US President Donald Trump on February 20, 2025 in Washington. – Samuel Corum / AFP © AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE | 2024…
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In his latest push to undo environmental goals established by the Biden-Harris Administration since returning to the White House, Trump signed an executive order (archived here) pushing for a return to plastic drinking straws, saying their impact on marine life was limited.
“We already own Canada… Trump is just ushering it in,” reads the caption of a January 8, 2025 Instagram reel.
“MAJOR ALERT: THE JAIL OUTSIDE THE WHITE HOUSE IS ALMOST COMPLETE !!! ARE YOU READY TO SEE ARRESTS ???” says a November 30, 2024 X post.
“CNN put a Salafi Jihadist’s gender pronouns on the screen,” says a December 9, 2024 post on X.
“JUST IN: Italy begins dumping migrants at the door of the Vatican City after Pope Francis said it is a ‘sin’ to ‘reject migrants,'” says a November 20, 2024 X post from an account claiming to share satirical content, calling itself the US Ministry of Truth.
In the closing weeks of his 2024 campaign, Trump and his allies aired false claims about weather manipulation and government assistance after hurricanes hit North Carolina, a swing state he would ultimately win.
“In case you didn’t know, fluoride has been directly linked to many different neurological issues so the fact that the Trump administration is going to remove fluoride from our water supply is a massive deal,” says the speaker in a November 5, 2024 Instagram video.
“Iranian missiles struck a tower in the heart of Tel Aviv,” read the Indonesian caption on a Facebook post from October 2, 2024.
With conspiracy theories already bubbling in the too-close-to-call contest between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris, the vote count is expected to take days, giving oxygen to online rancor about the electoral process.