Tuesday, December 31, 2024

Checking the Facts

Tue Dec 31 2024

False claims surge amid Northeast drone sightings

A roundup of fact checks related to the surge of drone sightings across the U.S.

The passages in the post were taken from a satirical New Yorker piece published in 2019 when Trump first suggested the U.S. should acquire Greenland.

Trump spoke of a "shared cultural and political heritage" that dates back to ancient Rome in a 2019 news conference with the Italian president.

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