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Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on March 10, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows first lady Melania Trump crying.
Pants on Fire!
By Jeff Cercone • March 10, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 9, 2025 in in social media posts:
Video shows President Donald Trump admitting he became president because of a “rigged” 2024 election.
False
By Jeff Cercone • March 10, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 5, 2025 in social media posts:
Audio shows a BBC reporter making a vulgar comment about an Oval Office meeting between President Donald Trump and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • March 10, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 20, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook:
"Nueva orden ejecutiva desde la Casa Blanca tiene identificado a más de 47,000 cubanos con residencia legal los cuales serán puestos en proceso de deportación por haber viajado a Cuba después de su aprobación de asilo político".
False
By Maria Briceño • March 10, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 3, 2025 in social media posts:
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, area fires were intentional to build a “smart city.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • March 10, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on March 25, 2025 in una publicación en TikTok:
A partir del 28 de febrero “para comprar en supermercados pedirán tu identificación, pero no es por seguridad, es para cazar inmigrantes ilegales”.
False
By Maria Briceño • March 10, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on March 5, 2025 in in social media posts:
"Apple quietly removed International Women’s Day from their calendar app.”
False
By Jeff Cercone • March 7, 2025
Laura Loomer
Laura Loomer
stated on February 24, 2025 in an X post:
U.S. Agency for International Development subsidized CNN and MSNBC hosts’ salaries.
False
By Sofia Ahmed • March 7, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 25, 2025 in social media posts:
U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s vineyard received $14 million in U.S. Agency for International Development funds for “experimental farming.”
False
By Claire Cranford • March 7, 2025
Larry Kudlow
Larry Kudlow
stated on March 4, 2025 in on-air remarks:
Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency is “polling very well. It’s very popular.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • March 6, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 26, 2025 in social media posts:
“DOGE stopped an annual payment to Barack Obama for $2.6 million for ‘royalties associated with Obamacare.’”
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • March 5, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on March 4, 2025 in an address to a joint session of Congress:
The Trump administration identified $1.9 billion in federal dollars going to a “decarbonization of homes” group Stacey Abrams “headed up.”
False
By Madison Czopek • March 5, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on March 4, 2025 in X posts:
President Donald Trump posted on X that “If the Dow drops 1,000 points in two days the President should be impeached immediately.”
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • March 5, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 15, 2025 in social media posts:
Elon Musk posted on X that billionaires are “tired of subsidizing” public services.
False
By Claire Cranford • March 4, 2025
Cavalier Johnson
Cavalier Johnson
stated on January 19, 2025 in TV interview:
“After the referendum, Milwaukee Public Schools has a larger tax levy than the City of Milwaukee.”
True
By D.L. Davis • March 3, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 22, 2025 in Facebook posts:
“DOGE discovers Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. He was collecting $1,168,646 in (Social Security) per year.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • February 28, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on February 25, 2025 in a Threads post:
“The Texas measles outbreak is pure propaganda” because media outlets used stock images.
Pants on Fire!
By Jeff Cercone • February 28, 2025
Social Media
Social Media
stated on February 24, 2025 in a post:
Maine Gov. Janet Mills said, “If (President) Donald Trump stops federal funding to Maine, we the people of Maine will take out federal taxes from all paychecks and no taxes will be paid to the federal government.”
False
By Sara Swann • February 28, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on February 19, 2025 in a Facebook post:
A measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, was caused by “a public health initiative” to “distribute free measles vaccines.”
False
By Loreben Tuquero • February 28, 2025
Joel Kitchens
Joel Kitchens
stated on February 19, 2025 in News conference:
“90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time.
True
By Hope Karnopp • February 28, 2025
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