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FalseU.S. flags at the Capitol will fly at half-staff for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, due to the death of former President Jimmy Carter.SnopesDec 31, 2024TrueA statement issued by the office of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, marked the Dec. 29, 2024, death of former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and mistakenly extended condolences to former first lady Rosalynn Carter, who died in 2023.SnopesDec 31, 2024FalsePhotos shared on social media authentically showed a huge sea creature caught by a fisherman in Papua.SnopesDec 30, 2024FalsePresident Jimmy Carter verbatim said, “evangelical Christianity has been hijacked by people who would have given Jesus himself the boot if he knocked on their door.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactDec 30, 2024FalseRFK Jr. posted on X that, “Effective January 20th, all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) will be BANNED in the United States.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 30, 2024FalseVideo shows CNN reporting that Pfizer representatives set Barbara O’Neill’s car on fire “for discovering an anti-diabetes method.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 30, 2024False“Bill Gates will be implanting digital IDs in newborns in Kenya.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 30, 2024False“The referees in the (Dec. 15) game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers have been suspended after the match revealed that the officials overlooked numerous errors by the Eagles.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 30, 2024False“The true nature of cancer is a parasite, hence why, Ivermectin, in conjunction with mebendazole, and (fenbendazole) is so effective.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 30, 2024TrueMcDonald's workers in Denmark make $22 per hour and get six weeks of paid vacation.SnopesDec 29, 2024FalseKirkland Signature vodka sold at Costco stores is actually Grey Goose.SnopesDec 29, 2024FalseFootage shows a new species of swimming lizard that was discovered in Lake Superior.SnopesDec 28, 2024Can’t tellU.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., said, "Why would Joe Biden schedule Hanukkah on the same day as Christmas? I'll tell you why: because he hates Christians."SnopesDec 28, 2024Can’t tellU.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., said, "Because of the political instability in the Middle East, it’s important to buy the Panama Canal from Egypt."SnopesDec 28, 2024TrueElon Musk urged people not to donate to Wikipedia.SnopesDec 28, 2024Can’t tellActor Keanu Reeves once said, “Pain changes shape, but it never disappears.”SnopesDec 27, 2024Can’t tellMorgues prefer to hire women due to acts of necrophilia by men.SnopesDec 27, 2024FalseA California woman sued her parents — and blamed them for her divorces — for giving her “ugly genes.”SnopesDec 26, 2024FalseA photo authentically shows John F. Kennedy and his longtime friend Kirk LeMoyne "Lem" Billings.SnopesDec 26, 2024FalsePhotos shared online authentically show a species of a colorful begonia flower called the “Moonlight Butterfly.”SnopesDec 26, 2024TrueA real vintage advertisement for a body shaving razor read: "Give your wife an extra head for Christmas."SnopesDec 26, 2024TrueWe’ve created 732,000 jobs since I've been governor.Said by Kathy HochulPolitiFactDec 26, 2024FalseThe United States' spy agency the CIA coined the term "conspiracy theory" in the 1960s.SnopesDec 25, 2024FalseIn December 2024, Barron Trump, son of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, gave up his first-class airplane seat to a military veteran.SnopesDec 25, 2024