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Claim: U.S. President Donald Trump executed an order that opens up 59% of national forest territory to commercial logging. Rating: What’s True Trump issued an executive directive granting federal permitting bodies the authority to bypass specific environmental safeguards to boost domestic timber yields and expand logging operations on public property. Following this, Agriculture Secretary Brooke … Read more

Claim: In 1996, comedian George Carlin delivered a routine about televised capital punishment, roughly three decades before the Pentagon announced plans to livestream the execution of Fort Hood shooter Nidal Malik Hasan. Rating: True A viral online discussion recently emerged surrounding a clip of the late, legendary comedian and satirist George Carlin joking about public … Read more

A campaign advertisement targeting Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Chris Pappas has revived a line of attack originally used six years ago when the New Hampshire congressman was seeking his second term. Released by the Senate Leadership Fund—a super PAC backing Republican candidate John E. Sununu—the ad references a clash from an Oct. 21, 2020, debate … Read more

Claim: Arizona’s Maricopa County Elections allegedly apologized to U.S. President Donald Trump after officials supposedly uncovered evidence that state leaders ordered the destruction of thousands of Trump ballots during the 2020 election while concurrently tallying illegal votes cast by noncitizens for Joe Biden. Rating: As the 2026 midterm elections approach, social media users have circulated … Read more

Claim: A circulating photo genuine depicts a demonstrator wearing a “Release the Epstein Files” T-shirt at an October 12 Donald Trump rally in Youngstown, Ohio. Rating: Context While the viral photograph itself was fabricated, security and law enforcement personnel did indeed escort a real demonstrator wearing a “Release the Epstein Files” shirt out of the … Read more

Claim: On Oct. 13, U.S. President Donald Trump shared an AI-generated video on Truth Social depicting himself playing with a tiger. Rating: Social media users reported in mid-October that U.S. President Donald Trump had published an artificial intelligence-generated video showing himself interacting playfully with a tiger. The post emerged shortly after an incident on Oct. … Read more

I am one of the five members of the Norwegian Nobel Committee—appointed by a parliament most of the world couldn’t locate on a map—tasked with deciding once a year who embodies global virtue. I often ponder this while riding the tram. We convene in a building on Henrik Ibsens gate, a street named after an … Read more

In a recent interview, Zelenskyy reportedly pushed back against critics pushing for his ouster WASHINGTON, DC: Amid ongoing debates regarding a diesel arrangement between the US and Russia, social media has been buzzing with an unverified rumor suggesting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly urged Americans to elect a new leader. Because this claim quickly generated … Read more

A viral rumor emerges as scrutiny mounts over the administration’s stance on unsealing the Epstein documents. WASHINGTON, DC: Amid mounting pressure and public questions directed at the Trump administration regarding its hesitation to release the Epstein files, a fabricated story has begun making the rounds on social media. The rumor alleges that President Donald Trump … Read more

The rumor emerged amid projections that Democrats could secure a victory in the November midterms. WASHINGTON, DC: With the midterm elections just weeks away, a viral social media rumor has falsely claimed that Donald Trump issued threats to Republican lawmakers, warning them against supporting any future Democratic-led efforts in Congress to remove him from office. … Read more