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Claimant: Social Media
Claim: In October 2026, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts moved its Steinway pianos from the premises in order to sell them.
Rating: BLATANT LIE
Explanation: The Kennedy Center was not moving its Steinway pianos in order to sell them. According to the Kennedy Center and Steinway & Sons, leases on 16 pianos were expiring because the Steinway franchisee that supplied them was retiring, so those instruments had to be returned. Not all of the center’s pianos were removed.
Date: 10/13/2026
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Last Updated on October 13, 2026 by Media Bias Fact Check