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Close-up shot of U.S. President Donald Trump's hand holding up a piece of paper showing mockups for the interior of a golden ballroom.

9 rumors about Trump's White House ballroom project we've investigated

Written by: Rae Deng

May 9, 2026

In May 2026, Republicans proposed spending $1 billion in taxpayer funds on the ballroom's securi ...

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An image shows US President Donald Trump outside near the Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool pointing to a group of reporters and other journalists, with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin appearing to Trump's left.

Did Trump call ABC News' Rachel Scott an expletive? Here's what video shows

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 8, 2026

Online users shared a video purportedly showing President Trump calling the journalist a slur du ...

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A photo shows a model of the White House in Washington, D.C., including U.S. President Donald Trump's planned ballroom.

Will US taxpayers foot $1B bill for White House ballroom? What we know about GOP proposal

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 8, 2026

Questions arose in May 2026 over whether the U.S. Secret Service would really need $1 billion to ...

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Close up photos from the bust-up of Franklin Graham, left, and Pope Leo XIV, right, speaking into microphones over a pale yellow background.

Don't believe rumor Pope Leo XIV called evangelist Franklin Graham 'Trump's puppet'

Written by: Emery Winter

May 8, 2026

The AI-generated posts followed a common pattern of fabricating shocking stories about famous pe ...

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An image shows a screenshot from a video of US President Donald Trump dancing while watching and listening to a high school band and cheerleaders perform ahead of a Super Bowl in 2024 at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Did Trump arrange for teen girls to give him 'private dance,' as shown in video? What we know

Written by: Jordan Liles

May 6, 2026

The video features the president observing a band and dancers while doing a dance he has previou ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Small Business Summit in the East Room of the White House in Monday, May 4, 2026.

Trump didn't call various public figures 'offenders of Jesus,' despite claims

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 6, 2026

Numerous versions of the alleged accusation spread on Facebook, but proof for each was nowhere t ...

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Two photos of MS Now host Rachel Maddow with an alleged quote criticizing Trump for ignoring Iran in 2025 followed by another where she purportedly said he had "no right" to strike the country.

Did Rachel Maddow criticize Trump for ignoring Iran, then deny his 'right' to strike country in 2026?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

May 6, 2026

A popular meme claims the MS NOW host made contradictory remarks about Trump's Iran policy.

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Former U.S. President Barack Obama, a Black man with short white hair, wears a white shirt and speaks animatedly with eyes wide open. The background is blurry and shows a yellow wall that appears to be covered in children's art.

Posts claim Obama was targeted by 11 assassination attempts. We reviewed the evidence

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

May 5, 2026

Snopes put together a list of confirmed and reported assassination plots and threats against the ...

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King Charles, wearing a grey suit, looks on as Donald Trump, in a navy blue suit with a blue tie, greets Queen Camilla, wearing a blue dress.

Watch out for fake video of Queen Camilla calling Trump 'arrogant and rude clown'

Written by: Jack Izzo

May 5, 2026

The footage was an AI-generated deepfake created using an interview Camilla gave BBC's Radio 4 i ...

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A Bluesky post shows a t-shirt with the text "Anti-Biden Pro America 8646"

Did Republicans sell '86 46' merch when Biden was in office? We investigated

Written by: Laerke Christensen

May 5, 2026

There's no shortage of political merchandise on the internet. Could some of it be indictable?

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Image appears to show a Truth Social post from U.S. President Donald Trump that includes an AI-generated image depicting him in the likeness of Jesus and delivering a baby Trump from Lady Liberty. Trump did not share such a post.

Trump did not post AI image of himself delivering Lady Liberty's baby version of him

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

May 4, 2026

While the president is a prolific Truth Social user, this image did not appear on his account.

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Did Trump say people should 'only drive downhill' to save gas?

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

May 4, 2026

The fabricated screenshot circulated after Trump commented on gas prices, but the alleged fuel-s ...

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Did Trump play tennis with Serena Williams in 2015?

Written by: Joey Esposito

May 4, 2026

The video was captured months before Trump announced his 2016 presidential bid.

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Watch out for these 17 fake Trump Truth Social posts

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

May 3, 2026

Social media users have repeatedly shared fake Truth Social posts attributed to the president.

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Side-by-side photos; the left is a rusted sign that says, "AIDS IS PREVENTABLE" and "WHO WILL LOOK AFTER US" with a drawing of children, while actual children stand underneath it, and on the right is U.S. President Donald Trump.

Is Trump demanding Zambia hand over mineral rights or lose access to lifesaving HIV/AIDS meds? What we know

Written by: Rae Deng

May 3, 2026

The Trump administration previously cut off funding to global HIV/AIDS programs, including in Za ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks. He is wearing heavy foundation that does not appear to match his skin tone. He is wearing a dark blue suit, a white shirt and a royal blue tie.

Trump post saying he had Comey 'arrested,' threatening Kimmel is fake. Here's proof

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

May 2, 2026

"I had James Comey arrested. That's the kind of power you have when you're President," the fabri ...

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Jimmy Kimmel, a middle-aged white man with short, black hair and a salt-and-pepper beard, wears a black suit in front of a purple background.

Did MGM Grand cancel Jimmy Kimmel residency after Trump called for boycott? No, it never existed

Written by: Jack Izzo

May 1, 2026

The comedian has his own comedy club in Vegas. It's not at the MGM Grand.

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U.S. acting Attorney General Todd Blanche, a middle-aged white man in a black and white tuxedo, speaks behind a podium while U.S. President Donald Trump looks on.

Posts claim Trump appointed Ghislaine Maxwell's former defense attorney as acting AG. Here's the real story

Written by: Rae Deng

May 1, 2026

Trump appointed Todd Blanche, his former defense attorney, as acting attorney general in April 2026.

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A group of people in long-sleeved, tan shirts. They wear green patches on their right arms reading "US Forest Service"

The Trump administration is shaking up Forest Service. We broke down what's changing

Written by: Jack Izzo

May 1, 2026

The agency's associate chief suggested the changes are pragmatic. Opponents claim it's more like ...

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An image shows a yellow circle around a man users believed to be US President Donald Trump standing backstage following the White House Correspondents' Association dinner in April 2026, including the man behind the curtain wearing a bow suit and bow tie, as well as Stephen Miller and pregnant wife Katie Miller visible in the foreground as they evacuate the ballroom.

Does photo show Trump standing behind curtain after White House correspondents' dinner shooting?

Written by: Jordan Liles

April 30, 2026

Social media users claimed the picture proved the Trump administration staged the shooting.

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