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Is Air Force holding Maj. Jason Watson in solitary confinement?
A claim is circulating that the Air Force has held Watson, an active-duty airman who publicly called for Trump's impeachment, in solitary confinement for more than 80 days while he awaits court-martial.
Reporter Laerke Christensen spoke to Watson's lawyer and compiled a timeline of the case to investigate.
Did activists put up golden statue of Trump rubbing his foot in DC ahead of Veterans Day?
Posts claimed a plaque on the statue said, "[Trump]’s a soldier in spirit, who marched to the front lines of dodging the draft, armed with a perfect diagnosis of bone spurs."
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Did Abdul El-Sayed call Michigan the 'capital of Arab America'?
Erika Kirk amplified the claim on social media, writing, “There is no 'Arab America.' There is only the United States of America.”
Did Jan. 6 rioter Jake Lang crash cat convention to condemn furries?
Videos of Lang’s supposed mistake spread across social media.
Did Muslim-majority city in Michigan legalize religious animal sacrifice?
There’s some truth to this claim, but it gets key details wrong and leaves out critical context.
In other news ...
Two fake posts targeting JD Vance recently spread on social media. One fabricated screenshot appeared to show Vance posting that he’s “looking at every legal option” to avoid swearing El-Sayed into office. Another fake screenshot allegedly showed Trump saying he’s signing an executive order changing the vice president’s name to “Judas Disloyal Vance.”
After the midterms, posts falsely claimed that Wisconsin had more registered voters than citizens. They also misrepresented the facts about voter fraud arrests in Texas. We broke down our findings here.
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Did Iran's supreme leader say 'US's collapse has accelerated' about the midterms?
People claimed the alleged remark was part of "a wave of Iranian officials taking a victory lap after Republicans’ midterm losses."
Is that true? Reporter Emery Winter took a closer look at his comments to put them in context.
