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  • Fact Check: Bloomberg Did NOT Report That Obama Was 'Named as Jeffrey Epstein's middle man to JP Morgan'

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    Did Bloomberg publish a story saying that former President Barack Obama was a "middle man" for the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein at J.P. Morgan? Did Obama help the disgraced financier to foster ties with the banking institution? No, that's not true: Bloomberg did not write anything remotely similar in August 2023. The claim on social media distorted a Bloomberg…

    • Aug 23, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Bloomberg Did NOT Report That Obama Was 'Named as Jeffrey Epstein's middle man to JP Morgan' False Summary
  • Fact Check: Hawaii IS A State -- President Eisenhower Signed Proclamation Making It Official

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    Was Hawaii "never really made a state" as a social media post claims? No, that's not true: Hawaii officially became a U.S. state on August 21, 1959. This happened after the U.S. Congress passed the Hawaii Admission Act and most people in Hawaii voted for the territory to become a state. The claim appeared in a post on Instagram by…

    • Aug 22, 2023
    • by: Ed Payne
    Fact Check: Hawaii IS A State -- President Eisenhower Signed Proclamation Making It Official 1959 Statehood
  • Fact Check: Obamas' Chef Did NOT Have 'Blunt Trauma' Prior To His Death And They Did NOT 'Call Off' The Autopsy

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    Did Tafari Campbell, the Obamas' personal chef, suffer "blunt force trauma" prior to his July 2023 drowning death? No, that's not true: The Massachusetts State Police told Lead Stories that there were "no external trauma or injuries" observed in Campbell after his body was found in Edgartown Great Pond near former President Barack Obama's home on Martha's Vineyard. The claim…

    • Jul 27, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Obamas' Chef Did NOT Have 'Blunt Trauma' Prior To His Death And They Did NOT 'Call Off' The Autopsy No Injury
  • Fact Check: Barack Obama Did NOT Call His Wife 'Michael' During 2011 Speech -- He Was Referring To Michael Mullen

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    Did then-President Barack Obama refer to his wife Michelle as "Michael" during a speech in 2011? No, that's not true: He was talking about Navy Adm. Mike Mullen's son then-Lt. Michael Edward Mullen. This clip takes a moment from a speech out of context. Obama was listing the members of Adm. Mullen's family during a September 30, 2011, Change of…

    • Jul 27, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Barack Obama Did NOT Call His Wife 'Michael' During 2011 Speech -- He Was Referring To Michael Mullen Michael Mullen
  • Fact Check: Obamas Did NOT Say They Were 'On The Property' On Martha's Vineyard When Private Chef Drowned

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    Did Barack and Michelle Obama's story change about where they were when their personal chef Tafari Campbell drowned near their Massachusetts home, "altering the story to say they were indeed on the property" when Campbell went missing? No, that's not true: Massachusetts State Police said in a statement that the former president and his wife were "not present at the…

    • Jul 26, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Obamas Did NOT Say They Were 'On The Property' On Martha's Vineyard When Private Chef Drowned Not Different
  • Fact Check: Tafari Campbell Did NOT Post That He Had Information That Would Lead To Barack Obama's Arrest -- It's A Fabricated Meme

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    Did Tafari Campbell, the Obamas' chef who drowned in July 2023 while paddleboarding, make a post two years ago stating that he had information that would lead to Barack Obama's arrest? No, that's not true: This is a fabricated post shared by the right-wing meme account @PepeLivesMatter. Campbell never suggested he had incriminating evidence about Barack Obama on social media,…

    • Jul 26, 2023
    • by: Sarah Thompson
    Fact Check: Tafari Campbell Did NOT Post That He Had Information That Would Lead To Barack Obama's Arrest -- It's A Fabricated Meme Fake Post
  • Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Say Pedophiles Deserve 'Same Rights' as 2SLGBTQI+

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    Did former President Barack Obama say that pedophiles deserve the "same rights'' as 2SLGBTQI+ people? No, that's not true: The tweet attributed to him that says, "Minor-attracted persons deserve human rights" is fabricated and was never posted by Obama. The article making the claim says his recent open letter about banning books was "specifically referring to sexually explicit books," though…

    • Jul 20, 2023
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Say Pedophiles Deserve 'Same Rights' as 2SLGBTQI+ Never Said
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Obama's Son At Political Rally -- It's A 'Look-Alike'

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    Does this video show former President Barack Obama's son at a political rally in Kenya? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Obama has a son. The original video was found on YouTube using the words, "barack obama look-alike." Obama's only children are his two daughters, Malia and Sasha, whom he shares with his wife, Michelle. The claim…

    • Jun 1, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Obama's Son At Political Rally -- It's A 'Look-Alike' Lookalike
  • Fact Check: 'Jade Helm' Military Training Is NOT Taking Place In Summer of 2023

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    Is a vast military exercise called Jade Helm taking place in the United States in the summer of 2023? No, that's not true: A video about Jade Helm reused a 2015 news report. The story appeared in a video published on TikTok on May 17, 2023. A banner on the right side of the frame said: U.S. Military conducting suspect…

    • May 24, 2023
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: 'Jade Helm' Military Training Is NOT Taking Place In Summer of 2023 2015
  • Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Remove 500,000 'Pedophiles From Government Online Databases'

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    Did former President Barack Obama remove half a million pedophiles from government online databases? No, that's not true: The claim refers to changes in criminal record-keeping. The Trump administration issued the memo in February 2017 that more narrowly defined a "fugitive from justice" as a person with an arrest warrant who had also fled state lines. This resulted in 500,000…

    • May 4, 2023
    • by: Madison Dapcevich
    Fact Check: Obama Did NOT Remove 500,000 'Pedophiles From Government Online Databases' Trump Change
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