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Video shows Trump cheating at golf in Scotland?

A rumor that circulated online in late July claimed a video showed President Donald Trump cheating at golf while playing at his Trump Turnberry resort in Turnberry, Scotland.

Snopes received reader emails and website searches asking about the rumor. For example, one user emailed, "Did Trump get caught on video cheating at golf while playing in Scotland?" Snopes Senior Reporter Jordan Liles has the details.

Inspecting claim Obama pressured Comey, Lynch to 'cover up' Clinton email probe

The claim stemmed from a newly declassified Department of Justice watchdog review of the FBI's investigation into Hillary Clinton's email practices.

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California gubernatorial candidate posted '0% unemployment plan' featuring image of Auschwitz

The aspiring politician, Kyle Langford, added, "My German Ancestors smile upon me."

Examining reports Texas man who moved family to Russia died in Ukraine war

Derek Huffman's wife, DeAnna Huffman, denied reports of his death on the family's YouTube channel.

Watch out for videos of ginormous anacondas in Amazon River

Using Sora, a text-to-video model developed by OpenAI, a TikTok creator produced a series of videos depicting giant anacondas in the Amazon River.

Staff Pick

Police removed dozens of Jewish kids from plane in Spain. Here's context

The airline that operated the flight claimed the teenagers were being unruly. The Jewish summer camp denied this, saying it was discrimination.