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This week we have stories about Borat, soccer, and Harley-Davidson.
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This is a real image of anti-Trump protesters calling for the assassination of Republicans who defeat Democrats.
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It's fake!
This is an altered photograph of protesters in Chicago in 2016, Snopes reports.
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The Annapolis, Maryland, shooting suspect mutilated his fingertips to obscure his identity from authorities.
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It's fake!
Although the police said that they had trouble reading the suspect's fingerprints, the reports that he intentionally mutilated his fingers are false, police say.
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An Australian politician was caught looking at a picture of Borat in a mankini during a parliament session.
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It's real!
An Australian politician really was looking at a picture of Borat in his mankini. He said that he was sent a photo by a friend who said, "This is how you will look at the beach." Very nice.
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Harley-Davidson's CEO called President Donald Trump "a moron."
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It's fake!
This claim circulated on Facebook and Twitter, but Harley-Davidson's CEO never put out such a statement, Snopes reports.
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Germany is discussing nuking South Korea after being eliminated by their soccer team during the World Cup.
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It's fake!
The article was originally published by a website that calls itself "fauxtire," Lead Stories reports.
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Jane Lytvynenko is a reporter for BuzzFeed News and is based in Toronto, Canada. PGP fingerprint: A088 89E6 2500 AD3C 8081 BAFB 23BA 21F3 81E0 101C.
Contact Jane Lytvynenko at jane.lytvynenko@buzzfeed.com.
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