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In today’s edition:
During the first 100 days of the second Trump administration, Donald Trump was the focus of 20 viral false claims that received more than 134 million views and that ranged from the wonky to the zany, a NewsGuard review found. Most of the falsehoods about Trump, it turns out, were pushed by his own supporters.
Also, in the latest example of satire taking on a life of its own, a comedian claimed that Attorney General Pam Bondi told Fox News that anyone who says “F--- Trump” would be sent to a notorious maximum-security prison in El Salvador. Bondi said no such thing, but that didn’t stop many social media users from reacting in outrage.
Finally, after Trump drew criticism for wearing a blue suit to Pope Francis’ black-suit funeral, social media users shared a photo showing that many men at the funeral were dressed the same way. But some pictures are not worth 1,000 words.
Today’s newsletter was edited by Sofia Rubinson and Eric Effron.
NewsGuard has identified 20 false claims about President Trump during the launch of his second administration — most of them pushed by his supporters
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