Latest Fact-Checks By Sara Swann

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Is this woman encouraging her son to use a litter box? No, it’s satire.

May 6, 2024

Video shows a mother encouraging her son “who identifies as a cat to use the litter box at school.”

Estatua John Harvard Palestina Spanish 2024

No, los estudiantes de Harvard no “cambiaron” la bandera estadounidense por la de Palestina

May 3, 2024

"Estudiantes de la Universidad de Harvard cambiaron la bandera estadounidense por la de Palestina."

John Harvard statue with Palestinian flag Harvard University campus protest 04-24-2024

No, protesters at Harvard didn’t ‘replace’ the American flag with the Palestinian flag

May 3, 2024

Video shows “protesters at Harvard replace American flag with Palestinian flag.”

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No, this photo doesn’t show Hillary Clinton posing with an anti-Donald Trump T-shirt

April 26, 2024

Photo shows Hillary Clinton holding an anti-Donald Trump T-shirt.

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No, this photo doesn’t show Barack Obama wearing an anti-Trump T-shirt

April 25, 2024

Photo shows former President Barack Obama wearing an anti-Donald Trump T-shirt.

Dollar Tree in Urbandale, Iowa, 2-25-2021

Have there been mass store closures under President Biden? Here are the facts.

April 24, 2024

Dollar Tree, Walgreens, Macy’s, Foot Locker, Gap, Burger King, Regal Cinemas and Kroger have had mass store closures during Joe Biden’s presidency.

Stormy Daniels Donald Trump criminal trial 04-15-2024

No, Stormy Daniels didn’t ‘exonerate’ Donald Trump

April 17, 2024

Document shows “Stormy Daniels exonerated Trump herself!”

Israeli Iron Dome launches to intercept missles from Iran April 14, 2024

Most of Iran’s missiles were intercepted but some reached Israel

April 15, 2024

“Not even one rocket (from Iran) hit Israel.”

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No, this post doesn’t reveal any wrongdoing by Nancy Pelosi

April 12, 2024

“Nancy Pelosi busted, Speaker (Mike) Johnson just released it for everyone to see.”

Donald Trump with lawyers Christopher Kise and Alina Habba at civil fraud trial, 01-11-2024

No, Alina Habba didn’t accuse New York judge of taking a $10 million bribe to ‘convict’ Donald Trump

April 8, 2024

Alina Habba said New York Supreme Court Justice Arthur Engoron took a “$10 million bribe from Joe Biden’s shell companies to convict Donald Trump.”

Cargo ship causes Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, March 26, 2024

New ‘energy weapon’ conspiracy theory targets collapsed Baltimore bridge

April 4, 2024

Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge was “targeted with energy weapons.”

Ship that hit Baltimore bridge, 3-26-2024

Baltimore bridge collapse: Post misleads about Dali’s ‘black box’ recording

April 2, 2024

The Dali ship’s “black box” stopped recording “right before (the) crash” into the Baltimore bridge then started recording “right after.”

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