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  • Fact Check: George Clooney Did NOT Leave US Permanently For UK Because He 'Can't Take The Red Wave Anymore'

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    Did George Clooney leave the United States permanently for England after Donald Trump was elected president in 2024, with Clooney saying he "can't take the red wave anymore"? No, that's not true: This originated from SpaceX Fanclub, a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer: "We post SATIRE, nothing on this page is real." The first comment under the post included…

    • Dec 12, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: George Clooney Did NOT Leave US Permanently For UK Because He 'Can't Take The Red Wave Anymore' Labeled Satire
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Brad Pitt, George Clooney Dancing To 'YMCA' -- It Was 'Smooth Operator'

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    Did a video show actors Brad Pitt and George Clooney "hit the Trump dance" to the song, "Y.M.C.A." by Village People? No, that's not true: "Y.M.C.A." was edited onto the video. The original audio has the two dancing to Sade's "Smooth Operator." Multiple reliable sources have reported that Pitt and Clooney were dancing to "Smooth Operator," and not "Y.M.C.A." The…

    • Nov 21, 2024
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Brad Pitt, George Clooney Dancing To 'YMCA' -- It Was 'Smooth Operator' Not YMCA
  • Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Chris Wallace With Jeffrey Epstein -- It's Wallace And George Clooney

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    Does a photo in a social meme show Fox News anchor Chris Wallace and the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein together? No, that's not true: The implication is that Wallace, who is the target of social media attacks after he moderated the first presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, visited Epstein's private island. This is a photo…

    • Oct 1, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Chris Wallace With Jeffrey Epstein -- It's Wallace And George Clooney Not Epstein
  • Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Obama And Clooney Acted Inappropriately -- Girl Is The President's Niece And NOT The Girl Who Was Murdered

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    Do photos of former President Barack Obama and George Clooney with a young girl show them acting inappropriately? No, that's not true: The girl in Obama's lap is the former president's niece and the photo was taken by the White House photographer. The photos of Obama and Clooney in a boat were taken during a vacation in Italy. Other photos…

    • Sep 12, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Prove Obama And Clooney Acted Inappropriately -- Girl Is The President's Niece And NOT The Girl Who Was Murdered Hoax!
  • Fact Check: No Bombshell Allegation Puts George Clooney 'Smack Dab In The Middle' Of Epstein's 'Unlawful Sex Cabal'

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    Does a "bombshell" allegation put actor George Clooney in the middle of the Jeffrey Epstein's human trafficking "sex cabal"? No, that's not true: This claim is a clickbait headline unsupported by the article below it. Epstein's former girlfriend is quoted in an unpublished book saying she had an oral sex encounter in a random toilet encounter with Clooney. The original…

    • Sep 8, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: No Bombshell Allegation Puts George Clooney 'Smack Dab In The Middle' Of Epstein's 'Unlawful Sex Cabal' Grown Ups
  • Fact Check: Robert Downey Jr. Did NOT Blow The Whistle On Purported Hollywood Pedophile Ring

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    Did Robert Downey Jr. blow the whistle on an elite Hollywood pedophile ring? No, that's not true: Robert Downey Jr.'s representative told Fox News he never made the comments being falsely attributed to him about a purported Hollywood pedophile ring. The claim originated on NeonNettle.com, but that story was since deleted. It re-appeared as an article (archived here) originally published…

    • Jul 21, 2020
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Robert Downey Jr. Did NOT Blow The Whistle On Purported Hollywood Pedophile Ring Fake Quotes
  • Fact Check: Sheryl Crow Did NOT Say, 'I Forbid My Kids To Watch TV When Trump Is On, I Prefer Classy People Like Hillary Clinton.'

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    Did Sheryl Crow say on television that she won't let her kids watch TV when President Trump is on, and that she prefers "classy people like Hillary Clinton"? No, that's not true: This clickbait headline has been circulating since 2017. And while the first part about Trump is fairly accurate, the second part - "I prefer classy people like Hillary…

    • May 24, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Sheryl Crow Did NOT Say, 'I Forbid My Kids To Watch TV When Trump Is On, I Prefer Classy People Like Hillary Clinton.'
  • Fake News: These 4 Celebrities Did NOT Call For 'Total Hollywood Strike' Until Trump Resigns

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    Did Rosie O'Donnell, Amy Schumer, Miley Cyrus and George Clooney threaten to go on strike along with various other celebrities until President Donald Trump resigns? No, they didn't (but I know of a few fact checkers that are threatening to go on strike if this hoax keeps coming back...). The latest copy of this fake story is an article published…

    • Mar 27, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: These 4 Celebrities Did NOT Call For 'Total Hollywood Strike' Until Trump Resigns
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