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  • Fact Check: There Were NOT Antifa and "Transgender Surgeries Performed In This Car" Stickers On Renee Good's Honda Pilot -- AI-Generated Image Originally Posted in 'Comedy' Account Riff On Minneapolis ICE Shooting

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    Was there an Antifa sticker and another one claiming "transgender surgeries performed in this car" on the Honda Pilot Renee Good was driving when she was shot and killed on a Minneapolis street by an ICE agent? No, that's not true: The image of a cluster of car stickers is labeled as AI-generated. The TikTok account that first used the…

    • Jan 9, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: There Were NOT Antifa and "Transgender Surgeries Performed In This Car" Stickers On Renee Good's Honda Pilot -- AI-Generated Image Originally Posted in 'Comedy' Account Riff On Minneapolis ICE Shooting Satire And AI
  • Fact Check: Clickbait Fake Stories Say SAT Score Reveal Silenced Trump, Obama, Kimmel After Each Called Harvard Grads 'Overrated'

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    Were President Donald Trump, former President Barack Obama or TV host Jimmy Kimmel silenced after calling Harvard grads "overrated and dumb" when opponents revealed their SAT scores? No, that's not true: There is no public record of Trump, Obama or Kimmel saying it. There is also no record of anyone confronting those men with their SAT scores. Facebook pages administered…

    • Dec 19, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Clickbait Fake Stories Say SAT Score Reveal Silenced Trump, Obama, Kimmel After Each Called Harvard Grads 'Overrated' Mass-Made Fake
  • Fact Check: Barron And Melania Trump And Other Celebrities Did NOT Quietly Spend $10 Million To Build Churches Without Ceremony -- Heart-String-Tugging Fictions Are Traffic Bait

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    Did Barron and Melania Trump, Prince Harry Mountbatten-Windsor, Eminem and Vince Gill each "quietly spend $10 million" to build churches without seeking publicity? No, that's not true: The fake images and nearly-verbatim fake stories appear on Facebook pages that send users to made-for-advertising sites. The church-building stories, featuring more than a dozen different celebrities, are the Christmas 2025 entrant in…

    • Dec 15, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Barron And Melania Trump And Other Celebrities Did NOT Quietly Spend $10 Million To Build Churches Without Ceremony -- Heart-String-Tugging Fictions Are Traffic Bait Social Scam
  • Fact Check: Barack Obama Did NOT Announce 'Potential Comeback' To The White House

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    Did Barack Obama say that he wants to return to the White House in 2028 as president through "legal avenues" or as a "proxy candidate"? No, that's not true: Contrary to the posts citing his "exclusive interview on a major news network" on December 7, 2025, the former president did not talk to any TV stations on that day. He…

    • Dec 9, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Barack Obama Did NOT Announce 'Potential Comeback' To The White House Didn't Say It
  • Fact Check: NO Evidence Donald Trump Dismissed A Secret Service Food Tester After Incident At Restaurant In Washington DC

    Fact Check

    Did Donald Trump dismiss a longtime Secret Service food tester after JD Vance saw the agent sprinkle an unidentified spice on the President's meal when they were dining out in DC? No, that's not true: There is no evidence supporting this story. In his second term Donald Trump had only eaten out in DC on one occasion, on Sept. 9,…

    • Nov 5, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: NO Evidence Donald Trump Dismissed A Secret Service Food Tester After Incident At Restaurant In Washington DC Satire Site
  • Fact Check: Image Of Inflatable JD Vance As Part Of 2025 White House Halloween Decorations Is NOT Real Photo

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    Does a viral picture of an inflatable JD Vance show what the White House Halloween decorations looked like in October 2025? No, that's not true: The image was not an authentic photograph. It originated from an AI-generated video showing such unrealistic scenes as a running inflatable JD Vance or a woman flying a broomstick. The claim appeared in a post…

    • Oct 31, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Image Of Inflatable JD Vance As Part Of 2025 White House Halloween Decorations Is NOT Real Photo AI Generated
  • Prebunk: Beware Of Fake Fan Pages Spreading False Stories About Your Favorite Celebrities -- How To Spot 'Viet Spam'

    Analysis

    This is what fact checkers call a "prebunk." A prebunk is like a debunk (another word for fact check), only it's an advance notice of an anticipated false claim. This article is intended to inoculate you from future outbreaks of a specific type of false claims about your favorite entertainment celebrities, sports stars, and politicians. We call this "Viet Spam"…

    • Oct 31, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Prebunk: Beware Of Fake Fan Pages Spreading False Stories About Your Favorite Celebrities -- How To Spot 'Viet Spam' Spot The Slop
  • Fact Check: JD Vance Did NOT Write On X That Oval Office Banter Is Worse Than Young Republicans' Messages On Telegram About Hitler, Slavery

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    Did Vice President JD Vance write on his official X account that everyday Oval Office banter is worse than the leaked and criticized Young Republicans' Telegram jokes about Hitler, slavery, gas chambers and rape? No, that's not true: A viral image of the post attributed to Vance was not an authentic screenshot. It originated from a community on Reddit that…

    • Oct 17, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: JD Vance Did NOT Write On X That Oval Office Banter Is Worse Than Young Republicans' Messages On Telegram About Hitler, Slavery Didn't Post It
  • 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

    Fact Check

    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

    Fact Check

    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
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