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Fact Check: It’s second or first amendment to shoot out windows of of a showroom for a Tesla dealership
False

Fact Check: It’s second or first amendment to shoot out windows of of a showroom for a Tesla dealership

# Fact Check: "It’s second or first amendment to shoot out windows of a showroom for a Tesla dealership" ## What We Know The claim that shooting out windows of a Tesla dealership is protected under t...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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Fact Check: The true definition of "midengine" is a car with the engine between the driver and the transmission
False

Fact Check: The true definition of "midengine" is a car with the engine between the driver and the transmission

# Fact Check: The true definition of "midengine" is a car with the engine between the driver and the transmission ## What We Know The claim that "the true definition of 'midengine' is a car with the ...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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Fact Check: Donald trump won the 2020 election
False

Fact Check: Donald trump won the 2020 election

# Fact Check: "Donald Trump won the 2020 election" ## What We Know The claim that "Donald Trump won the 2020 election" is factually incorrect. The official results of the 2020 Presidential election i...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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Fact Check: The Platform X, as owned by Elon Musk, was at one time running its IP address from within Russian territories.
Yes or No?
False

Fact Check: The Platform X, as owned by Elon Musk, was at one time running its IP address from within Russian territories. Yes or No?

# Fact Check: "The Platform X, as owned by Elon Musk, was at one time running its IP address from within Russian territories. Yes or No?" ## What We Know The claim that the platform X, owned by Elon ...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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Fact Check: It’s free speech to set fire to Tesla cars
False

Fact Check: It’s free speech to set fire to Tesla cars

# Fact Check: "It’s free speech to set fire to Tesla cars" ## What We Know The claim that setting fire to Tesla cars constitutes free speech is fundamentally flawed. Recent incidents have led to seve...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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Fact Check: Mark Kelly is a traitor
False

Fact Check: Mark Kelly is a traitor

# Fact Check: "Mark Kelly is a traitor" ## What We Know The claim that "Mark Kelly is a traitor" originated from a statement made by Elon Musk on social media platform X (formerly Twitter) after Sena...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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Fact Check: Is the american stock market al ready open an hour earlier today? so it's not 15:30 Amsterdam anymore? it's now march 11 2025
False

Fact Check: Is the american stock market al ready open an hour earlier today? so it's not 15:30 Amsterdam anymore? it's now march 11 2025

# Fact Check: Is the American Stock Market Open an Hour Earlier Today? ## What We Know The claim that "the American stock market is already open an hour earlier today" refers to the synchronization o...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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Fact Check: Donald trumps mother called him an idiot in an interview
False

Fact Check: Donald trumps mother called him an idiot in an interview

# Fact Check: "Donald Trump's mother called him an idiot in an interview" ## What We Know In December 2019, a meme circulated on social media claiming that Mary Anne Trump, the mother of former U.S. ...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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Fact Check: Donald trumps mother called him an idiot
False

Fact Check: Donald trumps mother called him an idiot

# Fact Check: "Donald Trump's mother called him an idiot" ## What We Know In December 2019, a meme surfaced on social media claiming that Mary Anne Trump, Donald Trump's mother, referred to him as "a...

Published March 11, 2025Updated June 18, 2025
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