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Social Media Posts Push False Claim of Trump Chopping Down 60 Cherry Trees

Social Media Posts Push False Claim of Trump Chopping Down 60 Cherry Trees

Q: Did the Trump administration have 60 cherry blossom trees cut down in D.C. to build a golf course?

A: In what the Department of Interior called “routine maintenance,” about 60 trees were removed from East Potomac Park, according to the Washington Post. But only one cherry tree removal was mentioned in that article, and an advocacy group opposed to major changes to the park told us it only knew “for certain” of one cherry tree being cut down.

Democratic Lawmakers Question If Trump Is Mystery Recipient of Drug

Democratic Lawmakers Question If Trump Is Mystery Recipient of Drug

Q: Is President Trump the anonymous 79-year-old man getting a still-unapproved obesity drug via a Food and Drug Administration program?

A: A news article, and subsequently Democratic lawmakers, questioned whether Trump is receiving the Eli Lilly weight-loss drug, which is reportedly being given to one 79-year-old man. However, the White House has said the unnamed man isn’t the president.