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An image shows US President Donald Trump outside near the Lincoln Memorial and Reflecting Pool pointing to a group of reporters and other journalists, with Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin appearing to Trump's left.

Did Trump call ABC News' Rachel Scott an expletive? Here's what video shows

Social media users recently claimed President Trump called ABC News reporter Rachel Scott a b****, pointing to a video recorded during Trump's visit to the Lincoln Memorial to view progress on a project to paint the reflecting pool blue.

Snopes senior reporter Jordan Liles examined high-quality footage from the event to check the facts. He found the truth isn't as clear-cut as posts suggest.

Side-by-side image of Sen. Joni Ernst and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Did Joni Ernst expose Pete Hegseth for 'stolen valor' by asking to see combat badge during Senate hearing?

The story was yet another fabricated political confrontation, using real footage to lend credibility to a false claim.

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A cruise ship sails on a dark sea with needles meant to represent the Pfizer mRNA Covid-19 vaccine.

Pfizer didn't say hantavirus is side effect of its COVID-19 vaccine, contrary to online claims

While a document circulating on social media is authentic, it's not a list of side effects of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine, as posts claim.

A photo shows a model of the White House in Washington, D.C., including U.S. President Donald Trump's planned ballroom.

Will US taxpayers foot $1B bill for White House ballroom? What we know about GOP proposal

A budget proposal revealed that Republicans would seek $1 billion from the Secret Service to carry out enhanced security around the build.

An image shows a still frame from a video showing a male with long dark hair wearing an orange jumpsuit, presumably in a courtroom setting, with an onscreen caption mentioning a teen receiving a sentence of 452 years in prison.

Court didn't sentence teen to 452 years in prison. Here's how we know

Online users discussed a video allegedly showing a teenager in an orange jumpsuit reacting to a court sentencing him to hundreds of years in jail.

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Red posters that say, "END THE AIDS EPIDEMIC" scattered on a bench.

Why claim HIV is 'now curable' misrepresents research

Last month, social media users shared posts claiming HIV was "now curable." That's mostly false.

The online claims oversimplified real research about a 63-year-old man who went into long-term HIV remission after receiving a bone marrow transplant. Snopes reporter Rae Deng breaks down what the research actually shows — and how close we are to curing HIV.