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Fact Checks

Rumors and questionable claims we have researched recently.

A helicopter with a bucket hanging from below flies over a smoky forest.

2 Washington firefighters were arrested by border agents during wildfire. Here's what we know

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 28, 2025 (Updated: Sept. 2, 2025)

On Aug. 27, 2025, Border Patrol arrested two members of a contract crew for being in the country ...

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Antifa activists didn't vandalize Trump banner on Department of Labor building

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 28, 2025

Users shared posts in August 2025 claiming "antifa thugs" altered a new "American Workers First" ...

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Quote about Trump attributed to Justice John Roberts doesn't check out

Written by: Joey Esposito

Aug. 28, 2025

There is nothing to suggest the Supreme Court's chief justice said the phrase publicly.

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What to know about Trump's American flag burning order

Written by: Jack Izzo

Aug. 27, 2025

A 1989 Supreme Court case ruled that burning the American flag is a form of speech protected by ...

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Trump and Theodore Roosevelt banners hung from Department of Labor building

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Aug. 27, 2025

The banners repeated a first-term promise by the president to put American workers first.

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Watch out for claim Trump told Obama, 'Sit down, boy'

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Aug. 27, 2025

Videos falsely claimed "millions saw it live" and that "Obama's quiet, razor sharp reply flipped ...

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José Andrés said Trump lied about DC restaurants closing due to crime

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Aug. 27, 2025

“Restaurants will close because you have troops with guns and federal agents harassing people,” ...

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Wide shot of US-Mexico border wall in Tijuana Mexico. A large eagle is painted over a green background. In the background beyond the border wall is the distant San Diego skyline

Real mural on Mexican side of border wall?

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 27, 2025

Mexican artists painted a mural on the Mexican side of the border wall in Friendship Park in Tij ...

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In this photo collage, a chart that purportedly depicts homophobic views declining around the world is in the foreground, while a person carrying a large rainbow pride flag is in the faded background.

Does this chart show decline of homophobic views worldwide?

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 27, 2025

The chart's subhead claimed it showed the "Share of people in each country who say homosexuality ...

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A Black woman holds up her right hand. People can be seen around her.

Oprah promoting 'pink salt recipe' for weight loss? Don't fall for scam

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Aug. 27, 2025

Fraudulent websites and videos falsely claimed Winfrey endorsed a so-called "pink salt trick," r ...

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Did National Guard members refuse Chicago deployment due to bone spurs?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Aug. 26, 2025

The claim originated with the long-running satirical column The Borowitz Report.

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Don't fall for claim former Green Bay Packers coach Mike Holmgren died

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Aug. 26, 2025

The latest death hoax appeared online in late August 2025.

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A group of people wearing masks hold signs that say "BELIEVE SURVIVORS," "MAX time for MAX well" and "DOJ: Don't forget! Epstein's clients are sex traffickers too"

Yes, Epstein survivors plan to hold a news conference on Sept. 3. Here's what we know

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 26, 2025

Reps. Ro Khanna, a Democrat, and Thomas Massie, a Republican, organized the news conference to c ...

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A white man wearing a dark blue suit sits while pointing with his right hand to the left.

Trump didn't say Japanese 'came through the Panama Canal' to attack Pearl Harbor

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Aug. 26, 2025

But the president has made errors when referring to the 1941 attack from Japan.

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A Black woman is pictured next to a white man. Both are speaking into microphones.

Did Jasmine Crockett 'take down' Mike Huckabee with Bible quotes during TV debate?

Written by: Megan Loe

Aug. 26, 2025

The claim originated from multiple YouTube videos posted in early and mid-August.

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Photo of a woman outside with a big metal fan in the background turned on and pointing towards her

Miami and Tampa have each had just a single 100-degree day in recorded history?

Written by: Emery Winter

Aug. 26, 2025

Miami's only daily high of 100 degrees Fahrenheit was in 1942. Tampa's first 100-degree day was ...

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A white woman with shoulder-length blonde hair wearing a cross necklace and a white dress does an "OK" sign with her hands while she talks in front of a White House podium.

Did Karoline Leavitt say 'America cannot function' if Trump has to 'deal with co-equal branches of government?'

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 26, 2025

The rumor appeared to originate with Leavitt's claims about judicial overreach during a May 2025 ...

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DeSantis mobilized Florida National Guard to pick fruit?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Aug. 25, 2025

The rumor originated with Duffel Blog, a self-proclaimed satire news outlet.

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A Black woman speaks at a podium.

No, Oprah didn't take $40M FEMA construction grant to rebuild mansion after Maui wildfires

Written by: Jordan Liles

Aug. 25, 2025

Online users shared this rumor about Oprah Winfrey and the 2023 Hawaii fires without realizing i ...

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A X post from "Arthur MacWaters" says "I was fired from Cracker Barrel today. I ran our company's rebranding team" next to a phone with a yellow and black Cracker Barrel logo on it.

Was an 'Arthur MacWaters' fired from Cracker Barrel over rebrand?

Written by: Megan Loe

Aug. 25, 2025

MacWaters' alleged resume attached to an X post also listed roles at Jaguar Land Rover UK, Bud L ...

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