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FalseTSA and other law enforcement officials arrested "The View" cohost Joy Behar at an airport in February 2025.SnopesFeb 22, 2025FalseOprah Winfrey is ending her talk show and moving to Italy, saying, "I can't live in the U.S. for the next four years and breathe the same air as Elon Musk."SnopesFeb 22, 2025Can’t tellIn 1993, grunge musician Kurt Cobain said, "In the end I believe my generation will surprise everyone. We already know that both political parties are playing both sides from the middle and we'll elect a true outsider when we fully mature. I wouldn't be surprised if it's not a business tycoon who can't be bought and who does what's right for the people. Someone like Donald Trump as crazy as that sounds."SnopesFeb 21, 2025TrueSince the invention of the nuclear weapon, the United States has misplaced at least three such weapons.SnopesFeb 21, 2025TrueA photograph authentically shows former first lady Jill Biden as a young woman.SnopesFeb 21, 2025TrueElon Musk, head of the Department of Government Efficiency, said he would ask U.S. President Donald Trump about a proposal to use savings made by his department to issue a $5,000 refund to every U.S. taxpaying household.SnopesFeb 21, 2025FalseEl congresista Adriano Espaillat muestra “La nueva bandera que están promoviendo para República Dominicana que se va a llamar 'DominicoHaiti'”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 21, 2025FalsePresident Joe Biden’s immigration policy was “a giant voter importation scam.”Said by Elon MuskPolitiFactFeb 21, 2025FalseSays Barron Trump posted on X, “We’re on the brink of uncovering a dark legacy in this country that’s been hidden for far too long.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 21, 2025FalseSays Elon Musk said on X, “Spoiled crybabies across the country are protesting against America’s golden age. Brats like them should go to prison.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactFeb 21, 2025FalseSays Luigi Mangione posted on X, “He who saves his country does not violate any law.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactFeb 21, 2025FalseVideo shows Barron Trump singing on “America’s Got Talent.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 21, 2025FalseVideo shows White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt saying Americans can get $4,800 subsidy because Department of Government Efficiency cuts found “extra money.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 21, 2025False“Delta plane that crashed in Toronto operated by Endeavor Air with all-female flight crew.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 21, 2025False“The media is showing how Obama’s birth certificate was changed! He was never born in the U.S. so he was never a real president!”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 21, 2025False“The very LIBERAL 9th Circuit Court has ruled that 84 of Biden's last-minute pardons are unconstitutional.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 21, 2025False“US Debt Clock” numbers prove “DOGE has saved taxpayers $64 billion dollars in just 17 days.”Said by Social MediaPolitiFactFeb 21, 2025False“You either have XX or XY chromosomes. Those are the options.”Said by Nancy MacePolitiFactFeb 21, 2025Can’t tellElon Musk posted on X in February 2025: "Here's the hard truth: this country's billionaires are tired of subsidizing everyone else's schools, parks, health care, even food and entertainment. You want nature? Buy some land. Health care? Befriend a doctor. Entertainment? Roll around in the mud with your fellow pigs."SnopesFeb 21, 2025TrueOfficial White House social media accounts posted an image of President Donald Trump wearing a crown with the caption “Long live the king.”SnopesFeb 21, 2025FalseIn February 2025, the government of South Africa announced that all U.S.-based businesses were banned from operating in the country and that the African nation was halting all mining exports to the United States.SnopesFeb 20, 2025FalseUSDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong ordered the mass extermination of healthy poultry in 2024, citing "mutating bird flu," in order to artificially inflate poultry and egg prices in the U.S.SnopesFeb 20, 2025MixedU.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order stating that only the president and attorney general can interpret the law.SnopesFeb 20, 2025FalseA photo shows Jonathan Simpson, the pilot of “Delta’s crash in Toronto, Canada.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactFeb 20, 2025