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A post shared on X claims President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Colorado Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert as the next secretary of education.  The most poetic oxymoron in human history… Lauren Boebert will be the next Secretary of Education. — Billy Baldwin (@BillyBaldwin) November 13, 2024 Verdict: False There is no evidence to suggest anyone has

A viral post shared on X claims New York Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez recently removed her preferred pronouns from her bio on the platform. HOLY SHT AOC just took her pronouns OUT of her X bio. 🤣🤣🤣 pic.twitter.com/EO7D7ZfaH0 — American AF 🇺🇸 (@iAnonPatriot) November 14, 2024 Verdict: False An archived screenshot of Ocasio-Cortez’s X account

November 15, 2024 2:13 PM ET Democrats killed a bill Tuesday to give the Trump administration power to crack down on allegedly pro-terror nonprofits. A similar version passed the house during the Biden-Harris administration with overwhelming support from Democrats. But on Tuesday, a majority of Democrats voted against the measure and claimed it could be

November 15, 2024 2:09 PM ET Several left-of-center groups designed to look like local advocacy organizations pulled in millions from an influential D.C.-based dark money behemoth last year, newly released tax filings show. The Sixteen Thirty Fund, part of a sprawling Democratic-aligned dark money network managed by consulting firm Arabella Advisors, doled out over $18

A post shared on Facebook claims Tesla CEO and owner of X, Elon Musk, has agreed to buy CNN for $3 billion. Verdict: False The claim is false and originally stems from an Oct. 18 article published on the satire site “SpaceX Mania.” In addition, a spokesperson for CNN denied the claim’s validity in an

A viral post shared on Facebook claims Kroger, Food Lion, and Publix have announced a 4% price cut following the 2024 presidential election. Screenshot captured via Facebook Verdict: False The claim is false and originally stems from the satirical “America – Love It Or Leave It” Facebook page. Fact Check: Trump met with President Joe

A video shared on Threads claims Florida Republican Sen. and Secretary of State nominee Marco Rubio said President-elect Donald Trump’s presidency will “lean heavily into Project 2025.” Verdict: False The original video, shared on both C-SPAN and YouTube, features Rubio and Utah Republican Sen. Mike Lee delivering remarks on tax reform at the Heritage Foundation

A video  shared on X claims to show the USS Abraham Lincoln on fire after a Houthi attack. Footage purportedly shows the aftermath of the Yemeni resistance attack on the American aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, with multiple cruise missiles and drones. pic.twitter.com/MPnmyBEsXW — PressTV Extra (@PresstvExtra) November 13, 2024 Verdict: False

A viral social media claim suggests that attorney and former National Security Council staffer Kash Patel was appointed to lead the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). 🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 Trump just appointed Kash Patel to be the next CIA Director! pic.twitter.com/WTmKHm96qP — dustin mills (@dustinemills24) November 11, 2024  Verdict: Misleading Attorney John Ratcliffe was nominated to lead

November 15, 2024 2:09 PM ET Several left-of-center groups designed to look like local advocacy organizations pulled in millions from an influential D.C.-based dark money behemoth last year, newly released tax filings show. The Sixteen Thirty Fund, part of a sprawling Democratic-aligned dark money network managed by consulting firm Arabella Advisors, doled out over $18