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TrueTom Nichols, a U.S. Naval War College professor and staff writer for The Atlantic, once said: "One thing that genuinely mystifies me, Trump is one of the least masculine, least adult, people in public life. Needy, whiny, defensive, pleading, scared of women, terrified of more powerful men. I am at a loss as to why his base sees him as manly or strong."SnopesAug 22, 2025FalseRolling Stones front man Mick Jagger rejected a $500 million endorsement deal from Elon Musk’s Tesla.SnopesAug 22, 2025False70,000 Cambodian monks nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize.SnopesAug 22, 2025FalseCountry music star Blake Shelton walked off the set of "Good Morning America" after an on-air fight with host George Stephanopoulos.SnopesAug 21, 2025True“Democrats have voted for national independent redistricting. Republicans have not.”Said by Gavin NewsomPolitiFactAug 21, 2025Can’t tellIn August 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump "totally freaked out" after discovering that the Nobel Peace Prize application asks if the applicant has ever "used his nation’s military against his own citizens."SnopesAug 21, 2025MixedA group of Cambodian monks thanked U.S. President Donald Trump in summer 2025 for ending a war between Cambodia and Thailand.SnopesAug 21, 2025TruePharmaceutical companies behind weight loss and diabetes medication such as Ozempic are facing a lawsuit that could potentially pay out more than $2 billion.SnopesAug 21, 2025Can’t tellA screenshot authentically showed a Fox News chyron quoting U.S. President Donald Trump’s son Eric as saying, “I don't even know Epstein's first name, so saying my dad was close to Jeffrey is a lie."SnopesAug 21, 2025FalseAn image authentically shows European leaders left sitting in a White House corridor before meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in August 2025.SnopesAug 21, 2025MixedWalgreens started selling Hallmark Mahogany cards, a brand of greeting cards exclusively for Black people, in or around August 2025.SnopesAug 21, 2025FalseRapper Eminem once paused a performance in Detroit to invite an audience member — Lily Tran, a former foster child — to perform "Lose Yourself" with him onstage.SnopesAug 20, 2025MixedAs of August 2025, the only known spotless giraffe in the world was living in a Tennessee zoo.SnopesAug 20, 2025FalseThe Smithsonian Institution includes “nothing about success, nothing about brightness, nothing about the future.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactAug 20, 2025TrueIn August 2025, Texas state Rep. Nicole Collier, D-Fort Worth, slept overnight in the state House chamber because Republicans mandated that no Democratic lawmakers could not leave without a "permission slip" and a police escort, conditions she refused to accept.SnopesAug 20, 2025FalseIn August 2025, Nebraska was on the verge of bankruptcy because of tariffs and labor shortages following immigration raids.SnopesAug 20, 2025FalseThe IRS confirmed that Americans would receive new stimulus checks up to $1,390 in 2025.SnopesAug 19, 2025TrueActor Christian Bale is building 12 homes in a $22 million village in Palmdale, California, that aims to keep siblings in the foster-care system together.SnopesAug 19, 2025FalseWith voting machines, "They say we're going to have the results in two weeks. With paper ballots, you have the results that night."Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactAug 19, 2025FalseIn August 2025, comedian Stephen Colbert and Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas teamed up for the launch of a new TV show.SnopesAug 19, 2025FalseThe Nobel Committee "quietly removed" Donald Trump’s name from the Nobel Peace Prize nominee list in 2025.SnopesAug 19, 2025FalseA photo authentically showed Russian President Vladimir Putin holding his nose while riding in presidential state car "The Beast" with U.S. President Donald Trump.SnopesAug 19, 2025FalseAn 11-year-old Montana girl named Patricia Harrington stopped a home invasion by shooting and killing two armed immigrants named Ralphel Resindez and Enrico Garza, and Fox News reported on the story.SnopesAug 18, 2025FalseA video authentically shows a cross catching on fire during a Mass service at St. Michael's Church in Dallas on June 15, 2025.SnopesAug 18, 2025