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  • Fact Check: Claim DOGE Forwarded Names Of 163 Members Of Congress To IRS Originated On Satire Page

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    Did the claim that DOGE forwarded the names of 163 members of Congress to the IRS for "Immediate Audit" and that 156 of them were Democrats originate on an actual news website? No, that's not true: The meme featured a fake, cartoonish DOGE logo and came from a satirical Facebook page. The owner of the page is known for tricking…

    • Feb 19, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Claim DOGE Forwarded Names Of 163 Members Of Congress To IRS Originated On Satire Page Satire Page
  • Fact Check: DOGE Team Has NOT Triggered A Housing Listing Surge In Washington, DC -- No 'Mass Evacuation'

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    Has the DOGE team caused a "very real exodus" from the Washington, D.C., area as evidenced by a big surge in the number of homes listed for sale in the market? No, that's not true: The number of new residential real estate listings in the market in the first two weeks of February 2025 is almost exactly the same as…

    • Feb 18, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: DOGE Team Has NOT Triggered A Housing Listing Surge In Washington, DC -- No 'Mass Evacuation' No Surge
  • Fact Check: Term 'Treasury Access Symbol' Did NOT Exist Before DOGE X Post -- Meant To Say 'Treasury Account Symbol'

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    Is there such a thing as a "Treasury Access Symbol" (TAS) as a post from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on X said? No, that's not true: The post contained a typo and the document it linked to refers to something called a "Treasury Account Symbol" (TAS). Google shows no use of the term "Treasury Access Symbol" before the…

    • Feb 18, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Term 'Treasury Access Symbol' Did NOT Exist Before DOGE X Post -- Meant To Say 'Treasury Account Symbol' Typo
  • Fact Check: DOGE Did NOT 'Just Discover' $2.7 Trillion In Improper Medicare And Medicaid Payments -- GAO Did In 2024 And Not All Are Fraudulent, Nor Medicare/Medicaid

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    Did the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) subcommittee of the U.S. House of Representatives just discover $2.7 trillion in improper payments in Medicare and Medicaid overseas? No, that's not true: The report of trillions of dollars in improper payments, which accumulated since 2003, was published by the U.S. Government Accountability Office in the first half of 2024 -- this was…

    • Feb 14, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: DOGE Did NOT 'Just Discover' $2.7 Trillion In Improper Medicare And Medicaid Payments -- GAO Did In 2024 And Not All Are Fraudulent, Nor Medicare/Medicaid GAO Report
  • Fact Check: Rep. Jasmine Crockett Does NOT Have Net Worth Of $9 Million

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    Does Jasmine Crockett, a U.S. congresswoman from Texas, have a net worth of $9 million and own properties worth $5 million? No, that's not true: Her latest financial disclosure report shows that her net worth is somewhere between -$46,997 and $29,999. Crockett said that a post claiming she was worth millions was "a lie", describing the story as "outlandish." The…

    • Feb 14, 2025
    • by: Dana Ford
    Fact Check: Rep. Jasmine Crockett Does NOT Have Net Worth Of $9 Million Rep. Says No
  • Fact Check: NO Public Record That Trump Banned Use Of Word 'Felon' In White House As Of February 14, 2025

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    Is there a public record of a memo showing President Donald Trump prohibited the use of the word "felon" "inside the White House or on White House grounds" as of February 14, 2025? No, that's not true: The White House couldn't confirm the existence of such an announcement when contacted by a Lead Stories reporter. The White House website doesn't…

    • Feb 14, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: NO Public Record That Trump Banned Use Of Word 'Felon' In White House As Of February 14, 2025 Not Public
  • Fact Check: Trump State Department Did NOT Begin Procurement Process For $400 Million Armored Tesla Vehicles

    Fact Check

    Did the Trump State Department come up with the idea to order $400 million worth of armored Tesla vehicles? No, that's not true: The original proposal to buy armored electric vehicles for the State Department came during the Biden administration in April 2024. The $400 million line item was included in a State Department Procurement Forecast Fiscal Year 2025 in…

    • Feb 13, 2025
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: Trump State Department Did NOT Begin Procurement Process For $400 Million Armored Tesla Vehicles Before Trump
  • Fact Check: U.S. Government Did NOT Pay Reuters For 'Large Scale Social Deception'

    Fact Check

    Did the U.S. government pay Reuters to engage in "large scale social deception"? No, that's not true: The U.S. Department of Defense paid Thomson Reuters Special Services to provide "software and information services to U.S. government agencies," a statement from the company's CEO said. Thomson Reuters Special Services and Reuters News operate independently of each other. The claim appeared in…

    • Feb 13, 2025
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: U.S. Government Did NOT Pay Reuters For 'Large Scale Social Deception' Protection
  • Fact Check: Story NFL 'Admitted' To Canceling Elon Musk Super Bowl Ads Originated On Satirical Facebook Page

    Fact Check

    Did the NFL admit to canceling Elon's DOGE Super Bowl ads as several viral social media posts say? No, that's not true: This claim originated on a satirical Facebook page with a clear disclaimer. The page owner is known for tricking conservatives into liking and sharing made-up content. The claim appeared in a Facebook post (archived here) published on February…

    • Feb 13, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Story NFL 'Admitted' To Canceling Elon Musk Super Bowl Ads Originated On Satirical Facebook Page  Satire Origin
  • Fact Check: January 6 Insurrectionist Did NOT Accidentally Burn Down His House While Torching Daughter's Taylor Swift Merch -- Satire Post

    Fact Check

    Did a January 6 "insurrectionist" who had been pardoned by President Donald Trump accidentally burn down his own house during the Super Bowl after he lit a pile of his teen daughter's Taylor Swift shirts on fire? No, that's not true: This is a made-up story published by an account that describes itself as "Dada news. Halfway true comedy and…

    • Feb 12, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: January 6 Insurrectionist Did NOT Accidentally Burn Down His House While Torching Daughter's Taylor Swift Merch -- Satire Post Satire Post
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