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President Donald Trump tried Tuesday to concoct an alternative reality on the subject of “affordability” – piling lie on top of lie to try to convince Americans that the issue has vanished.
On the one-year anniversary of the start of his second term, President Donald Trump spent 104 minutes in the White House press room listing his accomplishments.
A woman in Britain was arrested on January 26 in connection with alleged racial abuse of a transport employee, say police, contrary to online posts that say she was detained for a social media post depicting her children that she made that morning.
WASHINGTON, DC: A claim has been circulating online that President Donald Trump announced on social media that the documentary film ‘Melania’, about his wife, First Lady Melania Trump, would be mandatory viewing in all history classes. The post has also sparked speculations about the authenticity of the claim. Let us fact-check it.
President Donald Trump marked his first year back in office with a lengthy press briefing, repeating false claims about the 2020 election, foreign policy, the economy, and energy.
An old, false Daily Mirror headline has resurfaced online in posts claiming that Wales had banned dogs in response to a 2024 report on ethnic minorities' experiences of racism.
A post on Instagram says “this coming February 2026 will never happen again in your lifetime.”
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President Donald Trump was given a live fact-check on Iowa gas prices during a visit to the state. After Trump falsely said the state’s average cost of gas was $1.95 or $1.85 per gallon during an appearance in Iowa on Tuesday,