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TrueTug-of-war was featured at the Summer Olympics from 1900 to 1920.SnopesAug 17, 2024MixedRepublican vice presidential candidate JD Vance was born James Donald Bowman but has since changed his name three times.SnopesAug 17, 2024FalseAustralian breakdancer Rachael Gunn rigged Olympic selections by setting up her own governing body, running the Olympic qualifiers, and installing her husband as a coach for the national breakdancing team.SnopesAug 17, 2024TrueIn comments about the threat of rising sea levels due to global warming, former U.S. President Donald Trump said, "You'll have more oceanfront property, right?"SnopesAug 16, 2024FalseA 15-year-old named “Graci Mae Thompson” is missing.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 16, 2024FalseCandace Owens will host an ABC morning show that will replace “The View.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 16, 2024FalseEl senador Rick Scott no apoya las excepciones al aborto.Said by Debbie Mucarsel-PowellPolitiFactAug 16, 2024TrueGov. Tim Walz delivered paid family leave in Minnesota but “Republicans are blocking” a Biden-Harris proposal.Said by Pete ButtigiegPolitiFactAug 16, 2024MixedJD Vance holds “anti-marriage-equality views.”Said by Pete ButtigiegPolitiFactAug 16, 2024FalseKamala Harris y Tim Walz se tomaron una foto con un cartel comunista.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 16, 2024FalseMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz signed a bill “redefining ‘sexual orientation’ to include pedophiles.”Said by Social MediaPolitiFactAug 16, 2024False“Bob Casey and Kamala Harris want to BAN fracking.”Said by Dave McCormickPolitiFactAug 16, 2024False“The NFL will now use facial recognition at every stadium to verify the identity of everyone at the game.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactAug 16, 2024False“We’re losing 300,000 people a year to fentanyl that comes through our border. We had it down to the lowest number and now it’s worse than it’s ever been.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactAug 16, 2024FalseA picture titled "five dancing Israelis" authentically shows five shirtless men recording themselves waving an Israeli flag on 9/11 as the World Trade Center's twin towers burn in the background.SnopesAug 16, 2024TrueSinger/actress Jennifer Lopez was a backup dancer for pop star Janet Jackson in the early 1990s.SnopesAug 16, 2024TrueThe first U.S. official coin in circulation said “Mind Your Business” instead of “In God We Trust.”SnopesAug 15, 2024FalsePhotos shared on social media authentically showed a huge sea creature caught by a fisherman in Papua.SnopesAug 15, 2024Can’t tellHacked emails belonging to Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign reportedly include a nude selfie of the former U.S. president.SnopesAug 15, 2024FalseDr. Leo Ferreira, a cancer researcher shown in a video clip, was on the plane that crashed in Brazil on Aug. 9.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 15, 2024FalseKamala Harris voted in favor of passing a law in 2022 to tax tips.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactAug 15, 2024FalsePhoto from an Aug. 14 campaign event in Michigan shows “JD Vance couldn’t fill a small room.”Said by X postsPolitiFactAug 15, 2024FalseRepublican Senate candidate Dave McCormick “wants to outlaw abortions.”Said by Democratic Senatorial Campaign CommitteePolitiFactAug 15, 2024FalseSays Elon Musk posted on X, “Any harassment of Trump supporters using the term ‘weird’ will be punished.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactAug 15, 2024