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A post shared on social media purports that Kyle Rittenhouse’s mother Wendy is only 38 years old. Post by @defundshawn View on Threads Verdict: False The claim is inaccurate. Fact Check: Rittenhouse sparked controversy when he took to social media to describe President Joe Biden as “gay,”  Newsweek reported. He has recently used the word again in

The Houthi rebels have continued to claim to hit American warships but have not provided any evidence, including a destroyer on June 1. #معركة_الفتح_الموعود_والجهاد_المقدس pic.twitter.com/6toh47aGsc — العميد يحيى سريع (@army21ye) June 1, 2024 The June 1 claim from the Houthis also stated they targeted the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, which they claimed to have struck

Republican Texas Rep. Roger Williams sent a subpoena Wednesday to the Small Business Administration (SBA) demanding documents related to the agency’s decision to end active collection efforts for two government programs. The House Committee on Small Business has been investigating the decisions on how to handle the portfolio of debt they took on between the

A post shared on Threads claims 2024 presumptive Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump purportedly skipped his post-sentencing probation report. Post by @neilgerardo6710 View on Threads Verdict: False The claim is false. Trump is not scheduled to be sentenced for his recent felony conviction until July 11, multiple news outlets, including The Associated Press

A post shared on social media purports that actor Robert De Niro has been permanently banned from Paramount Pictures. Verdict: False The claim stems from a satirical website. Fact Check: De Niro joined President Joe Biden’s campaign press conference and shared his views on former President Donald Trump, leading to an award that he was to be

A post shared on Facebook purports to show a tweet from Rep. Jack Kimble defending 2024 presumptive Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump amid his recent felony conviction. Verdict: False The claim, which originally stems from X, formerly Twitter, was shared by a satire account. There is no one with the name “Jack Kimble”

Dr. Phil struggled to keep a straight face as presumptive 2024 Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump ripped into Democratic California Rep. Adam Schiff in an interview that aired Thursday on “Merit Street” network. Trump reflected on Schiff’s fervent promotion of “the Russia hoax,” telling Dr. Phil how the California congressman dragged his son, Donald Trump

A video shared on X claims to show a strike on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) “logistical hub” in Odesa, Ukraine. Yesterday Russian missile strike successfully destroyed large NATO logistics hub in Odesa, Ukraine. pic.twitter.com/jhZIaCmAEK — Current Report (@Currentreport1) May 18, 2024 Verdict: Misleading There is no evidence that this is a NATO logistical hub.

A post shared on X claims Sylvester Stallone declined to work with fellow actor Robert De Niro on a $1 billion project, calling him a “woke creep.”  pic.twitter.com/5fTRm85oXj — 🔨Robert The Builder 🇺🇸 (@NobodymrRobert) June 2, 2024 Verdict: False The claim is baseless. It was posted originally by a satirical website. Fact Check: De Niro

A new projection showing Donald Trump’s potential popular vote tally on election night paints a worrying picture for the incumbent, President Joe Biden. Trump currently leads Biden in numerous national poll aggregates, including a Thursday morning RealClearPolling (RCP) average that shows Trump with a 1% lead in an average of eleven polls conducted throughout May and June.