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  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet 'The USA Needs To Hold An Election. Trump Would Lose By A Landslide' -- Fake Screenshot

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    Did Elon Musk tweet "The USA needs to hold an election. Trump would lose by a landslide." on March 7, 2025? No, that's not true: The post in question does not appear on Musk's X account and it was not indexed by Google. A viral screenshot that appears to show such a post bears signs of digital manipulation. An example…

    • Mar 8, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet 'The USA Needs To Hold An Election. Trump Would Lose By A Landslide' -- Fake Screenshot Fake Post
  • Fact Check: DOGE-Suing Lawyer Norm Eisen's Daughter Tamar Is NOT The Tamar Eisen Who Once Worked For A USAID-Funded Organization

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    Does attorney Norm Eisen -- who sued Elon Musk and the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) for alleged illegal dismantling of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) -- have a daughter who once worked for a non-profit funded by USAID? No, that's not true: Eisen has a daughter named Tamar. But she is not the same Tamar Eisen, whose…

    • Feb 28, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: DOGE-Suing Lawyer Norm Eisen's Daughter Tamar Is NOT The Tamar Eisen Who Once Worked For A USAID-Funded Organization Not Same Tamar
  • Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Report 'Elon Musk Is Wasting Everyone's Time and Money' -- Screenshot is Fake

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    Did BBC News report that "Elon Musk is wasting everyone's time and money, and serves no real purpose"? No, that's not true: A search of the BBC News website on February 27, 2025, yielded no such report or headline. The broadcaster also did not post about the fake report on its social media accounts. The claim appeared in a X…

    • Feb 27, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Report 'Elon Musk Is Wasting Everyone's Time and Money' -- Screenshot is Fake Fake Post
  • Fact Check: Trump Administration Did NOT Announce Or Make Changes To U.S. Divorce Law Regarding 50-50 Asset Split

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    Did President Donald Trump alter or change divorce law in the U.S., ending a mandatory 50-50 equal asset split for divorced couples as claimed by viral posts and videos? No, that's not true: Splitting assets and dividing property under U.S. divorce law is regulated on a state-by-state basis and not at the federal level. There have been no news reports…

    • Feb 27, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Trump Administration Did NOT Announce Or Make Changes To U.S. Divorce Law Regarding 50-50 Asset Split He Didn't
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Elon Musk Left Son When Exiting MAGA Victory Rally Stage -- Video Cut Short

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    Did Elon Musk leave his son behind while exiting the stage at a January 2025 rally? No, that's not true: A video clip circulating on social media to support this assertion was edited and shortened to suggest Musk left his son behind. Uncut video footage of Musk's exit off-stage shows that he paused, turned around, and waited for his son…

    • Feb 24, 2025
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Elon Musk Left Son When Exiting MAGA Victory Rally Stage -- Video Cut Short He Did Wait
  • Fact Check: HUD Headquarters TV Monitors DID Show Trump Licking Elon Musk's Feet In AI Video

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    Did TV monitors inside the HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) headquarters show a loop of an AI-generated video of President Trump licking the feet of Elon Musk for several minutes on February 24, 2025? Yes, that's true: HUD Secretary Scott Turner acknowledged the incident and vowed to fire whoever was responsible for the hack. A major clue the…

    • Feb 24, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: HUD Headquarters TV Monitors DID Show Trump Licking Elon Musk's Feet In AI Video Hacked TV
  • Fact Check: Government Employee Union Did NOT Say Justifying Job Duties Is 'Cruel And Disrespectful' -- Misleading Incomplete Viral Quote

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    Did a viral post stating that the American Federation of Government Employees said that it was "cruel and disrespectful" to have to "justify job duties" accurately summarize the union's statement? No, that's not true: A widely shared post contained only the first part of the quote. In its original post, the union specifically discussed justifying job duties to an "out-of-touch,…

    • Feb 24, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Government Employee Union Did NOT Say Justifying Job Duties Is 'Cruel And Disrespectful' -- Misleading Incomplete Viral Quote Not Full Quote
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say Millions Over 140 Years Old Receive Social Security Benefits Fraudulently

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    Did Elon Musk say millions of people over 140 years old get Social Security benefits? No, that's not true: Musk did post a chart that he said was from the Social Security database, showing age categories up to 189 years old "with the death field set to FALSE!" and he jokingly added, "Maybe Twilight is real and there are a…

    • Feb 17, 2025
    • by: Ophélie Dénommée-Marchand
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say Millions Over 140 Years Old Receive Social Security Benefits Fraudulently Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say Millions Over 140 Years Old Receive Social Security Benefits Fraudulently Didn't Say It
  • Fact Check: Story NFL 'Admitted' To Canceling Elon Musk Super Bowl Ads Originated On Satirical Facebook Page

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    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: USAID Did NOT Place A Real Ad Saying 'Help Eliminate Elon' On Washington, DC, Street

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    Did USAID place a real ad reading "Help Eliminate Elon" on a street in Washington, D.C., in February 2025? No, that's not true: As Capital Bikeshare, the owner of the bike stand ad box, stopped selling ads in April 2024 it would be an unauthorized posting, according to the person who was last in charge of selling the ads. Artist…

    • Feb 12, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: USAID Did NOT Place A Real Ad Saying 'Help Eliminate Elon' On Washington, DC, Street Not A Real Ad
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