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Mel Gibson didn’t reject a $100 million Netflix deal to work with Robert De Niro; that’s satire
We also found no news reports that Gibson rejected a Netflix deal for a movie with De Niro, and Reuters debunked a variation of this claim in May 2024. PolitiFact debunked and rated False a similar ...
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What the truck? No, Musk didn’t ban LGBTQ+ people from buying Cybertrucks
As Tesla sales drop, did an announcement from CEO and billionaire Elon Musk further shrink his potential buyers? "Elon Musk announced that he will not sell Tesla Cybertruck to any ...
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SAVE Act would make it harder, not impossible, for married people to register to vote
People whose names don’t match on identifying documents may have a hard time registering to vote if the SAVE Act becomes law.  The bill requires states to establish processes to address discrepancies ...
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Claims about Politico, ‘DEI musical’ and USAID spending distort the facts
USAID did not give millions of taxpayer dollars to Politico. The spending came from agencies across the federal government for subscriptions to Politico Pro, according to USA Spending, the database ...
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The claim that Coca-Cola turned over ‘its own workers to ICE’ is unfounded
The first president to receive a Coca-Cola for his presidential inauguration was George W. Bush. Because there is no evidence that Coca-Cola reported its own workers to ICE, we rate this claim False.
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Fact-check: President Donald Trump’s Super Bowl LIX interview with Fox’s Bret Baier
In his Super Bowl Sunday interview, President Donald Trump defended efforts carried out by Elon Musk to slash the federal budget, including at the U.S. Agency for International Development, and he ...
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Trump ordered a hiring freeze. Did it include air traffic controllers as Rep. Jasmine Crockett said?
Based on Trump’s hiring freeze order, the Office of Personnel Management and the Office of Management and Budget said in a memo that "positions related to immigration enforcement, national security, ...
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Sinkhole in New York City? Don’t panic, this video is AI-generated.
"Sinkhole in New York City. Do you think this could happen?" the video’s caption read. The TikTok account, "endlessstoriespictures," says in its bio that it posts "daily dystopian content." The ...
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Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum didn’t say this about US President Donald Trump
On Feb. 1, Trump imposed tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. Also, the White House issued a statement linking the Mexican government to drug cartels, saying the two entities have "an ...
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‘The Simpsons’ didn’t predict that Donald Trump would die on Feb. 14
The animated show "The Simpsons" has been wrongly credited with predicting several global events, including the Los Ange ...
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Flag on government websites not Trump’s nod to the Confederacy. It’s been used since 2017
The flag icon has been used on government sites since 2017, said a spokesperson for the General Services Association, which guides federal website standards. The flag had only nine stars because of ...
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Former USAID head Samantha Power’s wealth didn’t ‘skyrocket’; her wealth largely stayed the same
Before becoming USAID administrator in 2021, Samantha Power reported a net worth of $10 million to $29.5 million. Her term ended in 2025. Power’s assets included compensation and benefits from her ...