The Power of Fact Checking!!!

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Trump on Iran negotiations: 'I don't think about Americans' financial situation'

A quote from the president spread widely because it appeared he was dismissing his own constituents' economic concerns.

Claim:

In May 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump said, “I don't think about Americans' financial situation. I don't think about anybody."

Rating:

Correct Attribution

Context

Though correctly attributed, the quote shared online was typically truncated and omitted the crucial context that Trump was answering a question from a reporter about what role the financial impact of the Iran war on Americans played in negotiating a deal to end the conflict.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-americans-finances-iran-deal/?

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How the cost of Trump's reflecting pool renovation compares to Obama's

Conservative social media accounts claimed the news had unfairly criticized Trump's repairs while staying quiet on Obama's.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/05/17/trump-obama-reflecting-pool-cost/?

ps:It's so pathetic that he keeps wanting to outdo Obama or simply do away with anything that the previous presidents have done!!!!!

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Did Mike Johnson say members of Congress should be able to 'engage in some stock trading'? Here's context

Johnson cited inflation as a reason Congress members traded on the stock market, but voiced support for a hypothetical policy to ban it.

Claim:

U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson said that salaries for members of Congress have been frozen since 2009, and added, “we should at least let them engage in some stock trading so they can continue to, you know, take care of their family.”

Rating:

Correct Attribution

Context

The quote is correctly attributed to Mike Johnson. However, many posts circulating video footage of the statement are truncated. In the full video, Johnson voiced support for a potential ban on members of Congress trading on the stock market before expressing his view that some ought to be allowed to participate in trading stocks in order to support their families because Congress' salaries haven't increased since 2009.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/mike-johnson-congress-stock-trading-quote/?

ps:What a pathetic bunch of cronyism!!!!!

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Forest Service, timber companies are spraying weedkiller glyphosate on forests. We dug into proof

While the EPA insists the benefits of glyphosate outweigh potential risks, the World Health Organization's cancer center is skeptical.

Claim:

As of 2026, the U.S. Forest Service and timber companies are spraying the herbicide glyphosate on thousands of acres of U.S. national forests.

Rating:

True

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/forest-service-glyphosate-spraying/?

ps:Every single position in the government is filled with more cronyism!!!!!

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FACT FOCUS: Trump falsely accuses Maryland of sending ‘illegal’ mail-in ballots to voters

President Donald Trump on Monday accused Maryland officials, including Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, of illegally sending hundreds of thousands of mail-in ballots to voters in an effort ensure victory for Democrats.

https://apnews.com/article/fact-check-trump-maryland-ballots-3ffa16cbc93dd02dc39302c31b3f3bcf?

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FACT FOCUS: Trump says Obama and Biden spent ‘hundreds of millions’ on reflecting pool. They did not During a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday, President Donald Trump claimed that the Obama and Biden administrations spent “hundreds of millions of dollars” to fix the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. This is false. Read more.

What to know: The Obama administration spent at least $34 million on a massive, two-year reconstruction project that ended in 2012. No major repairs to the pool were done during the Biden administration.   Trump has put the cost of his administration’s work on the pool at $1.5 million to $2 million. But records show that at least $14.8 million worth of contracts have been awarded for the project so far.