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'Retired pilot' claimed Trump's plane flew to Epstein's island 37 times. Here are the facts

In August, a claim spread online — reportedly made by a retired Canadian Airlines pilot — that President Donald Trump's plane flew to Jeffrey Epstein's island at least 37 times.

The claim was popular on Facebook. It also circulated on X, Threads and Bluesky. Snopes readers wrote in asking if the claim was true. Reporter Laerke Christensen has the details.

Kristi Noem said 'only the liberals and the extremists' make fun of women's looks

She made the statement in reaction to an episode of "South Park" that satirized her and ICE.

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Howard Stern's radio show is being canceled? Here's what we know

"The Howard Stern Show" has been on SiriusXM for nearly 20 years.

Queen Camilla thrown out of Buckingham Palace after King Charles III caught her cheating?

Getty Images showed the king and the queen together in public days before the rumor spread.

Examining claim Trump administration helped fight law requiring clergy to report child abuse

In July, a judge temporarily blocked the Washington state law from going into effect while the court case proceeded.

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Starvation in Gaza: what we know about 'entirely preventable' crisis

What does it take to declare a famine in a crisis zone?