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stated on December 25, 2019 in a fake news post:

Says Nancy Pelosi said, if impeachment "doesn’t go through, I’ll resign."

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Jon Greenberg

By Jon Greenberg January 2, 2020

Hoax site falsely says Pelosi to resign if impeachment fails

If Your Time is short

Pelosi never said that.
The Belgian magazine cited, "Le Mensonge," doesn’t exist and the word itself means a lie in French.

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The website Breaking News offered Christmas Day news aimed to cheer anyone opposed to impeachment.

According to Breaking News, on Dec. 25 House Speaker "Nancy Pelosi gave a startling and wholly unexpected statement today during an interview with Belgian magazine ‘Le Mensonge’."

Asked what she would do if impeachment failed to get the votes needed to pass, Pelosi said, "I won’t wait around. If it doesn’t go through, I’ll resign."

"Hallelujah," the article said.

Except, of course, Pelosi never said that.

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The Belgian magazine "Le Mensonge" doesn’t exist. The word itself means a lie in French.

stated on March 19, 2025 in una publicación en Facebook

El presidente Donald Trump “firma orden ejecutiva para obligar a los bancos a que les quiten un 10% de dinero” de sus ahorros a los inmigrantes.

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A search of the Nexis news database brought up nothing to back up the site’s claim.

This is another example of a material moving from a so-called satire site to a website with no satire disclaimer. The original bunk was dated Dec. 9.

This claim is Pants on Fire!

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Breaking News, Pelosi:’If Impeachment Fails, I Will Resign Immediately’, Dec. 25, 2019

Collins Dictionary, Mesonge, accessed Dec. 26, 2019

Bustaroll, Pelosi:’If Impeachment Fails, I Will Resign Immediately’, Dec. 9, 2019

Hillary Clinton

stated on September 6, 2022 in a tweet.:

“I had zero emails that were classified.”

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stated on August 10, 2022 in an interview on Fox News:

“The Congressional Budget Office says 90% of the revenue generated from the new IRS agents will come from people making less than $200,000 … and the revenue generated will be $300-plus billion.”

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stated on August 10, 2022 in a tweet.:

“Democrats are voting to add an army of 87,000 IRS agents who will target middle class taxpayers and conduct at least 1 million more audits each year. ”

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barely-true

stated on November 8, 2022 in election night coverage on Fox News:

“Electronic voting machines didn't allow people to vote” in Maricopa County, Arizona.

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stated on November 8, 2022 in a tweet:

“There is no chain of custody” for ballots placed in Box No. 3 at Maricopa, Arizona, polling sites.

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stated on November 1, 2022 in a town hall event:

“J.D. Vance said nothing about” the attack on Paul Pelosi.

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stated on October 26, 2022 in a newspaper interview:

Blake Masters “wants to privatize” Social Security.

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barely-true

Instagram posts

stated on October 25, 2022 in an Instagram post:

The documentary “2,000 Mules proves” Democrats “cheated on the 2020 elections.”

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stated on October 15, 2022 in a tweet:

Immigrants illegally in the country are treated “better than military veterans.”

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stated on October 9, 2022 in an interview on CBS News' Face the Nation:

Kari Lake has “gone on the record saying she supports Arizona's complete abortion ban. She's called it a great law.”

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mostly-true

stated on October 9, 2022 in an interview on CBS News' Face the Nation:

“Katie Hobbs voted for allowing a baby who survives an abortion — that the hospital would refuse medical care and allow the baby to die on a cold metal tray.”

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barely-true

stated on September 27, 2022 in a campaign ad:

“I voted with Trump on trade.”

mostly-true

mostly-true

stated on September 22, 2022 in a Secretary of State debate:

Ballot harvesting “altered the outcome” of a city council election in Yuma County, Arizona.

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Saving Arizona PAC

stated on September 8, 2022 in a campaign ad:

“Mark Kelly voted against the Keystone pipeline, which caused higher gas prices.”

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Elizabeth Warren

stated on August 28, 2022 in an interview on CNN:

"40% of the folks who have student loans do not have a college diploma, four-year diploma. These are people who are truck drivers and who are nail technicians and nurses’ aides.”

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true

Hillary Clinton

stated on September 6, 2022 in a tweet.:

“I had zero emails that were classified.”

half-true

half-true

stated on August 10, 2022 in an interview on Fox News:

“The Congressional Budget Office says 90% of the revenue generated from the new IRS agents will come from people making less than $200,000 … and the revenue generated will be $300-plus billion.”

false

false

stated on August 10, 2022 in a tweet.:

“Democrats are voting to add an army of 87,000 IRS agents who will target middle class taxpayers and conduct at least 1 million more audits each year. ”

barely-true

barely-true

stated on November 8, 2022 in election night coverage on Fox News:

“Electronic voting machines didn't allow people to vote” in Maricopa County, Arizona.

false

false

stated on November 8, 2022 in a tweet:

“There is no chain of custody” for ballots placed in Box No. 3 at Maricopa, Arizona, polling sites.

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false

stated on November 1, 2022 in a town hall event:

“J.D. Vance said nothing about” the attack on Paul Pelosi.

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false

X posts
stated on April 13, 2025 in a post on X:

Arizona Democrats “needed a lawsuit to force them to remove 50,000 noncitizens from voter rolls.”

By Madison Czopek • April 18, 2025
Facebook posts
stated on April 16, 2025 in Facebook posts:

Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney wrote a viral letter to Democrats suggesting steps to take against the Trump administration.

By Loreben Tuquero • April 18, 2025
Byron Donalds
stated on April 10, 2025 in a NewsNation interview:

Under the SAVE Act, “as long as you have a Real ID … it should be easy for you to register to vote.”

By Grace Abels • April 18, 2025
Tim Walz
stated on April 6, 2025 in an interview:

“Less than half of Americans have $1,000 in savings.”

By Claire Cranford • April 16, 2025
X posts
stated on April 13, 2025 in a post on X:

Cody Balmer, the person charged with setting fire to Pennsylvania governor’s residence, posted a photo that said “F--- Trump.”

By Madison Czopek • April 14, 2025
TikTok posts
stated on April 5, 2025 in a TikTok post:

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett says “she ‘simply forgot' to inform Social Security that her grandmother died in 2012 … She’s been collecting $2,600 a month for 13 years.”

By Maria Briceño • April 14, 2025
X posts
stated on April 6, 2025 in a post:

Photos and videos show Washington, D.C., protests against White House adviser Elon Musk are “staged & paid — bussed in, scripted, clocked out.”

By Grace Abels • April 11, 2025
Donald Trump
stated on April 9, 2025 in remarks at a White House event:

In 2024, “China made $1 trillion off trade with the United States.”

By Louis Jacobson • April 11, 2025
TikTok posts
stated on April 9, 2025 in una publicación en TikTok:

“China cancela la venta de TikTok” y “a partir de finales de abril los usuarios estadounidenses tendrán que pagar una tarifa mensual obligatoria para seguir usando TikTok".

By Maria Briceño • April 11, 2025
Donald Trump
stated on April 9, 2025 in a memo:

The 2020 election was “rigged” and Chris Krebs, former Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency director, “baselessly” dismissed “election malfeasance.”

By Maria Ramirez Uribe • April 10, 2025

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