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False“The population in Gaza has increased by 2.02% since Oct. 7, 2023.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 6, 2024False“Trump was impeached for trying to investigate all the crimes that Joe Biden just pardoned Hunter over.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 6, 2024TrueIn December 2024, the FBI issued guidelines warning iPhone and Android users to stop sending texts.SnopesDec 6, 2024Can’t tellThe killer of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson left messages on the bullet casings reading "deny," "delay," "defend" and "depose."SnopesDec 6, 2024TrueA meme shared to social media accurately describes various translations of the word “MAGA.”SnopesDec 5, 2024Can’t tellActor Keanu Reeves was so good at playing a quarterback while filming "The Replacements" that the NFL's Baltimore Ravens invited him to try out for the team.SnopesDec 5, 2024MixedThe list of U.S. presidents before Biden who pardoned family members includes George H.W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Donald Trump and Woodrow Wilson.SnopesDec 5, 2024False"President Trump has announced a plan to prosecute the Biden administration for the 325,000 kids that went ‘missing’ into human trafficking & sex slavery during their open border policies.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 5, 2024False"Última hora: secuestraron al doctor Juan J. Rivera quien reveló un remedio casero que elimina la causa de la diabetes en solo un día".Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 5, 2024FalseFormer presidents George H.W. Bush and Jimmy Carter issued pardons to a son and brother, respectively.Said by Threads postsPolitiFactDec 5, 2024FalsePhoto shows President Joe Biden used his son Hunter’s injuries from a car accident as a photo opportunity when taking the oath of office for Senate in 1973.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 5, 2024False“Bill Gates has been indicted in the Netherlands.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 5, 2024False“Elon Musk decides to withdraw support” for World Boxing Organization unless Imane Khelif’s “medal and $25 million bonus are revoked.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 5, 2024False“Elon Musk is not a citizen of the United States.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactDec 5, 2024False“Pete Buttigieg will leave his post as Transportation Secretary having spent $7.5 billion to build 8 EV charging stations.”Said by Michael RulliPolitiFactDec 5, 2024False“Reba McEntire states drag queens shouldn’t be around kids.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 5, 2024TruePresident-elect Donald Trump promised to pardon rioters who were convicted after storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.SnopesDec 5, 2024FalseTech mogul Elon Musk was repeatedly kicked out of a hospital because he wore a MAGA hat, despite owning the hospital.SnopesDec 5, 2024FalseA serial killer named "Robert Thibodeau" was attacking people in communities across the U.S. in early December 2024.SnopesDec 5, 2024FalseA photograph shows a military convoy after martial law was declared in South Korea in early December 2024.SnopesDec 5, 2024Can’t tellCNN reported that tech entrepreneur Elon Musk is considering melting down the Statue of Liberty to make a series of limited-edition Tesla Cybertrucks.SnopesDec 5, 2024Can’t tellElon Musk promised to fire MSNBC host Joy Reid after he acquires the network.SnopesDec 5, 2024Can’t tellActors Denzel Washington and Clint Eastwood have joined forces to launch a "non-woke" movie production studio.SnopesDec 4, 2024FalsePhotographs shared online authentically show “Neopalpa donaldtrumpi,” a species of moth named after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.SnopesDec 4, 2024