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Clinton vs. Trump federal job cuts, 2025 Super Bowl and 'Hot Tub of Despair'

Plus: Breaking down claims that Barron Trump speaks 3 or more languages

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Izz LaMagdeleine
February 11, 2025

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Clinton initiative cut over 377K federal jobs in the 1990s. It's not comparable to Trump's effort

In January, President Donald Trump began giving Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency increasing control over government services in an effort to eliminate federal government programs and dramatically slash spending. After some media outlets claimed Trump and Musk's methods were unprecedented, social media posts appeared pointing to an initiative from Bill Clinton’s presidency as evidence that they had simply "learned from the master."

It's true that during his presidency, Clinton reduced the federal government's workforce by more than 377,000 employees. However, there's a key difference between how Clinton's initiative cut jobs and what Trump and Musk are trying. Snopes reporter Jack Izzo has the details.

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Trump was both cheered and booed at 2025 Super Bowl

Trump supporters argued he was cheered. Detractors claimed he was booed. Both were correct.

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Snopes has been busy fact-checking rumors that spread about the 2025 Super Bowl. We fact-checked claims about whether a photo of a man giving Trump two middle fingers was taken at the game (miscaptioned) and whether a video authentically showed people celebrating the Eagles’ win in Philadelphia (also miscaptioned), in addition to the fact check we highlighted above. We need your help to keep doing this work. By building our membership, we will be able to continue cutting straight to the facts on any subject our readers are interested in. We appreciate any support you can give.

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Yes, Vance once said 'professors are the enemy.' He was quoting Nixon

Internet users shared the quote in the weeks after Vance's inauguration as vice president.

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USAID did not pay Ben Stiller to visit Ukraine

The federal agency is being dismantled under Trump's administration.

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Real 'Hot Tub of Despair'? This oceanic region supposedly kills anything that enters

The deadly deep-sea brine pool is said to kill anything that enters its waters.

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Breaking down claims that Barron Trump speaks 3 or more languages

The youngest Trump is notoriously private, but archived interviews with his parents hold clues.