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A tweet and Reddit thread claimed that President Donald Trump signed his signature on a NAFTA agreement in the wrong place by mistake.

Did Trump Sign a 'NAFTA Agreement' in the Wrong Place?

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Jordan Liles
Feb 15, 2022 A moment from U.S. President Donald Trump's time in the White House resurfaced on Reddit in 2022.
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Is This a Photo of Trump With Former Mafia Hitman?

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Alex Kasprak
Feb 23, 2023 John Alite, a former hitman for the Gambino crime family, appeared to have been photographed wit ...
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A court filing revealed that Tucker Carlson sent a text message that called US President Donald Trump a demonic force and a destroyer.

Did Tucker Carlson Privately Call Trump 'a Demonic Force' After the Capitol Riot?

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Jordan Liles
Feb 17, 2023 Numerous communications were produced by Fox News to attorneys for Dominion Voting Systems as pa ...
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Reporting from Rolling Stone cited three unnamed sources who said that former US President Donald Trump was planning on bringing back firing squads and group executions.

Is Trump Planning To Reinstate Firing Squads and Group Executions if Reelected in 2024?

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Jordan Liles
Feb 15, 2023 A report from Rolling Stone cited three anonymous sources purportedly familiar with the former p ...
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Donald Trump reshared a meme that claimed to show a photo of Ron DeSantis grooming high school girls with alcohol as a teacher.

Does Photo Show DeSantis 'Grooming High School Girls with Alcohol as a Teacher'?

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Jordan Liles
Feb 8, 2023 Former U.S. President Donald Trump shared the photo on Truth Social, and asked, "That's not Ron, ...
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A quote meme claimed that Cher said if Trump is elected to be president in 2024 I'm going to blow my brains out.

Did Cher Say, 'If Trump Is Elected to be President in 2024, I'm Going to Blow My Brains Out'?

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Jordan Liles
Feb 7, 2023 We looked for the source of these purported remarks, which went back farther than expected.
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ChatGPT would not write a poem admiring Donald Trump but successfully did draft one for Joe Biden.

ChatGPT Declines Request for Poem Admiring Trump, But Biden Query Is Successful

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Jordan Liles
Jan 31, 2023 The artificial intelligence tool sources material from "a vast database of digital books, online ...
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Former US President Donald Trump will be reinstated on Facebook and Instagram with his account suspension ending in the coming weeks.

Trump's Suspension from Facebook and Instagram Ends in 'Coming Weeks,' Meta Announces

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Jordan Liles
Jan 25, 2023 Nick Clegg, Meta's president of global affairs, said that former U.S. President Donald Trump wil ...
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In early June 2022, we received reader mail that asked us to look into whether former US President Donald Trump tweeted to his supporters on January 6, 2021, the day of the US Capitol riot, to remain peaceful with no violence and to support our Capitol Police and law enforcement.

Did Trump Tweet ‘Stay Peaceful’ on Day of Capitol Riot?

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Jordan Liles
Jun 14, 2022 We looked at the context behind a meme that showed two messages purportedly tweeted by Trump on ...
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There's no evidence that Kari Lake tweeted, Congratulations to the obese American public for getting one of their own into the White House, the fattest US president since Taft.

Did Kari Lake Tweet, 'Congratulations to the Obese American Public,' After Trump's 2016 Victory?

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Jordan Liles
Dec 20, 2022 We looked at Lake's social media history in an attempt to find evidence of the purported tweet.
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A rumor said that the Trump administration agreed to the release of 5000 Taliban prisoners in an exchange and also that he was going to invite Taliban leaders to Camp David.

Did the Trump Admin Agree to Free 5,000 Taliban Prisoners?

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Jordan Liles
Dec 12, 2022 We received multiple emails from readers who were curious if the rumor was true.
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A rumor says the crowd at Donald Trump's 2024 campaign announcement was blocked from leaving early.

Did Security Block Crowd from Leaving Trump's 2024 Announcement Early?

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Jordan Liles
Nov 16, 2022 We reviewed raw video from before, during, and after former U.S. President Donald Trump's speech ...
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Former US President Donald Trump posted that voters in Detroit were experiencing a REALLY BAD absentee ballot situation.

Detroit Officials Say Absentee Ballot Issue Was Harmless Data Error

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Jordan Liles
Nov 8, 2022 We contacted Detroit officials to ask about the rumor after it was amplified by former U.S. Pres ...
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#TrumpIsDead began to trend on Twitter despite the fact that former US President Donald Trump was not dead.

Trump Is Not Dead, Despite #TrumpIsDead Hoax on Twitter

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Jordan Liles
Nov 1, 2022 #TrumpIsDead was trending on Twitter in the U.S. on the afternoon of Nov. 1, 2022.
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A rumor said that flyers for a book handed out at a rally called Donald Trump the son of man and the Christ.

Does a Book Call Trump 'The Son of Man, The Christ'?

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Jordan Liles
Sep 19, 2022 A picture of a flyer showed the book title, "President Donald J. Trump, The Son of Man - The Chr ...
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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'?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
Aug 9, 2022 Occupy Democrats shared a meme with this purported Trump quote after news broke that his Mar-a-L ...
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Did the Secret Service 'Officially Debunk' Hutchinson's Testimony?

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Jordan Liles
Jun 29, 2022 This rumor surfaced in a tweet after Cassidy Hutchinson testified in front of the U.S. House Jan ...
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Senior with bills looking worried

Does President Trump Plan to 'End' a Program Funding Heating for the Elderly and Disabled?

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Arturo Garcia
Nov 2, 2017 The White House has proposed eliminating funding for LIHEAP, which serves around 6 million house ...
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President Trump's Twitter Account Disappears Briefly

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Arturo Garcia
Nov 2, 2017 Twitter said in a statement that an employee "inadvertently deactivated" the president's persona ...
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Was Barack Obama President During Hurricane Katrina?

Written by:
Arturo Garcia
Aug 30, 2017 Twitter users tried to pin the blame for Katrina relief issues on Obama, though he wasn't even p ...
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