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  • Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Have Election With 133 Million Registered Voters And 159 Million Votes Cast -- Official Figures Say Otherwise

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    Did the United States have an election with 133 million registered voters in which 159 million votes were cast? No, that's not true: Official government figures for national elections do not support that claim. More than 158 million Americans cast ballots in the 2020 presidential election, but more than 168 million were registered to vote. The claim appeared in a…

    • May 5, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Have Election With 133 Million Registered Voters And 159 Million Votes Cast -- Official Figures Say Otherwise Wrong Numbers
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Repost Crucifixion Image Depicting Himself As Jesus Christ

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    Did President Donald Trump repost an image depicting him as Jesus Christ being crucified? No, that is not true: There is no credible evidence that the president ever shared such a post on his Truth Social account, and no verified record or archive of it appearing on his official feed. There is also no evidence that the person credited with…

    • May 4, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Repost Crucifixion Image Depicting Himself As Jesus Christ Jesus Trump
  • Fact Check: Bruce Springsteen's Summer Tour Was NOT Canceled Over His Politics And Lack Of Ticket Sales

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    Was Bruce Springsteen's summer tour canceled over his politics and lack of ticket sales? No, that's not true: The claim originated on a satirical Facebook page run by Christopher Blair, a self-described liberal with a documented history of creating fake content to trick conservatives into sharing it. The disclaimer from the account says "nothing on this page is real" and…

    • May 4, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Bruce Springsteen's Summer Tour Was NOT Canceled Over His Politics And Lack Of Ticket Sales Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Encourage People To 'Drive Downhill' Due To High Gas Prices

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    Did U.S. President Donald Trump suggest on social media that Americans "drive downhill" to "adapt" to high gas prices? No, that's not true: His accounts did not show such a post. No credible media organization reported such a statement. The fake screenshot showed a blue checkmark next to Trump's X handle, but his real X accounts display a gray checkmark.…

    • May 4, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Encourage People To 'Drive Downhill' Due To High Gas Prices No Such Post
  • Fact Check: Trump DID Post Uno Meme Saying 'I Have All The Cards' -- A Losing Hand In That Game

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    Did President Donald Trump really post a meme saying "I have all the cards" in which he is holding a hand of Uno cards, a game in which the goal is to get rid of your cards as quickly as possible? Yes, that's true: Trump posted the meme showing him with six Uno "Wild" cards to Truth Social on May…

    • May 2, 2026
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Trump DID Post Uno Meme Saying 'I Have All The Cards' -- A Losing Hand In That Game Losing Uno
  • Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post An Image Of Himself Helping Lady Liberty Give Birth To A Mini-Trump Wrapped In An American Flag

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    Did Donald Trump post an image of himself helping Lady Liberty give birth to a mini-Trump wrapped in an American flag? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Trump posted the image on his Truth Social account. The image has a watermark of a well-known meme creator and was posted on the creator's Instagram account. The claim appeared…

    • May 1, 2026
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post An Image Of Himself Helping Lady Liberty Give Birth To A Mini-Trump Wrapped In An American Flag Never Posted
  • Fact Check: FAKE Donald Trump Truth Social Post Warns Jimmy Kimmel, Others: 'I Had James Comey Arrested'

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    Did President Donald Trump warn Jimmy Kimmel and others in a social media post that "I had James Comey arrested"? No, that's not true: The supposed post does not appear on the president's official Truth Social account, and there are no reliable reports that it ever did. While the president has not explicitly threatened to arrest Jimmy Kimmel, he has…

    • May 1, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: FAKE Donald Trump Truth Social Post Warns Jimmy Kimmel, Others: 'I Had James Comey Arrested' Faux Trump
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Queen Camilla Calling Donald Trump An 'Arrogant And Rude Clown' -- It's AI-Generated

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    Does a real video show Queen Camilla calling President Donald Trump an "arrogant and rude clown"? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that the queen ever made such a remark, and no reputable outlets have reported it. An AI detection tool also assessed the clip and concluded that "the video is likely AI-generated," further supporting that it…

    • May 1, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Queen Camilla Calling Donald Trump An 'Arrogant And Rude Clown' -- It's AI-Generated Deeply Faked
  • Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Visit Secret Service Officer Shot At White House Correspondents' Dinner In Hospital

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    Did President Donald Trump visit the Secret Service officer in the hospital after the officer was shot on April 25, 2026, at the White House Correspondents' Dinner? No, that's not true: The video is AI-generated, and online detection tools indicate it is fake. It contains a SynthID watermark, meaning it was created or edited using Google AI tools. There are…

    • Apr 30, 2026
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Visit Secret Service Officer Shot At White House Correspondents' Dinner In Hospital AI Creation
  • Fact Check: FAKE Pictures Show Giorgia Meloni Wearing Palestinian Flag Scarf, Slapping Benjamin Netanyahu -- They're Screenshots From An AI Video

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    Is there a real set of pictures of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wearing a Palestinian flag scarf and slapping Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? No, that's not true: The pictures are screenshots from an AI-generated video. Additionally, as of April there are no reports of Meloni slapping Netanyahu. The claim appeared in a post made on X by the…

    • Apr 30, 2026
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Pictures Show Giorgia Meloni Wearing Palestinian Flag Scarf, Slapping Benjamin Netanyahu -- They're Screenshots From An AI Video AI-Generated
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    Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post An Image Of Himself Helping Lady Liberty Give Birth To A Mini-Trump Wrapped In An American Flag

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