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False: Fabricated incoherent all-caps Donald Trump post shared online An image purporting to show an incoherent Truth Social post published by former U.S. President Donald Trump is fabricated. The screenshot appears to show an all-caps post published via Trump’s official Truth Social account (@realDonaldTrump) and opens with the phrase “wah wah wah (Source: Reuters)

False: Online posts reporting explosion near Pentagon on May 22, 2023 are false The U.S. Department of Defense refuted online claims that there was an explosion near the Pentagon on the morning of May 22, 2023. An image circulating on social media appears to be AI generated. Two tweets both sent at 10:09 am on May 22 and amassing over half a million views in (Source: Reuters)