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Fact Check: Keanu Reeves, Other Celebrities, Did NOT Say Children Should Be Raised According To "Traditional Values" Avoiding "LGBTQ Themes" -- It's A Fake Clickbait Story From Overseas

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Mar 24, 2026

by: Sarah Thompson
Credit Given
Fact Check: Pete Hegseth Did NOT Falsely Present Quote From 'Pulp Fiction' As Real Bible Verse

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Apr 16, 2026

by: Ed Payne
AI Generated
Fact Check: AI-Generated Video Is FAKE Emotional Courtroom Story About A Boy Who Worked Illegally To Care For His Sister

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Feb 26, 2026

by: Sarah Thompson
Foreseen
Fact Check: YES, X User @iamasoothsayer Wrote In 2022: '2026: Hantavirus'

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May 7, 2026

by: Ed Payne
AI-Generated
Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Tiger Escaping Enclosure While Keeper Cleans With Hose

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Apr 17, 2026

by: Sarah Thompson
Possibilities
Fact Check: Document Does NOT Show Hantavirus As A COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect -- It Lists Health Conditions To Report IF They Happen

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May 7, 2026

by: Ed Payne
Never Posted
Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post An Image Of Himself Helping Lady Liberty Give Birth To A Mini-Trump Wrapped In An American Flag

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May 1, 2026

by: Alexis Tereszcuk

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Fact Check: Keanu Reeves, Other Celebrities, Did NOT Say Children Should Be Raised According To "Traditional Values" Avoiding "LGBTQ Themes" -- It's A Fake Clickbait Story From Overseas

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Fact Check: Pete Hegseth Did NOT Falsely Present Quote From 'Pulp Fiction' As Real Bible Verse

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Fact Check: AI-Generated Video Is FAKE Emotional Courtroom Story About A Boy Who Worked Illegally To Care For His Sister

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Fact Check: YES, X User @iamasoothsayer Wrote In 2022: '2026: Hantavirus'

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Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Tiger Escaping Enclosure While Keeper Cleans With Hose

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Fact Check: Document Does NOT Show Hantavirus As A COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect -- It Lists Health Conditions To Report IF They Happen

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Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post An Image Of Himself Helping Lady Liberty Give Birth To A Mini-Trump Wrapped In An American Flag

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Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Real Madrid Soccer Star Federico Valverde Being Released From Hospital Is AI-Generated

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Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Prisoner Grabbing Tray From Female Prison Guard Is NOT Real

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Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows 'Grand Aurelian' Cruise Ship Dumping Waste Into Ocean -- Ship Does Not Exist

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Fact Check: A Real Photo Shows Pope Leo XIV "Rocking Nikes With His Clerical Vestments" Prior To Being Elected Pope

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Fact Check: FAKE 'Internal Memorandum' From White House Butler's Office About Missing Cutlery -- No Such Office Exists

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Fact Check: FAKE 'Zayden Brantley' Twitter Profile Depicting 'Non-Binary', 'Socialist', 'Anti-Fascist' Public School Teacher Was Deleted In 2020

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Fact Check: FAKE Truth Social Post Parodies Trump Touting Crypto-Only Casino With Name Of His Defunct Atlantic City Casino -- Gavin Newsom Parody Account

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