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TrueU.S. President-elect Donald Trump said that if Israeli hostages held by Hamas "are not back by the time I get into office, all hell will break out in the Middle East."SnopesJan 16, 2025TrueDuring defense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth's confirmation hearing, a senator questioning Hegseth employed a prop sign that misspelled the word military as "miltary."SnopesJan 16, 2025FalseA flight attendant humiliated Google CEO Sundar Pichai after observing his dressed-down appearance and questioning his first-class airline ticket.SnopesJan 16, 2025TrueMark Zuckerberg said the corporate world needs more "masculine energy."SnopesJan 15, 2025Can’t tellWhoopi Goldberg's mansion was destroyed in the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires.SnopesJan 15, 2025TrueStudies have found that cola drinks may negatively impact bone health.SnopesJan 15, 2025Can’t tellFormer U.S. President Jimmy Carter said the best part about heaven is knowing President-elect Donald Trump will not be there.SnopesJan 15, 2025TrueFormer Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy once said, “What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists is not that they are extreme, but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents.”SnopesJan 15, 2025FalseAn image shows Robert Redford’s Oscar statuette destroyed in the Los Angeles wildfires.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactJan 15, 2025FalsePhoto shows Elon Musk and Taylor Swift visiting “production facilities” for an energy-saving device.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJan 15, 2025FalseThe Biden administration is offering only “$770 for people who lost everything” in the Los Angeles wildfires.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 15, 2025FalseTrees still standing amid wildfire damage in the Los Angeles area are evidence of directed energy weapons.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJan 15, 2025FalseVideo shows “Israeli tourists celebrating” the Los Angeles wildfires.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 15, 2025True“After 30 years of Wisconsin’s checking account running a deficit, we've ended every fiscal year I've been governor with a positive balance. Today, we have a $4.5 billion positive balance, and a record-high balance in our state savings account."Said by Tony EversPolitiFactJan 15, 2025False“If they wanted to stop the fires they would make it rain.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 15, 2025False“Oprah Winfrey announces she will leave America before January 20.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 15, 2025False“The FBI has arrested the owner of the company responsible for the fires in Los Angeles.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 15, 2025Can’t tellMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg defended a decision to fly a Confederate flag at Facebook's headquarters.SnopesJan 15, 2025FalseIn 2003, Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg stole the program from a classmate, Chris Hughes. Hughes went missing not long after, and Zuckerberg passed off Facebook as his own invention.SnopesJan 15, 2025Can’t tellJohn Kerry's daughter Vanessa Kerry said billions of humans must die for the "New World Order."SnopesJan 14, 2025FalseCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom and California Democrats “literally decriminalized looting.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 14, 2025FalseImagen muestra “casa de familia católica salió intacta del incendio” en California en enero de 2025.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 14, 2025FalseSays President-elect Donald Trump posted on X that he will “be giving Staten Island to New Jersey.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 14, 2025FalseThe Los Angeles wildfires were planned in preparation for the 2028 Olympics.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 14, 2025