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As President Donald Trump raised tariffs this week, he touted falling egg prices. Wholesale egg prices fell from Trump’s first day in office to late March. But retail prices remain high and experts said it will take time for them to drop.

After Myanmar’s deadly March 28 earthquake, some social media posts shared images from disasters that predated the temblor, including this one that falsely claimed to show its effects in neighboring Thailand.

With more than 150 lawsuits against President Donald Trump’s administration, Trump and his allies are lashing out at judges — and federal Judge James Boasberg in particular. These attacks need fact-checking.

Elon Musk said a chart about noncitizens receiving Social Security numbers was “mind-blowing.” But it didn’t show anything nefarious or new. By law, noncitizens who are authorized to work in the U.S. receive Social Security numbers so they can pay taxes.

Viral posts claimed that President Donald Trump had suggested replacing LGBTQ+ Pride month with a month to honor veterans. But there is no evidence Trump said this, and veterans month is already celebrated in November.

TikTok videos used a publicly available picture of House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and supposed picture of a chat to claim he was on the gay dating app Grindr. There’s no evidence this is real.

Elon Musk said a chart about noncitizens receiving Social Security numbers was “mind-blowing.” But it didn’t show anything nefarious or new. By law, noncitizens who are authorized to work in the U.S. receive Social Security numbers so they can pay taxes. #elonmusk #immigration #socialsecurity #factcheck #news

Social media users said a video shows Danish and French troops sent to Greenland to defend against the U.S. That’s False. It showed Danish police support arriving in Greenland March 23, ahead of a U.S. delegation visit.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said that on PBS, “they now have drag queen storytime instead of good old Sesame Street." That’s False. Greene referenced one 2021 segment created by a local PBS member station, not the national PBS organization.

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