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An online video claims that former US President Barack Obama once spoke of a third term and having someone wear an earpiece as a stand-in.

Obama Once Said He'd 'Be Fine with a Third Term' if Someone Could Be a 'Stand-In with an Earpiece'?

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Jordan Liles
Sept. 23, 2023 "If I could make an arrangement where I had a stand-in, a front man or front woman, and they had ...
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Did Trump Say This About His Plans for a Second Term?

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David Mikkelson
Aug. 31, 2020 The president "has strained to define what his second-term agenda would be."
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Does a Failed Impeachment Nullify Presidential Term, Allow Extra Reelection?

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Dan Evon
Oct. 1, 2019 On the flip side, if a president is impeached (but not convicted), is that person prevented from ...
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Term Paper With Whale

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David Mikkelson
July 1, 2011 Professor notices omission of whale drawing from marine biology term paper resubmitted several t ...
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Pink Slip Firing or Being Laid Off from a Job

Where Did the Term 'Pink Slip' Originate?

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Barbara Mikkelson David Mikkelson
June 5, 2001 Another linguistic mystery over the origins of something everyone's heard about but has never ac ...
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Obama Plans Clinton Indictment as Third-Term Ploy

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David Mikkelson
Aug. 28, 2016 The latest in many "third term" conspiracy theories holds that President Obama plans to stay in ...
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Were 10M Mail-In Ballots ‘Lost’ During California's 2022 Midterms?

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Alex Kasprak
Jan. 20, 2023 The Public Interest Legal Group has been pushing the same misleading claims for years.
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The President’s Term Ends at Noon on Jan. 20

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The Conversation
Oct. 20, 2020 President Trump’s term will end at noon on Jan. 20, 2021. At that same instant, either he will b ...
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Do Clinton and Sanders Support Late-Term Abortions?

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Kim LaCapria
May 13, 2016 A viral Facebook post claimed Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton sought to make "the cutoff date ...
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Obama Announces Plans for a Third Term Presidential Run

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David Mikkelson
May 20, 2014 Fake news reports that Barack Obama has announced he is running for yet another term as presiden ...
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Did the CIA Invent the Term ‘Conspiracy Theory’?

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The Conversation
March 16, 2020 One conspiracy theory claims that the CIA invented the term in 1967 to disqualify those who ques ...
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Daily Debunker: If Acquitted, Can Trump Run for an Extra Term?

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Snopes Staff
Jan. 29, 2020 Featured on Snopes today: An internet theory lays out a road map to a three-term presidency for ...
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What Are the Origins of the Term ‘Stay Woke’?

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Nur Ibrahim
June 1, 2023 The phrase was used in a 1938 recording by Black folk singer Lead Belly.
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Is This Pete Buttigieg's Defense of Late-Term Abortions?

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David Mikkelson
Oct. 13, 2020 "These hypotheticals are usually set up in order to provoke a strong emotional [response]," the ...
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Is 'Snowflake' a Nazi Term for the Remains of Cremated Victims?

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Dan Evon
Jan. 23, 2017 A persistent rumor holds that the term "snowflake" originated during the Holocaust, but no evide ...
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Has the Medical Term 'Vagina' Been Replaced with the Phrase 'Front Hole?'

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Dan Evon
Aug. 27, 2018 The term "front hole" was used in a safe sex guide designed to serve transgender people, but it ...
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NIH Launches 1st Long-Term Study of Children with COVID-19

Written by:
Madison Dapcevich
Nov. 16, 2021 The three-year trial will track the effects of infection on those under 21.
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Did Planned Parenthood Harvest the Brain from a Living, Late-Term Fetus?

Written by:
Bethania Palma
Feb. 26, 2019 A tweet by a high-profile Fox News personality breathed new life into an old controversy.
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Hush Puppies Were Actually Fried Cornmeal Thrown by Escaping Slaves to Tracking Dogs?

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Nur Ibrahim
Feb. 17, 2024 How did this delicacy from the American South get its name?
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Nayib Bukele Reelected as President of El Salvador with More Than 87% of Votes?

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Taija PerryCook
Feb. 6, 2024 The controversial leader with one of the highest approval ratings in the world did just win a se ...
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