At the end of 2017, one year into the Trump presidency, the familiar begins to escape us.
What Donald Trump Says
- Viral images of Ben & Jerry’s “free Palestine” ice cream tubs aren’t real. The images were made with ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence chatbot. May 30, 2025Image shows Ben & Jerry’s is selling “Free Palestine” and “From the River to Sea” ice cream flavors.
- Multiple citations in the “Make America Healthy Again” report contained titles of papers that don’t exist. Experts say that’s one sign artificial intelligence was involved. May 30, 2025Fake citations in MAHA report likely AI-generated
- Did North Carolina reject Helene contractors over state racial ‘quotas’? May 30, 2025“Contractors are being rejected” from providing Hurricane Helene relief in North Carolina because of racial “quotas” required by the state.
- Billionaire businessman Elon Musk is leaving his role at DOGE, President Donald Trump's advisory body created to cut federal spending and root out fraud. PolitiFact is live fact-checking their 1:30 p.m. EST press conference. May 30, 2025Fact-checking Trump, Musk as DOGE adviser leaves White House
- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said the GOP tax bill would not cut SNAP. Work requirements expansions alone would eliminate SNAP eligibility for millions of people, analysts say. May 29, 2025“We are not cutting” the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.
- A court that few Americans had heard of placed a roadblock in front of President Donald Trump’s far-reaching tariff policy this week, at least temporarily. So what is the U.S. Court of International Trade? May 29, 2025What is the Court of International Trade?
- RFK Jr. announced that the U.S. will no longer recommend healthy children and pregnant women get the COVID-19 vaccine. Here’s what scientists said about his reasons. May 29, 2025Fact-checking RFKFact-checking RFK Jr. on COVID vaccine for kidsJr. on COVID vaccine for kids
- Trump says Harvard refuses to tell his administration who its international students are. Immigration experts say he’s wrong. Schools are required to report international students’ information including their biographical information and coursework. May 28, 2025Harvard University “refuse(s) to tell us” who its international students are.
- The “big beautiful bill” passed by the Republican-led House does not give President Donald Trump the power to delay or cancel elections. A provision would expand the president’s power by making it harder for judges to find people in contempt of court. May 28, 2025The Republican tax and spending bill will let President Donald Trump “delay or cancel elections — legally.”
- During Memorial Day weekend, the start of the summer travel season, the Energy Department said gasoline prices are at a 20-year low. That’s not the case in raw dollars, but it’s closer to accurate if you calculate the share of income it takes to buy 10 gallons. May 28, 2025“U.S. retail gasoline prices heading into Memorial Day weekend: 20 year low.”
- A video of Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., during a CNN interview was altered. She did not sing in response to the interviewer’s question. May 23, 2025Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., started singing during a May 20 CNN interview.
- Claims are unfounded that the killing of two Israeli embassy employees outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., was a false flag. May 23, 2025The slaying of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C., is a false flag.
- Two autopsies ruled George Floyd’s death a homicide, but five years later some powerful figures are still promoting a false narrative about Floyd dying of a drug overdose. Why has misinformation about Floyd persisted? May 23, 2025George Floyd was murdered. Why do some falsely say he ODed?
- Gaza children face dire starvation risk, but a UN leader got the timeline wrong when he said 14,000 babies would die in “the next 48 hours.” The report he referenced projected such severe child malnutrition in the region over 11 months. May 23, 2025Gaza starvation risk dire, but UN official’s number was off
- President Donald Trump said an image he showed South Africa’s president depicted “burial” sites, but the rows of crosses were in memory of two murdered farmers. Some of the video clips of political leaders are years old. May 22, 2025Trump’s South Africa video, images fact-checked
- Sen. Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., questioned whether the Trump administration’s changes to U.S. Coast Guard staffing played a role in a Mexican navy ship’s Brooklyn Bridge crash. Former U.S. Coast Guard officers say it’s unlikely. May 22, 2025Did Coast Guard staffing contribute to New York ship crash?
- President Donald Trump said a GOP bill doesn’t change Medicaid and only cuts “waste, fraud and abuse.” The bill seeks to root out ineligible beneficiaries, but it also changes Medicaid to align with Republicans’ ideological views. May 22, 2025In the House bill, “we’re not changing Medicaid,” only cutting “waste, fraud and abuse.”
- Social media posts distort what happened during Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial, and mislead about why former President Barack Obama’s name was mentioned. May 22, 2025The Sean “Diddy” Combs trial testimony revealed that former President Barack Obama was “caught in secret meetings with Diddy’s drug runner.”
- A viral video clip of the Qatari emir saying he regrets inviting Trump to the Middle East isn’t authentic. It’s a deepfake and uses audio generated by artificial intelligence. May 21, 2025Video shows the Qatari emir saying, “I truly regret inviting Trump, the robber, to the Middle East.”
- White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters that President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill “does not add to the deficit.” Numerous analyses say it will add $3 trillion to $4 trillion over 10 years. May 21, 2025President Donald Trump’s tax and spending bill “does not add to the deficit.”
