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An article allegedly from 1927, claiming that America was sold to five billionaires, has been shared out of context on Facebook. But the ‘article’ comes from satirical publisher The Onion.

Social media posts show an image of an unnamed newspaper with the caption: “This is a 1927 News Article showing America was sold to 5 Billionaires. The Rothschild’s, Rockefellers, DuPont’s, Harriman’s and Warburg’s [sic]”. 

The ‘newspaper’ features an article with the headline “BILLIONAIRES BUY U.S. FROM MILLIONAIRES: Future of Nation in Yet Wealthier Hands” and includes an image of American business magnate John D. Rockefeller, who founded the Standard Oil Company. 

A reverse image search shows the image of the article was published on the website of…

An image widely-shared on Facebook contrasts what it claims is a photo of a pro-refugee banner at a protest in France in 2016 with a picture of recent riots in the country. 

The images have also been shared many thousands of times on Twitter. 

The first picture, captioned “France in 2016” shows a group of young people apparently at a march, holding a large banner which reads: “They are not dangerous, they are in danger! #refugeeswelcome”. 

But this picture wasn’t taken in France at all. It is actually from a large demonstration that took place in Brussels, Belgium, in 2015. 

The second picture, captioned “France in 2023”, shows the silhouettes of what appear to be a number of emergency service workers in front of several burning vehicles. 

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Jenna Bush Hager recently shared a moment of emotional honesty with co-host Hoda Kotb, admitting that she “just wasn’t there for [Hoda]” the way she wanted to be when Hoda’s daughter Hope, 3, was hospitalized in February.

The TODAY with Hoda and Jenna host discussed a moment when she was “brutally honest” with her co-host and friend Hoda, after feeling like she didn’t know how to be supportive at such a difficult time.

Hoda and Jenna talk about ‘brutal honesty’ and Jenna opens up about feeling guilty for not being there for Hoda how she wanted during Hope’s health struggles. pic.twitter.com/h2RRyMOqKa

— TODAY with Hoda & Jenna (@HodaAndJenna) May 10, 2023

Jenna Confesses: ‘I Feel Like I Haven’t Been There For You’

The moment of brutal honesty came after…