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False“New $40K AIDS cure is nearly 100% effective and requires two shots yearly.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 11, 2024Can’t tellIn December 2024, Disney announced it would be buying the social media platform TikTok for $1 billion.SnopesDec 11, 2024FalseAn image authentically shows a post from the official Nintendo of America account on X displaying the video game character Luigi trapped in a cage, and reading, "Free him," which followed news of Luigi Nicholas Mangione's arrest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.SnopesDec 11, 2024FalseA screenshot posted online in early December 2024 authentically showed an email from a home salon company that said it was firing employees who said in a survey that they felt "significant stress."SnopesDec 11, 2024FalseAn image showed an authentic X post by Elon Musk on Dec. 7, 2024, that read: “It’s disgusting how everyone is turning this guy into some kind of folk hero. Insurance companies, like any company, have a duty to shareholders to maximize profits, no matter how ruthlessly. The radical left espousing otherwise needs to grow the hell up.”SnopesDec 11, 2024Can’t tellHydrating Christmas trees with hot water keeps them looking nice for longer.SnopesDec 10, 2024TrueIn 2016, the creator of the Heimlich maneuver, Dr. Henry Heimlich, used it to save a fellow resident in his retirement home.SnopesDec 10, 2024Can’t tellDonald Trump once paid off the mortgage of a stranger who helped fix a flat tire on his limousine.SnopesDec 10, 2024Can’t tellAnti-apartheid activist Nelson Mandela once said: "When two neighboring countries fight each other, just know the USA visited one."SnopesDec 10, 2024FalseAn image authentically shows a post from the official Burger King account on X, reading, "We don't snitch," following news of a suspect's arrest in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, after police received a phone call from a Pennsylvania McDonald's employee.SnopesDec 10, 2024FalseLuigi Nicholas Mangione, a suspect in the Dec. 4, 2024, shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, used a fake ID to buy food at a McDonald's in Altoona, Pennsylvania, shortly before local police acted on a tip from one of the restaurant's employees and took him into custody.SnopesDec 10, 2024FalseA “no-strings-attached $1,000 stimulus” check has been approved for “every U.S. resident” ahead of Donald Trump’s presidency.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 10, 2024FalseElon Musk criticized the UnitedHealthcare CEO shooter on X, saying, “It’s disgusting how everyone is turning this guy into some kind of folk hero.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactDec 10, 2024MixedFEMA delivered “only four” temporary housing units to Helene victims in North Carolina as of Nov. 20.Said by X postsPolitiFactDec 10, 2024FalsePresident-elect Donald Trump’s “plan to end birthright citizenship would mean (four) of his children wouldn't be considered US citizens.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactDec 10, 2024FalseSubstack article shows manifesto of Luigi Mangione, the suspect in health care executive's killing.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactDec 10, 2024FalseVideo shows CEO homicide suspect Luigi Mangione posted YouTube videos teasing his plansSaid by TikTok postsPolitiFactDec 10, 2024FalseVideo shows Fox News host Jeanine Pirro criticizing President-elect Donald Trump.Said by Threads postsPolitiFactDec 10, 2024FalseVideo shows “NYC coming together to dance in the streets over the universal American love” of dead CEOs.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 10, 2024False“Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was set to testify against Nancy Pelosi for insider trading.”Said by Social MediaPolitiFactDec 10, 2024False“Joe Rogan to replace Rachel Maddow as MSNBC’s prime-time host after Elon Musk takeover.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 10, 2024Can’t tellRobert F. Kennedy Jr. said he would ban Diet Coke in the U.S. beginning on Jan. 20, 2025.SnopesDec 10, 2024TrueIn 2024, Pope Francis presented a Nativity scene displayed at the Vatican that featured baby Jesus wrapped in a kaffiyeh, a traditional Palestinian scarf.SnopesDec 10, 2024FalseA video authentically shows a crowd celebrating the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.SnopesDec 10, 2024