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FactChecking Trump’s Economic Speech

In a campaign-style rally in Pennsylvania on Dec. 9,...

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What to make of an abysmal year for truth? PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies

PolitiFact names 2025 the Year of the Lies

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Instagram posts – Good Enough to Be True: Lego donated model MRI scanners to comfort children

“Lego donates model MRI kits to hospitals to help children understand the procedure and reduce their anxiety.”

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Explaining a deleted X post that said Israel is responsible for Gaza hospital strike

A pro-Israel social media influencer posted on X that an Israeli airstrike hit a Gaza hospital, then deleted it, raising suspicions among social media users about who or what had caused the blast. But he said his post was based on an early headline that was later changed.

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Facebook posts – No, Hamas no se ha rendido a Israel

“A partir de ahora la milicia de Hamas se vio obligada a rendirse al ejército Israeli, ondeando sus banderas blancas".

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Did Israel use its laser weapon ‘Iron Beam’ for the first time? Here’s what we know

Social media users circulated videos claiming to show Israel using its laser weapon system “Iron Beam” to intercept missiles. Israeli defense officials said it was “not used operationally.”

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