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  • Fact Check: Copied Satire Story Said Rep. Jasmine Crockett Also Kept Cashing Dead Grandmother's Social Security Check

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    Did Representative Jasmine Crockett "conveniently overlook" social security checks going to her dead grandmother for 13 years and did this come out during a DOGE audit? No, that's not true: A meme making that claim originated on a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer. The owner of the page is known for tricking conservatives into liking and sharing made-up content…

    • Apr 5, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Copied Satire Story Said Rep. Jasmine Crockett Also Kept Cashing Dead Grandmother's Social Security Check Copied Satire
  • Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say DOGE Had Found 'Millions Spent on Golf by One Official' -- Post is Fake

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    Did Elon Musk say in a post on X that DOGE had uncovered "tens of millions of dollars spent on golf by a single government official"? No, that's not true: What appeared to be screenshots of a March 16, 2025, post by Musk to that effect were in fact digital fabrications. The fake post appeared to be a satirical allusion…

    • Apr 3, 2025
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Say DOGE Had Found 'Millions Spent on Golf by One Official' -- Post is Fake Fabrication
  • Fact Check: Wisconsin Did NOT Run Out Of Ballots 'In Red Areas' On State Supreme Court Election Day In 2025

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    Did Wisconsin run out of ballots in Republican-leaning "red areas" on the day of the State Supreme Court election on April 1, 2025? No, that's not true: The shortage affected only the City of Milwaukee, election officials told Lead Stories. In the last three federal elections, the city supported Democratic candidates. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published…

    • Apr 2, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check: Wisconsin Did NOT Run Out Of Ballots 'In Red Areas' On State Supreme Court Election Day In 2025 Blue Areas
  • Fact Check: Warren Buffett DID NOT Acquire Elon Musk's Tesla for $1 Trillion in Cash -- April Fools Article

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    Did investor Warren Buffett pay $1 trillion in cash to acquire Elon Musk's Tesla Motors company? No, that's not true: The story originated as an April Fools joke and went viral online. No actual news websites reported on any such investment or acquisition. The story appeared as an article (archived here) on GoBankingRates on April 1, 2025 titled "Warren Buffett…

    • Apr 2, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Warren Buffett DID NOT Acquire Elon Musk's Tesla for $1 Trillion in Cash -- April Fools Article April Fools'
  • Running List Of April Fools' Day Pranks And Jokes Spotted On April 1, 2025

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    It's that day of the year again! April Fools' Day is upon us. We're keeping a running list of the online jokes we spot this year. Seen one we missed? Email [email protected] and let us know! Flightradar24 Airplane tracking website Flightradar24 revived the supersonic Concorde aircraft and made one fly from London to New York, currently being tracked by over…

    • Apr 1, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Running List Of April Fools' Day Pranks And Jokes Spotted On April 1, 2025 April Fools'
  • Fact Check: Audio Of Elon Musk Telling President Trump 'Tesla Is Going Down' Is NOT Real

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    Is "leaked" audio of Elon Musk telling President Donald Trump that "Tesla is going down" authentic? No, that's not true: Five tests included in the University at Buffalo Media Forensic Lab's Deepfake-O-Meter rated probability that the audio file is AI-generated at between 97.8 to 100 percent. The posts promoting the audio as real do not include any supporting evidence. The…

    • Mar 31, 2025
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fact Check: Audio Of Elon Musk Telling President Trump 'Tesla Is Going Down' Is NOT Real AI, No Doubt
  • Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Dwayne 'The Rock Johnson' Promised On Social Media To 'Punch' Elon Musk If He 'Doesn't Leave America Alone'

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    Did wrestler Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, threaten to "punch" Elon Musk on X in March 2025, if the tech billionaire "doesn't leave America alone"? No, that's not true: A review of Johnson's posts doesn't confirm he ever published what was attributed to him. The claim originated from an obscure clickbait website whose disclaimer said that it "assumes…

    • Mar 31, 2025
    • by: Uliana Malashenko
    Fact Check:  NO EVIDENCE Dwayne 'The Rock Johnson' Promised On Social Media To 'Punch' Elon Musk If He 'Doesn't Leave America Alone' Unsupported
  • Fact Check: Caitlin Clark Did NOT Reject Fictional $15 Million Offer From Elon Musk -- Copy Paste Story

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    Did basketball star Caitlin Clark reject a "$15 Million Offer" from Elon Musk? No, that's not true: Musk did not make the public statement the story said he did. It also contained several phrases from almost identical false stories about Dawn Staley and Patrick Mahomes that went viral earlier this month. Viral claims on social media were often accompanied by…

    • Mar 31, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Caitlin Clark Did NOT Reject Fictional $15 Million Offer From Elon Musk --  Copy Paste Story Copypasta
  • Fact Check: Richard Gere Announced Leaving The United States For Spain Well Before Trump's Election

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    Did actor Richard Gere leave the United States after Donald Trump became president and did he vow "never to return"? No, that's not true: The actor announced the move as far back as April 2024 when Joe Biden was still President and the national conventions still had to happen. The stated reason for the move was that Gere's wife is…

    • Mar 29, 2025
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fact Check: Richard Gere Announced Leaving The United States For Spain Well Before Trump's Election 2024
  • Fact Check: NO Credible Public Reports Said Elon Musk Was In Talks To Buy Cincinnati Bengals In March 2025 -- Claim Appeared In AI Fake Article

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    Was Elon Musk reported in March 2025 to be in talks to buy the Cincinnati Bengals for $15 billion and had reports "surfaced" that Bengals President Mike Brown was considering the offer? No, that's not true: The content of the article making such claims was found to be made up by ai and provided no links, citations or witnesses corroborating…

    • Mar 27, 2025
    • by: Dean Miller
    Fact Check: NO Credible Public Reports Said Elon Musk Was In Talks To Buy Cincinnati Bengals In March 2025 -- Claim Appeared In AI Fake Article AI Fakery
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