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Fact checks about news stories from the US

8 November 2024

Donald Trump did not call Republicans ‘the dumbest group of voters’

Posts circulating on social media falsely claim Mr Trump said the quote to People magazine in 1998.

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8 November 2024

No evidence Houthis have surrendered after Donald Trump’s election victory

There is no evidence the Iran-backed rebel group in Yemen has said it’s stopping its operations in the Red Sea.

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6 November 2024

Image of Kamala Harris and Donald Trump kissing is AI-generated

The image is a screenshot from a YouTube montage featuring AI clips of Ms Harris and Mr Trump together in romantic scenarios.

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5 November 2024

Image supposedly showing CNN graphic of Texas election results is fake

The broadcaster says the picture is “completely fabricated and manipulated”.

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30 October 2024

Kamala Harris in McDonald’s uniform photo has been edited

Viral posts share what appears to be an old photo of Kamala Harris wearing a McDonald’s uniform, but the photo has been edited and the original photo is not of Ms Harris.

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29 October 2024

Old Dublin image doesn’t show queue for New York Trump rally

A picture being shared on social media with the claim is actually from a 2011 visit to Ireland by then-US President Barack Obama, not Donald Trump’s rally at Madison Square Garden.

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25 October 2024

Video claimed to show Hurricane Milton predates storm

A clip being shared on social media of lightning dramatically striking the ground has been online since before Hurricane Milton made landfall.

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24 October 2024

The Atlantic did not publish headline calling Trump ‘Literally Hitler’

The Atlantic has confirmed such an article has never been published by them.

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24 October 2024

Clip of Kamala Harris appearing to call President Biden ‘unstable’ has been edited

A social media clip has been edited to seem as if Ms Harris said Mr Biden is “unstable”, when her remarks were actually about Donald Trump.

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18 October 2024

Unusual clouds are not evidence Hurricane Milton was caused by HAARP

A number of posts on social media have falsely claimed that the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program caused Hurricane Milton in the US.

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