**Rumor Snippet:**
**"E. Jean Carroll's Legal Team Files Emergency Motion for New Trial Over 'Secret Trump Tape' – Claims Audio Proves She Was Paid to Fabricate Assault Allegations"**
**Our Fact-Check: False.**
No such tape exists. There is no credible evidence that E. Jean Carroll was paid to fabricate her allegations against Donald Trump. The rumor appears to originate from a satirical website that was reposted without context. Carroll's legal team has filed no such motion, and the original jury verdicts (including a $5 million finding of sexual abuse and defamation, and a separate $83.3 million defamation award) stand as of this update. All known audio recordings from the case confirm, not contradict, Carroll's testimony.