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How many times did Trump invoke Fifth Amendment during civil fraud trial?
Dr. Anthony Fauci has faced backlash for invoking his Fifth Amendment rights more than 100 times during a Republican-led Senate hearing.
The Fifth Amendment protects people from answering self-incriminating questions.
In an effort to counter criticism of Fauci, some people online claimed President Trump invoked the Fifth Amendment 400-plus times in a single deposition for his 2022 civil fraud trial.
Snopes reporter Emery Winter dug into court documents to investigate.
Does video show thousands of migrants entering Spanish territory of Cueta?
The video circulated online as news outlets shared similar footage of people wading and swimming around a border fence between Morocco and Cueta, a Spanish territory on the African side of the Strait of Gibraltar.
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Did Mamdani say white New Yorkers must pay cash reparations for slavery?
The rumor spread online after an interview in which Mamdani said New York City cannot ignore its active role in the legacy of slavery.
Video doesn't show Black kids protecting Latino neighbors from ICE officer. Here's evidence
People online promoted a false, politically charged narrative about a video showing Black students participating in a water fight.
Sandra Bullock targeted by false claims of cancer diagnosis
Social media posts falsely claimed the actor said she has multiple myeloma that returned after "18 years in remission."
Staff pick
11 claims about US-China relations from our archives
Trump claimed in a mid-July speech that China had meddled in the 2020 presidential election.
But that allegation is only one of many tense moments in the countries' relationship.
Snopes reporter Jack Izzo compiled 11 claims about US-China relations that we've investigated over the years, including:
Did Trump threaten to "bomb the s*** out of Moscow" and Beijing?
Did Biden commute the sentences of Chinese spies and a sex offender?
Are Chinese investors buying farmland around U.S. military bases?
