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Instagram posts stated on January 22, 2023 in an Instagram post:
The sinking of the Titanic was orchestrated by the Rothschilds and J.P. Morgan to kill prominent businessmen who opposed the creation of the Federal Reserve.
By Samantha Putterman• January 26, 2023
X posts stated on April 25, 2022 in a tweet:
Elon Musk suspended Bill Gates from Twitter.
By Bill McCarthy• April 27, 2022
Facebook posts stated on November 02, 2024 in a post:
“Elon Musk unveils UFO fighter jet that defies physics.”
By Grace Abels• November 8, 2024
Viral image stated on May 06, 2024 in a Facebook post:
Video shows CNN report about actor Robert Downey Jr.’s app “to earn money.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 16, 2024
Lindsey Graham stated on March 08, 2015 in a speech in Concord, N.H.:
"If you took every penny of the 1 percent, including their dog, you wouldn't even begin to balance the budget."
By Clay Wirestone• March 27, 2015
Barack Obama stated on March 22, 2009 in a television interview:
"Warren (Buffett) still does support me."
By Alexander Lane• March 23, 2009
Threads posts stated on August 25, 2024 in Threads post:
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Kamala Harris used to be a man named Kamal Aroush.
By Sofia Ahmed• August 27, 2024
Facebook posts stated on February 22, 2025 in Facebook posts:
“DOGE discovers Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. He was collecting $1,168,646 in (Social Security) per year.”
By Loreben Tuquero• February 28, 2025
Facebook posts stated on April 26, 2022 in a Facebook post:
"With 40 billion dollars, Elon Musk could have given each of the 330M people living in America a million dollars and still had $7B left over.”
By Jeff Cercone• April 28, 2022
Facebook posts stated on April 12, 2024 in a post:
Michelle Obama announced she is "running for President in 2024 as a man."
By Grace Abels• April 19, 2024
Michael Moore stated on September 29, 2009 in a news conference in Washington, D.C.:
"The richest 1 percent have more financial wealth than the bottom 95 percent combined."
By Louis Jacobson• October 1, 2009
Facebook posts stated on April 14, 2024 in Facebook posts:
The day after the total solar eclipse, 85-foot waves traveled from Antarctica to South Africa.
By Sofia Ahmed• April 16, 2024
Threads posts stated on November 01, 2024 in a Threads post:
Says Liz Cheney said, “Donald Trump is now literally threatening to have me killed. If you don’t want to live in a banana republic run by a senile man with some sort of Daffy Duck disease, vote for Kamala.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• November 4, 2024
X posts stated on July 15, 2024 in X posts:
Video shows Trump gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks yelling “slash Republican throats”
By Ranjan Jindal• July 15, 2024
X posts stated on February 11, 2025 in a post:
Rep. Nancy Pelosi has a $223,000 salary and a $202 million net worth. Sen. Mitch McConnell has a $200,000 salary and a $95 million net worth. Sen. Chuck Schumer has a $210,000 salary and a $75 million net worth. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has a $285,000 salary and a $67 million net worth.
By Sara Swann• February 18, 2025
Viral image stated on January 05, 2019 in a meme:
Says "the Rothschild family holds about 80 percent of the world’s total wealth" and has the ability to "literally feed, clothe and settle every man, woman and child on the planet if they wanted to."
By Samantha Putterman• January 9, 2019
Facebook posts stated on December 17, 2019 in a Facebook post:
Says Bill Gates will provide "money-500K, car, phone, visa" or other gifts if you email him.
By Louis Jacobson• December 20, 2019
Instagram posts stated on January 11, 2025 in a video:
Says President-elect Donald Trump posted on X that he will “be giving Staten Island to New Jersey.”
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu• January 14, 2025
Ted Ankrum stated on June 25, 2010 in a speech:
Says U.S. Rep. Michael McCaul is "the sixth-richest person in Congress."
By Ciara O'Rourke• June 28, 2010
Viral image stated on May 12, 2024 in an Instagram post:
“The king of Denmark waved the Palestinian flag from the balcony in support of Palestine.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• May 14, 2024

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By Angie Drobnic Holan• October 19, 2009

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By Madison Czopek• October 23, 2024

The Michael Moore movie gets a fact-check

By Bill Adair• October 1, 2009

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By Zoe Weyand• March 2, 2026

Who is Kamala Harris? Joe Biden’s pick for vice president

By Louis Jacobson, Chris Nichols, Miriam Valverde• August 11, 2020

Anonymous X account shares falsehoods to Elon Musk, top US officials. What we know about 'Amuse'

By Madison Czopek• March 31, 2025

'An environment of distrust': How Elon Musk amplifies falsehoods about immigration, 2024 voting

By Amy Sherman• April 2, 2024

Fact-checking false claims about shooter’s identity in Charlie Kirk shooting

By Grace Abels, Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• September 11, 2025

From 2014 satire to AI posts: How a baseless rumor about Jennifer Aniston and Obama gained traction

By Loreben Tuquero• February 5, 2025

When Donald Trump was shot, the internet unleashed wild conspiracy theories

By Katie Sanders• July 15, 2024

More on Moore

By Bill Adair• October 2, 2009

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s United Nations speech

By Jon Greenberg, Louis Jacobson, John Kruzel• September 25, 2018

Trump apparent assassination attempt: What we know about suspect Ryan Routh's party affiliation

By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, Amy Sherman• September 17, 2024

Despite repeated calls for unity, Democrats throw some debate punches on health plans

By Emmarie Huetteman• September 13, 2019

Michael Moore vs. the Gipper

By Robert Farley• October 8, 2009

Lindsey Graham on the Truth-O-Meter

By Keely Herring• June 1, 2015

Meta and X removed the accounts of Trump’s assassination attempt suspect: That’s not uncommon

By Maria Briceño, Loreben Tuquero• September 17, 2024

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By Madison Czopek• September 25, 2024

Fact-checking claims about the Colorado attack at a gathering supporting hostages held by Hamas

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