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Fact Check: Anti-aircraft fire erupts in Tehran after Trump's ceasefire announcement.
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Fact Check: Anti-aircraft fire erupts in Tehran after Trump's ceasefire announcement.

# Fact Check: "Anti-aircraft fire erupts in Tehran after Trump's ceasefire announcement." ## What We Know On June 23, 2025, President Donald Trump claimed via social media that Iran and Israel had ag...

Published June 24, 2025
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Fact Check: Four killed in Iranian missile strike, marking highest death toll in the war.
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Fact Check: Four killed in Iranian missile strike, marking highest death toll in the war.

# Fact Check: "Four killed in Iranian missile strike, marking highest death toll in the war." ## What We Know The claim that "four killed in Iranian missile strike, marking highest death toll in the ...

Published June 24, 2025
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Fact Check: Death toll from Iranian missile strike in Beersheba rises to five.
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Fact Check: Death toll from Iranian missile strike in Beersheba rises to five.

# Fact Check: "Death toll from Iranian missile strike in Beersheba rises to five." ## What We Know Recent reports indicate that an Iranian missile strike on an apartment building in Beersheba, Israel...

Published June 24, 2025
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Fact Check: All crime would have stopped ten years after the introduction of a lifelong punitive tax for any crime, even just with 0.5 percent per conviction before other taxes and deductions.
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Fact Check: All crime would have stopped ten years after the introduction of a lifelong punitive tax for any crime, even just with 0.5 percent per conviction before other taxes and deductions.

# Fact Check: "All crime would have stopped ten years after the introduction of a lifelong punitive tax for any crime, even just with 0.5 percent per conviction before other taxes and deductions." ##...

Published June 24, 2025
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Fact Check: Trump claims the Israel-Iran ceasefire will last forever.
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Fact Check: Trump claims the Israel-Iran ceasefire will last forever.

# Fact Check: "Trump claims the Israel-Iran ceasefire will last forever." ## What We Know On June 23, 2025, President Donald Trump announced on social media that Iran and Israel had agreed to a "Comp...

Published June 24, 2025
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Fact Check: Pine Gap's role in US nuclear targeting makes Australia complicit in conflict.
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Fact Check: Pine Gap's role in US nuclear targeting makes Australia complicit in conflict.

# Fact Check: "Pine Gap's role in US nuclear targeting makes Australia complicit in conflict." ## What We Know Pine Gap is a significant satellite ground station located in Australia, operated by the...

Published June 24, 2025
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Fact Check: Canada vows not to become the 51st US state amid rising nationalism.
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Fact Check: Canada vows not to become the 51st US state amid rising nationalism.

# Fact Check: "Canada vows not to become the 51st US state amid rising nationalism." ## What We Know The claim that "Canada vows not to become the 51st US state" has been echoed in various contexts, ...

Published June 24, 2025
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Fact Check: Trump announces explosive 12-hour ceasefire between Israel and Iran!
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Fact Check: Trump announces explosive 12-hour ceasefire between Israel and Iran!

# Fact Check: "Trump announces explosive 12-hour ceasefire between Israel and Iran!" ## What We Know On June 23, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced a "complete and total" ceasefire between I...

Published June 24, 2025
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Fact Check: Two men acquitted in 2005 trial cost nearly $60 million.
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Fact Check: Two men acquitted in 2005 trial cost nearly $60 million.

# Fact Check: "Two men acquitted in 2005 trial cost nearly $60 million." ## What We Know The claim that "two men acquitted in a 2005 trial cost nearly $60 million" appears to be a misrepresentation o...

Published June 24, 2025
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