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Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Fact Check: No, Vance didn't try to 'challenge' Jasmine Crockett during congressional hearing
Claim: U.S. Vice President JD Vance questioned Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Tex., during a congressional hearing in early May 2025. Rating: A rumor that circulated online in May 2025 claimed U.S. Vice President JD Vance tried to "challenge" U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Tex., during a recent congressional hearing. For example, on May 11, 2025, the DP Insights YouTube channel posted a video (archived) with the title, "JD Vance Tried to Challenge Jasmine Crockett, He Wasn't Ready for the Clapback!" The clip received well over 200,000 views. The video's description read: During a high-stakes congressional hearing on federal housing reform, Senator JD Vance took aim at Representative Jasmine Crockett—questioning her leadership, her city, and the people she represents. But what happened next wasn't loud or theatrical. It was personal, calculated, and devastatingly effective. Crockett didn't just respond—she redirected the entire conversation, shedding light on rural poverty, double standards, and the cost of being unheard. Backed by facts and her own lived experience, she turned a pointed question into a defining moment that left the room stunned and the internet buzzing. This is more than politics. It's about who gets blamed, who gets ignored, and who finally decides to speak up. Watch until the end—you'll understand why people are still talking about it. Numerous other users on Bluesky, Facebook (archived), TikTok and X (archived) also shared the rumor, as did additional YouTube users. Users who left comments under the DP Insights video and other posts indicated they believed the story genuinely occurred. However, searches of Bing, DuckDuckGo and Google found no news media outlets reporting on (or authentic videos showing) Vance and Crockett engaging in a discussion during a recent congressional hearing, indicating the rumor was false. The video also featured disclaimers about its fictional content. Representatives for Vance and Crockett did not immediately respond to emails asking if they wished to share any official statements about this made-up matter. The DP Insights YouTube video's text description featured a disclaimer about its fictional content, reading: Disclaimer: The stories presented on this channel are entirely fictional and crafted solely for entertainment. Any resemblance to real events, individuals, or situations is purely coincidental and unintentional. These narratives are not intended to depict, reference, or represent any actual occurrences, persons, or entities. A similar disclaimer very briefly appeared during the first second of the clip. The video's text description also displayed a label reading: "How this content was made: Altered or synthetic content. Sound or visuals were significantly edited or digitally generated." YouTube users sometimes enable this label during the video-upload process to alert viewers that creators used artificial-intelligence (AI) tools to make various components of their content, for example to write a script or to generate a voice narration track. One of the more glaring red flags indicating the Vance-Crockett story's inauthentic roots concerned the fact that the DP Insights YouTube video made no mention of Vance's new vice-presidential role, instead only referencing him by his old title of U.S. senator. The false rumor about Vance and Crockett was simply the latest in a long line of made-up claims about political figures purportedly engaging in heated debates that never occurred in reality. Such rumors often rumors often spread main Facebook posts and YouTube videos, either with or without disclaimers. For example, on May 10, the DP Insights channel posted another video (archived) telling a fictional story. That clip, which ultimately received more than 375,000 views, displayed the title, "Kash Patel Goes NUTS After Jasmine Crockett EXPOSED THIS Live On AIR." For further reading, a previous fact check examined a false rumor claiming Crockett experienced a "tense exchange" with stand-up comedian Bill Maher on his HBO show, "Real Time With Bill Maher." "AI Detector - Free AI Checker for ChatGPT, GPT-4, Gemini & More." Copyleaks,
Yahoo
02-05-2025
- Yahoo
Fact Check: Chief Justice Roberts didn't fine US Rep. Crockett $200K
Claim: U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts fined U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Tex., $200,000. Rating: A rumor that circulated online in late April 2025 claimed U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts fined U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Tex., $200,000. The claim primarily spread on at least dozens of YouTube channels. For example, on April 27, a user managing the Insider Intel YouTube channel uploaded a video (archived) titled, "Judge John Roberts Fines Jasmine Crockett $200K, Her Reply Leaves Him In Tears." The clip had amassed more than 110,000 views as of this writing. A similar video (archived) on the Ripple of Good channel also attained more than 75,000 views. Users on Bluesky, Facebook, TikTok and X likewise shared the story. However, the rumor that Roberts fined Crockett was false. News media outlets worldwide would have reported it if any such event had taken place. Searches of Bing, DuckDuckGo, Google and Yahoo found no such reports. Representatives for both Crockett and the Supreme Court have yet to respond to emails asking if they wish to share a statement about the false rumor. The claim originated with YouTube creators who publish videos featuring scripting and voice narration, and in some cases visuals, generated with artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Some of those channels' managers had previously uploaded videos alleging other fabricated claims about Roberts and Crockett. The description under the Insider Intel YouTube channel's video displayed a disclaimer reading, "The stories presented on this channel are entirely fictional and crafted solely for entertainment. Any resemblance to real events, individuals, or situations is purely coincidental and unintentional. These narratives are not intended to depict, reference, or represent any actual occurrences, persons, or entities." The description also showed an "altered or synthetic content" label, specifying, "Sound or visuals were significantly edited or digitally generated." The Ripple of Good channel's video, however, did not feature any similar disclaimers or labels. The videos promoting the rumor tell a fabricated story of Roberts fining Crockett during proceedings occurring inside the U.S. Supreme Court — a location where, in reality, U.S. House representatives do not participate. According to the Insider Intel YouTube channel's clip, Roberts fined Crockett $200,000 for contempt, citing a "reckless" legal argument tied to an unspecified "fictional ethics dispute." Crockett supposedly responded by defending her actions, moving Roberts to tears. The story also says onlookers in the courtroom recorded videos of the exchange on their phones that users later helped go viral on Instagram, TikTok and X — yet another indicator of the tale's fictional roots, seeing as, in reality, the Supreme Court prohibits "electronic devices of any kind." For further reading, a previous fact-check article examined a rumor claiming White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Crockett to "go back to Africa." "Judge John Roberts Fines Jasmine Crockett $200K, Her Reply Leaves Him In Tears." YouTube, Insider Intel, 27 Apr. 2025, Liles, Jordan. "Karoline Leavitt Didn't Say 'Go Back to Africa' to US Rep. Jasmine Crockett." Snopes, 29 Apr. 2025, "Prohibited Items." U.S. Supreme Court,
