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    20 claims about public figures defying Trump, debunked

    NCIJ NETWNCIJ NETWORKBy NCIJ NETWNCIJ NETWORKSeptember 8, 2026 Fact Check No Comments3 Mins Read
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    Christensen, Laerke. “Did Adm. Alvin Holsey Call Trump ‘a Disgrace’ before Abrupt Resignation? Not so Fast.” Snopes, 10 Dec. 2025, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/trump-disgrace-holsey-resignation/.

    ———. “Did Pope Leo XIV Call Trump ‘Vicious, Old B******’? Don’t Be Fooled.” Snopes, 24 Mar. 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/pope-leo-xiv-trump-quote/.

    ———. “Did US Figure Skater Ilia Malinin Receive Threatening Message from Trump?” Snopes, 6 Mar. 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/ilia-malinin-message-trump/.

    ———. “Trump Didn’t Call Various Public Figures ‘offenders of Jesus,’ despite Claims.” Snopes, 6 May 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/trump-offenders-jesus/.

    Deng, Rae. “Don’t Believe Claim Pope Leo XIV Gave ‘fiery Sermon’ after Trump Called Him ‘Insult to Jesus.'” Snopes, 30 Mar. 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/pope-leo-trump-insult-jesus/.

    Ibrahim, Nur. “Be Wary of Images Showing Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘final Monologue’ after Trump Criticism.” Snopes, 8 Dec. 2025, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/jimmy-kimmel-monologue-trump/.

    ———. “Did Pope Leo XIV Say Trump Is ‘destroying Democracy’ to Stay out of Prison?” Snopes, 28 July 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/pope-leo-xiv-trump-democracy/.

    Izzo, Jack. “Historian Heather Cox Richardson Didn’t Go Live at 3 a.m. after Receiving Threat. Here’s How We Know.” Snopes, 23 May 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/heather-cox-richardson-threat/.

    ———. “Snopestionary: AI Slop, Explained.” Snopes, 22 Aug. 2025, https://www.snopes.com//articles/470975/ai-slop-media-literacy/.

    ———. “Tune out Claim about Stephen Colbert’s Impromptu 3 a.m. Broadcast.” Snopes, 24 Feb. 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/stephen-colbert-3-am-monologue/.

    ———. “Tune out Claim Pope Leo XIV Went Live at 3 a.m. to Share ‘Urgent Message.'” Snopes, 25 Mar. 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/pope-leo-live-3-am-urgent-message/.

    ———. “Watch out for Alleged Video of US Women’s Hockey Captain Hilary Knight Declining White House Invite.” Snopes, 27 Feb. 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/hilary-knight-white-house/.

    ———. “Watch out for Fake Video of Queen Camilla Calling Trump ‘Arrogant and Rude Clown.'” Snopes, 5 May 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/queen-camilla-trump-rude-clown/.

    Liles, Jordan. “Deepfake Videos of George Will on Trump, Supreme Court Spread Misinformation.” Snopes, 3 Jan. 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/george-will-trump-deepfake-videos/.

    ———. “Did Bill Clinton Criticize Trump’s Comments about Pope Leo XIV? Watch out for Fake Audio.” Snopes, 16 Apr. 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/bill-clinton-trump-pope-audio/.

    ———. “Did Josh Groban Confront Trump about Asking Band to Play Song ‘You Raise Me Up’?” Snopes, 4 Nov. 2025, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/trump-josh-groban/.

    ———. “Did Matthew McConaughey Host Livestream about Epstein Files, Bondi and Trump?” Snopes, 27 Mar. 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/mcconaughey-livestream-epstein-files/.

    ———. “Kenny Loggins Filed $900M Lawsuit against Trump?” Snopes, 24 Oct. 2025, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/kenny-loggins-sues-trump/.

    ———. “Watch out for Videos Claiming Gen. Randy George Spoke out against Trump.” Snopes, 6 Oct. 2025, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/general-randy-george-trump-comments/.

    Nevins, Mark. “Why It’s Time To Stop Saying ‘Move Fast And Break Things.'” Forbes, https://www.forbes.com/sites/hillennevins/2026/03/26/why-its-time-to-stop-saying-move-fast-and-break-things/. Accessed 1 Sept. 2026.

    Rascouët-Paz, Anna. “Posts Claim Eric Clapton Called Trump ‘disgrace to America’ and ‘Cancer on Society.’ Here’s the Truth.” Snopes, 29 Dec. 2025, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/eric-clapton-trump-disgrace-cancer/.

    Winter, Emery. “Did Caitlin Clark Respond to Trump’s ‘attack’ with Uplifting Message?” Snopes, 5 Aug. 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/caitlin-clark-response-trump-attack/.

    ———. “Did David Muir ‘snap’ on Air, Warning of Martial Law and No Midterms?” Snopes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/david-muir-martial-law-warning/.

    ———. “Did Warren Buffett Warn of Trump Declaring Martial Law and ‘canceling’ Democracy? Here’s the Truth.” Snopes, 25 May 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/warren-buffett-trump-warning/.

    Wrona, Aleksandra. “Did Bill Clinton Give Speech Criticizing Trump’s Mount Rushmore Address?” Snopes, 23 July 2026, https://www.snopes.com//fact-check/clinton-trump-mount-rushmore-speech/.

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