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  • Fact Check: Viral Video Is NOT NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Nor Is It AI -- It Is Dutch Comedian Remko Vrijdag's Parody Of Rutte

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    Does a viral video show NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte excitedly saying "I just got viral! Yaaay! Because my good friend Donald J. Trump, he re-posted, he re-tweeted a message from me ... " ? No, that's not true: The man in the video is Dutch comedian Remko Vrijdag. Vrijdag's Instagram account shows him playing numerous roles including, from time…

    • Jan 21, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Viral Video Is NOT NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Nor Is It AI -- It Is Dutch Comedian Remko Vrijdag's Parody Of Rutte Dutch Comedian
  • Fact Check: Fake Video Of Cherokee Woman Fighting Off ICE Agent At The Grand Central Market Is AI-Generated Ragebait

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    Does a video show a real scuffle in front of a Grand Central Market between a Cherokee woman and an ICE Agent? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated and was recaptioned for additional ragebaiting effect. It is one of a series of AI-generated videos made with the same, or nearly identical prompts that show a similar clash in…

    • Jan 20, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Fake Video Of Cherokee Woman Fighting Off ICE Agent At The Grand Central Market Is AI-Generated Ragebait AI Generated
  • Fact Check: Jon Stewart, Willie Nelson, Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton And A Dozen Other Celebs Did NOT Call Donald Trump A 'Vicious Old Bastard Draining America's Soul'

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    Did Travis Kelce, Jelly Roll, Bruce Springsteen, Caitlin Clark and a 12 other celebrities say that President Trump was "a vicious old bastard draining America's soul after the Born-in-America Act"? No, that's not true: The claim that at least 17 different sports stars and entertainers made that identical statement was made up by a Vietnamese-based spam factory that uses artificial…

    • Jan 20, 2026
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Jon Stewart, Willie Nelson, Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton And A Dozen Other Celebs Did NOT Call Donald Trump A 'Vicious Old Bastard Draining America's Soul' Viet Spam
  • Fact Check: Stephen Colbert Did NOT 'Reveal' Donald Trump's 1970 Wharton Aptitude, IQ Tests

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    Did Stephen Colbert "reveal" Donald Trump's "1970 Wharton IQ test"? No, that's not true: This claim and its variations originated from accounts that warned their audiences that they do not post factually accurate content. The rumor spread in variations that contradicted each other on the name of the TV host, school, test type and even the name of the person…

    • Jan 19, 2026
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Stephen Colbert Did NOT 'Reveal' Donald Trump's 1970 Wharton Aptitude, IQ Tests Fiction
  • Fact Check: Trump DID Tell Prime Minister He Isn't Obligated To 'Think Purely Of Peace' Since Norway Denied Him The Nobel Prize -- Demands 'Complete And Total Control Of Greenland'

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    Did Donald Trump tell Norway's Prime Minister, Jonas Gahr Støre, that he wants complete and total control of Greenland because he was not granted the Nobel Peace Prize? Yes, that's true: Some questioned if the text message from Trump to Norway's Prime Minister published on X by PBS correspondent Nick Schifrin was real. Norway's Prime Minister published a statement on…

    • Jan 19, 2026
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Trump DID Tell Prime Minister He Isn't Obligated To 'Think Purely Of Peace' Since Norway Denied Him The Nobel Prize -- Demands 'Complete And Total Control Of Greenland' Trump's Text
  • Fact Check: Satirical Post Said Parliament of Greenland Banned Trump And His Descendants For 100 Years -- Not Real News

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    Did Greenland's parliament introduce legislation to ban Donald Trump and all his descendants for 100 generations? No, that's not true: The story originated on a social media account that describes itself as "Dadaist graffiti news", comedy and satire. No real news outlet reported such a ban, which would have been international news while Trump was publicly saying he would annex,…

    • Jan 15, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Satirical Post Said Parliament of Greenland Banned Trump And His Descendants For 100 Years --  Not Real News Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Satirical Post Said Trump Smelled Like Rotten Beef, Farted Audibly During White House Meeting With Oil Executives -- Not Real News

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    Did an actual news outlet report that an oil executive said Donald Trump "smelled like rotten roast beef" and audibly farted multiple times during a White House meeting with oil industry leaders? No, that's not true: The viral message making those claims originated on a satirical X.com account. There were no actual news reports that any participant in the Jan.…

    • Jan 12, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Satirical Post Said Trump Smelled Like Rotten Beef, Farted Audibly During White House Meeting With Oil Executives -- Not Real News Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: DeSantis Did NOT Defend Renee Good, Saying She Had The Right To Drive Away And Even Run Into People Blocking Her Car -- Video Predates Minneapolis ICE Killing By Six Months

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    Does this viral video clip show Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis saying Renee Good had the right to drive away from ICE officers just before one of them shot and killed her on a Minneapolis street? No, that's not true: The clip is real, but was lifted from a June, 2025 appearance on "The Rubin Report" podcast, six months before Good…

    • Jan 8, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: DeSantis Did NOT Defend Renee Good, Saying She Had The Right To Drive Away And Even Run Into People Blocking Her Car -- Video Predates Minneapolis ICE Killing By Six Months Old Video
  • Fact Check: Wrong Headline Saying Michael Byrd 'Pocketed' $190 Million In Maryland HHS Funds CORRECTED By Gateway Pundit

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    Does a viral screenshot of a headline claiming Michael Byrd "pocketed" $190 million in HHS funds for an "unaccredited" daycare in Maryland show the current state of the article? No, that's not true: The Gateway Pundit website made several changes to the headline and the article over time, now pointing out $190 million is the total of all Federal child…

    • Jan 7, 2026
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Wrong Headline Saying Michael Byrd 'Pocketed' $190 Million In Maryland HHS Funds CORRECTED By Gateway Pundit Corrected
  • Fact Check: Clickbait Story About Trump Being Told 'Shame On You' Live On Air By Depp, Eminem, Cher, McCartney, Others NOT Real - Vietnam Spam

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    Did Johnny Depp, Eminem, Cher, Paul McCartney or any other celebrity tell Donald Trump "You're tearing families apart ... Shame on you" at a live town hall meeting on immigration? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories mentioning those and more than 40 other celebrities were published by a network of foreign websites and Facebook pages. There were no news…

    • Jan 5, 2026
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Clickbait Story About Trump Being Told 'Shame On You' Live On Air By Depp, Eminem, Cher, McCartney, Others NOT Real - Vietnam Spam Counterfeits
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