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To the left of an image, a white man wearing a black suit with his hand on the neck of a Black girl. A caption says, "This Photo was removed from Epstein Files." On the right, the same man is shown holding his arms around a white girl. The image on the left has a Fake rating, while the image on the right has a True rating.

Was this photo of Trump and a young girl removed from Epstein files?

In December, online users shared an alleged photo of Donald Trump taken years before he became president posing with his hand on the neck of a young Black girl. According to text accompanying the image, the FBI removed the alleged photo from newly released case files related to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

We found the photo was partially fake. Senior reporter Jordan Liles broke down what we know about the image, as well as the completely real photo it was altered from.

A letter is shown that has two stamps attached to it. One stamp shows a blue ram, while the other shows a bronze bell statue.

USPS updated its postmark rules. Here's what that means for your mail

Users shared concerns about what the changes could mean for voting by mail during elections.

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Does image show Erika Kirk in new 'South Park' episode?

The alleged promotional teaser depicted the widowed Turning Point USA CEO standing with the show's characters and the words, "Let's grieve together."

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