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  • Fact Check: Kid Rock Did NOT Say Bad Bunny Is 'A Man In A Dress' Or Criticize Puerto Rican Rapper's Selection As Super Bowl Halftime Act

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    Did Detroit singer Kid Rock call rapper Bad Bunny "a man in a dress" and criticize the NFL's selection of the Puerto Rican rapper for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show? No, that's not true: There's no public record of such a remark by Kid Rock. There is no mention of the 2026 halftime show on Rock's social media accounts…

    • Oct 7, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Kid Rock Did NOT Say Bad Bunny Is 'A Man In A Dress' Or Criticize Puerto Rican Rapper's Selection As Super Bowl Halftime Act AI Slop
  • Fact Check: People Magazine Did NOT Publish An Image Of Trump As Marie Antoinette With Article About White House Ballroom Construction

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    Did People magazine publish a satirical image of Donald Trump dressed like Marie Antoinette to illustrate an article about the White House Ballroom construction project? No, that's not true: People magazine illustrated the article with a standard portrait photo of Trump wearing a blue suit with red tie. A fake screenshot used the real article's headline and People logo --…

    • Oct 3, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: People Magazine Did NOT Publish An Image Of Trump As Marie Antoinette With Article About White House Ballroom Construction Gag Screenshot
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce He Was Terminating LGBTQ+ Brand Partnerships After Charlie Kirk Was Killed

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    After Charlie Kirk was killed, Did Elon Musk announce that he would be ending every partnership tied to LGBTQ+ brands? No, that's not true: This made-up story used names and themes trending in September 2025 to drive clicks to a website. There is no evidence supporting this fake narrative about Musk; no legitimate reporting, no quoted statements, and no tweets…

    • Sep 26, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce He Was Terminating LGBTQ+ Brand Partnerships After Charlie Kirk Was Killed Not Announced
  • Fact Check: Trump U.S. Attorney Nominee Lindsey Halligan Is NOT The Beauty Pageant Contestant In Viral 2007 Video

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    Is Lindsey Halligan, the lawyer chosen by President Trump to be the U.S. attorney for the eastern district of Virginia, the same woman made infamous by a viral video of her answer to a question in a 2007 beauty pageant? No, that's not true: Lauren Caitlin Upton is the woman who, as Miss South Carolina Teen USA, gave a rambling…

    • Sep 25, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Trump U.S. Attorney Nominee Lindsey Halligan Is NOT The Beauty Pageant Contestant In Viral 2007 Video Not Same Lady
  • Fact Check: Fake Clip Shows JD Vance Explaining 'Thirty Degree Tilt' Of Charlie Kirk's Coffin -- Old Video, AI Sound

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    Is a video in which JD Vance explains why tilting Charlie Kirk's coffin thirty degrees was done to protect his corpse from further damage real? No, that's not true: According to a specialized detection tool the audio in the clip was generated using AI. The part of the clip that shows Vance speaking came from an old CNN interview in…

    • Sep 14, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Fake Clip Shows JD Vance Explaining 'Thirty Degree Tilt' Of Charlie Kirk's Coffin -- Old Video, AI Sound AI Voice
  • Fact Check: JD Vance DID Post 'It's Pretty Disgusting To Equate 'American' with 'White'' About His Biracial Family -- In 2019

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    Did JD Vance make a post saying "It's pretty disgusting to equate 'American' with 'white'" about his biracial family and non-white son? Yes, the text is a screenshot of a real tweet JD Vance posted in 2019. The original tweet was only text and did not have a family photo included with it. It was eventually deleted and that account…

    • Aug 22, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: JD Vance DID Post 'It's Pretty Disgusting To Equate 'American' with 'White'' About His Biracial Family -- In 2019 2019 Tweet
  • Fact Check: The View Was NOT Cancelled, As Of July 25, 2025 -- Show Takes Annual Summer Hiatus

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    Was ABC's talk show The View permanently cancelled, as of July 25, 2025? No, that's not true: There was no such public announcement. As of this writing, the show was going on its annual summer hiatus in advance of a new season, said two of the co-hosts. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on Facebook on July 25,…

    • Jul 25, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: The View Was NOT Cancelled, As Of July 25, 2025 -- Show Takes Annual Summer Hiatus Annual Hiatus
  • Fact Check: FAKE Persona 'Brad T. Faciti' (BadFaithAct) Posted About Forgiving Trump 'Even If He Rapes Women and Children'

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    Did a widely-shared X post about forgiving President Donald Trump "even if he rapes women and children" come from a real person named "Brad T. Faciti"? No, that's not true: The X account (@BadFaithAct) appears to be a trolling campaign that posts political satire. The profile picture appears to be AI-generated, and the profile contains a link to an AI…

    • Jul 10, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Persona 'Brad T. Faciti' (BadFaithAct) Posted About Forgiving Trump 'Even If He Rapes Women and Children' Trolling
  • What We Know About Political Affiliation Of Vance Luther Boelter Suspected Of Killing Minnesota Lawmaker And Her Husband

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    Were the Minnesota shootings targeting state lawmakers and their family members motivated by leftist political views of the suspect, Vance Luther Boelter? While many details remain unclear as of June16, 2025, available evidence doesn't support this theory. Here is what we know about Boelter's political affiliation. A rumor about Boelter's left-leaning views appeared in a post (archived here) on X,…

    • Jun 16, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    What We Know About Political Affiliation Of Vance Luther Boelter Suspected Of Killing Minnesota Lawmaker And Her Husband What We Know
  • Fact Check: Latest Kamala Harris Book Was NOT Pulled From Shelves After Being Found 30% Plagiarized

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    Was the latest book by Kamala Harris yanked from the shelves after it was found to be 30% plagiarized? No, that's not true: The former vice president has authored three books as of June 2025, including the last two published in 2019. Each of those books is still available for purchase online and in bookstores. Her first book, which was…

    • Jun 4, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Latest Kamala Harris Book Was NOT Pulled From Shelves After Being Found 30% Plagiarized No New Book
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