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Latest Fact-Checks By Maria Briceño

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X posts
X posts
stated on June 7, 2026 in X posts:
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman had conceded the race as of June 7.
False
By Maria Briceño • June 8, 2026
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on May 27, 2026 in una publicación en TikTok:
El presidente Donald Trump firmó una ley para aumentar el salario mínimo a $25 la hora y entra en vigor el 1 de junio.
False
By Maria Briceño • May 28, 2026
Marco Rubio
Marco Rubio
stated on May 20, 2026 in an X post:
“The reason (people in Cuba) are forced to survive 22 hours a day without electricity is not due to an oil ‘blockade’ by the US.”
Half-True
By Maria Briceño, Samantha Putterman • May 22, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on May 6, 2026 in an X post:
An American passenger on the cruise ship involved in the hantavirus outbreak is a "crisis actor."
False
By Maria Briceño • May 14, 2026
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on May 8, 2026 in una publicación en TikTok:
Imágenes muestran a personas “infectadas con Hantavirus”.
False
By Maria Briceño • May 13, 2026
Marcy Kaptur
Marcy Kaptur
stated on May 5, 2026 in an X post:
Republicans “want you to pay $1 Billion for a ballroom.”
Mostly True
By Louis Jacobson, Maria Briceño • May 8, 2026
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on April 26, 2026 in una publicación en Instagram:
Imagen muestra que “950 inmigrantes derrumbaron el muro fronterizo entre México y Estados Unidos intentando ingresar a Estados Unidos” en abril 2026.
False
By Maria Briceño • April 30, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on April 26, 2026 in social media posts:
Video shows “unedited raw security footage” of the shooter at the April 25 White House Correspondents’ Association dinner.
False
By Maria Briceño • April 29, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on April 26, 2026 in publicaciones en redes sociales:
“Tras el atentado a Trump”, en la cena de corresponsales de la Casa Blanca el 25 de abril, “Irán lanza un mensaje fuerte: ‘no le crean nada, miente’”.
False
By Maria Briceño • April 28, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on April 21, 2026 in an X post:
“Newly released FOIA door logs show that former President Joe Biden didn't enter the Oval Office once after the 2024 election.”
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • April 22, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on April 14, 2026 in publicaciones en redes sociales:
El papa León XIV "pide destituir a Donald Trump".
False
By Maria Briceño • April 16, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on April 12, 2026 in a Truth Social post:
Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • April 13, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on April 6, 2026 in social media posts:
Photos and clips show the moon from Artemis II.
False
By Maria Briceño • April 8, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on April 5, 2026 in social media posts:
Photos show rescues of U.S. F-15 airmen from Iran in April 2026.
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • April 6, 2026
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 26, 2026 in a Facebook post:
Video shows ICE agent removing “US citizen on a plane for being Latino.”
False
By Maria Briceño • March 30, 2026
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on March 6, 2026 in una publicación en TikTok:
El líder de Corea del Norte Kim Jong Un dijo que “ningún Dios podrá proteger a Estados Unidos de nuestras nuevas armas”.
False
By Maria Briceño • March 12, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on March 9, 2026 in an X post:
"BREAKING: So the Israeli media reports Itamar Ben‑Gvir died in a 'car crash,' while in fact he’s been obliterated by an Iranian missile strike on his home."
False
By Maria Briceño • March 11, 2026
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on March 5, 2026 in una publicación en TikTok:
El Presidente de El Salvador Nayib Bukele dijo, “con las guerras que ha empezado Donald Trump les pido a todos los inmigrantes en Estados Unidos que piensen en salir de ese país”.
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • March 9, 2026
X posts
X posts
stated on March 1, 2026 in an X post:
“Israeli shooter opened fire inside an Austin (Texas) bar” on March 1, 2026.
False
By Maria Briceño • March 2, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on February 22, 2026 in a TikTok post:
U.S. men’s hockey Olympian Brady Tkachuk said about the Canadian hockey team, “They booed our national anthem, so I had to come out and teach those maple syrup eating f----s a lesson.”
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • February 27, 2026
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