Latest Fact-Checks By Samantha Putterman

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Photo of Ivanka Trump’s fashion line being ‘tariff exempt’ was manipulated

September 19, 2019

Ivanka Trump’s shoe line is made in China but is exempt from tariffs.  

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No, ‘newspaper’ isn’t an acronym for ‘north, east, west, south, past and present event report’

September 18, 2019

Says the word newspaper stands for "north, east, west, south, past and present event report."

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A Chicago cop didn’t shoot a teen for sneaking into a gym – he bought him a membership

September 16, 2019

Says instead of arresting a teen who was sneaking into a gym, a Chicago cop "shot him 53 times."  

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No, Ronald Reagan didn’t meet with the Taliban because the Taliban didn’t exist

September 11, 2019

Says a photo shows President Ronald Reagan meeting with Taliban leaders in the White House.

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No, Kevin Hart wasn’t ‘paralyzed from the neck down,’ didn’t injure vocal cords in car crash

September 9, 2019

Says after a car accident comedian Kevin Hart has been "paralyzed from the neck down" and his "vocal cords have been paralyzed as well, leaving…

No, actor Tim Allen didn’t write that viral anti-Democrat post on Facebook

September 6, 2019

Says actor Tim Allen wrote a lengthy anti-Democrat attack on Facebook.

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No, members of Congress did not make 50 cents a day in 1789

September 5, 2019

"In 1789, being a member of Congress in the U.S. was considered a civic duty, and they were only paid 50 cents a day."  

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Quote attributed to Churchill on having enemies originally came from Victor Hugo

September 4, 2019

Says Winston Churchill said, "You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life."  

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No, the ‘bones of children’ were not discovered on Jeffrey Epstein’s private island

September 4, 2019

Says the "bones of children" were found on Jeffrey Epstein’s island.   

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Washington didn’t say that a government that ‘mistrusts citizens with guns’ has ‘evil plans’

September 3, 2019

Quotes George Washington as saying "when any nation mistrusts its citizens with guns … It no longer trusts its citizens because such a government has…

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Yes, the U.S. gives billions to Israel every year – but Detroit receives federal aid, too

September 3, 2019

Says the U.S. gives Israel "$3 billion annually" in aid and zero to Detroit.   

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No, Robert E. Lee was not ‘against slavery’ as Facebook post claims

August 27, 2019

Says "Muhammad owned many slaves" while Robert E. Lee was "against slavery."  

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