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  • Fact Check: 'No More SNAP Benefits' Video Of Two Women Moving 'Two Carts Full Of Products' Into Their Car Is NOT Related To Program's Cuts In November 2025

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    Does a viral video capture a grocery theft related to the freeze of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, in November 2025? No, that's not true: A search for the origins of the video showed that it had been online for more than a year before the 2025 SNAP freeze. The video mentioned that the scene in…

    • Nov 4, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'No More SNAP Benefits' Video Of Two Women Moving 'Two Carts Full Of Products' Into Their Car Is NOT Related To Program's Cuts In November 2025 Police: Nope
  • Fact Check: Charlie Kirk Did NOT Record A Video Before His Death, "Knowing This Day Might Come."

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    Did Charlie Kirk make this final video sometime before he died, "Knowing this day might come"? No, that's not true: A video posted on TikTok contains a mashup of real scenes, but the audio is fake. A specialized detection tool analyzed the audio track from this video and determined that the voice of Charlie Kirk was made with an AI…

    • Sep 19, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Charlie Kirk Did NOT Record A Video Before His Death, "Knowing This Day Might Come." Fake Audio
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    Does a video of a grocery meat counter prove the price of rib eye boneless beef has risen to $59.99 a pound in August 2025? No, that's not true: The video shows a package of A5 Wagyu, which is the highest grade of Japanese beef and is subject to a 25.6% U.S. tariff. American-grown rib roasts were priced between $18…

    • Aug 17, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Rib Eye Whole Boneless Costs $59.99 Per Pound -- That's Imported Japanese A5 Wagyu It's A5 Wagyu
  • Fact Check: North Carolina Did NOT Pass A Law Allowing Foreign Doctors To Practice Without Passing a U.S. Qualification Exam

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    Did North Carolina pass a law allowing foreign doctors to practice medicine in that state without taking a U.S. qualification exam? No, that's not true: The legislation, which was signed into law by North Carolina's governor on July 1, 2025, addresses a severe shortage of primary physicians at the state's rural hospitals by giving non-U.S.-trained doctors "new licensure pathways," according…

    • Aug 16, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: North Carolina Did NOT Pass A Law Allowing Foreign Doctors To Practice Without Passing a U.S. Qualification Exam There's A Test
  • Fact Check: 'Eight-Year-Old Girl' In Video Did NOT Ask Court To Punish Her Stepfather For Murder Of Her Little Brother 'James Andrew' -- NO Such Trial

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    Does a video purporting to show an eight-year-old girl asking the court to "severely punish her stepfather" for the murder of her sibling, four-year-old "James Andrew", authentically capture a real-life scene? No, that's not true: The clip was a compilation of unrelated video and photo materials recorded at different times and locations. In reality, the girl's speech addressed the killing…

    • Aug 8, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'Eight-Year-Old Girl' In Video Did NOT Ask Court To Punish Her Stepfather For Murder Of Her Little Brother 'James Andrew' -- NO Such Trial Fabricated
  • Fact Check: Border Patrol Did NOT Find FEMA Packages Intended for Hurricane Survivors Re-Routed to 'Feed Illegals'

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    Did U.S. Border Patrol find thousands of FEMA relief packages along the southern U.S. border in May 2025, which had been re-routed from hurricane-hit states for the benefit of undocumented immigrants? No, that's not true: That claim originated with a Facebook account that describes its content as satirical. America's Last Line of Defense is a frequent source of fake stories…

    • May 6, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Border Patrol Did NOT Find FEMA Packages Intended for Hurricane Survivors Re-Routed to 'Feed Illegals' Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: Satirical Meme Claims Oprah Winfrey Is The Largest Land Owner In Western North Carolina -- Originated On Page Trolling Conservatives

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    Does the story that Oprah Winfrey is now the largest land owner in Western North Carolina come from an actual news source? No, that's not true: An image meme that said she "bought out hundreds of families" for "pennies on the dollar" originated on a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer. The owner of the page is known for tricking…

    • Mar 4, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Satirical Meme Claims Oprah Winfrey Is The Largest Land Owner In Western North Carolina -- Originated On Page Trolling Conservatives Satire Label
  • Fact Check: USAID Did NOT Place A Real Ad Saying 'Help Eliminate Elon' On Washington, DC, Street

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    Did USAID place a real ad reading "Help Eliminate Elon" on a street in Washington, D.C., in February 2025? No, that's not true: As Capital Bikeshare, the owner of the bike stand ad box, stopped selling ads in April 2024 it would be an unauthorized posting, according to the person who was last in charge of selling the ads. Artist…

    • Feb 12, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: USAID Did NOT Place A Real Ad Saying 'Help Eliminate Elon' On Washington, DC, Street Not A Real Ad
  • Fact Check: Hurricane Helene Survivor Did NOT Get Apartment Under Trump -- It Was Biden

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    Did a North Carolina hurricane survivor seen admiring her new apartment in a widely shared video move in after President Donald Trump's return to the White House? No, that's not true: The woman moved in on January 9, 2025, two weeks before Trump took office on January 20, 2025, according to information found in the original description of the video.…

    • Jan 28, 2025
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: Hurricane Helene Survivor Did NOT Get Apartment Under Trump -- It Was Biden Moved Earlier
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Redirect $2 Billion From 'Welfare For Illegals' To NC As Of January 27, 2025 -- Originated On Satirical Site

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    Did President Trump redirect $2 billion meant for welfare programs for undocumented immigrants to the residents of North Carolina during the first week of his second term in 2025? No, that's not true: This claim is from a self-described satirical source. The Facebook page where the claim appeared included a bio that read, in part, "Nothing on this page is…

    • Jan 27, 2025
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Redirect $2 Billion From 'Welfare For Illegals' To NC As Of January 27, 2025 -- Originated On Satirical Site Satire Source
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