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On X, Navarro claimed Woodrow Wilson, US president from 1913 to 1921, had pardoned his brother-in-law, “Hunter deButts”.
Joe Biden’s pardon of Hunter Biden won’t either." Neither of those pardons "defined either presidency" because neither of those pardons existed.
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ChatGPT gave VERIFY a different answer when we asked if Wilson had a brother-in-law named Hunter deButts. ChatGPT told us that Hunter deButts became Wilson’s son-in-law when he married one of Wilson’s ...
Reporter Elizabeth Lopatto from The Verge asked ChatGPT about Hunter deButts, and it identified him as the husband of Wilson’s sister, Annie. Her husband was actually George Howe.
Following President Biden's pardon of his son Hunter, AI appears to be the source of some posts that incorrectly claim former presidents also pardoned relatives.
During the 2024 campaign, Trump promised to pardon Jan. 6 defendants. Now Joe Biden's pardon of his son Hunter has lowered the threshold.
On X, Navarro-Cardenas cited a pardon granted by President Woodrow Wilson of his brother-in-law Hunter deButts. That was news to me.