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Follow these 4 expert tips for keeping Thanksgiving table politics talk civil and productive
But PolitiFact is here to help prevent clashes with loved ones this holiday season. We spoke with experts on civil discourse — discussions in which people genuinely try to understand one another — ...
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Trump hasn't banned same-sex marriage in US; claim he has is Pants on Fire!
Trump has not banned same-sex marriage in all 50 states, nor can he unilaterally do so when he takes office in January. He also has not recently supported overturning same-sex marriage in the U.S. We ...
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It's False that these celebrities have moved to other countries after the 2024 election
In a world of wild talk and fake news, help us stand up for the facts.
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No, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Tracis Kelce didn’t quit X and call it a ‘toxic waste dump’
We don’t know if he’s seen this one from a Nov. 17 Facebook post: "NFL Travis Kelce announced he’s leaving Elon Musk’s ‘hate machine’ X app, calling it a ‘toxic waste dump’ after his scathing and ...
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No, Michael Jordan didn’t turn down a $100 million Disney deal because the company is too ‘woke’
"Michael Jordan turns down $100 million Disney deal, declares he won’t work for wokeness," a Nov. 18 Facebook post said. This post was flagged as part of Meta’s efforts to combat false news and ...
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AOC didn’t say a conservative news outlet asked her to resign because she’s a woman
AOC posted that Trump’s election victory emboldened a conservative news outlet to call for her resignation because she’s a woman. This post does not appear on either of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, ...
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No, Ireland won’t pay you to move to an island; it offers grant money to fix up vacant homes
A grant program in the initiative seems to have caused confusion about Ireland paying people to move there. Ireland doesn’t pay anyone to move to an island, but it does offer Vacant Property ...
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There's no evidence half of all Ukrainian aid was laundered to fund Democratic political campaigns
There’s no evidence that half of the U.S. aid to Ukraine was diverted to fund Democratic political campaigns. The U.S. government oversees equipment and money sent to Ukraine and it has said there’s ...
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No, Donald Trump didn’t name former NBA player Karl Malone director of Child Protective Services
"Donald Trump has appointed NBA legend Karl Malone as the new director of Child Protective Services,"a Nov. 14 Instagram post featuring an image of Trump and Malone said.
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No, Rachel Maddow didn’t break down in tears at Elon Musk’s memes about buying MSNBC
Musk has joked about buying the liberal news network since parent company Comcast announced it would spin off its cable news channels, but the network isn’t for sale. Cable news host Rachel Maddow did ...
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Photo of woman holding sign about her daughter and abortion rights was digitally manipulated
The photo was manipulated. A photograph posted in March 2023 shows that the woman’s sign said, "I’m the mother of the girl you’ll never touch," in Spanish. Social media users reacted strongly to a ...
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No, Billie Eilish is not leaving the country after Donald Trump’s election win
Pop singer Billie Eilish criticized President-elect Donald Trump the day after he won the Nov. 5 election, but social media posts have added fiction to her comments by saying she’s leaving the United ...