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Trump, at least for now, has not terminated Direct File, the free IRS tax filing system

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Alex Kasprak
Feb. 5, 2025 "That group has been deleted," Elon Musk said of a federal office that produced and designed Dir ...
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Trump's Executive Order Froze Distribution of Life-Saving HIV Drugs, But Only Briefly

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Alex Kasprak
Jan. 30, 2025 A legally contested executive order on foreign aid did, at least initially, halt the distributio ...
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False Posts Claim 40 of 44 Former Trump Cabinet Members Refused To Endorse Him in 2024

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Alex Kasprak
Nov. 22, 2024 The number, based on a July 2023 report, has been misrepresented in viral memes.
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Real Mug Shot of Trump Attorney General Nominee Matt Gaetz Is Trailed by False Rumors

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Alex Kasprak
Nov. 13, 2024 As Snopes reported previously, Gaetz was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in ...
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A white man wearing a blue suit holds a microphone in his left hand.

Yes, Trump's Defense Secretary Pick Pete Hegseth Once Said 'Germs Are Not a Real Thing'

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Alex Kasprak
Nov. 13, 2024 The assertion was made on "Fox and Friends" following a discussion about the necessity of hand-w ...
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Misleading Video Supposedly Shows SC Polling Place Not Letting People Submit Their Own Votes

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Alex Kasprak
Nov. 5, 2024 Misinformation about people voting from their cars spread rapidly on Election Day.
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Cambria County, Pennsylvania, Extended Voting Hours Due to Technical Issues?

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Alex Kasprak
Nov. 5, 2024 A technical issue affected voter scanning machines in a single Pennsylvania county.
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Trump Said He Doesn't Need To Tell Supporters To Be Non-Violent

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Joey Esposito
Nov. 5, 2024 Despite Trump supporters leading the deadly Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, he told reporters, "My s ...
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No, Who You Vote for Is Not Public Record, Despite Online Rumor

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Joey Esposito
Nov. 5, 2024 An alleged message from the Indiana GOP claimed, "Your friends, neighbors, and family will know ...
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Kentucky Voting Machine Didn't Let Voter Cast Ballot for Trump?

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Joey Esposito
Nov. 1, 2024 A video allegedly showing a machine not allowing a voter to cast their ballot for Trump went vir ...
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Taylor Swift Lost $125M in Brand Deals for 'Big Endorsement'?

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Joey Esposito
Sept. 13, 2024 One user believing the claim declared: "She needs to be exposed for the demonic influence she is."
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Video Footage and News Headlines Don't Document Haitian Immigrant Eating Cat in Springfield, Ohio

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Alex Kasprak
Sept. 12, 2024 A video of an American citizen has been shared as evidence that Haitians are eating pets.
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A X post claims that "In June 2011, Kamala Harris allegedly struck two pedestrians in San Francisco and fled the scene leaving a 13 year old girl paralyzed. Alisha Brown, a victim, claims Harris' team intimidated her mother to keep silent. Story surfaced after her mother's death in 2024." Above the caption is a website article that says "Kamala Harris hit a 13-year-old girl with a car and left the crime scene."

Hit-and-Run Allegation Against Harris Stems From Fake News Website

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Alex Kasprak
Sept. 4, 2024 A baseless story originated from an alleged San Francisco media outlet whose website was registe ...
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Reports Implicating Harris in 2011 Hit-and-Run Stem from Fake News Website

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Alex Kasprak
Sept. 3, 2024 The baseless story came from an alleged San Francisco media outlet whose website was registered ...
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No, This Is Not a Real Image of Harris in 'Communist Dictator' Garb

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Alex Kasprak
Sept. 3, 2024 The image was the result of an escalation of meme-based aggression on the social media platform X.
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No, Minnesota Law Approved by Walz Doesn't Ban Christians, Jews or Muslims from Teaching

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Alex Kasprak
Aug. 30, 2024 Merely repeating a talking point ad nauseum does not make that talking point become true.
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JD Vance Says Parents Should Have Bigger Say in Democracy Than Non-Parents. Here's the Context

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 19, 2024 Childless people don't have "any physical commitment to the future of this country," the U.S. vi ...
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Hit with a Bullet: Glass from Teleprompter Did Not Injure Trump

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Alex Kasprak
July 17, 2024 Broken glass from a teleprompter requires the existence of a broken teleprompter.
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How Many Vietnam War-Era Draft Deferments Did Trump Receive?

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David Emery
June 16, 2024 Donald Trump became eligible for the draft in 1964, at the same time the U.S. dramatically incre ...
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Real Picture of Trump Wearing Military Garb in 1964?

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Alex Kasprak
June 3, 2024 "I can be very military," the former president once wrote in a 2013 Facebook post.
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