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  • Fake News: Governor's Conference Did NOT Vote 32-18 to Impeach Nancy Pelosi

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    Did a "Governor's Conference" vote 32-12 to impeach Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi]? No, that's not true. The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to actually click and read links before sharing or liking them in order to avoid being embarrassed by fans of the…

    • Jun 3, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
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  • Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT Insult Melania, Did NOT Call Her 'The Hired Help Wife'

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    Did House Speaker Nancy Pelosi insult first lady Melania Trump by calling her "the hired help wife"? No, that's not true: The story was published by a liberal satire website that tries to educate gullible Trump supporters and Republicans about the need to actually click and read links before sharing or liking them in order to avoid being embarrassed by…

    • May 24, 2019
    • by: Alan Duke
    Fake News: Pelosi Did NOT Insult Melania, Did NOT Call Her 'The Hired Help Wife'
  • Fake News: Picture Does NOT Show Melania Trump Hosting Military Moms

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    Does a viral photo show Melania Trump hosting military moms at the White House in 2019 and is there a disturbing lack of non-caucasian people in the photo? No, that's not true: the picture does not show Melania Trump, it was not taken this year and it wasn't even taken at the White House. It shows Ivanka Trump at an…

    • May 13, 2019
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Picture Does NOT Show Melania Trump Hosting Military Moms
  • Fake News: President Trump Did NOT Expel 438 Wakandan Refugees

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    Did President Trump really expel 438 refugees from Wakanda? No, that's not true: the country doesn't even exist, it is a fictional land created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby of Marvel Comics. The refugee story is not real It originated from an article published by Daily World Update on June 10, 2018 titled "BREAKING: President Trump Expels 438 Wakandan…

    • Jun 10, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: President Trump Did NOT Expel 438 Wakandan Refugees
  • Fake News: West Wing Source Did NOT Claim 'Melania Has Been Dead For Days'

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    Has a West Wing source claimed that Melania Trump has been dead for days after a failed liver transplant? No, that's not true: the story was invented out of whole cloth by a website set up to troll conservatives and Trump supporters into sharing fake news so the fans of the site can then point and laugh at them. Although…

    • Jun 8, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: West Wing Source Did NOT Claim 'Melania Has Been Dead For Days'
  • Real News: Melania Trump Did NOT Say Special Little Carrots Remind Trump Of Ivanka

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    Did Melania Trump really say some carrot shaped like a pair of women's legs reminded President Donald Trump of his daughter Ivanka? No, and nobody is actually claiming she did because this must have been the easiest meme to debunk ever. The Facebook page of website notmypot.us made a post (archived here) on April 20, 2018 that showed a picture…

    • Apr 20, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Real News: Melania Trump Did NOT Say Special Little Carrots Remind Trump Of Ivanka
  • BuzzFeed To Launch Fake News Spin-off, You Won't Believe What Happens Next!

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    New York, NY - In a surprise move popular website BuzzFeed has announced plans to launch a fake news spin-off. In a press release distributed to fact checkers today it was revealed Craig Silverman will be the editor-in-chief of the new publication. In an exclusive conversation with Lead Stories Silverman revealed the reasons for the move: It's quite logical if…

    • Apr 1, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    BuzzFeed To Launch Fake News Spin-off, You Won't Believe What Happens Next!
  • Fake News: Melania Trump Did NOT Announce Divorce

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    Did Melania Trump announce she is divorcing President Donald J. Trump? Although there have been rumors about marital troubles in the presidential household no formal announcements have been made and any article you may encounter that claims the announcement has been made can be regarded as fake news. The most recent example is an article published by "PoliticsFocus" on March…

    • Mar 18, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
    Fake News: Melania Trump Did NOT Announce Divorce
  • Fake News: Melania Trump Did NOT Ban White House Staff From Taking Flu Shot

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    Reports that First Lady Melania trump has banned White House staff from receiving flu shots are just that: unverified "reports" which are not true. To begin with, the First Lady is not a medical doctor so she is not qualified to make medical decisions on behalf of other people. And secondly the title of First Lady of the United States…

    • Jan 23, 2018
    • by: Maarten Schenk
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