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Analyzing claim Trump confused 'transgenic mice' with 'transgender mice' in address to Congress

Written by: Joey Esposito

March 7, 2025 (Updated: March 10, 2025)

Some social media users suggested Trump mistakenly said "transgender" instead of "transgenic."

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Ex-head of Social Security claimed DOGE actions could cause payment interruptions. Here's context

Written by: Amelia Clarke

March 7, 2025

Only time will tell if the prediction by Martin O’Malley, the former Social Security commissione ...

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Here's what we know about this 1957 photo of police officer ticketing woman in bikini

Written by: Caroline Wazer

March 7, 2025

Some Rimini residents suggested the photo might have been staged.

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Analyzing Trump's claim US spent $20M on 'Sesame Street' show in Middle East

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 7, 2025

His administration has framed the alleged expense as an example of wasteful government spending.

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Analyzing Trump's claim FEMA sent $59M to 'house illegal migrants' in NYC 'luxury hotels'

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 6, 2025

The president has framed the alleged expense as an example of wasteful government spending.

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A group of screenshots showing a transparent gray box superimposed on top of a user's Facebook feed when attempting to leave a comment.

The gray box comment issue on Facebook, explained

Written by: Rae Deng

March 6, 2025

In early March 2025, social media users noticed gray boxes started appearing when leaving a Face ...

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Men wearing head-to-toe camo clothing, one of whom is looking at a black machine gun. A green box with a plastic bag that presumably holds guns is next to him.

No evidence Ukraine sold US weapons to Mexican cartels, militant groups

Written by: Rae Deng

March 6, 2025

Russian propaganda has claimed Finnish gangsters, French rioters, Nigerian fighters and Mexican ...

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Trump, a white man with blonde hair and a dark tan wearing a suit stands behind a podium, pointing to the right. Behind him, two white men -- Vice President JD Vance and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson -- in suits stand and clap.

Debunking Trump's claim that millions of people over age 100 are collecting Social Security checks

Written by: Jack Izzo Rae Deng

March 6, 2025

"Government databases list 4.7 million Social Security members from people aged 100 to 109," U.S ...

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Digging into claim that Obama created DOGE and Trump just renamed it

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

March 4, 2025

Elon Musk, the public face of the Department of Government Efficiency, shared a claim that said ...

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Rumor Andrew and Tristan Tate in talks with Netflix for reality series is unfounded

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 4, 2025

In 2022, Romanian prosecutors charged the Tate brothers with human trafficking, among other offe ...

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What we know about video of man walking his dog being forced into van to serve in Ukraine military

Written by: Jordan Liles

March 4, 2025

The Facebook page of a Ukrainian military recruitment center offered context after users respond ...

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The facts behind claims a Norwegian fuel supplier stopped servicing US Navy ships

Written by: Laerke Christensen

March 4, 2025

Haltbakk Bunkers, a Norwegian oil and shipping company, said it would no longer supply American ...

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A sign says DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

Breaking down claims Veterans Affairs' procurement card limits were set to $1

Written by: Rae Deng

March 4, 2025

Department of Veterans Affairs employees' procurement credit cards are used to buy medical suppl ...

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Unpacking claim Zelenskyy called Vance an expletive at White House meeting

Written by: Caroline Wazer Aleksandra Wrona

March 3, 2025

The Ukrainian word "suka" — like the English word "b****" — means "female dog," and can also be ...

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Breaking down list alleging companies like McDonald's and Walmart donated to Trump

Written by: Jack Izzo

March 3, 2025 (Updated: March 7, 2025)

While FEC records confirm people associated with some companies on the list did donate to Trump, ...

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Examining claim Trump was recruited by KGB in 1987 and given codename 'Krasnov'

Written by: Jack Izzo Amelia Clarke

March 1, 2025

A former Kazakh security official's Facebook post started the rumor.

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What to know about Trump's proposed 'gold card' visas — and whether they can bring in $50 trillion

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 28, 2025

Estimates of how many millionaires could afford to buy Trump's proposed visa range from 1.5 to 3 ...

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A silver angular truck known as a Cybertruck in front of an office building labeled "T" for Tesla.

Unpacking claims about $400M 'armored Tesla' State Department contract

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 28, 2025

NPR obtained a State Department document — verified by Snopes — that contradicts the Trump admin ...

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House budget resolution doesn't cut taxes on tips, overtime or Social Security. Here's why

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 27, 2025

A budget resolution lays out a blueprint for government spending but can't change tax laws.

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Unpacking claims that House budget resolution cuts Medicaid by $880B

Written by: Amelia Clarke

Feb. 27, 2025

The House of Representatives passed a budget resolution establishing the congressional budget fo ...

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