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Did President Trump Save Two Cats After Hurricane Harvey?

Written by:
Dan Evon
Sep 5, 2017 Is President Trump enough of a feline lover to go wading out into floodwaters to rescue a pair o ...
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Did a Billboard in Missouri Show President Trump Alongside a Gospel Quote?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Nov 5, 2018 Some Christians expressed concern that a billboard near St. Louis seemingly equated the 45th pre ...
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CDC building, Dekalb County, Georgia

Trump Administration Bans CDC Officials From Using Certain Words?

Written by:
Alex Kasprak
Dec 15, 2017 Policy analysts will be instructed to avoid using seven words in budget policy documents, includ ...
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Did Mexico Sign a Major Trade Deal With Argentina to Retaliate Against Trump's Border Wall Plans?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Nov 1, 2017 Mexico is in trade talks with Argentina, but no deal has been finalized; the cost to American fa ...
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Is an Increase in Recorded Crime in England and Wales Linked to 'Radical Islamic Terror'?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct 20, 2017 An early morning tweet from Donald Trump contains a basic factual error and a grossly misleading ...
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Cleveland Browns Forced to Issue Refunds to 90 Percent of Season Ticket Holders?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Sep 25, 2017 A "satirical" web site published a false claim that certain NFL teams issued refunds to a majori ...
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Is Trump Planning To Launch His Own Social Media Site?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Mar 22, 2021 We've reached out to the former president's media relations team to discuss the claim.
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Is Chinese Furniture Maker Selling a Trump Buddha Statue?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Mar 15, 2021 The description of the alleged product says, "Make your company great again!"
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Was Melania Trump Not Invited to First Lady Summit at Camp David?

Written by:
Snopes Staff
Mar 6, 2021 A routine review of content labeled satire.
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Does Trump Control US Military for 60 Days After Leaving Office?

Written by:
Jessica Lee
Feb 12, 2021 The claim stemmed from 2019 legislation introduced by a Republican lawmaker.
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Did a GoFundMe Campaign to Fund a Border Wall Raise Millions of Dollars Within a Few Days?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Dec 20, 2018 In the midst of a budget standoff between Congressional Democrats and the White House, some Amer ...
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Would a Proposal by President Trump Exclude Overseas Military Votes in Florida's Elections?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Nov 13, 2018 If it was carried out, the president's call to finalize the preliminary election results before ...
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Did Donald Trump Say the Sitting President Should Be Impeached If the Dow Jones Loses 1,000 Points in Two Days?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Oct 12, 2018 We found a few reasons to be skeptical of this tweet.
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Did the Man Who Oversaw the Bin Laden Raid Say It Would Be 'An Honor' If President Trump Revoked His Security Clearance?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug 23, 2018 William McRaven wrote "I would consider it an honor if you would revoke my security clearance as ...
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Were Additional Donald Trump 'Stars' Placed on the Hollywood Walk of Fame?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Aug 10, 2018 A group of right-wing street artists called "The Faction" posted a video claiming responsibility ...
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Did Queen Elizabeth Wear a Brooch Gifted by President Obama While Meeting President Trump?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jul 19, 2018 Theories about the symbolism behind the monarch's fashion choices are founded on assumptions tha ...
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Did Comedian George Lopez Urinate on Donald Trump's Hollywood Star?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Jul 13, 2018 The mischievous use of pixellation gave some viewers the false impression that a video showed Lo ...
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Did President Trump Order Detained Immigrants to Wear Yellow Bracelets?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
May 28, 2018 Some reports have held that President Trump has "just begun" an immigration-related policy which ...
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Have Leaked Documents Been Published Showing Donald Trump's 'True' Weight?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
May 16, 2018 The "Girther" conspiracy theory is based on false assumptions about how the human body can vary ...
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Did People Start Licking Toilets as a Protest Against Donald Trump?

Written by:
Dan MacGuill
Mar 21, 2018 A grotesque hoax involving doctored images of people in bathrooms managed to trick some Internet ...
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