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FalseA screenshot of a post from X shows conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel shared details about their sex lives.SnopesApr 17, 2025FalseKilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland father sent to an El Salvador prison due to an "administrative error" by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration, is a convicted MS-13 gang member.SnopesApr 17, 2025FalseU.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett tried to jail Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, who then exposed Barrett's association with a military operation that ended with the deaths of U.S. soldiers, leading Barrett to resign from the high court.SnopesApr 17, 2025FalseKansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes donated a $4.7 million bonus and endorsement deal to charities and "homeless relief."SnopesApr 17, 2025Can’t tellLifestyle entrepreneur Martha Stewart is the genuine author of a quote comparing her past criminal convictions to allegations of U.S. President Donald Trump's second administration engaging in insider trading.SnopesApr 16, 2025FalseA screenshot authentically shows that U.S. President Donald Trump wrote a post on Truth Social about "most ladies" not wanting to vote.SnopesApr 16, 2025False“Less than half of Americans have $1,000 in savings.”Said by Tim WalzPolitiFactApr 16, 2025FalseIn April 2025, Elon Musk supervised a medical team that used Neuralink – a company Musk founded that develops brain-computer interfaces – to wake up 8-year-old Tristan Killip from a coma.SnopesApr 16, 2025TrueU.S President Donald Trump told El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele in April 2025 to build five more prisons in El Salvador to hold "homegrown" U.S. criminals.SnopesApr 16, 2025FalseA video authentically shows a Black female doctor denying a white male patient care because of his "Make America Great Again" hat.SnopesApr 15, 2025FalseIn March 2025, "American Pickers" host Mike Wolfe was arrested on charges of killing his former co-host, Frank Fritz.SnopesApr 15, 2025FalseU.S. President Donald Trump signed a new executive order on April, 8, 2025, that raised the minimum wage to $25 per hour.SnopesApr 15, 2025FalseA video authentically showed the grandchildren of Grammy Award-winning musical group the Bee Gees singing "How Deep Is Your Love."SnopesApr 14, 2025Can’t tellOscar-winning actor Robin Williams once said, "A hungry stomach, an empty wallet (or 'empty pocket') and a broken heart can teach you the best lessons of life."SnopesApr 14, 2025FalseCody Balmer, the person charged with setting fire to Pennsylvania governor’s residence, posted a photo that said “F--- Trump.”Said by X postsPolitiFactApr 14, 2025FalseU.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett says “she ‘simply forgot' to inform Social Security that her grandmother died in 2012 … She’s been collecting $2,600 a month for 13 years.”Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactApr 14, 2025TrueBlack-and-white photographs genuinely show black cats queued in line for a movie role audition.SnopesApr 14, 2025TrueA black-and-white video shared online for years is the only known recorded footage of German diarist Anne Frank.SnopesApr 13, 2025TrueA photograph genuinely shows a 2,700-year-old Assyrian deity statue that was discovered in Iraq in 1992, intentionally buried, and uncovered again in 2023.SnopesApr 13, 2025FalseJimmy Kimmel kicked billionaire Elon Musk off his talk show after a tense exchange, eventually never airing the interview.SnopesApr 12, 2025Can’t tellMore than 600 federal judges signed a petition to impeach U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts.SnopesApr 12, 2025TrueU.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon twice referred to artificial intelligence — AI — as "A1."SnopesApr 12, 2025TrueA pair of authentic news headlines accurately stated that the U.S. Department of Justice directed prosecutors to seek the death penalty for UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect Luigi Mangione, whereas prosecutors offered a gunman who killed 23 in a racist attack at a Texas Walmart a plea deal to avoid the same sentence.SnopesApr 12, 2025TrueU.S. President Donald Trump placed reciprocal tariffs on a group of uninhabited islands occupied only by penguins and other wildlife.SnopesApr 11, 2025