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This week we have stories about Russians, Republicans, and Obama's tie.

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This incorrect claim was made by Russian President Vladimir Putin at a press conference with President Donald Trump. [PolitiFact searched through financial records](http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2018/jul/16/vladimir-putin/putins-pants-fire-claim-about-400-million-donation/) and found the donation amount to Clinton and the DNC from Browder (a Kremlin enemy) was a total of $315,000.

It's fake!

Bill Browder's associates donated over $400 million to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign.

Lizzie Purbrick wrote messages like “whore,” “lady slut,” and “big dick lord,” and drew a penis on the floor after catching him cheating on her, [the Guardian reports](https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/jul/17/ex-olympian-admits-daubing-tory-peers-home-with-pig-blood).

It's real!

A former Olympian wrote lewd messages on her former partner's home in pig blood.

The image has been photoshopped, as the original image clearly shows no tie grab, [Snopes reports.](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/putin-obama-tie-pull/)

This is a real image of Putin pulling former president Barack Obama's tie.

The sarcophagus [has been opened](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/sarcophagus-opened-egypt-alexandria) and now we have 2,000-year-old bone soup.

This is picture of the 2,000-year-old sarcophagus that was just opened.

Bobby Wilson told the story of defending himself against an alleged attacker without mentioning [the person he killed was his mom.](https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/claudiakoerner/republican-candidate-arizona-gun-rights-story)

A Republican candidate killed his mom in self-defense and used the story to defend gun rights.

Although the woman in the photo may look like Butina, the red-haired woman in the picture [is actually an NSC staffer](https://twitter.com/TomNamako/status/1019210350867156992).

This is a photo of Maria Butina, the Russian woman charged with being an unregistered foreign agent.

The 56-year-old incoming CEO spins dubstep, [CNBC reports](https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/16/goldman-sachs-ceo-david-solomon-djs-around-the-world.html?__source=twitter%7Cmain).

Future Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon is also a DJ who goes by the monicker DJ D-Sol.

Don't worry — it will get better. Do some reading and stay vigilant. Better luck next week.

You're drowning in fake news!

You don't always get to the bottom of the story, but you sure know how to dig. Keep your ears perked up and stay skeptical.

You're a fake news hound!

You took up arms against fake news and sharpened your swords. Only a few stories have gotten by you, but your arsenal is strong. You're ready to run into battle.

You're a fake news knight!

Congratulations, you're unstoppable. Nothing can beat your BS-detecting instincts. But keep your nose to the ground. Fake news is always around.

You're a fake news–fighting superhero!

<p>Goldman Sachs's, Bill Browder's, and DJ D-Sol's names were misspelled in an earlier version of this post.</p>

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