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A map of Lake Ontario with text that says, "FOX News: Dozens of ships bound for "Lake America" have piled up at the entrance to the Welland Canal. Canada is refusing to grant them permission to proceed. Ships that list "Lake Ontario" in their documents are passing through the canal without obstruction."

Don't believe claim Canadian officials are refusing passage to ships bound for 'Lake America'

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Rae Deng
Aug. 31, 2026 Online posts claimed ships were stuck at the entrance of the Welland Canal, which connects Lake ...
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This photo shows a fairly close shot of U.S. President Donald Trump saluting while wearing a dark suit, white shirt, red tie and an American flag pin, with an American flag appearing out of focus in the background.

Did Trump attack 9/11 memorial in NYC because he wasn't allowed to speak at remembrance?

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Jordan Liles
Aug. 31, 2026 A fabricated post claimed Trump said he "ran 110 floors at least 50 times within 30 minutes" sav ...
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24 things Trump actually posted on Truth Social

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Joey Esposito
Aug. 30, 2026 Snopes often comes across alleged screenshots of the president's posts that are fake. These ones ...
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A photo of Donald Trump (sitting, left) and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum (standing, right) in the oval office. A map of the Great Lakes region that sits at the far right of the photo has been edited so "Lake Ontario" has been replaced by "Lake of America" in a red font that is far larger and in a different font style than all other place names on the map.

Lake Ontario isn't named after Canadian province

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Emery Winter
Aug. 28, 2026 Indigenous people inhabiting the nearby area gave the lake its name, which can be seen on maps f ...
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Claim Trump paid tens of millions to settle sexual assault allegations involving minors lacks evidence

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Aleksandra Wrona
Aug. 28, 2026 The long-standing rumor is based on an unverified list, with no credible evidence to back it up.
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Mark Carney, wearing a dark blue suit, blue tie and white shirt, speaks into a microphone behind a podium that reads "Bâtir un Canada fort" ("build a strong Canada" in French). He is outside. Behind him, against a blue sky, the Canada flag floats above the Québec flag. They are blurry.

Did Trump demand changes to Canada's French language rules for trade deal? What we know

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 27, 2026 Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. officials provided different explanations for the tra ...
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Trump, a white man wearing a blue suit, points with one of his hands. A crowd can be seen behind him.

18 images, videos involving Trump admin that spread with misleading captions

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Joey Esposito
Aug. 27, 2026 Users on both sides of the political aisle have shared miscaptioned media related to Trump and h ...
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Photo collage of U.S. President Donald Trump in front of a screen showing stocks and the Boeing logo on a phone.

Trump bought Boeing stock on same day Navy gave company $880M contract. Here's proof

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Rae Deng
Aug. 27, 2026 Trump's financial disclosures indicate that he has traded millions of dollars worth of shares th ...
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Image shows country singer Dolly Parton speaking at a podium.

Why Dolly Parton declined the Presidential Medal of Freedom 3 times

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Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 27, 2026 The iconic singer shied away from publicly discussing her political views.
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Future U.S. President Donald Trump, wearing a dark suit, white collared shirt and a red and black striped tie, embraces his daughter Ivanka Trump, wearing a black, long-sleeved outfit embrace in a 1990s-era photo during a social function.

Did Trump ask, 'Is it wrong to be more sexually attracted to your own daughter than your wife'? There's no proof

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Jordan Liles
Aug. 26, 2026 People have shared the quote since November 2016, both as a meme and in text. Here's where it or ...
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Photograph shows U.S. President Donald Trump holding up his fist at a rally.

Did Trump say US was 'dumb' country led by 'very stupid person' one year ago?

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Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 25, 2026 People online mocked Trump for supposedly insulting U.S. leadership during his own presidency.
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Photo collage of a Truth Social post with a map of Lake Ontario and the label crossed out, with a golden "Lake America" label. Another image shows a U.S. flag reflected in a window, which U.S. President Donald Trump is behind, smiling.

Trump posted US is giving 'serious consideration' to changing Lake Ontario's name to Lake America

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Rae Deng
Aug. 25, 2026 Trump floated the idea after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away from tariff negotia ...
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U.S. President Donald Trump stands on the tarmac with a blue sky and the top of a plane behind him. The sun hits his face. He is wearing a dark blue suit, red tie and white shirt.

Did Trump propose eliminating property taxes for some seniors?

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 24, 2026 Posts claimed the president's alleged proposal would apply to people age 65 and older who have p ...
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An aerial photo of a cargo port on a river. It's filled with colorful storage containers between lanes for vehicles and railroad tracks. A barge stacked full of these containers sits at the port.

10 times we've examined Trump admin's alleged quotes about tariffs

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Emery Winter
Aug. 24, 2026 Confused what the administration has really said about tariffs? We separated fact from fabrication.
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A black-and-white image of Donald Trump at a buffet below text reading, "Future reality tv show host, Don Trump, 41 years old, in Moscow at the invitation of Soviet Ambassador to the U.S., Yuri Dubinin. July 1987."

Photo of Trump in Moscow is real, but not from his first visit in 1987

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Jordan Liles
Aug. 22, 2026 The photo was taken years later when Trump visited the Russian capital again to survey potential ...
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A close-up photo of a small vial of the COMIRNATY COVID-19 mRNA vaccine. The liquid inside the vial is clear. It sits on a greyish-black surface.

10 COVID-19 vaccine claims we've investigated during Trump's 2nd term

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Emery Winter
Aug. 22, 2026 Conspiracy theories around the vaccine have continued to spread with Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a va ...
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Preisdent Donald Trump, wearing a navy blue suit and red hat, steps off a plane. Trump aide Natalie Harp, a blonde white woman wearing a blue dress and a red backpack, walks beside him.

Natalie Harp allegedly sent 2 emotional letters to Trump. Here's what we know

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Nur Ibrahim
Aug. 21, 2026 Harp reportedly wrote that she was "unworthy" of Trump and called the president her "Guardian an ...
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Unpacking claim USS Doris Miller will be renamed after Trump instead of Black WWII hero

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Joey Esposito
Aug. 21, 2026 A CNN report described the Trump administration's intentions to retitle a Navy vessel previously ...
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Natalie Harp, a tall blonde woman wearing a dark blue sleeveless dress, hands a paper to U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House., flanked by Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick.

Did Natalie Harp work at the White House for more than a year without security clearance?

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Anna Rascouët-Paz
Aug. 21, 2026 The claim stems from an MS NOW article based on reports by four unnamed sources inside the White ...
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Natalie Harp, a blond woman in her mid 30s wearing a black dress, stands and watches U.S. President Donald Trump walk past.

7 claims about Trump aide Natalie Harp, examined

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Rae Deng
Aug. 21, 2026 Harp has found herself in the spotlight due to her reportedly close and unusually devoted relati ...
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