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  • Fact Check: Mike Johnson Did NOT Storm Out Of The House Chamber After Rachel Maddow 'Exposed' His Wife's Secret LLC

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    Did Mike Johnson storm out of the House of Representatives chamber after Rachel Maddow exposed his wife's secret LLC? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the Speaker of the House stormed out of the chamber the MSNBC host aired an episode about his wife's secret LLC. There are no actual news reports of Johnson storming out of…

    • Oct 28, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Mike Johnson Did NOT Storm Out Of The House Chamber After Rachel Maddow 'Exposed' His Wife's Secret LLC Never Said
  • Fact Check: No "Televised Earthquake" -- Donald Trump Did NOT Dismiss Lifetime Achievements Of Dick Van Dyke Saying "He's Just A Dancer." -- Copy-Paste Clickbait

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    Did Donald Trump (or another famous person) dismiss the achievements of Dick Van Dyke (or some other celebrity) by saying, "He's just a dancer." (or some other talent)? No, that's not true: This story about a broadcast studio turning into a "televised earthquake" is nothing but a formulaic structure to pair the names and pictures of some famous people for…

    • Oct 22, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: No "Televised Earthquake" -- Donald Trump Did NOT Dismiss Lifetime Achievements Of Dick Van Dyke Saying "He's Just A Dancer." -- Copy-Paste Clickbait Clickbait Hype
  • Fact Check: Adam Sandler Has NOT Been Announced As The Headliner Of The Turning Point USA Super Bowl Halftime Show

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    Was Adam Sandler announced as the headliner of the Turning Point USA Super Bowl halftime show? No, that's not true: No evidence accompanied the claim that the Hollywood star was announced as the headliner for Turning Point USA 2026 Super Bowl halftime show. The TPUSA website does not have any information about any performers for the show as of publication…

    • Oct 21, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Adam Sandler Has NOT Been Announced As The Headliner Of The Turning Point USA Super Bowl Halftime Show No Proof
  • Fact Check: Pete Hegseth NOT Sued For $50 Or $60 Million By Dozens Of Celebrities After On-Air Clash -- Copy Pasted Clickbait

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    Was Pete Hegseth sued for $50 or $60 million along with a television network after an "on-air clash" with Robert Irwin or someone else? No, that's not true: A network of spam pages on Facebook put out dozens and dozens of variations of the same story, sometimes with a slightly different dollar amount, in which the clash was variously with…

    • Oct 21, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Pete Hegseth NOT Sued For $50 Or $60 Million By Dozens Of Celebrities After On-Air Clash -- Copy Pasted Clickbait Copied Stories
  • Fact Check: NO Clip Of Ivanka Trump Calling Jasmine Crockett 'Ghetto Trash' -- Same Story Recycled With Different Athletes By Foreign Spam Pages

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    Is there a viral video clip in which Ivanka Trump calls Jasmine Crockett "ghetto trash" and did CeeDee Lamb or another athlete then calm things down with a quote about "tearing other people down"? No, that's not true: The story contained several verifiably false details and was promoted by a Facebook page managed from Poland, Vietnam and Brazil. Searches of…

    • Oct 20, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: NO Clip Of Ivanka Trump Calling Jasmine Crockett 'Ghetto Trash' -- Same Story Recycled With Different Athletes By Foreign Spam Pages No Such Clip
  • Fact Check: Fake Johnny Depp Quotes About Not Knowing Or Following Charlie Kirk Spread By Facebook Page Managed From Vietnam

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    Is a viral story about Johnny Depp saying "I don't know who that is" about Charlie Kirk and the reactions to it real? No, that's not true: The article, which also has Depp saying he doesn't follow "men who shout for a living", originated on a Facebook pages and site run from Vietnam. There are no actual news reports of…

    • Oct 19, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Fake Johnny Depp Quotes About Not Knowing Or Following Charlie Kirk Spread By Facebook Page Managed From Vietnam Vietnam Spam
  • Fact Check: Viral 'Judge Keisha Williams' Story Contains Fake Details -- Accompanied By AI-Generated Video

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    Is the story of "Judge Keisha Williams" exposing an "officer Martinez" for violently assaulting her and making racist remarks in the courthouse before she turns the tables on him real? No, that's not true: The story promoted by a Facebook page run from Vietnam contains several verifiably false details while lacking information about place and time. The video that accompanied…

    • Oct 19, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Viral 'Judge Keisha Williams' Story Contains Fake Details -- Accompanied By AI-Generated Video Made Up Story
  • Fact Check: Sharon Osbourne Did NOT Donate $20 Million To Charlie Kirk Memorial Fund

    Fact Check

    Did Ozzy Osbourne's widow Sharon publicly announce a "$20 million pledge to the Charlie Kirk Memorial Fund"? No, that's not true: No news media reported it. Sharon Osbourne's account on Instagram didn't discuss it, either. The claim appeared in an article (archived here) published on October 13, 2025, by thebeatles.vietut.com. It opened: BREAKING NEWS: Sharon Osbourne Stuns America with a…

    • Oct 15, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Sharon Osbourne Did NOT Donate $20 Million To Charlie Kirk Memorial Fund Didn't Happen
  • Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence To Support Claim Of A Second Bullet At Charlie Kirk Murder Scene -- AI Slop Network Produced It

    Fact Check

    Does evidence support a claim that Charlie Kirk murder investigators "confirmed" they found a bullet in Kirk's body and a second bullet at the scene of the shooting? No, that's not true: Investigators have made no such public disclosures ahead of the October 30, 2025 hearing scheduled in the case. The claim was published and promoted by a clickbait website…

    • Oct 14, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence To Support Claim Of A Second Bullet At Charlie Kirk Murder Scene -- AI Slop Network Produced It Fact-Free Spam
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Threaten To End His Super Bowl Sponsorship If Bad Bunny Performs At The Halftime Show -- Viet Spam

    Fact Check

    Did Elon Musk threaten to end his Super Bowl sponsorship if Bad Bunny performs at the halftime show? No, that's not true: Elon Musk does not sponsor the Super Bowl. The claim that he does and has threatened to end his sponsorship was published and promoted by a network of clickbait websites and Facebook page operated from Vietnam. The same…

    • Oct 12, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Threaten To End His Super Bowl Sponsorship If Bad Bunny Performs At The Halftime Show -- Viet Spam Not A Sponsor
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