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A user on X known for promoting baseless conspiracy theories made false claims about U.S. President Joe Biden's July 24, 2024, Oval Office address.

Misinformation Promoter Matt Wallace Accidentally Disproved His Own Biden-Bunker Rumor

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Jordan Liles
July 25, 2024 Wallace, a purveyor of misinformation on X, deleted a post, apparently after realizing it debunk ...
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Kamala Harris Said, 'Our Support for Israel Will Continue'?

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Nur Ibrahim
July 25, 2024 In July 2024, the vice president skipped Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to C ...
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Kamala Harris Was Willie Brown's Mistress and He Made Her Career?

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 25, 2024 Harris long ago distanced herself from the relationship.
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Online memes and posts wrongly claimed US Vice President Kamala Harris once said the words today we celebrate the 4th of July and the reason we celebrate the 4th of July is because this is July and the 4th of July is in July.

No, Kamala Harris Didn't Say, 'The Reason We Celebrate the Fourth of July Is Because This Is July'

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Jordan Liles
July 25, 2024 We looked for the origins of a fake quote appearing to first circulate online in July 2024.
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Photo of Kamala Harris Embracing Jeffrey Epstein on Beach Is Fake

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Sean Eifert
July 25, 2024 "Old photos never lie," said an X user.
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No, Kamala Harris Didn't Say She Will 'Shutter Veterans Affairs' and Give the Money to Refugees

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 25, 2024 "Veterans are equal to us, not better than," Vice President Harris allegedly said. "Veterans Aff ...
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Trump Didn't Advise People to 'Inject Bleach' to Treat COVID-19. But This Is What He Did Say

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Nick Hardinges
July 24, 2024 The former president's remarks drew criticism at the start of the coronavirus pandemic, but were ...
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Medical Journal Entry on Israel-Hamas War's Death Toll Went Viral — But Was Missing Context

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Taija PerryCook
July 24, 2024 Social media posts alleged the medical journal reported the death toll in Gaza had reached 186,0 ...
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Trump Claimed His Ear Began Regrowing Day After Assassination Attempt?

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Nur Ibrahim
July 24, 2024 The former U.S. president allegedly claimed a bullet "took my entire ear off" on X.
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Kamala Harris Does Not Have Biological Children?

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Nur Ibrahim
July 24, 2024 The vice president has been the target of sexist vitriol since her candidacy was announced.
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Project 2025 Says 'Only Valid Family' Is Married Parents and Their Children?

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
July 24, 2024 "They want to take all kids not living with 'biological mother and father' and put them in 'good ...
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Constitution Doesn't Allow President and VP From the Same State?

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Jack Izzo
July 24, 2024 Awaiting Kamala Harris' running-mate announcement, social media users speculated about the rules.
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Netanyahu Told Congress ICC Famine War Crime Charges Were a 'Lie.' Here's the Truth

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Alex Kasprak
July 24, 2024 In his July 2024 address to Congress, Netanyahu referenced an old talking point about the ICC's ...
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Taylor Swift and Beyoncé Hosting Joint Concert in Support of Kamala Harris?

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Sean Eifert
July 24, 2024 The pop superstars were cited as joining forces in an online article.
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Online memes and posts wrongly claimed US Vice President Kamala Harris once said the words the problem of solving a problem is not a problem.

No, Kamala Harris Didn't Say 'the Problem of Solving a Problem Is Not a Problem'

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Jordan Liles
July 24, 2024 The purported quote continued, "but when a problem solves a problem without any problem, then th ...
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Photo Shows Manson Family with Ear Bandages?

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Sean Eifert
July 24, 2024 The fake photo surfaced amid reports that supporters of former U.S. President Donald Trump wore ...
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Gerald Ford Predicted U.S. Would Have 1st Female President After Her Predecessor — a Man — Dies

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Sean Eifert
July 24, 2024 The former U.S. president's comments from 1989 circulated in the early days of Kamala Harris' 20 ...
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An online rumor claimed JD Vance wrote in his memoir he had sex with an inside out latex glove shoved between two couch cushions.

No, JD Vance Did Not Say He Had Sex with Couch Cushions

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Jordan Liles
July 23, 2024 A false online rumor about former U.S. President Donald Trump's running mate, a latex glove and ...
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Video Shows Kate Middleton Fans Throwing Cake in King Charles' Face?

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Nur Ibrahim
July 23, 2024 Kate Middleton was allegedly angry at Charles extending an invitation for his coronation to Prin ...
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Trump Said Bullet Took His 'Entire Ear Off' but It Began Regrowing 'Next Day'?

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Nur Ibrahim
July 23, 2024 The former U.S. president was targeted in an assassination attempt in July 2024.
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