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Video of Donald Trump announcing US ban on Tesla production is fake
The clip was generated using artificial intelligence. Read
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Fact checks, analysis and comment about the 45th and 47th President of the United States, Donald J Trump.
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Video of Donald Trump talking about India and Pakistan is a deepfake
The video, which has been viewed over 344,000 times on Facebook, has been altered with artificial intelligence. Read
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Trump didn’t call Republicans ‘the dumbest’ voters
The quote, attributed to Mr Trump and shared on Facebook, is fabricated. Read
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There’s no evidence Trump said the president should be impeached if the Dow Jones drops 1,000 points
An image supposedly showing Donald Trump saying this on social media has been circulating for years, and is back again. Read
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Unsubstantiated claim that Donald Trump’s mother said he’d be a ‘disaster’ in politics reshared online
There’s no evidence Mrs Trump ever said this. Read
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United States
Image of Donald Trump with teenage girl is likely AI-creation
The picture has been debunked many times, and there are clues that it was created with Artificial Intelligence. Read
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No, Pope Francis was not filmed swatting away Donald Trump’s hand
A video circulating online originated as part of a comedy skit on “Jimmy Kimmel Live”. Read
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United States
Viral post about Obama’s official White House portrait isn’t wholly accurate
A picture of the 44th US president has been shared with the misleading claim that it is his official White House portrait which President Trump “refuses to hang”. Read
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No evidence Donald Trump posted on Truth Social about ending dual citizenship
Claims that the US president said he is ending dual citizenship “under the Espionage Act” are being widely shared, but he doesn’t appear to have actually posted this. Read
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Health
No, Donald Trump hasn’t called for Skittles to be banned
A video seemingly showing the US president calling for a ban on Skittles and the red food colouring carmine is a deepfake. Read
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