PolitiFact reviewed footage circulating with claims of California ballot stuffing and found key context was missing from claims being made about the video.
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Trump’s Claim That Vandals Caused the Greening of Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool Is Unsupported
Fact-checkers found no evidence of deliberate vandalism and noted maintenance-related hydrogen peroxide treatment of algae was the likely cause of discolouration.
Viral Manipulated Audio of VP Vance Harshly Criticising Elon Musk Confirmed as Fake
The Vice President’s spokesperson labelled the manipulated clip as “100% fake” and fact-checkers confirmed it was a digitally altered version of a real Vance appearance.
Claim That 22nd Amendment Has a Loophole Allowing Trump a Third Term Deemed Implausible by Legal Experts
Multiple constitutional scholars told FactCheck.org that the “third term loophole” argument circulating on social media defeats the clear intent of the amendment.
Trump’s Claim of 97% Reduction in Drug Flow by Sea Not Supported by Federal Data
The President repeatedly cited this statistic but available federal agency data does not corroborate a near-total reduction in maritime drug trafficking as claimed.
Trump’s $500 Billion Prescription Drug Savings Claims Are Largely Aspirational Experts Say
Fiscal and healthcare policy analysts said the administration’s drug pricing claims were based on projected outcomes from very limited actions taken so far.
Claim That Not a Single Republican Condemned Minnesota Democratic Lawmaker Shooting Is False
FactCheck.org found clear examples of multiple Republicans including President Trump publicly condemning the targeted shooting of Democratic legislators.
Social Media Posts Falsely Attribute Minnesota Gunman’s Political Affiliation Without Evidence
Senator Mike Lee and others spread unfounded claims about the shooter’s political affiliation without factual basis according to FactCheck’s investigation.
Viral Photos of ‘Rapidly Aged Twin’ Shared as Current News Traced to 2009 Research Study
Images being shared as depicting age differences actually came from a 2009 academic study on facial aging in identical twins conducted for scientific purposes.
Viral Image Widely Shared as Authentic Photo Is AI-Generated Composite — Snopes Confirms
Posts claiming the image was authentic and not AI-generated were wrong on both counts according to Snopes which found unmistakable signs of AI synthesis.