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FalseA video authentically shows Kamala Harris "too intoxicated to stand up" during the 2024 Democratic National Convention.SnopesAug 21, 2024FalseA trailer released in August 2024 authentically shows Adam Sandler starring in an upcoming live-action remake of "The Simpsons."SnopesAug 21, 2024TrueA photo shared online in August 2024 authentically showed pop star Taylor Swift posing with a man in a swastika-adorned shirt.SnopesAug 20, 2024MixedAn image circulating online in the summer of 2024 shows actor Robert Downey Jr. in blackface.SnopesAug 20, 2024FalseThe Ku Klux Klan held a march and rally at the 1924 Democratic National Convention, which was known from that point on as the "Klanbake."SnopesAug 20, 2024FalseDemocrats dyed the “Chicago River red to celebrate abortion.”Said by X postsPolitiFactAug 20, 2024FalseFormer President Donald Trump “cut overtime benefits for millions of workers.”Said by Tim WalzPolitiFactAug 20, 2024FalsePhoto shows “pallets or containers of bricks have been found near locations designated for protests related to the Democratic National Convention”Said by X postsPolitiFactAug 20, 2024FalseThe World Health Organization ordered governments to prepare for “mega lockdown” because of an mpox strain.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactAug 20, 2024False“Women don't even get their own restroom at the DNC convention.”Said by X postsPolitiFactAug 20, 2024Can’t tellA picture authentically shows the Chicago River dyed red during the 2024 Democratic National Convention.SnopesAug 20, 2024FalseImages authentically show singer Taylor Swift endorsing former U.S. President Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election.SnopesAug 20, 2024MixedPlanned Parenthood said it would provide free medical abortions and vasectomies in Chicago during the week of the 2024 Democratic National Convention.SnopesAug 20, 2024FalseA Polish chemistry textbook features the characters Walter White and Jesse Pinkman from the hit U.S. television show "Breaking Bad."SnopesAug 19, 2024Can’t tellAl Capone lobbied for and ultimately helped establish expiration dates for food after his sister fell ill drinking spoiled milk.SnopesAug 19, 2024FalseA video shows “triggered Kamala Harris walks out on Charlamagne Tha God after he exposed Joe Biden’s dementia.”Said by Donald Trump Jr.PolitiFactAug 19, 2024FalseActor Mel Gibson told talk show host Oprah Winfrey, “You sell children!”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 19, 2024FalseCalifornia law lets you “rob a store as long as it’s not more than $950” and “not get charged.” Kamala Harris “did that.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactAug 19, 2024MixedSam Brown “said abortion should be banned without any exceptions for rape or incest.”Said by Jacky RosenPolitiFactAug 19, 2024FalseThe English word “bar” originated as an acronym for “beer and alcohol room.”SnopesAug 19, 2024TrueFormer U.S. President Donald Trump once said that avoiding STDs in his dating life in the '80s was his “personal Vietnam."SnopesAug 18, 2024TrueThe U.S. Capitol contains an empty tomb originally built to hold the remains of George Washington.SnopesAug 18, 2024TrueA video authentically shows a pair of flamingos feeding bright red liquid to a chick.SnopesAug 18, 2024TrueA photo shared on Reddit in August 2024 authentically showed Barron Trump taking a picture of his mother, Melania Trump, while sitting on her lap.SnopesAug 18, 2024