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Trump claimed Obama sent Iran billions in cash. Here’s the missing context
Claim: Posts circulating online claim former U.S. President Barack Obama “gave” Iran $1.7 billion in cash in 2016, reportedly delivering pallets of money to the country. Rating: Mixture What’s True The Obama administration approved a $1.7 billion payment to Iran in 2016. U.S. officials later confirmed the transfer was made…
Posts claim EPA added abortion and birth control medications to a water contamination monitoring list. Here are the facts
Claim: Social media posts alleged that in 2026 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) placed abortion and birth control medications on a federal “watch list” for water contamination. Rating: Mostly True What’s True The EPA did include certain abortion and birth control medications in a document titled 2026 Human Health…
Posts claim Trump appointed Ghislaine Maxwell’s former defense attorney as acting AG. Here’s the real story
Claim: U.S. President Donald Trump appointed convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell's former defense attorney as acting attorney general to head the Department of Justice in April 2026. Rating: False Context: Trump appointed Todd Blanche as acting attorney general on April 2, 2026. Blanche is Trump's former defense attorney, not Maxwell's.…
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