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  • Fact Check: AI Video Has Trump Ban Production Of Teslas In United States And Calling Elon Musk A 'Snake' -- Fabricated Audio

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    Did President Trump announce in a video that the production of Tesla cars would be banned in the United States? No, that's not true:The audio in the viral video, in which Trump could also be heard calling Elon Musk a "snake", was generated using AI according to a detection tool. It originated on an Instagram account with "AI" in its…

    • Jun 9, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: AI Video Has Trump Ban Production Of Teslas In United States And Calling Elon Musk A 'Snake' -- Fabricated Audio AI Video
  • Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post On His Truth Social Account "That totally was a Nazi salute that Elon did" -- Fake Image

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    Did President Trump post on Truth Social "That totally was a Nazi salute that Elon did by the way"? No, that's not true: a viral image of such a post was fabricated. There is no trace of such a post on Trump's actual Truth Social account and none was indexed by Google. Had he done so, it would have been…

    • Jun 6, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post On His Truth Social Account "That totally was a Nazi salute that Elon did" -- Fake Image Counterfeit
  • Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Post on Truth Social That Elon Musk Is Always High On Ketamine And Should Go Back To Africa

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    Did President Trump post on his Truth Social account on June 5, 2025, that Elon Musk should "go back to Africa"? No, that's not true: The @realDonaldTrump timeline was closely watched at the time in anticipation of Trump's responses to Musk during their high-profile tit for tat dispute. There is no evidence the post ever appeared on Trump's Truth Social…

    • Jun 6, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Post on Truth Social That Elon Musk Is Always High On Ketamine And Should Go Back To Africa Not A Truth
  • Fact Check: Post Attributed To Trump About 'Implication' Said To Have Been Mentioned By Musk During Meeting About Mars Is NOT Authentic

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    Did U.S. President Donald Trump write on Truth Social that Elon Musk left the White House administration after "a very tense meeting about travel to Mars" during which the tech billionaire brought up an "implication" of bringing women to spaceships? No, that's not true: Neither Trump's posts on Truth Social nor an archive of his entries confirm he ever published…

    • Jun 6, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Post Attributed To Trump About 'Implication' Said To Have Been Mentioned By Musk During Meeting About Mars Is NOT Authentic No Such Post
  • Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Does NOT Prove Tesla Owners Are Scrambling To Remove Anti-Elon Stickers During Feud With Trump

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    Does a cropped screenshot of a Google Trends chart of search term usage prove Tesla owners were "scrambling to remove their anti Elon stickers" on June 5, 2025, the day Musk began to publicly feud with Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The screenshot is fake and does not show actual data. Looking the past seven days of data, June…

    • Jun 5, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Does NOT Prove Tesla Owners Are Scrambling To Remove Anti-Elon Stickers During Feud With Trump Data Trick
  • Fact Check: Trump's Account On X Was NOT Suspended, As Of June 5, 2025

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    Was U.S. President Donald Trump's account on X blocked again in the aftermath of the public feud with the platform's owner Elon Musk on June 5, 2025? No, that's not true: The account was still active, as of this writing. The screenshot that resurfaced on social media showed what Trump's account looked like in 2021 - after he had been…

    • Jun 5, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Trump's Account On X Was NOT Suspended, As Of June 5, 2025 Still Active
  • Fact Check: Fox News DID Refer To Trump As 'Former President' In Article About Musk Clash -- Probably Typo

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    Did Fox News refer to President Donald Trump as "Former president" on their website? Yes, that's true: The phrase appeared in the subheading of a breaking news story about the allegations Elon Musk had been making against Trump. The subheader read "Former president reveals he asked billionaire to leave position after months of tension". It appeared in an article (archived…

    • Jun 5, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Fox News DID Refer To Trump As 'Former President' In Article About Musk Clash -- Probably Typo Said "Former"
  • Fact Check: Donald Trump Has NOT Announced A 300% Penalty On Landlords For Rent Increases -- 'Report' Is From Fake News Clickbait Site

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    Did Donald Trump announce he is imposing a 300% penalty on landlords who raise rents excessively? No, that's not true: No White House news releases or videos corroborate that. The rumor arises from a fake news-style video providing no authentic quotes, links, interviews or other evidence Trump made such a proposal. The claim appeared on a June 3, 2025 TikTok…

    • Jun 5, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Donald Trump Has NOT Announced A 300% Penalty On Landlords For Rent Increases -- 'Report' Is From Fake News Clickbait Site Clicbait Fake
  • Fact Check: Man Suspected Of Killing His Wife In Virginia Was NOT Granted Refugee Status By Trump Administration

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    Did the man suspected of murdering a South African-born woman in Virginia come to the United States as a refugee in the spring of 2025? No, that's not true: The suspect is an American citizen, according to the victim's brother. He told Lead Stories that when married, the couple settled in the U.S. before Donald Trump's second presidency. The claim…

    • Jun 5, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Man Suspected Of Killing His Wife In Virginia Was NOT Granted Refugee Status By Trump Administration U.S. Citizen
  • Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Delete Truth Social Post About Call With Russian President Vladimir Putin

    Fact Check

    Did President Trump delete his June 4, 2025, Truth Social post discussing his phone call Russian President Vladimir Putin? No, that's not true: The post was still visible on Trump's timeline as of 12 p.m. ET on June 5, 2025. Lead Stories confirmed this 22 hours after it was initially posted and 17 hours after the false claim was posted…

    • Jun 5, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Delete Truth Social Post About Call With Russian President Vladimir Putin Still There
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