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Is this the pilot from the Delta Air Lines crash? No, it’s an AI-generated image of a porn star
After a Delta Air Lines plane crashed and flipped upside down at Toronto Pearson International Airport Feb. 17, some social media users incorrectly identified the pilot. "This is ...
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Fact-checking President Donald Trump’s attacks on Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Trump’s relationship with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly soured as Trump called Zelenskyy a "dictator" and said he "started" the country’s war with Russia, a claim we rated Pants on ...
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The White House exaggerated how sharply illegal immigration has dropped. Here’s what you should know
Illegal immigration at the U.S. southern border has been dropping since March 2024, and decreased sharply after President Donald Trump entered the White House Jan. 20. One month since President Donald ...
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Trump’s transgender athlete order includes an immigration fraud penalty. Why?
Two New Hampshire teens sued the Trump administration over the section of the order that bans transgender girls from competing in school sports. A legal challenge to the immigration fraud provision ...
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Ask PolitiFact: Did JD Vance benefit from DEI initiatives at Yale Law?
PolitiFact contacted the video’s creator, Thomas Burke, for comment. He named two specific DEI initiatives he said benefited him and Vance: programs to increase veteran enrollment and retention ...
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Did Ukraine start its war with Russia, as President Donald Trump said? No, Russia invaded
Media outlets worldwide covered Russia’s February 2022 invasion of Ukraine and Russian President Vladimir Putin acknowledged it as a "special military operation," saying the offensive would "seek to ...
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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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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum didn’t say the U.S. should ‘stop electing’ criminals
President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration, tariffs and renaming the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America ...
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X post exaggerates wealth of Nancy Pelosi, Mitch McConnell, Chuck Schumer and Elizabeth Warren
The X post overstated the net worths of McConnell, Schumer and Warren by tens of millions of dollars each, according to 2023 public financial disclosures. Lawmakers are allowed to disclose their ...
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In Context: What Sen. John Kennedy said about Medicaid recipients and work requirements
Sen. John Kennedy, a Louisiana Republican known for his folksy one-liners, is among those pushing for such reform. But when he went on Fox News Feb. 7 to talk about it, his detractors noticed and ...
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DOGE subcommittee didn’t ‘discover’ $2.7 trillion in improper federal payments
Since President Donald Trump took office, X owner Elon Musk has repeatedly claimed without evidence that the Department ...
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Michelle Obama skipping Washington events not evidence of power couple’s divorce
There is no public evidence that former President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama are divorcing. Unfounded rumors swirled after Barack Obama attended former President J ...