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U.S. President Donald Trump waves in front of images of 100 dollar bills, a Trump Shuttle airplane and the Trump-branded hotel in Chicago, Illinois.

The truth behind Trump's 13 'acts of kindness,' from checks to cancer treatments

Social media posts listed 13 "acts of kindness" that Trump supposedly carried out before running for office.

Reporter Laerke Christensen unpacked the claim, investigating if he had:

Sent a plane to fly Marines from Florida to North Carolina
Given money to a girl with brittle bone disease
Let Jennifer Hudson stay for free at a Trump hotel
Paid off a man's mortgage after he pulled over to help change Trump’s flat tire

A body of water within Cumberland Island National Seashore runs through area surrounded by trees and grasses.

Is Trump admin considering giving Cumberland Island land to private owners?

The plan for the federally protected Georgia seashore drew comparisons to a similar proposal involving Yosemite National Park.

A building sitting on a large body of water is fully illuminated. The lights are reflected on the water.

11 claims involving the Kennedy Center we've investigated

The historic Washington, D.C., performing arts center has been in the spotlight since Trump's second term began.

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A rumor spread online that the Trump administration is working with a private developer on a deal to hand over a strip of land inside Yosemite National Park.

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A side-by-side placing a high-resolution and low-resolution version of the same image next to one another. The image shows what appears to be Donald Trump in a white polo and khaki pants kissing a white woman with a blond hair tied into a bun wearing a white dress. The woman's back is to the camera. The pair is on a golf course, with the green and pin immediately behind them. There are leaves in the foreground, suggesting the image may have been taken by someone in the bushes and/or trees, as if sneaking around to get a photograph without the subjects' notice

Is image of Trump kissing Natalie Harp on golf course real?

To find the truth, we examined the image for red flags showing it was AI-generated.

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A cropped-looking image appears to show U.S. President Donald Trump's head out of view as he exits left from a room with a stately yellow chair displaying a brown stain, with a table and tea cups visible in the bottom-right corner and a framed piece hanging on the wall.

Does image show Trump left brown stain on chair in Ireland? Here's the truth

The claim spread after Trump's trip to Ireland, where he met with Irish President Catherine Connolly.

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A picture shows the front of semi-trucks lined up next to each other, including ones colored red, yellow, blue and white, with the photographer facing left to look down the line of vehicles.

Are US truck drivers going on strike starting Oct. 1, 2026?

Fearful posts claimed truckers were planning to strike over high fuel costs, which would cause food and supply chain shortages.

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