Melissa Connors
Reporter and Editor at Associated Press
News Verification Reporter and Editor @AP | Previously: @NewsGuardRating [email protected] | Bluesky: https://t.co/vG0muqc6ux
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2 weeks ago |
apnews.com | Melissa Goldin |Melissa Connors
As demonstrations in Los Angeles over immigration raids unfolded in recent days, social media users falsely cited a Craigslist ad as evidence that protesters had been paid to participate. “We are forming a select team of THE TOUGHEST dudes in the area,” the ad, which is no longer live, read. “This unit will be activated only when the situation demands it — BUT YOU GET PAID EVERY WEEK NO MATTER WHAT. high-pressure, high-risk, no room for hesitation.
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4 weeks ago |
apnews.com | Melissa Goldin |Melissa Connors
The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.
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1 month ago |
apnews.com | Melissa Goldin |Melissa Connors
FACT FOCUS: Trump claims the US is the only country with birthright citizenship. It’s not 1 of 2 | Hannah Liu, 26, of Washington, holds up a sign in support of birthright citizenship, Thursday, May 15, 2025, outside of the Supreme Court in Washington. “This is enshrined in the Constitution. My parents are Chinese immigrants,” says Liu.
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1 month ago |
apnews.com | Melissa Goldin |Melissa Connors
President Donald Trump incorrectly placed the blame for high prescription drug prices in the U.S. on foreign nations, making the comments Monday when signing an executive order intended to lower their cost. The order sets a 30-day deadline for drugmakers to electively lower prices in the U.S. or face new limits in the future over what the government will pay. If favorable deals are not reached, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F.
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1 month ago |
apnews.com | Melissa Goldin |Melissa Connors
Newly-elected Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney visited the White House on Tuesday in search of common ground during an ongoing trade war that has shattered decades of trust between the his country and the U.S. Although the conversation was civil, President Donald Trump repeated erroneous rhetoric about how the U.S. provides Canada with billions of dollars in subsidies. “It’s hard to justify subsidizing Canada to the tune of maybe $200 billion a year,” he said.
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RT @AliSwenson: A staged video claimed to show someone destroying ballots. Election officials were prepared. https://t.co/GZXd6AxTEa with @…
RT @AP: FACT FOCUS: False claims follow Minnesota governor's selection as Harris' running mate https://t.co/uGOjlj1UsL
Biden did not have a medical emergency on AF1. How does the AP know? 1) He exited the plane without issue soon after the claim began spreading. 2) An AP reporter on AF1 said there were no signs of an emergency. 3) A WH spox called the claim "100% false." https://t.co/6eRryI9tgc