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  • Fact Check: Khaby Lame NOT Arrested Or Deported By ICE -- Briefly Detained, Granted Voluntary Departure

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    Was TikTok influencer Khaby Lame arrested by ICE and was he "deported"? No, that's not true: A video on X making that claim showed a 220963977 A-number from ICE's detainee locator system that currently does not show any results. An ICE spokesperson said Lame was briefly "detained" on June 6, 2025 at Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Nevada…

    • Jun 7, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Khaby Lame NOT Arrested Or Deported By ICE --  Briefly Detained, Granted Voluntary Departure ICE: Voluntary
  • Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Post "JD KILL POPE" Acrostic To His Truth Social Account -- @TrumpDailyPosts X.com Screenshot Is Phony

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    Did President Donald Trump hide an acrostic message - spelling out "JD KILL POPE" - in an April 18, 2025 post to his Truth Social account three days before the death of Pope Francis? No, that's not true: The paragraph, marked in red to show a supposed acrostic message, was never posted by Trump's Truth Social account. The counterfeit screenshot…

    • Apr 24, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Post "JD KILL POPE" Acrostic To His Truth Social Account -- @TrumpDailyPosts X.com Screenshot Is Phony Counterfeit
  • Fact Check: Will 69 Million Married American Women Need New ID To Vote If 'SAVE Act' Is Enacted? -- What We Know

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    If the 2025 draft of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act is enacted, will 69 million married American women be unable to vote without getting a new official ID, as opponents have said on social media? The bill aims to prevent non-citizens from voting by requiring in-person registration with citizenship and ID documents in hand. SAVE Act sponsors say…

    • Apr 22, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Will 69 Million Married American Women Need New ID To Vote If 'SAVE Act' Is Enacted? -- What We Know What We Know
  • Fact Check: FAKE Truth Social Screenshot Shows Trump Announcing End Of Dual Citizenship, Denaturalization And Deportation Of 'Traitors'

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    Did President Trump post a message to Truth Social about denaturalizing and deporting dual citizens as "traitors" under the espionage act? No, that's not true: A viral image purporting to be a screenshot of such a post was fabricated. The post did not appear on Trump's account. An example of the image appeared in a post on X (archived here)…

    • Apr 1, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: FAKE Truth Social Screenshot Shows Trump Announcing End Of Dual Citizenship, Denaturalization And Deportation Of 'Traitors' Fake Post
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Cancel Tax On All Overtime -- Still Just A Promise

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    Did President Donald Trump cancel taxes on all overtime starting Monday, March 31, 2025? No, that's not true: The video used in a social media post making the claim is from a September 12, 2024, campaign rally when Trump vowed to make overtime pay exempt from federal taxes if he were elected. As of March 25, 2025, congressional Republicans were…

    • Mar 25, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Cancel Tax On All Overtime -- Still Just A Promise Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Cancel Tax On All Overtime -- Still Just A Promise Just A Promise
  • Fact Check: February 2025 GOP Budget Resolution Does NOT Include An End To Taxes On Tips -- It Just Contains Revenue and Spending Targets

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    Does the February 2025 GOP budget resolution include an end to taxes on tips? No, that's not true: The resolution passed on February 25, 2025, does not specify which tax proposals will be included, and the "no tax on tips" policy remains under consideration. A budget resolution is an agreement between the House and Senate that establishes recommended levels of…

    • Feb 26, 2025
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: February 2025 GOP Budget Resolution Does NOT Include An End To Taxes On Tips -- It Just Contains Revenue and Spending Targets No Details Yet
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Sign Executive Order To 'Purchase 2 Billion Doses Of Covid Shots' -- It Established Sovereign Wealth Fund

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    Did President Donald Trump sign an executive order on February 3, 2025, announcing the purchase of 2 billion doses of COVID shots from Moderna and Pfizer? No, that's not true: The order established a sovereign wealth fund, a government-owned fund that directs funding from various resources. In a video of the signing, Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick recalled purchasing pandemic-era…

    • Feb 5, 2025
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Sign Executive Order To 'Purchase 2 Billion Doses Of Covid Shots' -- It Established Sovereign Wealth Fund Out Of Context
  • Fact Check: Treasury Secretary Did NOT Post On X He Wants To Eliminate Income Taxes

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    Did newly confirmed Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent post on X that he was "committed to eliminating income taxes, replacing them with a fair consumption tax, and adopting a gold-backed currency"? No, that's not true: X has since suspended the account where the post appeared for violation of its rules, which often includes taking down fake accounts. There is no evidence…

    • Jan 29, 2025
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check:  Treasury Secretary Did NOT Post On X He Wants To Eliminate Income Taxes Fake Account
  • Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Propose Barring Child Support Recipients From Claiming Children On Taxes

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    Did President Donald Trump propose a law that says only the person who pays child support can claim a child on their taxes? No, that's not true: There's no proof Trump ever suggested this idea. The current tax rules, which include changes made under Trump's 2017 tax cuts set to expire in 2026, don't stop both parents from being able…

    • Jan 21, 2025
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Propose Barring Child Support Recipients From Claiming Children On Taxes Law Unchanged
  • Fact Check: Social Security Is NOT 'Gone' Due To Lack of Money For Those Eligible To Begin Collecting June 1, 2025 -- Funding Available As Of Late 2024

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    Is Social Security out of money for payouts to be made starting June 1, 2025? No, that's not true: This was implied by a post on Threads that did not cite any official document, did not link to expert analysis or provided no financial records. The Social Security Trust Fund, from which benefits are paid, was solvent on the day…

    • Dec 13, 2024
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Social Security Is NOT 'Gone' Due To Lack of Money For Those Eligible To Begin Collecting June 1, 2025 -- Funding Available As Of Late 2024 $ Still Flows
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