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Can’t tellU.S. Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina, lied about being assaulted by a man who shook her hand.SnopesDec 18, 2024Can’t tellA group of employees resigned after allegedly pooping in their New York CEO's new Lamborghini, as a way of showing him up for eliminating their Christmas bonuses.SnopesDec 18, 2024FalseIn 2024, Pope Francis will open “five sacred portals” on Christmas Eve for a ritual that has never been performed before.SnopesDec 18, 2024Can’t tellThe Walt Disney Company banned women from driving at Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland Speedway attraction.SnopesDec 17, 2024MixedFacebook posts about the dangers of consumers receiving a package as part of a brushing scam warn that the lone act of scanning a malicious QR code — a code found inside the unsolicited parcel — can immediately compromise a user's phone and personal and financial information, and drain their bank accounts.SnopesDec 17, 2024False"The city of… is being warned to be alert & vigilant as there is a serial killer on the run,” Robert Thibodeau.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 17, 2024FalseDrones reported in the U.S., including around the U.S. Capitol, have directed-energy weapons that have a “space-based laser generating system that can create pestilence.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 17, 2024FalsePhoto of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 17, 2024FalsePhoto shows a downed droneSaid by Doug MastrianoPolitiFactDec 17, 2024FalseVideo shows a drone crashed in New Jersey.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 17, 2024FalseVideo shows “Yellowstone’s super volcano is now really, really exploding.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 17, 2024False“The school shooter in Madison Wisconsin Christian School shooting has been identified as a female identifying as a male.”Said by Social MediaPolitiFactDec 17, 2024FalseA photograph authentically shows UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect, Luigi Mangione, wearing a costume from the Japanese "Sailor Moon" manga series.SnopesDec 17, 2024TrueABC will pay $15 million to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit involving "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos.SnopesDec 17, 2024TrueThe women of the Dani tribe of Papua, Indonesia, practice the tradition of ritually amputating parts of their fingers when a loved one dies.SnopesDec 16, 2024FalseA photo shared on social media authentically shows the real Dracula’s abandoned castle in the 1920s.SnopesDec 16, 2024Can’t tellAuthor Kurt Vonnegut once said: "We'll go down in history as the first society that wouldn't save itself because it wasn't cost-effective."SnopesDec 16, 2024FalseA video shows President Joe Biden saying, “There are no drones over the United States.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 16, 2024False“Pride flags permanently prohibited at FIFA Club World Cup 2025.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactDec 16, 2024False“The Pentagon has confirmed that the mysterious drones appearing across the globe are NOT of earthly origin.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 16, 2024Can’t tellMcDonald’s once created bubble gum flavored broccoli in an effort to help kids eat more vegetables.SnopesDec 16, 2024Can’t tellHydrating Christmas trees with hot water keeps them looking nice for longer.SnopesDec 15, 2024FalseA skeleton of a two-headed giant was discovered during a “routine” archaeological excavation in the Amazon rainforest.SnopesDec 15, 2024TrueAn image authentically shows a newspaper headline from 1945 saying that children wrote to Santa Claus to ask for atomic bombs for Christmas presents.SnopesDec 14, 2024