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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
You may have read a story online that said televangelist Jim Bakker claimed "Trump Was Merely Sharing The Gospel With That Porn Star" after rumors had emerged in The Wall Street Journal about the president having an affair with a porn star named Stormy Daniels. Bakker himself had been accused of rape before and has served time for fraud. The…
A tweet from Holly O'Reilly with a snippet of video from Donald Trump's visit to Fort Meyers in Florida went viral: And here, we have video of Trump saying that Melania "really wanted to be here"...while she's standing next to him. (h/t @MaverickofKain) pic.twitter.com/rvQCUo4RYB -- Holly O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) September 21, 2017 O'Reilly implies Trump doesn't realize Melania is standing right…
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