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False“We are now the only country in the world that uses mail-in voting.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactAug 18, 2025FalseA new AI feature on WhatsApp from Meta – the service's parent company – allows the company default access to all chats sent on the app unless users enable an “advanced privacy” option.SnopesAug 18, 2025FalseTrader Joe's offered people over 50 years old a gift basket for under $12 if they filled out an online form in August 2025.SnopesAug 17, 2025FalseOnline photographs show Ivan Stepanov, a Russian tourist, saving a drowning bear beneath the Tallac Bridge in South Lake Tahoe.SnopesAug 17, 2025TrueA class-action lawsuit against AT&T was authentic, and emails individuals received in August 2025 from Kroll Settlement Administration stating they could claim as much as $7,500 from the settlement were legitimate.SnopesAug 16, 2025TrueIn August 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement indicated its intent to purchase artificial intelligence technology that can scan people's eyes from several feet away to identify immigrants who are in the country illegally.SnopesAug 15, 2025FalseIn early-Victorian versions of the fairy tale of Cinderella, one nickname her step-sisters gave her was "Cinder-sl**."SnopesAug 15, 2025Can’t tellDirector Ron Howard authored a letter starting, "I'm a liberal, but that doesn't mean what a lot of you apparently think it does."SnopesAug 15, 2025TrueA company backed by billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates has produced lab-made butter using carbon.SnopesAug 15, 2025FalseLa presidenta de México, Claudia Sheinbaum, dijo que la muerte del político colombiano Miguel Uribe Turbay, “Es bueno para Colombia, un político menos de que preocuparse”.Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactAug 15, 2025True“The (Evers) Era locked Wisconsin families into a 400‑year property tax increase.”Said by Americans for ProsperityPolitiFactAug 15, 2025TrueAn image authentically showed artwork depicting the Nazi-era battleship Bismarck in the office of E.J. Antoni, U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.SnopesAug 15, 2025TrueU.S. President Donald Trump’s nomination for commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, E.J. Antoni, called Social Security a “Ponzi scheme.”SnopesAug 15, 2025TrueThe violent crime rate in Washington, D.C., reached a 30-year low in 2024.SnopesAug 15, 2025FalseSocial Security checks have officially been renamed "Federal Benefit Payments."SnopesAug 15, 2025FalseA news video authentically reported U.S. President Donald Trump ordered the complete clearance of homeless people in all 50 states.SnopesAug 15, 2025Can’t tellA Colorado man who is a self-described "wolf furry" was mauled after attempting to join a Wyoming wolf pack in August 2025.SnopesAug 15, 2025MixedStarting in September 2025, Texas will begin suspending homeless students.SnopesAug 15, 2025TrueViral social media posts accurately claimed a heart transplant recipient married his donor's wife, then died in the exact same way the donor had.SnopesAug 14, 2025Can’t tellU.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s brother was arrested after police found him in possession of $1.2 million worth of fentanyl and charged him with drug trafficking.SnopesAug 14, 2025MixedIn August 2025, experts warned that infected "Frankenstein rabbits" with tentacles or horns on their faces seen in Fort Collins, Colorado, have "invaded" the United States.SnopesAug 14, 2025FalseA drifter named Ronald McDonald murdered 12 children at county fairs across the U.S. Midwest in 1892 and inspired the modern-day McDonald's fast-food chain mascot of the same name.SnopesAug 14, 2025Can’t tellIn August 2025, the owners of gay dating apps threatened that, if the U.S. Supreme Court overturns its 2015 ruling in favor of same-sex marriage, they'll reveal all the Republican officials and members of Congress who allegedly secretly own accounts on their platforms.SnopesAug 14, 2025TrueActor Gary Sinise has brought over 1,000 children of fallen service members to Disney theme parks free of charge.SnopesAug 14, 2025