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False“The transgender thing is incredible... your kid goes to school and comes home a few days later with an operation. The school decides what’s going to happen with your child."Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactSep 5, 2024TrueA 2000 TV advertisement for John McCain's presidential campaign featured footage of him taken in Arlington National Cemetery.SnopesSep 5, 2024Can’t tellGolfer Tiger Woods said, "Kamala [Harris]'s fake Black accent is embarrassing and extremely offensive."SnopesSep 5, 2024FalseA screenshot authentically shows former U.S. President Donald Trump wearing a bandage on his ear again in September 2024, long after his right ear had healed from a July assassination attempt.SnopesSep 5, 2024TrueAmazon Alexa provided an answer to the question of why someone should vote for Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 U.S. presidential election but declined to answer the same question about former President Donald Trump.SnopesSep 5, 2024TrueActor Sylvester Stallone said his mother once told him, "The only reason you're here is because the hanger didn't work."SnopesSep 5, 2024FalseA collage of two photographs shared in early September 2024, showed singer Jennifer Lopez "without makeup."SnopesSep 4, 2024TrueGeorge Washington once said, "If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."SnopesSep 4, 2024MixedA map shared online authentically documents how “all roads lead to Rome.”SnopesSep 4, 2024FalseA zero-tolerance policy during the Trump administration "led to less family separation than under Kamala Harris' border policies.”Said by JD VancePolitiFactSep 4, 2024FalseImage claims Tiger Woods said “Kamala's fake black accent is embarrassing and extremely offensive.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactSep 4, 2024FalseNFL’s Philadelphia Eagles endorsed Kamala Harris for president.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactSep 4, 2024FalsePhoto shows Vice President Kamala Harris “in the 90s.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactSep 4, 2024FalseU.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to “give illegals taxpayer funded stimulus checks, health care, even Social Security."Said by Bernie MorenoPolitiFactSep 4, 2024FalseVice President Kamala Harris was fired from McDonald’s for stealing.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 4, 2024FalseVice President Kamala Harris “is a communist. … She is really a Marxist.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactSep 4, 2024False“BREAKING: Illegal Aliens in San Diego, California, tried to hijack 2 school buses filled with children.”Said by Social MediaPolitiFactSep 4, 2024False“Melania Trump just filed for divorce MINUTES ago in Palm Beach.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactSep 4, 2024False“There’s been a 43% increase in violent crimes since I left office.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactSep 4, 2024FalsePhotos shared online in August 2024 showed three authentic Vogue Algeria magazine covers featuring Olympic boxing gold medalist Imane Khelif.SnopesSep 4, 2024Can’t tellThe Country Music Hall of Fame said it won’t consider Taylor Swift or her “bubblegum music” for induction.SnopesSep 4, 2024FalseAn image authentically shows Kamala Harris wearing "communist dictator" garb.SnopesSep 4, 2024FalseThe name of the children's game "tag" originated as the acronym of "touch and go."SnopesSep 3, 2024TrueComedian George Carlin once said: "Don't just teach your children to read. Teach them to question what they read. Teach them to question everything."SnopesSep 3, 2024