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FalseA video authentically shows a crowd celebrating the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.SnopesDec 10, 2024FalseAn X-ray shows a gymnast performing an extreme backbend.SnopesDec 9, 2024FalseA photo authentically depicts Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein seated together on a private plane.SnopesDec 9, 2024FalseKitKat, the chocolate snack, used to have a hyphen between "Kit" and "Kat," so its official name was once "Kit-Kat."SnopesDec 9, 2024FalsePhotographs shared on social media authentically show a painting of Marge Simpson from "The Simpsons" on an ancient Egyptian coffin lid.SnopesDec 9, 2024FalseRobert F. Kennedy Jr. posted on X that on Jan. 20, “I will be banning all consumption of Diet Coke in the United States.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 9, 2024FalseUnitedHealthcare posted a job opening for a CEO 24 hours after its CEO was killed.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactDec 9, 2024FalseU.S. President-elect Donald Trump scored 73 on an IQ test while at the New York Military Academy.SnopesDec 8, 2024MixedThere are more "life forms" on a person's skin than there are people on Earth.SnopesDec 8, 2024FalseIn 1949, a lunch lady named Aileen G. Ainuse poisoned the water supply at Sunnydale High School in Goobersville, Indiana, killing over 300 students and staff.SnopesDec 8, 2024Can’t tellA photo shared online on Nov. 7, 2024, authentically shows Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris after the latter's 2024 presidential election loss.SnopesDec 7, 2024FalseAn image shared on social media was an authentic early 20th-century photo of a crowd posing with a megalodon, a type of giant prehistoric shark.SnopesDec 7, 2024FalseAn image shows an authentic job posting advertising a position to replace UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.SnopesDec 7, 2024MixedA policy change announced by health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in November 2024 limits coverage of anesthesia costs in cases when surgeries go longer than expected.SnopesDec 7, 2024FalseAn authentic photograph shows Pete Hegseth wearing only underwear and carrying an American flag while standing at the Sept. 11 Memorial in New York City in 2020.SnopesDec 7, 2024Can’t tellU.S. President Joe Biden quietly pardoned Anthony Fauci for "any actions since 2004" according to a FOIA request.SnopesDec 7, 2024FalseA photograph shared on social media in 2024 authentically shows an "Egg Salad Machine."SnopesDec 6, 2024TrueA photo authentically shows former U.S. President Barack Obama with actors Don Cheadle, Tobey Maguire and George Clooney.SnopesDec 6, 2024Can’t tellActor Sylvestor Stallone once said: "No matter how much you torment yourself with guilt, the past won't change. And no matter how much you consume yourself with anxiety, the future won't be altered. So don't ruin your present; live in the now with determination and courage."SnopesDec 6, 2024MixedA video authentically shows a weather cloud "falling from the sky" near a construction site in Indonesia.SnopesDec 6, 2024TrueTwo images posted to X in September 2024 authentically show U.S. President-elect Donald Trump pictured with rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs and financier Jeffrey Epstein.SnopesDec 6, 2024False"Vaccine researcher Peter Hotez says multiple viruses will be unleashed on America the day after Trump takes office."Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 6, 2024FalseElon Musk wrote on X that “without CEOs, the world would not be able to function” and “America will be destitute without us.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactDec 6, 2024FalseFox News commentator Dr. Kelly Powers died from “turbo cancer” caused by COVID-19 vaccines.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 6, 2024