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  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Wear Bandage On Ear During Early September 2024 Fox News Interview -- Photo Is From July 2024

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    Did Donald Trump appear in early September 2024 with a bandage on his ear on Fox News -- more than seven weeks after his ear was grazed by a bullet during an assassination attempt? No, that's not true: The picture of Trump on X with a bandage on his ear was from an interview only 11 days after the shooting.…

    • Sep 3, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Wear Bandage On Ear During Early September 2024 Fox News Interview -- Photo Is From July 2024 July Photo
  • Fact Check: FAKE Simpsons Scene Shows Woman Defeating Trump -- Lisa Simpson Defeats 'Kenny Hitler' In Real Episode

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    Does a scene from an episode of "The Simpsons" show that Lisa Simpson would win an election against former President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: An image from an episode in which Trump did not appear was altered to substitute Trump's likeness, including the bandage he wore after a July, 2024 assassination attempt. The episode actually features a different,…

    • Jul 30, 2024
    • by: Christiana Dillard
    Fact Check: FAKE Simpsons Scene Shows Woman Defeating Trump -- Lisa Simpson Defeats 'Kenny Hitler' In Real Episode Altered Image
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Playing Golf With Undamaged Ear 10 Days After Shooting

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    Does a video show former President Donald Trump playing golf with an undamaged ear 10 days after an assassination attempt on July 13, 2024? No, that's not true: The photo in a social media post was taken from a video recorded the week before the shooting, the video's creator said in a public statement. FBI records confirm Trump's injuries, which…

    • Jul 24, 2024
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Playing Golf With Undamaged Ear 10 Days After Shooting Before Injury
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Appear With Bandage On 'Wrong Ear' At Republican National Convention -- Edited Video

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    Did Donald Trump wear a bandage on the "wrong ear" -- the left one -- at the 2024 Republican National Convention in Milwaukee on July 15, 2024? No, that's not true: The video that makes this claim has been flipped on a horizontal axis, reversing everything in the scene as a mirror would. The former president was wearing a bandage…

    • Jul 19, 2024
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Appear With Bandage On 'Wrong Ear' At Republican National Convention -- Edited Video Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Appear With Bandage On 'Wrong Ear' At Republican National Convention -- Edited Video Flipped Video
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Prove Trump's Ear Undamaged After Assassination Attempt -- It Was Taken In 2022

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    Does a photo of former President Donald Trump with an uninjured right ear prove that the July 13, 2024, assassination attempt did not damage the ear permanently, as was claimed in a tweet? No, that's not true: The photo was taken September 17, 2022, almost two years before the injury. Multiple independent live telecasts showed Trump's ear was bandaged during…

    • Jul 16, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Prove Trump's Ear Undamaged After Assassination Attempt -- It Was Taken In 2022 2022 Photo
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