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Nationwide protests against Trump administration, Meals on Wheels & Jasmine Crockett

Plus: Yes, photographer who took bloodied Trump fist-pump photo was ejected from White House press pool

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Izz LaMagdeleine
April 08, 2025

TUESDAY EDITION

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Don't believe fake Trump post about George Soros paying protesters

Following nationwide protests against President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday, a screenshot circulated online allegedly showing a Truth Social post by the president claiming billionaire George Soros paid millions of people to participate in the demonstrations.

However, there was no evidence of the post on Trump's Truth Social account and the screenshot displayed several signs of being digitally created, such as its inconsistent font and the fact it does not show a time or date. A search for the phrase "George Soros" on Trump's Truth — an archive of Trump's Truth Social posts, including those that have been deleted or removed — produced no results among posts in April. Snopes reporter Joey Esposito investigated.

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Investigating rumor that Musk is shutting down Meals on Wheels program for older Americans

The food delivery organization says it serves 251 million meals annually to 2 million seniors across the U.S.

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No, Rep. Jasmine Crockett didn't collect dead grandmother's Social Security checks

A network of Facebook pages and websites describing its output as satirical in nature originated the rumor about the Texas congresswoman.

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10 rumors involving Trump's press secretary, Karoline Leavitt

Leavitt has been both the target and source of questionable rumors since she took over the position in January.

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Rep. Keith Self quoted Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels at congressional hearing. Here's the context

Self later posted on X calling a video's framing of his remarks "completely misleading."

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An older white man with blonde hair wearing a dark suit and red tie holds up a painting of himself, bloodied and fist-pumping, at a campaign rally.

Yes, photographer who took bloodied Trump fist-pump photo was ejected from White House press pool

Associated Press photojournalist Evan Vucci still has access to the White House press briefing room, however.