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X posts – Karoline Leavitt quote about President Trump’s inability to ‘deal with’ checks on his power is fake

Says Karoline Leavitt said, “America cannot function if President Trump has to deal with co-equal branches of government having the ability to check his power.”

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Social Media – A Craigslist posting is looking for ‘seat fillers’ at D.C. military parade. Is it real?

Companies called “T-Mellon Events” and “Fight Fite Fight LLC” are offering to pay “seat fillers” in Washington, D.C, on June 14.

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TikTok posts – Video shows Los Angeles Football Club fans in May, not LA protesters in June

Video shows Los Angeles protesters chanting “We are Los Angeles” in June 2025.

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Donald Trump – If the ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ fails, taxes could increase about 7.5%, not 68% as Donald Trump said

If the “Big, Beautiful” tax and spending bill doesn’t pass, “there will be a 68% tax increase.”

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Social Media – How AI chatbots falsely described photos Gavin Newsom shared of sleeping troops

California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared images taken in 2021 and said they showed National Guard troops sleeping on the floor in June 2025.

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LA protests: What US law says about Trump’s deployment of CA National Guard, U.S. Marines

Is Trump authorized to send troops to LA? What to know

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