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  • Fact Check: 2025 Poll Does NOT Say Germans Think Trump Is World's Greatest Threat To Peace -- Poll Was From 2019

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    Does a 2025 poll say Germans think President Donald Trump is the greatest threat to world peace just weeks after taking office? No, that's not true: The poll being circulated in February 2025 was actually conducted in 2019, toward the end of Trump's first term in office. The graphic being shared comes from a 2019 Fox News story reporting that…

    • Feb 13, 2025
    • by: Randy Travis
    Fact Check: 2025 Poll Does NOT Say Germans Think Trump Is World's Greatest Threat To Peace -- Poll Was From 2019 2019 Poll
  • Fact Check: 'The Rock' And Elton John Had NOT Endorsed Donald Trump In 2024, As Of September 10, 2024

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    Did Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Elton John endorse Donald Trump during the 2024 presidential race? No, that's not true: Video clips of Johnson and John do not show either one of them having said that they endorse Trump for the 2024 presidential election, as of this writing on September 10, 2024. The two celebrities described Trump as a fan…

    • Sep 10, 2024
    • by: Alexis Tereszcuk
    Fact Check: 'The Rock' And Elton John Had NOT Endorsed Donald Trump In 2024, As Of September 10, 2024 No Endorsement
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Kim Jong-Un Talking About Hamas-Israel Violence In October 2023 -- It's From 2020

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    Does a video shared on social media show North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un speaking on the October 2023 Hamas-Israel conflict, Donald Trump and World War III? No, that's not true: This speech shown in the video was made in October 2020, according to the BBC, three years before the 2023 Hamas-Israel conflict began. Also, Kim is not speaking about any…

    • Oct 17, 2023
    • by: Marlo Lee
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Kim Jong-Un Talking About Hamas-Israel Violence In October 2023 -- It's From 2020 October 2020
  • Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Funeral For North Korea's Kim Jong Un

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    Does a video show the funeral procession of North Korea's leader, Kim Jong Un? No, that's not true. The video posted to a newly created Facebook page uses news footage taken during the funeral of Kim's father, former North Korean dictator Kim Jong Il, in December 2011. The video was posted (archived here) on Sunday, April 26, 2020, to a…

    • Apr 27, 2020
    • by: Chelsea Carter
    Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Funeral For North Korea's Kim Jong Un Father's Funeral
  • Fact Check: Former CIA Officer Selectively Quoted By Iranian Site; Did NOT Say Coronavirus Was Produced In a Lab

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    Did a former and controversial CIA officer say coronavirus was definitively produced in a lab? No, an Iranian news website selectively quoted as fact what was only speculation from the former CIA agent helping run a site associated with Russian disinformation campaigns. The claim originated in an article published by Tehran-based Press TV on March 6, 2020, titled "Coronavirus was…

    • Mar 12, 2020
    • by: Lead Stories Staff
    Fact Check: Former CIA Officer Selectively Quoted By Iranian Site; Did NOT Say Coronavirus Was Produced In a Lab
  • Fake News: Kamala Harris Did NOT Say 'After We Impeach, We Round Up The Trump Supporters'

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    Did Kamala Harris threaten to round up Trump supporters and did she hint she would put them in prison camps after President Trump was impeached? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to fool Trump supporters and Republicans into sharing made up stories that are clearly marked as satire when you actually…

    • Aug 7, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Kamala Harris Did NOT Say 'After We Impeach, We Round Up The Trump Supporters'
  • Fake News: Trump Did NOT Say White House Is No Place for Lying Lowlife from Reality Show

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    Did President Donald Trump say "the White House is no place for a lying lowlife from a reality show"? No, that's not exactly true: the story was made up by a satire column in The New Yorker. Trump did call Omarosa Manigault a "lowlife" earlier but everything else is made up. The story originated from an article published in The…

    • Aug 13, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Trump Did NOT Say White House Is No Place for Lying Lowlife from Reality Show
  • Fake News: Pence Did NOT Call Space Force Necessary to Protect U.S. from Gay Aliens

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    Did U.S. Vice President Mike Pence call the Space Force necessary to protect the U.S. from "gay aliens"? No, that's not true: the story was invented by a satire column appearing in The New Yorker magazine, it is not true. The story originated from an article published by Andy Borowitz on August 9, 2018 titled "Pence Calls Space Force Necessary…

    • Aug 10, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Pence Did NOT Call Space Force Necessary to Protect U.S. from Gay Aliens
  • Fake News: Trump Family DID NOT Flee to Moscow

    Fact Check

    While people allegedly suffering from "Trump Derangement Syndrome" might really believe it happened, a story gaining traction on social media saying Donald Trump and family boarded a Russian jet to seek exile in Moscow is a work of satire and not factual reporting. The story originated from an article published on July 27, 2018 titled "Trump Family Flees to Moscow"…

    • Jul 27, 2018
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fake News: Trump Family DID NOT Flee to Moscow
  • Fake News: Trump DID NOT Demand That N.F.L. Players Stand During Russian National Anthem

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    We all need a laugh! And Andy Borowitz provides a good one with his convergence of two big controversies -- President Trump's attacks on NFL players who don't stand for the U.S. national anthem and accusations that Trump is beholden to Russia. The satire piece is spreading fast over social media, but make sure you understand it is not real.…

    • Jul 23, 2018
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fake News: Trump DID NOT Demand That N.F.L. Players Stand During Russian National Anthem
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