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Hunter Biden’s laptop: What we can VERIFY

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Hunter Biden laptop scandal: a fact-check

With David Weiss indicting President Joe Biden’s son Hunter on gun charges, a look at accusations of corruption and the infamous computer.
Social Media

No, a California bill wouldn’t make it illegal to confront shoplifters

Posts falsely claim that California Senate Bill 553 would make it illegal to fight back against looters, shoplifters or burglars. Here’s what the bill actually says.
Social Media

Viral video claiming to show ‘leaked’ night vision footage not from Danelo Cavalcante manhunt

After nearly two weeks on the run, convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante was apprehended in Pennsylvania. This viral video wasn’t taken while he was on the lam.
Donald Trump

Don't be fooled by these fake mugshots of former President Trump

VERIFY separates Trump’s real mugshot taken at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta from the fakes circulating online.
VERIFY Tracking

There is a real Trump mug shot, but these fakes exist online

Donald Trump was booked into the Fulton County Jail on Aug. 24 and had his mug shot taken. Here’s the real photo compared with fakes circulating online.
Donald Trump

No, Trump would not automatically go to jail if he violates his bond order

Some people have speculated that the former president will go to jail if he violates his bond conditions in Georgia. But a legal expert said that's highly unlikely.
Donald Trump

Trump bond agreement violation wouldn’t mean automatic jail time

Trump’s bond order in Georgia says he cannot intimidate witnesses or co-defendants, including on social media. Here’s what could happen if he violates it.
Donald Trump

Trump’s surrender in Georgia | Expert Interview with Nicholas Creel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Business Law at Georgia College & State University

Trump’s surrender in Georgia | Expert Interview with Nicholas Creel, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Business Law at Georgia College and State University
Donald Trump

Yes, the state of Georgia requires mugshots for individuals facing felony charges

Fulton County Sheriff Pat Labat said his department plans on following “normal practices,” including taking mugshots, when former President Trump is formally booked.
Crime

Yes, the RICO Act was created to prosecute the Mafia and other mobsters

Former President Trump is charged with violating Georgia’s RICO Act, which is based on a federal law that was designed to take down the Mob.
Donald Trump

Yes, the RICO Act was created to prosecute the Mafia and other mobsters

Donald Trump is charged with violating Georgia’s RICO Act. His former lawyer Rudy Giuliani used the federal version of the law to prosecute mobsters.