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18 of Charlie Kirk's alleged quotes, investigated

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Oct. 11, 2025

From his last words to calling MLK Jr. “awful,” we look at all claims surrounding the late Turni ...

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'Difficult women' quote wrongly attributed to Jane Goodall

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Oct. 8, 2025

We traced the quote back to Karen Karbo, author of "In Praise of Difficult Women," whom National ...

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12 rumors we've investigated about Pope Leo XIV

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Oct. 4, 2025

The claims range from false quotes to fake images to a rumor about him supposedly playing the ja ...

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Pope Leo XIV didn't say Trump 'chose the road of darkness, bitterness and lies'

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Sept. 30, 2025

"His words mislead, his attacks divide, and his greed for power is tearing this nation apart," P ...

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Trump didn't tell the UN that 'it burns when I pee'

Written by: Joey Esposito

Sept. 25, 2025

The purported statement was posted by a satirical social media account.

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Did Jimmy Kimmel say ABC made 'right call' firing Roseanne Barr in 2018?

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Sept. 22, 2025

He did say her comments were “indefensible” but called for people to treat her with “compassion.”

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Posts falsely claim Trump called Black children 'natural born killers' and 'born criminals'

Written by: Megan Loe

Sept. 9, 2025

While Trump did make comments about some people who were "born to be criminals" during a briefin ...

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Did Pope Leo XIV say, 'You cannot follow both Christ and the cruelty of kings'?

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Sept. 8, 2025

The Vatican confirmed that – given the circulation of quotes without sources – all the pope’s sp ...

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Don't fall for claim Vance said Labor Day should be a celebration of 'women who go through labor'

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Sept. 2, 2025

The claim originated with satirist Andy Borowitz.

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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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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 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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Seriously, Ron Howard didn't write 'I'm a liberal' letter

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Aug. 15, 2025

Internet users shared a letter beginning, "I'm a liberal, but that doesn't mean what a lot of yo ...

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U.S. President Donald Trump, a white man with a tan and white-blonde short hair.

Trump didn't say Ireland would 'bear consequences' over Israel boycott proposal. Some Republicans want him to

Written by: Rae Deng

Aug. 12, 2025

A proposal in Ireland suggested boycotting Israeli settlements in occupied Palestinian territories.

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Did Trump's mom once call him an 'idiot' who would be 'disaster' in politics?

Written by: Caroline Wazer

Aug. 9, 2025

Many internet users shared a fake image of a newspaper clipping featuring the quote.

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Unpacking claims House Democrat said she considers herself 'proud Guatemalan before being an American'

Written by: Joey Esposito

Aug. 6, 2025

The Illinois Democratic representative made a statement in Spanish that sparked much debate.

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Drowning out social media quip about RFK Jr. and germ-free dishes

Written by: Laerke Christensen

July 30, 2025

One expert told Australian media soaking dishes essentially created a "bacteria soup."

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Did Ron Howard write 'I'm a liberal' letter?

Written by: Caroline Wazer

July 26, 2025

The letter has circulated online since 2018.

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Examining claim Obama said boys need gay mentors

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

July 24, 2025

The former president was discussing how to raise "emotionally intelligent men" on a podcast.

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What did Kissinger say about Trump? Separating fact from fiction

Written by: Megan Loe

July 21, 2025

Popular Facebook posts include two quotes that are accurate representations of Kissinger's comme ...

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