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Trump said this [in a speech](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=56SxICbH1i8) September of 2015 and then [again](https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/646012458059067392) that same month on Twitter. He has not reconfirmed it since being elected, but he is on record making the statement.

It's true.

Donald Trump said he will not take a salary as president.

The fake news website _Empire Herald_ made this false [claim](https://empireherald.com/clinton-campaign-paid-beyonce-and-jay-z-62-million-for-cleveland-concert-to-secure-black-votes/).

It's false.

Beyoncé and Jay Z were paid to appear at a Hillary Clinton rally.

This hoax was [published](http://tmzhiphop.com/lil-wayne-votes-for-donald-trump-says-hes-rich-and-rich-lives-matter/) by fake news website _TMZ Hip Hop_. It has no connection to the real _TMZ_.

Yes, a man flew the swastika flag, but he also said he did it to protest Trump's win. In [a video shot by _San Francisco Chronicle_ reporter Michael Bodley](https://twitter.com/michael_bodley/status/796481437302013952), the man explained that he flew it "as a comment on our president-elect" and said he thought Trump was like former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. "But the Italians did not have as good of a flag," he said.

A homeowner in San Francisco flew a Nazi flag after Trump's win.

This tweet was sent by a fake journalist account that routinely makes up racist chants. The account, which [BuzzFeed News previously reported on](https://www.buzzfeed.com/craigsilverman/fake-footbal-journalist-war-on-twitter?utm_term=.ivYarZkRE#.btlOj1YMx), typically tweets hoaxes about crowds at football games. It has since been suspended.

This tweet:

Russian deputy foreign minister Sergei Ryabakov said that his government [“had contacts”](https://www.buzzfeed.com/franciswhittaker/trump-team-had-contacts-with-russian-government-during-campa?sub=4395170_9959595&utm_term=.hkP40LgMD#.kyyRboGqA) with people in the Trump campaign, and that "quite a few have been staying in touch with Russian representatives." During the campaign, Trump [said](https://www.buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympleii/trump-and-clinton-accuse-each-of-being-puppets-for-russia?utm_term=.tpP6EDM2B#.wvZodDx5V) that he had no contacts with the Russian government.

The Russian government was in contact with the Trump campaign during the election.

Rosie O'Donnell was one of several celebrities who said they would leave or consider leaving the US if Trump won. However, as of now she has not announced any plans to do so. This story, [from a right-wing site](http://americannews.com/rosie-odonnell-leaving-the-country-for-good-shes-never-coming-back/), simple lists the celebs who said they would leave and offers no new information now that the election is over.

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