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  • Fact Check: Italy Did NOT Withdraw From The Paris Climate Agreement, As Of July 9, 2025

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    Did Italy withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement, following the path of the United States? No, that's not true: As of this writing, the most recent version of the document, updated July 9, 2025, still names Italy as one of the treaty's participants. Neither the authorities nor credible media organizations reported the purported withdrawal. The claim appeared in a post…

    • Jul 9, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Italy Did NOT Withdraw From The Paris Climate Agreement, As Of July 9, 2025 No Reports
  • Fact Check: Reporter Did NOT Ask Donald Trump If He Would Self-Deport

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    Did a reporter ask President Donald Trump whether he would self-deport, in light of his plan to end birthright citizenship? No, that's not true: A viral video on TikTok fabricated quotes from an unnamed reporter. A clip of Trump saying "Don't ask me questions like that" was actually recorded in 2016, and had to do with his stance on abortion.…

    • Jul 9, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Reporter Did NOT Ask Donald Trump If He Would Self-Deport Didn't Happen
  • Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Say She Has No Reason To Cooperate With Federal Auditors -- It's A Liberal Troll's Rage Bait Post To Embarrass Reposting AOC Critics

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    Did Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez say she has "no reason" to cooperate with federal auditors? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page with a "Satire" disclaimer. The fake quote was part of a years-long series of fictional stories posted as rage bait by a liberal troll to generate traffic when conservatives comment on and repost fake articles that…

    • Jul 9, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: AOC Did NOT Say She Has No Reason To Cooperate With Federal Auditors -- It's A Liberal Troll's Rage Bait Post To Embarrass Reposting AOC Critics Labeled Satire
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Greta Thunberg Dancing To Madonna's 'La Isla Bonita' -- It's Ukrainian

    Fact Check

    Does a video shared on social platforms show Greta Thunberg dancing to Madonna's "La Isla Bonita"? No, that's not true: A reverse image search revealed the video was created by a group of Ukrainian video makers known as Cucumber Mafia. The dancing woman does not look like Thunberg and appears to be much older than twenty-two, which was Thunberg's age…

    • Jul 9, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Greta Thunberg Dancing To Madonna's 'La Isla Bonita' -- It's Ukrainian Not Greta
  • Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Police Officer in Dispute With Four 'Undercover FBI Agents' On a Plane

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    Did a widely-shared video show an argument between a police officer and four undercover FBI agents on an airplane? No, that's not true: The people in the video were simply acting out a scripted scenario. The page that posted the sketch routinely publishes similar scripted scenarios, and is affiliated with Network Media, a company that rents out film sets to…

    • Jul 9, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Police Officer in Dispute With Four 'Undercover FBI Agents' On a Plane Actors Acting
  • Fact Check: Staged Video Shows Cop Attempting To Arrest Black Judge In Courtroom -- Actors On A Set

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    Does a viral video really show a cop on his first day on the job trying to remove a black man from a courtroom until it turns out he is the judge? No, that's not true: The video appeared on a Facebook page associated with a company that rents out sets where influencers can film videos. The "courtroom" is one…

    • Jul 9, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Staged Video Shows Cop Attempting To Arrest Black Judge In Courtroom -- Actors On A Set Sketch
  • Fact Check: Los Angeles Traffic Is NOT 'Just Gone' Because Of Mass Deportations -- LA Freeways Are Still Jammed

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    Are Los Angeles's massive traffic jams gone because of the mass deportations of illegal immigrants that are under way? No, that's not true: Google Maps showed lots of red and orange on Los Angeles highways, indicating clogged traffic, during the evening rush hour on Tuesday, July 8, 2025. A map screenshot purportedly of the previous evening's rush hour included in…

    • Jul 8, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Los Angeles Traffic Is NOT 'Just Gone' Because Of Mass Deportations -- LA Freeways Are Still Jammed Still A Rush
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Gorilla Gently Handling Baby Girl Over To Her Mother

    Fact Check

    Does a viral video authentically capture a gorilla lifting a baby to bring it to its mother? No, that's not true: A search for the clip's origin revealed it was initially published by an account specializing in AI generated content. A closer look at the post showed several abnormalities that are generally associated with the videos created by algorithms, not…

    • Jul 8, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Gorilla Gently Handling Baby Girl Over To Her Mother AI Video
  • Fact Check: Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reid Did NOT Announce He Will Cover Funeral Expenses For Families Of Texas Flood Victims

    Fact Check

    Did Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reid publicly say that he will pay for the funerals of the Texas flood victims? No, that's not true: No credible media organizations reported that. The claim followed the pattern seen in other unsubstantiated rumors about celebrities that began to circulate on the internet shortly after the natural disaster. The claim appeared in an…

    • Jul 8, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reid Did NOT Announce He Will Cover Funeral Expenses For Families Of Texas Flood Victims Didn't Happen
  • Fact Check: Video Clips Do NOT Show ICE Capturing or 'Removing' Undocumented Foster Children For Deportation -- Scenes Include A Prank And Non-Immigration Detention Of Juvenile Suspects

    Fact Check

    Does a viral video document ICE agents seizing undocumented children from foster care to deport them? No, that's not true: It's a montage of unrelated clips about alleged juvenile crimes, disorderly behavior at school and other situations with no apparent connection to immigration roundups. The video's narrator provides no dates, places, case numbers or other information to permit independent corroboration…

    • Jul 8, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: Video Clips Do NOT Show ICE Capturing or 'Removing' Undocumented Foster Children For Deportation -- Scenes Include A Prank And Non-Immigration Detention Of Juvenile Suspects Not ICE Scenes
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