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stated on February 14, 2025 social media posts:
“DOGE subcommittee discovered $2.7 trillion in improper” Medicaid and Medicare payments to people overseas.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • February 18, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on February 11, 2025 a post:
Rep. Nancy Pelosi has a $223,000 salary and a $202 million net worth. Sen. Mitch McConnell has a $200,000 salary and a $95 million net worth. Sen. Chuck Schumer has a $210,000 salary and a $75 million net worth. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a $285,000 salary and a $67 million net worth.
Mostly False
By Sara Swann • February 18, 2025
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X posts
stated on February 16, 2025 an X post:
The federal workforce grew from 2.1 to 3 million under President Joe Biden, “a 46% increase since Biden took office.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • February 18, 2025
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Facebook posts
stated on February 12, 2025 a post:
“Elon Musk announced that he will not sell Tesla Cybertruck to anyone belonging to the ‘pride’ community.”
False
By Grace Abels • February 17, 2025
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Facebook posts
stated on February 12, 2025 a Facebook post:
“Mel Gibson passes on $100 million Netflix deal to work with Robert De Niro, declares: ‘Keep that woke clown away from me.’”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • February 17, 2025
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TikTok posts
stated on February 11, 2025 a TikTok post:
Under the SAVE Act, “if you are a woman that has changed your name from your birth certificate, let’s say through marriage … you are no longer eligible to vote.”
Mostly False
By Caleb McCullough • February 17, 2025
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Facebook posts
stated on February 11, 2025 Facebook posts:
An episode of “The Simpsons” showed a President Donald Trump-like character in a coffin and predicted Feb. 14 would be the “day everything changes.”
Pants on Fire!
By Sofia Ahmed • February 14, 2025
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Social Media
stated on February 10, 2025 in social media posts:
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro is “being charged with the attempted assassination of Trump.”
Pants on Fire!
By Jeff Cercone • February 14, 2025
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Threads posts
stated on February 5, 2025 a post:
President Donald Trump said he “‘didn’t have time’ to meet the families of the men, women and children who tragically died in the plane crash.”
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • February 14, 2025
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Viral image
stated on February 12, 2025 a Facebook post:
Photo shows National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard and President Donald Trump at her swearing-in.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 14, 2025
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Facebook posts
stated on February 8, 2025 Facebook posts:
Elon Musk spent $40 million to buy five Super Bowl Commercial ads to promote DOGE.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • February 13, 2025
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Instagram posts
stated on February 7, 2025 an Instagram post:
Coca-Cola “sells out its own workers to ICE.”
False
By Maria Briceño • February 13, 2025
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Instagram posts
stated on February 12, 2025 a post:
Video shows a sinkhole opened in New York City in February 2025.
False
By Sara Swann • February 13, 2025
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stated on February 11, 2025 a Facebook post:
Video shows celebrities wearing T-shirts with graphics of a middle finger and the word “Kanye.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 13, 2025
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Instagram posts
stated on February 10, 2025 an Instagram post:
Says Kash Patel said, “FBI investigation uncovers 256 emails between Adam Schiff and Jeffrey Epstein.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 12, 2025
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Viral image
stated on January 15, 2025 a Threads post:
Photo shows Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum wearing a “Make America Mexicana Again” hat.
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 12, 2025
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Facebook posts
stated on February 9, 2025 a Facebook post:
Says Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told President Donald Trump, “They will beg us to tear down this ugly wall.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 12, 2025
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Social Media
stated on February 4, 2025 social media posts:
Bill Gates said, “Defunding USAID will bring about another mystery illness across the world.”
False
By Sofia Ahmed • February 12, 2025
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Facebook posts
stated on February 3, 2025 a Facebook post:
“JAG arrests … USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong.”
Pants on Fire!
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 11, 2025
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stated on February 9, 2025 a Threads post:
Video shows President Donald Trump was “booed at the Super Bowl.”
False
By Ciara O'Rourke • February 11, 2025
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