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Can’t tellComedian Tim Allen wrote a long Facebook post attacking liberals and Democratic politicians detailing “some interesting points to think about prior to 2020, especially to my friends on the fence.”SnopesMay 27, 2025Can’t tellAncient Greece philosopher Aristotle said, "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit."SnopesMay 27, 2025MixedDavid Geier, appointed by U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead autism-related research, is not a licensed medical doctor.SnopesMay 27, 2025TrueBruce Springsteen said, “The last check on power after the checks and balances of government have failed are the people, you and me. It’s in the union of people around a common set of values now that’s all that stands between a democracy and authoritarianism. So at the end of the day, all we’ve got is each other.”SnopesMay 27, 2025Can’t tellU.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries received a $1.2 million luxury apartment as a gift from the Mexican government.SnopesMay 26, 2025Can’t tellThe FBI is investigating entertainment icon Oprah Winfrey for a "land grab" following the August 2023 Maui wildfires.SnopesMay 26, 2025Can’t tellIn May 2025, Jeep announced it would stop advertising with Bruce Springsteen after the musician criticized U.S. President Donald Trump on stage.SnopesMay 26, 2025FalseVideo authentically shows Pope Leo XIV saying of U.S. Vice President JD Vance, "You flip flop faster than pages in the Bible."SnopesMay 25, 2025FalseCanadians entering the U.S. by car will face mandatory facial-recognition scans.SnopesMay 24, 2025FalseFormer television talk show host Wendy Williams testified against Sean “Diddy” Combs during his criminal trial in New York trial for sex trafficking and other crimes.SnopesMay 24, 2025FalseActor Samuel L. Jackson testified against Sean “Diddy” Combs during his trial in New York.SnopesMay 24, 2025Can’t tellIn May 2025, singer Billy Joel cancelled upcoming concerts with Bruce Springsteen after the latter publicly criticized U.S. President Donald Trump.SnopesMay 23, 2025TrueTech billionaire Elon Musk has a transgender daughter.SnopesMay 23, 2025Can’t tellAn autonomous stealth drone landed in an airport in Casper, Wyoming, and transmitted a message over airport radio demanding more fuel.SnopesMay 23, 2025FalseRep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., started singing during a May 20 CNN interview.Said by X postsPolitiFactMay 23, 2025FalseThe slaying of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C., is a false flag.Said by X postsPolitiFactMay 23, 2025Can’t tellMusician Pete Townshend said of singer Bruce Springsteen: "He's a bit overrated to begin with."SnopesMay 23, 2025FalseThe Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team rejected an ad for tech mogul Elon Musk’s Tesla electric vehicles to be displayed at Dodger Stadium.SnopesMay 23, 2025Can’t tellU.S. Border Patrol agents uncovered thousands of FEMA relief packages left along the southern border by former President Joe Biden's administration to feed migrants.SnopesMay 22, 2025TrueIn May 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture hung a large banner of President Donald Trump on its building in Washington, D.C.SnopesMay 22, 2025FalseMusicians Bruce Springsteen and Taylor Swift performed on stage together in "defiance" of U.S. President Donald Trump, who criticized them on Truth Social.SnopesMay 22, 2025FalseIn the House bill, “we’re not changing Medicaid,” only cutting “waste, fraud and abuse.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactMay 22, 2025FalseThe Sean “Diddy” Combs trial testimony revealed that former President Barack Obama was “caught in secret meetings with Diddy’s drug runner.”Said by X postsPolitiFactMay 22, 2025TrueDepartment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, "Habeas corpus is a constitutional right that the president has to be able to remove people from this country."SnopesMay 22, 2025