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Trump Planning to Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters, Bashar al-Assad & Steve Wozniack

Trump Planning to Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters, Bashar al-Assad & Steve Wozniack

Plus: Music Acts Like Pink Floyd and Donna Summer Banned from Soviet Union in the '80s? Here's the Truth

Izz LaMagdeleine
January 07, 2025

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Trump Has Plans to Pardon Jan. 6 Rioters. Here's What He Has Said

The fourth anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol has renewed attention on President-elect Donald Trump's comments about pardoning many of the people convicted of criminal charges in relation to the deadly riot.

It's true that Trump on several occasions has promised to pardon Capitol rioters, though not necessarily all 1,500 people charged with crimes related to the attack. Snopes reporter Nur Ibraham investigated.

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No Evidence Hunter Biden Tried to Pay Rent in 'Art Made With His Own Feces'

"This is a true story," Shaun Maguire, a California-based venture capitalist, posted on X.

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No Evidence Bashar al-Assad Was 'Poisoned' in 'Assassination Bid'

The Telegram account General SVR is popular with British tabloids but has a less-than-perfect track record for truth.

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Biden Signed Defense Bill Restricting Gender-Affirming Care for Military Kids. Here Are the Details

The legislation bans the military's health insurance provider, TRICARE, from covering gender-affirming care for minors under certain circumstances.

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Steve Wozniak Is Known for Showing Off Homemade Pads of $2 Bills. Here's Why He Isn't in Jail

"You can get arrested for them, but you cannot get convicted because you're in the right," Wozniak said in an interview.

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Music Acts Like Pink Floyd and Donna Summer Banned from Soviet Union in the '80s? Here's the Truth

What do the Village People and KISS have in common, apart from elaborate stage costumes? Both acts were allegedly banned from the U.S.S.R. in the 1980s.