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False“I’ve stopped six wars” since taking office in January 2025.Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactAug 5, 2025FalseWorld-renowned singer Celine Dion died on or just before Aug. 3, 2025.SnopesAug 5, 2025TrueTalk show host Stephen Colbert once said, "If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition ... and then admit that we just don't want to do it."SnopesAug 5, 2025False"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert “rescued” abandoned twins who surprised him with an appearance on his show 20 years later.SnopesAug 5, 2025FalseThe Public Broadcasting Service is shutting down following a government clawback of its funding.SnopesAug 5, 2025FalseWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed "the truth" about WNBA player Brittney Griner's gender, and the WNBA announced mandatory "sex testing."SnopesAug 5, 2025Can’t tellU.S. President Donald Trump said he would bomb Norway if he was not awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.SnopesAug 4, 2025MixedThe average starting salary for a NASA astronaut in July 2025 was $66,026 per year.SnopesAug 4, 2025TrueIn advance of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, Scottish newspaper The National's front page read "Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland."SnopesAug 4, 2025TrueA B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945.SnopesAug 4, 2025TrueA 2002 photo accurately depicts 22-year-old Chauntae Davies, an accuser of Jeffrey Epstein, giving former President Bill Clinton a shoulder massage.SnopesAug 3, 2025FalseA video authentically showed rabbits bouncing on a backyard trampoline.SnopesAug 3, 2025FalseU.S. President Donald Trump made 4,725 wire transfers to the late, disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for a total of $1.1 billion.SnopesAug 3, 2025FalseA photograph shared online authentically showed LeBron James wearing a French maid costume.SnopesAug 2, 2025FalseA video shared online in the summer of 2025 authentically showed a group of raccoons bouncing on two backyard trampolines.SnopesAug 2, 2025Can’t tellA screenshot shows an authentic post by U.S. President Donald Trump criticizing India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi.SnopesAug 2, 2025TrueAn Arkansas man pleaded guilty to child endangerment after impregnating a 15-year-old girl, avoiding jail time.SnopesAug 1, 2025MixedAs part of its merger with Skydance, Paramount — CBS' parent company — has agreed to CBS having an FCC-appointed "bias monitor" who reports directly to U.S. President Donald Trump.SnopesAug 1, 2025MixedPosts on social media accurately reported the story of Molly Forbes, who at age 92 refused to sell her farmhouse in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, to now-U.S. President Donald Trump so he could build a golf course.SnopesAug 1, 2025TrueU.S. Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE) offers student loan repayment benefits to new recruits.SnopesAug 1, 2025Can’t tellAn image authentically shows an in-jest apology letter authored by clothing retailer American Eagle, in response to an alleged controversy over its "Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans" advertising campaign.SnopesAug 1, 2025TrueIn July 2025, a new, 21-year-long study from Denmark that followed more than a million children showed no link between vaccines and 50 chronic conditions, including autism and asthma.SnopesJul 31, 2025TrueA photo repeatedly shared online authentically showed Barron Trump taking a picture of his mother, Melania Trump, while sitting on her lap.SnopesJul 31, 2025FalseIn July 2025, scientists discovered a mysterious intergalactic object that was "most likely" an alien ship that could reach Earth by November 2025.SnopesJul 31, 2025