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X posts – Photo of PA arson suspect Cody Balmer was falsely edited to show anti-Trump sentiment

Cody Balmer, the person charged with setting fire to Pennsylvania governor’s residence, posted a photo that said “F--- Trump.”
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TikTok posts – Rep. Jasmine Crockett is not cashing her grandmother’s Social Security checks. That came from satire

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett says “she ‘simply forgot' to inform Social Security that her grandmother died in 2012 … She’s been collecting $2,600 a month for 13 years.”
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X posts – Critics of ‘Hands Off’ protests mislead with photos, videos they say are proof of paid protestors

Photos and videos show Washington, D.C., protests against White House adviser Elon Musk are “staged & paid — bussed in, scripted, clocked out.”
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What vaccine skeptics are getting wrong about a new Cleveland Clinic study on the flu vaccine

A Cleveland Clinic study found that a group of vaccinated healthcare workers were at higher risk for getting the flu than their unvaccinated colleagues. Vaccine skeptics said this supported their stance, but left out important context.
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Donald Trump – US trade deficit with China is less than $300 billion, not $1 trillion, as Donald Trump said

In 2024, “China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States.”
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Ruben Gallego – Sen. Ruben Gallego is mostly right: American men trail women in higher education at historic levels

Men “have the lowest college attainment rate ever.”
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