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Search results for "Georgia Women's Tennis team was relegated to the background of a White House photo celebrating them"

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TikTok posts stated on November 15, 2025 in a post on TikTok:
Video shows President Donald Trump patting President Bill Clinton’s crotch.
By Madison Czopek• November 17, 2025
Paul Ryan stated on October 11, 2012 in in a debate:
Says Obama was in New York City the same day as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu but went on a TV show instead of meeting with him.
By Amy Sherman• October 12, 2012
Facebook posts stated on September 27, 2022 in a Facebook post:
At an Atlanta Braves celebration, President Joe Biden “demanded that all the little kids come up on stage to sit on his lap.”
By Jeff Cercone• September 29, 2022
Facebook posts stated on March 16, 2021 in a Facebook post:
A photo shows a recent White House event was actually filmed at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.
By Samantha Putterman• March 17, 2021
Viral image stated on December 06, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Photo shows Kelly Loeffler’s house.
By Ciara O'Rourke• December 7, 2020
Facebook posts stated on July 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Soccer players on the U.S. women’s national team "stomped" on the American flag.
By Ciara O'Rourke• July 25, 2019
Facebook posts stated on September 23, 2024 in a Facebook post:
“Serena Williams reportedly passes away following tragic car crash in Texas.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• September 27, 2024
Lanny Lancaster stated on October 01, 2018 in :
Viral internet photo shows a young Christine Blasey Ford
By Rashaan Ayesh, Paul Specht• October 4, 2018
Donald Trump stated on February 22, 2026 in a TikTok post:
U.S. men’s hockey Olympian Brady Tkachuk said about the Canadian hockey team, “They booed our national anthem, so I had to come out and teach those maple syrup eating f----s a lesson.”
By Maria Briceño• February 27, 2026
Viral image stated on January 19, 2022 in a Facebook post:
Four players have dropped out of the Australian Open with “chest pains.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• January 21, 2022
Facebook posts stated on June 24, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Tennis star Serena Williams wrote that she’s “sick of COVID-19. I’m sick of black vs. white. I’m sick of Democrats vs. Republicans. I’m sick of gay vs. straight. I’m sick of Christians vs atheists. I’m REALLY sick of the media.”
By Aaron Sharockman• June 24, 2020
Instagram posts stated on October 10, 2023 in an Instagram post:
“There isn't a single video or photo suggesting that 250 people were killed (by Hamas) at a concert or that a mass shooting took place” on Oct. 7 in Israel.
By Loreben Tuquero• October 13, 2023
Facebook posts stated on October 08, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says the Obamas are connected to the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal.
By Samantha Putterman• October 11, 2019
X posts stated on May 30, 2024 in posts on X:
Photo shows the judges who will hear the appeal of former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction.
By Madison Czopek• May 31, 2024
Republican state senators stated on November 05, 2010 in Statements to reporters:
Said they reached a  "power-sharing agreement" with Republican Lt. Gov. Casey Cagle
By Jim Tharpe• November 17, 2010
New York Times stated on April 19, 2017 in a tweet:
Images show the turnout for President Donald Trump's 2017 ceremony with the New England Patriots was smaller than the team’s turnout with President Barack Obama in 2015.
By Joshua Gillin• April 20, 2017
Nancy Pelosi stated on June 17, 2014 in a tweet:
Says 11 soccer players on the U.S. Men’s National Team are immigrants.
By Steve Contorno• June 19, 2014
Viral image stated on May 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says a photo of a park covered in trash was left behind by "environmentalists" after an Earth Day celebration in California.
By Samantha Putterman• May 21, 2019
Facebook posts stated on September 20, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Tom Hanks was photographed wearing a T-shirt with progressive slogans on it. 
By Josie Hollingsworth• January 3, 2020
Donald Trump stated on October 09, 2016 in the second presidential debate:
Says Hillary Clinton "viciously" attacked women abused by Bill Clinton.
By Jon Greenberg• October 10, 2016

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By Bill McCarthy, Amy Sherman• June 28, 2022

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By Madison Czopek• July 22, 2025

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By Louis Jacobson• April 8, 2022

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By Louis Jacobson• October 31, 2017

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By Allison Graves• April 2, 2017

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By Jeff Cercone• May 10, 2023

A roundup of false comments that still burn

By Jim Tharpe• December 23, 2013

How misinformation about Kobe Bryant’s death spread online

By Daniel Funke, Ciara O'Rourke• January 28, 2020

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By Samantha Putterman• January 25, 2019

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By Jon Greenberg• February 14, 2018

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By Bill Adair• February 24, 2012

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By Maria Briceño• October 31, 2025

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By Loreben Tuquero• August 10, 2023

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By Nancy Badertscher• June 1, 2015

Fact-checking the State of the Union address

By Becky Bowers, Angie Drobnic Holan, Louis Jacobson, Molly Moorhead, Katie Sanders• February 13, 2013

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