Iowa Gov. Reynolds Was NOT Interrupted By Trump Chants At Rally Where She Endorsed DeSantis

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    Was Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds interrupted by Trump chants during the speech in which she endorsed Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the presidential race? No, that's not true: The audio of the November 6, 2023, speech has been edited to include chants and remarks from a different event that took place on August 12, 2023. The "we want Trump" chants…

    • Nov 9, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Iowa Gov. Reynolds Was NOT Interrupted By Trump Chants At Rally Where She Endorsed DeSantis Edited Audio
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Crowd Chanting 'We Want Trump' At DeSantis In Florida -- It Was Digitally Altered

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    Did "enthusiastic crowds" chant "We want Trump" at Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis while he spoke in Jacksonville, Florida? No, that's not true: The audio in one of the three videos in this post has been edited. While DeSantis was heckled at an event in Jacksonville in August 2023, the original video shows him being booed without the crowd mentioning former…

    • Sep 6, 2023
    • by: Kaiyah Clarke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Crowd Chanting 'We Want Trump' At DeSantis In Florida -- It Was Digitally Altered Edited Audio
  • Fact Check: Illinois Governor Did NOT Sign Law Allowing 'Illegal Immigrants To Become Police Officers'

    Fact Check

    Did Illinois Gov. Jay Robert "J.B." Pritzker sign a law that will allow "illegal immigrants" to become police officers and sheriffs' deputies? No, that's not true: Neither DACA recipients nor lawful permanent residents -- the two categories of noncitizens who were allowed to join law enforcement under the new law -- are in the United States as "illegal" immigrants. Unlike…

    • Aug 8, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Illinois Governor Did NOT Sign Law Allowing 'Illegal Immigrants To Become Police Officers' 'Symbolic'
  • Fact Check: Pro-DeSantis PAC Ad Does NOT Use Real Recording Of Donald Trump's Voice

    Fact Check

    Does a pro-Ron DeSantis PAC ad use a real recording of former President Donald Trump's voice? No, that's not true: The audio of Trump used in the ad was created by artificial intelligence, the spokesperson for the political action committee told Lead Stories. The claim appeared in a video (archived here) published by Never Back Down on July 18, 2023,…

    • Jul 18, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Pro-DeSantis PAC Ad Does NOT Use Real Recording Of Donald Trump's Voice It's AI
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Female Voter Telling DeSantis That He 'Will Never Be Our President' -- Audio Is Fake

    Fact Check

    Does a viral video portray an intense exchange between Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, one of the 2024 Republican presidential candidates, and an audience member who swore at him during a campaign event? No, that's not true: The authentic video material was paired with an audio track containing words that were never said in public during that town hall. The story…

    • Jul 10, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Female Voter Telling DeSantis That He 'Will Never Be Our President' -- Audio Is Fake Edited
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