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  • Fact Check: AOC Was NOT Wearing A See-Through Black Dress While Speaking To Press -- The Original Photo Was Edited

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    Does a photo show that Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez spoke at a microphone wearing a revealing transparent black dress? No, that's not true: The original press photo from a re-election kickoff event was published in the New York Post on Feb. 15, 2020. It shows Ocasio-Cortez wearing a black dress that is not transparent -- the photo in the social media…

    • Aug 21, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: AOC Was NOT Wearing A See-Through Black Dress While Speaking To Press -- The Original Photo Was Edited Edited Photo
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Make Public Criminal Records Of Democrats 'In Accordance With FOIA' -- It's A Satire Post

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    Did President Donald Trump order background checks on Democrats to be made public, showing cases of assault, domestic violence and insider trading? No, that's not true: The post spreading that Trump rumor and the false list of cases came from a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer and a warning that all the contents of the page are fabricated. The…

    • Aug 7, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Make Public Criminal Records Of Democrats 'In Accordance With FOIA' -- It's A Satire Post Made-Up Story
  • Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Say She Has No Reason To Cooperate With Federal Auditors -- It's A Liberal Troll's Rage Bait Post To Embarrass Reposting AOC Critics

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    Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say she has "no reason" to cooperate with federal auditors? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page with a "Satire" disclaimer. The fake quote was part of a years-long series of fictional stories posted as rage bait by a liberal troll to generate traffic when conservatives comment on and repost fake articles that…

    • Jul 9, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Say She Has No Reason To Cooperate With Federal Auditors -- It's A Liberal Troll's Rage Bait Post To Embarrass Reposting AOC Critics Labeled Satire
  • Fact Check: Fictional Story That NY Judge Demanded Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's Tax Returns Originated On Self-Described Satire Page

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    Did a New York State judge order Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to surrender her tax returns and financials? No, that's not true: That yarn appeared on an account labelled "Satire/Parody", which warns readers that everything on the page is made up. There's no record of such a case on Google News' index of thousands of news sites, and with intense interest…

    • Jun 16, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Fictional Story That NY Judge Demanded Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's Tax Returns Originated On Self-Described Satire Page Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: AOC's Brother Was NOT Caught With Fentanyl on a Boat -- Story Started as Satire

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    Did the U.S. Coast Guard find a brother of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, named Matthew, on board a boat carrying $1.2 million worth of fentanyl? No, that's not true: Although shared widely in April 2025, the story originated from a website that describes its output as satirical. Ocasio-Cortez's brother is named Gabriel, not Matthew. The claim appeared in a widely-shared video…

    • Apr 22, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: AOC's Brother Was NOT Caught With Fentanyl on a Boat -- Story Started as Satire Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: AOC Does NOT Have A Sister Who Vandalized Tesla Dealership In April 2025

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    Was U.S. Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's sister charged in the city of Yonkers in New York in April 2025 in connection with a supposed attack on a Tesla dealership? No, that's not true: She has no sister. The claim originated from a source known for spreading made-up stories. It was first published by an account with a satire label. The claim…

    • Apr 21, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: AOC Does NOT Have A Sister Who Vandalized Tesla Dealership In April 2025 Satire Label
  • Fact Check: Copied Satire Story Said Rep. Jasmine Crockett Also Kept Cashing Dead Grandmother's Social Security Check

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    Did Representative Jasmine Crockett "conveniently overlook" social security checks going to her dead grandmother for 13 years and did this come out during a DOGE audit? No, that's not true: A meme making that claim originated on a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer. The owner of the page is known for tricking conservatives into liking and sharing made-up content…

    • Apr 5, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Copied Satire Story Said Rep. Jasmine Crockett Also Kept Cashing Dead Grandmother's Social Security Check Copied Satire
  • Fact Check: Satire Story About AOC's Family Cashing Social Security Check Of Dead Grandmother Originated On Site Trolling Conservatives

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    Did the family of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez overlook 14.5 years of cashing the social security check of their dead grandmother? No, that's not true: The "news" about the social security check originated on a website with a clear satire disclaimer. It is run by a man known for tricking conservatives into liking and sharing made-up content. The claim appeared in…

    • Apr 3, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Satire Story About AOC's Family Cashing Social Security Check Of Dead Grandmother Originated On Site Trolling Conservatives Satire Label
  • Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE GPS data proves '84% Of Devices' at Colorado Rally With Sanders And AOC 'Attended 9 Or More Kamala Hamas Rallies, Antifa/BLM rallies, Pro-Hamas, Pro-Palestinian Protests'

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    Does a viral post prove that 84% of electronic devices spotted at the joint Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rally in Colorado can be definitively linked to Kamala Harris campaign events and protests for other causes? No, that's not true: The post didn't offer a replicable analysis of the data. Two organizations mentioned in it among the supposed sources said…

    • Mar 24, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE GPS data proves '84% Of Devices' at Colorado Rally With Sanders And AOC 'Attended 9 Or More Kamala Hamas Rallies, Antifa/BLM rallies, Pro-Hamas, Pro-Palestinian Protests' Unsupported
  • Fact Check: AOC And Jamie Raskin Did NOT File Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump In January 2025

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    Did Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamie Raskin file articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump in January 2025 for his pardons of January 6 participants? No, that's not true: There was no such filing. Neither the representatives' websites nor the congressional site showing legislative activity made any mention of an impeachment resolution. The claim appeared in a post (archived here)…

    • Jan 31, 2025
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: AOC And Jamie Raskin Did NOT File Articles Of Impeachment Against Trump In January 2025 No Resolution
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