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False“Elon Musk has $180 Billion and there are 8B people on earth. If he gave us each $1B he’d still have $172B left.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactNov 18, 2024False“Red Cross is set to close shelters across North Carolina on Nov. 15. Families staying in these shelters are being told: ‘If you don’t have a safe place to take your children, you won’t be leaving with them.’”Said by X postsPolitiFactNov 18, 2024False“Stunning Knockout: Mike Tyson Defeats Jake Paul in Just 50 Seconds with a Devastating K.O.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactNov 18, 2024FalseThe White House will be listed on the sex offender registry once Donald Trump is sworn into office as president due to the verdict in E. Jean Carroll's 2023 trial against the former president.SnopesNov 18, 2024FalseThe “Left Twix” and “Right Twix” in a package of the popular candy bar are different.SnopesNov 17, 2024FalseA video shared to social media in October and November 2024 authentically showed a segment from a Japanese game show where contestants try to serve tea in a tilted restaurant.SnopesNov 17, 2024Can’t tellTesla and X owner Elon Musk vowed to pay for President-elect Donald Trump's "extravagant inauguration bash" in 2025.SnopesNov 17, 2024TrueRussian state TV aired nude photos of Melania Trump shortly after the 2024 U.S. presidential election.SnopesNov 17, 2024FalseImages shared on social media authentically show Osama bin Laden posing with former U.S. President Barack Obama and former secretaries of state Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton.SnopesNov 16, 2024Can’t tellNine male GOP members of Congress received divorce papers from their wives following U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's reelection victory in November 2024.SnopesNov 16, 2024TrueA series of images authentically depicts a squirrel stopping to smell a flower.SnopesNov 16, 2024FalseTech entrepreneur Elon Musk said, "I am officially buying McDonald's."SnopesNov 16, 2024Can’t tellSince the Department of Education was founded in 1979, the U.S. has dropped from first to 24th worldwide in education.SnopesNov 16, 2024Can’t tellVideos accurately reported in November 2024 that the FBI revealed Oprah Winfrey fled the U.S. after "damning" footage involving Sean "Diddy" Combs leaked.SnopesNov 16, 2024Can’t tellTech entrepreneur Elon Musk bought CNN in November 2024.SnopesNov 16, 2024Can’t tellSingers Lana Del Rey and Lizzo were feuding on social media in November 2024.SnopesNov 16, 2024Can’t tellTech mogul Elon Musk is suing Whoopi Goldberg and the ABC show "The View" for millions, claiming they are "lying" about him.SnopesNov 15, 2024Can’t tellU.S. retail chain Target is opening cocktail bars in some of its stores.SnopesNov 15, 2024FalseA photograph shared to social media in November 2024 authentically showed Greta Thunberg holding a sign reading, "F*** Israel."SnopesNov 15, 2024FalseDonald Trump chose a provocative song to describe Kamala Harris during a presidential debate.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactNov 15, 2024FalseElon Musk has invented a small gadget to slash energy bills.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactNov 15, 2024FalseSays the election results are suspicious because opponent U.S. Sen. Baldwin won “nearly 90%” of absentee ballots in Milwaukee.Said by Eric HovdePolitiFactNov 15, 2024False“Biden agreed to a recount” in the 2024 presidential election.Said by Threads postsPolitiFactNov 15, 2024False“Breaking: Trump names Boebert secretary of education”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactNov 15, 2024