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A meme said that before being elected to the presidency Donald Trump said at least six times between August and October 2016 that anyone being investigated by the FBI is not qualified to be the president of the United States.
Did Trump Say ‘Anyone Being Investigated by the FBI Is Not Qualified To Be President’? Occupy Democrats shared a meme with this purported Trump quote after news broke that his...
    Unproven
Did Trump Say ‘Anyone Being Investigated by the FBI Is Not Qualified To Be President’?
Dwight Eisenhower don't join the book burners
Did Eisenhower Say, ‘Don’t Join the Book Burners’? U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower spoke out against censorship during a commencement address at Dartmouth...
    Correct Attribution
Did Eisenhower Say, ‘Don’t Join the Book Burners’?
democrats killed bill tuition assistance illegals
Did Democrats Really Do All of This? A meme presented kernels of truth within a distorted, oversimplified story line.
    Mixture
Did Democrats Really Do All of This?
Is the IRS Hiring 87,000 New Agents?
Is IRS Hiring 87K New Agents To Audit Middle-Class Americans? The GOP claimed newly hired tax agents will be "coming after" ordinary Americans.
    False
Is IRS Hiring 87K New Agents To Audit Middle-Class Americans?
Nancy Pelosi
Did Pelosi Say China Is ‘One of the Freest Societies in the World’? U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked about her August 2022 trip to Taiwan during...
    Correct Attribution
Did Pelosi Say China Is ‘One of the Freest Societies in the World’?
Did a CPAC Banner Say 'We Are All Domestic Terrorists'?
Did a CPAC Banner Say, ‘We Are All Domestic Terrorists’? Another banner at the same conservative conference warned, "You're Next: The Rise of the Democrat...
    True
Did a CPAC Banner Say, ‘We Are All Domestic Terrorists’?
President Joe Biden
Did Biden Try To Shake Hands with Schumer Twice? Many thought the president looked a little confused at a recent press event.
    Unproven
Did Biden Try To Shake Hands with Schumer Twice?
Mar-a-Lago
Did Trump Issue This Statement About FBI Raid of His Mar-a-Lago Home? The statement compared the actions of FBI agents to that of operatives who "broke into...
    Correct Attribution
Did Trump Issue This Statement About FBI Raid of His Mar-a-Lago Home?
Do Memes Show Same 'Crisis Actor' at Multiple Shooting Events?
Do Memes Show Same ‘Crisis Actor’ at Multiple Shooting Events? Social media rumors claim the same girl, a "crisis actor," was seen crying at tragedies...
    False
Do Memes Show Same ‘Crisis Actor’ at Multiple Shooting Events?
Kevin Costner
Did Kevin Costner Wear a Liz Cheney Shirt? The image of the "Yellowstone" star sporting a white T with a political message on...
    Research In Progress
Did Kevin Costner Wear a Liz Cheney Shirt?
A meme claimed that Adolf Hitler and Marjorie Taylor Greene said we tolerate no one in our ranks who attacks the ideas of Christianity and that our movement is Christian.
Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Echo Hitler’s Exact Words on Christianity? According to a meme, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., repeated Adolf Hitler's words verbatim in...
    False
Did Marjorie Taylor Greene Echo Hitler’s Exact Words on Christianity?
Tarmac, Asphalt, Road
Was Ivana Trump Buried at the Trump National Golf Club? Rumors abound about the New Jersey gravesite of former U.S. President Donald Trump's first wife.
    True
Was Ivana Trump Buried at the Trump National Golf Club?
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The Poptopic blog claimed without evidence that Disney has allegedly offered Johnny Depp a USD $301 million contract deal for him to return as Jack Sparrow in another Pirates of the Caribbean film and a Disney Plus series.
Was Johnny Depp Offered ‘$301M Disney Deal’ for ‘Pirates’ Return?
Was Johnny Depp Offered ‘$301M Disney Deal’ for ‘Pirates’ Return?
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Is This Lauren Boebert With Two Near-Naked Men?
Is This Lauren Boebert With Two Near-Naked Men?
An ad promised a hotel trick for luggage going in the bath tub ASAP.
Is Putting Hotel Luggage in the Bathtub Upon Arrival a Good Idea?
Is Putting Hotel Luggage in the Bathtub Upon Arrival a Good Idea?
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Did Disney Deny Tim Allen ‘Lightyear’ Role Due to His Political Beliefs?
Did Disney Deny Tim Allen ‘Lightyear’ Role Due to His Political Beliefs?
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