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Those bogus claims about Jason Derulo and the Met Gala are back. Don’t fall for them

By PolitiFact Staff
September 14, 2021

If your time is short

  • PolitiFact is part of the Poynter Institute for Media Studies, which is also home to MediaWise, a fact-checking and digital media literacy initiative.
  • In 2020, they partnered with Tyler Oakley to debunk the claim that celebrity Jason Derulo fell down the stairs at the Met Gala.
  • Derulo has said the claim is a hoax.
  • For more on MediaWise, visit www.poynter.org/mediawise.
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