Author name: Lance Hudgins

January 10, 2024 12:33 PM ET Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington made a faux pas by saying that former president Donald Trump “incited an erection” during a formal hearing Wednesday. The gaffe was made in response to Republican Rep. Dan Bishop of North Carolina’s rebuke of Hunter Biden’s refusal to testify before Congress and

A post shared on X, formerly Twitter, claims to show a boy being “booked” by Syracuse police for stealing chips. Boy gets booked for stealing a bag of chips pic.twitter.com/Js4e9c490h — Wild content (@NoCapFights) January 8, 2024 Verdict: Misleading While the boy was placed in cuffs, he was not arrested or charged. He was released into

A post shared on Facebook claims Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin was purportedly killed in Ukraine. Verdict: False The claim is false and stems from a Jan. 7 article published by the satire site, “Real Raw News.” A spokesperson for the Department of Defense (DOD) denied the claim’s validity in an email to Check Your Fact.

January 10, 2024 12:11 PM ET The White House had to reportedly advise the Pentagon to publicly announce Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin had been hospitalized after the branch failed to immediately notify the president and his staff of his stay in Walter Reed Hospital in Washington, D.C., two senior administration officials told Politico. The Pentagon

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson would not say categorically on Wednesday whether or not border wall funding will be included in the final immigration security deal Congress is currently negotiating. Democratic and Republican lawmakers have been working on a deal that would provide aid to both Israel and Ukraine as well as funding for

A video shared on X , formerly Twitter, allegedly shows an underwater perspective of the recent earthquake in Japan. The moment Japanese divers were caught during Japan’s New Year’s Day earthquake 😳 pic.twitter.com/59NGnQ72q9 — 🔥⭐️Edwin⭐️🔥 (@Nuked4Every1) January 3, 2024 Verdict: False The video is miscaptioned. It was originally posted in November 2023, predating the recent

A post shared on X, formerly Twitter, purports to show a tweet from former President Donald Trump saying he and late financier turned sex offender Jeffrey Epstein worked on Trump’s Miss Universe pageant together. Every day TFIDIOT45 exposes a new level of stupidity with these spontaneous confessions… https://t.co/YpmSmsyGNA — Mike Sears★! (@sears4085) January 4, 2024

Hunter Biden rushed out of the House Oversight Committee’s Wednesday markup hearing while lawmakers debated whether to hold him in contempt of Congress. The first son made a surprise appearance at the start of the hearing, and his presence in the hearing room immediately sparked tensions between Republican and Democratic lawmakers. Hunter Biden FLEES committee

Former First Lady Melania Trump announced Tuesday her mother passed away following an undisclosed illness. Melania, who has been notably absent from the public eye in recent weeks, shared the heartbreaking news on Twitter. “It is with deep sadness that I announce the passing of my beloved mother, Amalija,” Melania tweeted. “Amalija Knavs was a

The White House reportedly “deceived” the American people about Hunter Biden’s art deals, Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said in a Tuesday statement. White House officials reportedly helped create an agreement under which a professional gallerist would negotiate sales on Hunter’s behalf and keep the details hidden from the first son, people familiar with the