Fact check: Actor Mark Wahlberg stated, "If you don't like the USA, please leave and take your friends Alec Baldwin, Cher, Jennifer…

Verdict: misleading — Trust Score 30/100

The core claim that actor Mark Wahlberg made the statement, "If you don't like the USA, please leave and take your friends Alec Baldwin, Cher, Jennifer Lawrence, Miley Cyrus, Barbra Streisand, Matt Damon, Oprah, and Colin Kaepernick with you," is false, as refuted by 23 sources including Snopes and Check Your Fact. While the listed celebrities are indeed wealthy, this fact is used to support a fabricated quote and a misleading narrative.

misleading verification card — Trust Score 30/100
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https://www.threads.com/@katdo2025/post/DZ01ioAE8p6?xmt=AQG0jWktwU6KE7Glvr-VjmsR1ZBEj2AHWCDUyEt0Bw8YE3fSpDmwlfMSHTN6QRnBH5ncrFM
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June 21, 2026
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Original content reviewed

Platform: THREADS Author: @katdo2025 --- Caption/Description --- If you don’t love America how about leave all the millions yah all earned here? --- On-Screen Text (OCR) --- Actor Mark Wahlberg: "If you don't like the USA, please leave and take your friends Alec Baldwin, Cher, Jennifer Lawrence, Miley Cyrus, Barbra Streisand, Matt Damon, Oprah, and Colin Kaepernick with you." ---VERIFICATION_SUMMARY--- Platform: THREADS Author: @katdo2025 --- Caption/Description --- If you don’t love America how about leave all the millions yah all earned here? --- Visible Text/Media --- On-screen text displays a quote attributed to actor Mark Wahlberg, listing several celebrities: Alec Baldwin, Cher, Jennifer Lawrence, Miley Cyrus, Barbra Streisand, Matt Damon, Oprah, and Colin Kaepe --- Claims to Verify --- 1. Actor Mark Wahlberg stated, "If you don't like the USA, please leave and take your friends Alec Baldwin, Cher, Jennifer Lawrence, Miley Cyrus, Barbra Streisand, Matt Damon, Oprah, and Colin Kaepernick with you." 2. Alec Baldwin, Cher, Jennifer Lawrence, Miley Cyrus, Barbra Streisand, Matt Damon, Oprah, and Colin Kaepernick are friends of Mark Wahlberg. 3. People who do not love America have earned millions of dollars in America. --- Verification Focus --- Mark Wahlberg 'If you don't like the USA' quote fact check Mark Wahlberg political statements 2024 Alec Baldwin Cher Jennifer Lawrence Miley Cyrus Barbra Streisand Matt Damon Oprah Colin Kaepernick political views Celebrities who criticize America and their earnings Mark Wahlberg quote about leaving USA Snopes PolitiFact

Claims analyzed (3)

  1. false: Actor Mark Wahlberg stated, "If you don't like the USA, please leave and take your friends Alec Baldwin, Cher, Jennifer Lawrence, Miley Cyrus, Barbra Streisand, Matt Damon, Oprah, and Colin Kaepernick with you."
    Multiple fact-checking organizations, including Snopes and Check Your Fact, have debunked this quote, confirming it was not stated by Mark Wahlberg. The quote originated from a writer on the America's Freedom Fighters (AFF) website in 2016 and has been misattributed and widely circulated on social media since then.
  2. unverifiable: Alec Baldwin, Cher, Jennifer Lawrence, Miley Cyrus, Barbra Streisand, Matt Damon, Oprah, and Colin Kaepernick are friends of Mark Wahlberg.
    This claim is based on the fabricated quote attributed to Mark Wahlberg. There is no credible public information or evidence to suggest that Mark Wahlberg considers all these individuals his close friends. While some may be acquaintances or have worked in the same industry, a collective statement of them all being his 'friends' is not supported.
  3. mostly true: People who do not love America have earned millions of dollars in America.
    The celebrities listed in the post (Alec Baldwin, Cher, Jennifer Lawrence, Miley Cyrus, Barbra Streisand, Matt Damon, Oprah, and Colin Kaepernick) are indeed highly successful individuals who have earned millions, and in some cases, billions, of dollars through their careers in the United States. The phrase "do not love America" is a subjective interpretation and a generalization, which is not verifiable as a factual statement, but the financial success of these individuals is well-documented.

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