Thursday, February 13, 2025

Checking the Facts

Thu Feb 13 2025

Denmark offered $1 trillion for California? Not true

A tongue-in-cheek petition seeking to crowdfund $1 trillion to help Denmark purchase California is presented in the post as a legitimate offer.

The National Mall never included a statue of George Floyd. The claim originated on a satirical news website.

The video was created by a TikTok account that regularly shares skits. The man wearing the MAGA hat also appears in several other skits on the page.

The video is a fabrication that wasn't published by E! News, a company spokesperson said. A researcher is "confident" the video originated in Russia.

Our Fact Check Team is a signatory of the IFCN and is committed to accuracy, transparency and fairness.

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