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Fake News: President Macron Did NOT Knowingly Grant ISIS Chief Political Asylum In France

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Did French President Emmanuel Macron knowingly grant political asylum to an ISIS chief? No, that's not exactly true. Ahmed Hamdane Mahmoud Ayach El Aswadi posed as a refugee when he arrived in France in the summer of 2016. He was granted refugee status in June 2017, shortly after Emmanuel Macron took office in May 2017. The President of France does…
Jun 16, 2018

by: Maarten Schenk
Fake News: Macron, Trudeau Did NOT Say They Weren't Going to Tell Trump Where G-7 Afterparty Was

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Were French President Emmanuel Macron and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau planning on not telling American President Donald Trump where the afterparty was at the G-7 summit in Quebec? No, that's not true: the story was made up by a satirical website, it is not real. The story originated from an article published by The Borowitz Report on June 8,…
Jun 8, 2018

by: Maarten Schenk

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Fact Check: 'Nation's Largest Trucking Company' Did NOT Announce It Will Stop Servicing New York City After Zohran Mamdani Takes Office

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Fact Check: FAKE Story Of 'Judge Harrison' Presiding Over Adoption Of 14-Year-Old 'David' Is Clickbait -- It Is AI-Generated

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Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Ask Transportation And Commerce Departments To Introduce 15-Year Car Loans -- It's A Joke

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Fact Check: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Did NOT Say Pilots Don't Need Air Traffic Controllers And Should 'Suck It Up And Go With Their Gut Feelings'

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Fact Check: Fake Video Of Trump Supporters Without Their Red MAGA Hats In Line At Food Bank -- AI-Generated

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Fact Check: Sen. Chuck Schumer's Estimated Net Worth Is NOT $85 Million -- It's Much Less

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