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No, Billie Eilish is not leaving the country after Donald Trump’s election win
Pop singer Billie Eilish criticized President-elect Donald Trump the day after he won the Nov. 5 election, but social media posts have added fiction to her comments by saying shes ...
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No, President-elect Donald Trump didn’t ‘expose’ a secret program offering $6,400 to every American
A video shared Nov. 18 on Facebook claimed that President-elect Donald Trump had "exposed" that Democratic officials and President Joe Biden had hidden a federal subsidy for up to $6,400 for all ...
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Proposed bill banning stock trading wouldn’t bar Trump from White House
A Threads post said, "The U.S Senate accidentally passed a bill banning Trump from becoming President, and Biden is planning to sign it." The X post the claim originated from referred to the Ending ...
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Social posts about Kyle Rittenhouse registering a lien against Whoopi Goldberg started as satire
But the claim in the posts that show Rittenhouse and Goldberg, a co-host of ABC’s "The View" talk show, originated as satire. The posts were flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and ...
Politifact5d
You can’t buy a $7,000 solar-powered Tesla. Despite social media claims, Elon Musk didn’t make one
As of Nov. 19, PolitiFact found no evidence that Musk is releasing a solar-powered Tesla. Tesla uses lithium-ion batteries, not solar panels, in the electric cars it makes. Tesla also doesn’t have a ...
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On Facebook, Elon Musk is an invention superhero. But many of these posts are made-up and feature AI
Musk is a well-known inventor, but since he joined President-elect Donald Trump on the campaign trail and in his incoming administration, Musk has grown politically prominent. Trump tapped Musk to ...
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What’s behind warnings about no-fault divorce under Donald Trump’s presidency?
California was the first state to enact no-fault divorce in 1970 after then-Gov. Ronald Reagan signed it into law. Reagan, himself a divorcé, said the law was a step toward removing the "acrimony and ...
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What’s going on with Matt Gaetz’s attorney general bid and the House ethics report?
Whether former U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz, R-Fla., serves as U.S. attorney general during Trump’s second administration depends on several factors, including what senators make of a House committee ...
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Claim that the Steelers joined Chiefs in Pride Night boycott mirrors satire site’s story
The claim that the Steelers joined the Chiefs in boycotting Pride nights originated on a satire website. Neither team has announced any such move. The claim is False. OutSports, NFL makes the Super ...
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This video doesn’t show recent floods in France or Spain
A Nov. 14 Facebook post claims to show this flood damage in Spain and France and includes video of a wave of water crushing a structure, accompanied by the text "spain france." Disasters21, a Facebook ...
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Jake Paul, not Mike Tyson, won their boxing match in full rounds
Viral posts claim former heavyweight champion Mike Tyson knocked out YouTuber-turned-boxer Jake Paul in less than a minute to win their highly publicized match. Viral social media posts knocked the ...
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No, ballots counted after Election Day don’t mean elections were stolen
Millions of ballots have been counted in the two weeks following the election, as officials have worked to verify vote totals and count ballots that were not counted or had not been received by ...