This photo of Musk, Trump and Netanyahu is AI-generated
• Feb 5, 2025, 9:35 PM
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An AI-generated photo of Elon Musk, Donald Trump and Binyamin Netanyahu is making the rounds on social media, following the meeting between the Israeli and US leaders at the White House to discuss the war between Israel and Hamas. In other news, some claim that Trump is holding talks with Albania to potentially take in over 100,000 Gazan refugees. We debunk these claims in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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No, Politico and BBC News did not receive USAID funding
• 9:41 PM
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Viral posts on X, mainly shared by conservative users, make the misleading claim that media organizations like Politico received over 8M dollars in USAID funds during the 2024 fiscal year. We explain in this edition of Truth or Fake.
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Steve Bannon pleads guilty in border wall funding fraud case, avoids jail time
• 5:33 PM
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US President Donald Trump's former advisor Steve Bannon pleaded guilty on Tuesday to a fraud charge connected to his campaign to raise money to build a wall on the US's southern border. Bannon had redirected hundreds of thousands of dollars from donors t
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Drone warfare: US Army looks to learn lessons from Ukraine
• 3:21 PM
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Cheaper and more plentiful than in the past, drones are changing the face of modern warfare, particularly in Ukraine where they have been used extensively by both sides for both attacks and surveillance. Now, the US Army is hoping to put the lessons lear
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Jordan accepting refugees from war-torn Gaza would be viewed as 'betrayal of the Palestinian cause'
• 1:22 PM
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Donald Trump meets Jordan's King Abdullah on Tuesday for what is likely to be a tense encounter following the U.S. president's Gaza redevelopment idea and threat to cut aid to the U.S.-allied Arab country if it refuses to resettle Palestinians. For in-de
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Russia frees American prisoner as Trump envoy sees 'goodwill' over Ukraine
• 10:35 AM
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Russia on Tuesday freed a US national imprisoned on drug charges following a visit by Steve Witkoff, US President Donald Trump's Middle East envoy. The White House described Marc Fogel's release as "an exchange" without giving further details.
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Musk-led group makes unsolicited bid to control OpenAI, Altman says 'No thanks'
• 4:02 AM
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A group of investors led by Elon Musk is offering about $97.4 billion to buy the nonprofit behind OpenAI, escalating a dispute with the artificial intelligence company that Musk helped found a decade ago. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman rejected the offer in a pos
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Suspect in Salman Rushdie knife attack goes on trial in upstate New York
• 3:18 AM
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Jurors heard on Monday how an attacker stabbed novelist Salman Rushdie more than a dozen times in a matter of seconds at a New York lecture during the trial of the man accused of trying to murder the author. The attack left Rushdie blind in one eye.
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US to levy 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium imports from March
• 2:55 AM
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US President Donald Trump issued a 25% steel and aluminium tariff on all countries "without exception" on Monday, heightening fears of a potential trade war and increased consumer costs.
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Trump imposes 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminium imports
• 2:47 AM
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US President Donald Trump issued a 25% steel and aluminium tariff on all countries on Monday, heightening fears of a potential trade war and increased consumer costs.
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Trump warns 'all hell' will break out if Hamas does not free hostages
• 2:04 AM
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US President Donald Trump said on February 10 if every Israeli hostage was not released from Gaza by noon on Saturday that "all hell" would break out and he would call for the end of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Trump said the final decision w
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Google changes Gulf of Mexico to 'Gulf of America' for US Maps users after Trump order
• 1:47 AM
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US tech giant Google on Monday changed the name of the Gulf of Mexico in Maps to the "Gulf of America" for users inside the US following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump. Google displays different renderings of disputed names and borde
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