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Breaking down claims that video shows Obama establishing a 'DOGE department' in 2011

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Taija PerryCook
March 14, 2025 An authentic video depicts Obama announcing the "Campaign to Cut Waste" in 2011 — but that campa ...
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'Defund the poor' post attributed to Musk is fake

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Jordan Liles
March 12, 2025 Elon Musk, the public face of the U.S. Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, purportedly ...
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What we know about claims DOGE found $312M in business loans to children

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Jordan Liles
March 11, 2025 Elon Musk, the public face of the Department of Government Efficiency, posted a raised-eyebrow e ...
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No, Bill Gates didn't announce $333M bid to purchase X from Musk

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Jordan Liles
March 10, 2025 The rumor followed a similar false claim, in which Amazon founder Jeff Bezos also purportedly bi ...
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Rumor that Michelle Obama receives $122K monthly payment from GSA isn't real

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Jordan Liles
March 7, 2025 A satirical website started the rumor, saying the U.S. General Services Adminstration compensate ...
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No evidence Apple removed International Women's Day from calendar app

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Jordan Liles
March 7, 2025 The globally celebrated day falls annually on March 8.
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No, Ilhan Omar didn't collect dead grandmother's Social Security checks

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Jordan Liles
Feb. 26, 2025 The false rumor about the Minnesota congresswoman originated from the America's Last Line of Def ...
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Musk appeared to leave his son X behind at rally, but clip is misleading

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Taija PerryCook
Feb. 24, 2025 A longer video reveals he turned around and walked back to his son before they exited together.
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Kurt Cobain didn't predict his generation would elect 'someone like Donald Trump'

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Caroline Wazer
Feb. 21, 2025 In a quote shared online, the Nirvana frontman allegedly said Generation X would "elect a true o ...
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Musk did not post that 'billionaires are tired of subsidizing' public services

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Taija PerryCook
Feb. 20, 2025 The post, in which he appeared to tell people to "roll around in the mud with your fellow pigs," ...
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Musk post saying protesters against Trump 'should go to prison' is fake

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Jordan Liles
Feb. 18, 2025 The fake screenshot circulated in February 2025 after Musk genuinely wrote CBS News' "60 Minutes ...
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Trump post pledging Day 1 price cuts on eggs and gas is fake

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Jordan Liles
Feb. 14, 2025 Fake Truth Social post notwithstanding, the U.S. president did promise during his campaign to "d ...
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Unpacking the story about Malia Obama receiving more than $2.2M from USAID

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Jordan Liles
Feb. 13, 2025 Online users, either knowingly or unknowingly, shared an untrue rumor about Malia Obama originat ...
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Trump WH falsely claimed USAID funded 'transgender comic book' in Peru

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Jordan Liles
Feb. 12, 2025 Karoline Leavitt, U.S. President Donald Trump's White House press secretary, promoted this false ...
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'Electronic Genital Verification'? DFW Airport investigating report of 'unauthorized' bathroom sign

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Jordan Liles
Feb. 10, 2025 The photo of the supposed sign, appearing on Reddit in February 2025, displayed a "security noti ...
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Yes, Trump rebuked Obama in 2012 for 'constantly issuing executive orders'

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Jordan Liles
Feb. 10, 2025 By mid-February 2025, Trump had signed 279 executive orders (220 in first term, 59 in second), s ...
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USAID paid $44K to Politico, not over $8M as White House claimed. It was for subscriptions

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Jordan Liles
Feb. 6, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump, the White House press secretary and DOGE Director Elon Musk promote ...
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Story of Elon Musk helping Starbucks barista originated as fiction

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Jordan Liles
Feb. 4, 2025 A made-up story about Musk helping a Starbucks barista's daughter originated on YouTube, then to ...
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Fake Video Shows Trump Announcing Executive Order to Allow Slurs

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Jordan Liles
Feb. 1, 2025 As evidenced in numerous replies, some X users believed the video truly showed U.S. President Do ...
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Yes, Musk Once Posted It Would Take Airplane Crash To End 'Crazy' DEI Hiring Policy

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Jordan Liles
Jan. 31, 2025 Users resurfaced the year-old post after U.S. President Donald Trump baselessly blamed DEI for a ...
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