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A Times Square advertisement in New York City shows Mayor Zohran Mamdani alongside the message: "MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI: FLORIDA ECONOMIC DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR THANKS FOR THE JOBS!" and "*Paid for by the Florida Chamber of Commerce. Not authorized, approved, or endorsed by Mayor Zohran Mandani."

Florida Chamber of Commerce paid for Times Square billboard with dig at Mamdani

Written by:
Taija PerryCook
Aug. 13, 2026 The chamber purchased prime advertisement real estate referring to the New York City mayor as Fl ...
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Florida, Vero Beach, aerial view of 20th Street, Interstate Highway I-95.

Group 'stormed' Florida planning meeting to protest nonexistent Muslim city project

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
Aug. 9, 2026 Social media posts falsely connected Epic Estates, a land banking company, to EPIC City, a devel ...
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An image allegedly shows a mug shot image of a Lee County, Florida, corrections officer, for a prison for women, named Lena Hale.

Florida corrections officer Lena Hale wasn't arrested for impregnating female inmates

Written by:
Jordan Liles
July 15, 2026 The fabricated story claimed Hale, a transgender woman working at a women's prison, impregnated ...
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Screenshot of AI-generated image of white woman with brown eyes in presumably a mug shot. She's overlaid on top of a background featuring a Costco

Was Florida woman arrested for posing as Costco employee, handing out tequila samples?

Written by:
Emery Winter
July 13, 2026 A post sharing the story claimed Brianna Keller turned the sample station at a Tampa Costco into ...
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Terri Miller, the sister of Tonea Miller who was foud dead in Miami on June 18, 2026, speaks at an NAACP-hosted news conference on June 26, 2026.

Posts claim Black woman Tonea Miller was lynched in Miami. Here are the facts

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
June 30, 2026 Authorities say Miller's death was "consistent with a suicide." Some social media users are ques ...
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A sign reads, "Gwen Cherry Park NFL Y.E.T. Center"

Investigating claim that Black woman Tonea Miller was lynched in Miami ahead of Juneteenth

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
June 26, 2026 The Miami-Dade Sheriff's Office said Miller was found dead early June 18, 2026, and that her dea ...
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Does video show Uruguay's soccer team being searched by sniffer dog in US? What we know

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
June 19, 2026 On June 15, 2026, Uruguay faced Saudi Arabia for their first match at the 2026 World Cup.
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Close up of AI-generated image of white woman with brown hair staring forward at camera, appearing as if a mug-shot image.

Was Florida woman arrested for handing out tequila samples in Costco?

Written by:
Emery Winter
June 9, 2026 The story originated from social media posts by The Dude Humor Report, which labels its content ...
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Mosquitos swarm around a hiker in a white jacket.

Will Google release millions of bacteria-infested mosquitoes into US states? What we know

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
June 3, 2026 The technology company's proposal for mosquito population control isn't quite as dramatic as it ...
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Two chestnut horses with white facial markings.

Social posts blame old case of slaughtered Florida horses on 'illegal immigrants,' without evidence

Written by:
Rae Deng
June 2, 2026 While posts online claimed the incident happened in spring 2026, the news coverage circulating a ...
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A composite image shows a fake bill banning "aimless driving" over an image of people waving their arms out of a car window.

Laws banning 'aimless driving' haven't taken effect in New York, other US states

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
May 27, 2026 House and Senate bills in various U.S. states and at the federal level allegedly banned "joyridi ...
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A composite image shows a "Fake" rating badge over an announcement of "House Bill 626" that will ban aimless driving.

Did US states ban 'aimless driving' via 'House Bill 626'? Hit the brakes before sharing claim

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
May 16, 2026 Cruising around, joyriding or "driving with no place to go" was allegedly being banned in Florid ...
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Fake mugshot of a young woman with the caption, "FLORIDA WOMAN DETAINED FOR ATTEMPTING TO RIDE A SHOPPING CART DOWN I-95 AT 3 AM WITH A SAIL FASHIONED FROM A SHOWER CURTAIN"

Was Florida woman arrested after riding shopping cart down highway? Not so fast

Written by:
Rae Deng
May 15, 2026 According to the tale, the woman had fashioned a sail out of a shower curtain.
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An image allegedly shows the golden statue of Donald Trump at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami vandalized with trash and toilet paper.

Was golden Trump statue vandalized with garbage, as shown in image?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 13, 2026 A real photo of the golden statue at Trump's Miami golf club was digitally altered to add trash ...
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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport.

Will Trump profit from Palm Beach airport being renamed after him? What we know

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 12, 2026 The airport's new name will go into effect on July 1, 2026.
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Image shows golden Donald Trump statue during the first round of Cadillac Championship at Trump National Doral - Blue Monster Course on April 30, 2026 in Miami, Florida.

Is golden statue of Trump real? Yes, but posts got location wrong

Written by:
Nur Ibrahim
May 12, 2026 The statue is actually at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami. Evangelical pastor Mark Burns ...
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An image shows a screenshot from a video of US President Donald Trump dancing while watching and listening to a high school band and cheerleaders perform ahead of a Super Bowl in 2024 at Trump International Golf Club in West Palm Beach, Florida.

Did Trump arrange for teen girls to give him 'private dance,' as shown in video? What we know

Written by:
Jordan Liles
May 6, 2026 The video features the president observing a band and dancers while doing a dance he has previou ...
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Don't put faith in claim Florida man was arrested after trying to 'baptize' alligator in Waffle House

Written by:
Joey Esposito
May 4, 2026 The man supposedly tried to perform the baptism using a pitcher of iced tea, according to posts.
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Will Trump's presidential library include large golden statue of himself? We inspected

Written by:
Laerke Christensen
April 2, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump posted a preview video for the planned Donald J. Trump Presidential ...
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U.S. President Donald Trump, a white man wearing a suit, appears to be talking while in front of a background featuring American flags.

Did Trump vote by mail in Florida election after years of unfounded fraud claims?

Written by:
Jordan Liles
March 26, 2026 An online voter record confirmed the president cast a mail-in ballot for a House seat that Democ ...
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