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  • Fact Check: Biden NOT to Send $3 Trillion on Plane to Iran as Apology for Soleimani Assassination

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    Is President Biden about to send $3 trillion to Iran by plane to apologize for the drone strike that killed General Soleimaini last year? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire when you actually click…

    • Feb 7, 2021
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Biden NOT to Send $3 Trillion on Plane to Iran as Apology for Soleimani Assassination Satire
  • Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Quietly Pardon 2,617 BLM Protesters

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    Did President Joe Biden quietly pardon 2,617 BLM protesters in his first days in office? No, that's not true: The claim is a work of satire published by a web network that trolls conservatives. Biden did not issue any pardons in the days after his inauguration on January 20, 2021. The claim originated in an article published by dailyworldupdate.us on…

    • Jan 21, 2021
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Biden Did NOT Quietly Pardon 2,617 BLM Protesters Trolling
  • Fact Check: House Speaker Pelosi NOT Raided or Handcuffed by Feds

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    Was an "irrational" House Speaker Nancy Pelosi handcuffed by federal agents as they raided her office? No, that's not true. The story was published over a year ago by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire when you actually click them. Articles from the…

    • Jan 13, 2021
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: House Speaker Pelosi NOT Raided or Handcuffed by Feds Liberal Satire
  • Fact Check: 14 Generals Did NOT Say They Will Never Take Orders From Joe Biden

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    Did 14 U.S. military generals say they would never take orders for President Joe Biden? No, that's not true: The claim was made in a satirical article published by the ALLOD network of websites that troll conservatives, hoping to trick them into sharing false claims. The claim originated in an article (archived here) published by DailyWorldUpdate.us on November 19, 2020…

    • Dec 25, 2020
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: 14 Generals Did NOT Say They Will Never Take Orders From Joe Biden Trolling
  • Fact Check: Ownership of Jeffrey Epstein's Former Island Was NOT Traced To the Clinton Foundation

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    Does the ownership of the late pedophile financier Jeffery Epstein's island also have ties to the Clinton Foundation? No, that's not true: This is an entirely false claim from a known satire site. The claim appeared an article published by dailyworldupdate.us on December 22, 2020, titled "Shell Corporation That Legally Owns Epstein's Island Traced To the Clinton Foundation" (archived here)…

    • Dec 23, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Ownership of Jeffrey Epstein's Former Island Was NOT Traced To the Clinton Foundation Satirical
  • Fact Check: Police Officer Accused of Killing George Floyd NOT Killed in Prison

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    Was Derek Chauvin, the police officer accused of murdering George Floyd himself killed in prison and did he leave half of his estate to the Trump campaign? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to mislead Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire when…

    • Dec 19, 2020
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Police Officer Accused of Killing George Floyd NOT Killed in Prison Liberal Satire
  • Fact Check: Computer Shop Owner Involved In Hunter Biden Laptop Story Was NOT Found Dead

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    Was the computer repair shop owner at the center of the Hunter Biden laptop story found dead? No, that's not true: This is a satirical claim published by a website that creates false content intended to trick conservatives into sharing. The repair shop owner, John Paul Mac Isaac, became the center of a major political controversy when he told reporters…

    • Dec 17, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Computer Shop Owner Involved In Hunter Biden Laptop Story Was NOT Found Dead Satirical
  • Fact Check: The FBI Did NOT Admit To Accidentally Destroying The Laptop That Supposedly Belonged To Hunter Biden

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    Did the FBI admit to accidentally destroying the laptop said to have belonged to Hunter Biden? No, that's not true: This is a satirical claim published by a website that trolls conservatives with outrageous false claims. The laptop in question has become infamous after the New York Post published emails that were allegedly found on the computer purportedly owned by…

    • Dec 17, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: The FBI Did NOT Admit To Accidentally Destroying The Laptop That Supposedly Belonged To Hunter Biden Satirical
  • Fact Check: Thousands of Ballots Were NOT Found Floating In Lake Erie

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    Were thousands of ballots found floating in Lake Erie off the shore of Pennsylvania, a key battleground state? No, that's not true: This is a satirical claim that originated from a known satire website. The claim originated from an article (archived here) published by "americaslastlineofdefense.com" on November 19, 2020 titled "Thousands of Ballots Found Floating In The Lake In Erie,…

    • Dec 4, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Thousands of Ballots Were NOT Found Floating In Lake Erie Blair Satire
  • Fact Check: Democrats Did NOT Try To Slip A Law Banning The Pledge Of Allegiance Into Aid Package

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    Did Democrats try to slip a law banning the Pledge of Allegiance into an aid package? No, that's not true: This story is a trolling fiction from a notorious satire website. The story originated in an article (archived here) published by Bustatroll.org on March 24, 2020, under the title "Democrats Tried to Slip a Law Banning Pledge of Allegiance Into…

    • Oct 26, 2020
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Democrats Did NOT Try To Slip A Law Banning The Pledge Of Allegiance Into Aid Package Trolling
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