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stated on January 27, 2025 in a Threads post:
Says Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent posted on X, “I’m committed to eliminating income taxes, replacing them with a fair consumption tax, and adopting gold-backed currency.”
False
January 30, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 28, 2025 in an Instagram post:
A video shows “people around the world” who are “protesting because Donald Trump is the president.”
False
January 30, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 24, 2025 in an Instagram post:
“Biden pardons are unconstitutional! 7th Circuit Court Judge Joseph Barron ruled that there is no provision to pardon someone who hasn’t been formally charged.”
False
January 30, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 26, 2025 in Facebook posts:
“Pfizer just released its list of side effects of its COVID-19 vaccine.”
False
January 30, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on January 30, 2025 in an X post:
“The VIP on the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed was Barack Obama.”
False
January 30, 2025
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stated on January 28, 2025 in an Instagram post:
Image shows immigration officers arresting someone wearing a “Latinos for Trump 2024” shirt in 2025.
False
January 30, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 25, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Images show a “beautiful baby boy, estimated to be between 7 months to a year old … found dumped by the roadside” in January 2025.
False
January 30, 2025
Elizabeth Warren
Elizabeth Warren
stated on January 29, 2025 in a Senate confirmation hearing:
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.”
Half-True
By Sara Swann • January 30, 2025
Karoline Leavitt
Karoline Leavitt
stated on January 28, 2025 in a press conference:
“DOGE and OMB also found that there was about to be $50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza.”
False
By Caleb McCullough, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 30, 2025
TikTok posts
TikTok posts
stated on January 24, 2025 in a video on TikTok:
“JD Vance is in North Carolina, and he’s found furnished apartments to put the people in that have been living in tents.”
False
By Madison Czopek • January 30, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on January 24, 2025 in a Threads post:
Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamie Raskin “have filed articles of impeachment against President Trump for pardoning the J6 prisoners.”
False
January 29, 2025
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 24, 2025 in remarks in North Carolina:
"The Biden administration kicked 2,000 displaced North Carolinians out of their temporary housing into freezing 20-degree weather," earlier in January.
Mostly False
By Amy Sherman, Paul Specht • January 29, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 15, 2025 in an Instagram post:
“Gavin Newsom directed the removal of Elon Musk from the command post and ordered Cal Fire firefighters to return donated starlinks.”
False
January 29, 2025
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on January 27, 2025 in an Instagram post:
Says Eric Trump post on X, “Any and all who dare to defy the American Golden Age, heed this warning: You WILL lose. Tow the line, or we WILL run you down!”
False
January 29, 2025
Roy Cooper
Roy Cooper
stated on December 3, 2024 in comments to reporters:
North Carolina Republicans “took money out of western North Carolina” with Hurricane Helene relief bill.
Half-True
By Paul Specht • January 29, 2025
X posts
X posts
stated on January 21, 2025 in a post:
“Under Trump's executive order, every single person in America is now legally classified as female.”
False
By Grace Abels • January 29, 2025
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on January 25, 2025 in a Facebook post:
“President Trump just announced full nationwide concealed carry reciprocity.”
False
January 29, 2025
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Viral image
stated on January 27, 2025 in a Facebook post:
Image shows President Donald Trump’s response “to Selena Gomez’ meltdown.”
False
January 28, 2025
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on January 23, 2025 in a Threads post:
“The Fraternal Order of Police, the largest police union in the country, just released a statement rescinding their endorsement of President Trump.”
False
January 28, 2025
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stated on January 26, 2025 in an Instagram post:
“Serial killer Ryan Edward … is on the run after killing 3 female police officers.”
False
January 28, 2025
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