Europe Tries a Trumpian Tactic With Trump: No Apologies | Flipboard
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“Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of Germany”
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Multiple independent news sources (Al Jazeera, Deutsche Welle, France24, and Flipboard) explicitly identify Friedrich Merz as the Chancellor of Germany.
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— Friedrich Merz, the chancellor of Germany
https://flipboard.com/topic/news/europe-tries-a-trumpian-tac…
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— Friedrich Merz is the chancellor of Germany
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/28/trump-scolds-german…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/4/28/trump-scolds-german…
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— Chancellor Friedrich Merz questioned Germany's plans to abandon coal as a source of power
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-merz-questions-coal-refor…
https://www.dw.com/en/germany-news-merz-questions-coal-refor…
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“Did Indira Gandhi Order Indians To Avoid Buying Gold In 1967?”
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Multiple fact-checking sources explicitly state that the claim and the associated viral image of Indira Gandhi appealing to citizens to avoid buying gold in 1967 are fake.
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— Indira Gandhi Don t Buy Gold Front Page Is Fake.The viral post claimed that on June 6, 1967, Indira Gandhi had made a public appeal asking citizens not to buy gold because India was facing a severe fo…
https://www.oneindia.com/india/not-authentic-viral-indira-ga…
https://www.oneindia.com/india/not-authentic-viral-indira-ga…
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— Did Indira Gandhi ask Indians to curb gold purchase? How true is this claim? Although the viral image is fake, Indira Gandhi did impose restrictions on gold ownership through legislation. In a bid to …
https://www.siasat.com/dont-buy-gold-indira-gandhi-front-pag…
https://www.siasat.com/dont-buy-gold-indira-gandhi-front-pag…
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— Fact-Check: Did Indira Gandhi appeal to stop buying gold in 1967? A viral clipping from The Hindu is fake. The claim surfaced after PM Modi's 2026 Secunderabad speech.
https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/indira-gandhi-appeal-t…
https://www.thequint.com/news/webqoof/indira-gandhi-appeal-t…
“The front-page news dated June 6, 1967 highlighted the then PM of India, Indira Gandhi's, diktat to the [avoid gold]”
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Fact-check evidence specifically identifies the viral clipping from The Hindu dated June 6, 1967, regarding Indira Gandhi's gold diktat as fake.
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— Indira Gandhi, Indian prime minister, was assassinated at 9:30 AM on 31 October 1984 at her residence in Safdarjung Road, New Delhi by her two bodyguards, Satwant Singh and Beant Singh, after the Indi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Indira_Gandhi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Indira_Gandhi
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— Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (née Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian stateswoman who served as the prime minister of India from 1966 to 1977 and again from 1980 until her assassin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indira_Gandhi
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— Sanjay Gandhi (14 December 1946 – 23 June 1980) was an Indian politician. He was a member of the Lok Sabha and was the younger son of Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi.
During his lifetime, he was widel…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Gandhi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanjay_Gandhi
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“Sen. Lindsey Graham turned to Democratic lawmakers for failing to prevent Iran from becoming a 'nuclear threshold nation.'”
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The Anadolu Ajansı report confirms that Senator Lindsey Graham criticized others (specifically Hegseth and Caine in the context of the hearing) for failing to stop Iran from becoming a nuclear threshold nation.
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— Lindsey Olin Graham ( GRAM; born July 9, 1955) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States senator from South Carolina, a seat he has held since 2003. A member of the Re…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Graham
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsey_Graham
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— The 2020 United States Senate election in South Carolina was held on November 3, 2020, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of South Carolina, concurrently with the 202…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_Senate_elec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_Senate_elec…
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— The 2026 United States Senate election in South Carolina will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the state of South Carolina. Primary elections wil…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_elec…
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“At 5:29 a.m. on July 16, 1945, the desert near Alamogordo, New Mexico, [the Trinity blast occurred]”
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Wikipedia and other authoritative sources confirm the Trinity nuclear blast occurred on July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico, specifically at 5:29 a.m.
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— Trinitite, also known as atomsite or Alamogordo glass, is the glassy residue left on the desert floor after the plutonium-based Trinity nuclear bomb test on July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico.…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinitite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinitite
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— Alamogordo () is a city in and the county seat of Otero County, New Mexico, United States. A city in the Tularosa Basin of the Chihuahuan Desert, it is bordered on the east by the Sacramento Mountains…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamogordo,_New_Mexico
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alamogordo,_New_Mexico
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— Trinity was the first detonation of a nuclear weapon, conducted by the United States Army at 5:29 a.m. Mountain War Time (11:29:21 GMT) on July 16, 1945, as part of the Manhattan Project. The test was…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_(nuclear_test)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_(nuclear_test)
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“Trinitite still holds strange matter forged in seconds by the Trinity blast.”
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Web search results and Wikipedia confirm that Trinitite is the glassy residue formed from the Trinity blast, containing vaporized metal and particles from the test tower and infrastructure forged during the explosion.
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— Trinitite: Trinity's unique nuclear-explosion product. The extreme conditions produced by the Trinity explosion, followed by a rapid cooling process, fused together particles from the site's test towe…
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-years-trinity-nuclear-scientis…
https://phys.org/news/2026-05-years-trinity-nuclear-scientis…
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— Trinitite, also known as atomsite or Alamogordo glass, is the glassy residue left on the desert floor after the plutonium-based Trinity nuclear bomb test on July 16, 1945, near Alamogordo, New Mexico.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinitite
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinitite
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— This red trinitite sample began as desert sand at the Trinity test site. The blast melted it into glass and stained it red with vaporized metal from the tower, cables, and instruments.
https://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/the-first-atomic-…
https://www.zmescience.com/science/physics/the-first-atomic-…
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