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Can’t tellIn 1967, folk-rock group The Mamas & The Papas were forced to lip-sync their song "California Dreamin'" on "The Ed Sullivan Show," and rebelled by making this obvious to viewers.SnopesJul 22, 2024Can’t tellJapanese Emperor Hirohito was buried with a Mickey Mouse wristwatch after his death in 1989.SnopesJul 22, 2024FalseA July 21 video aired by PBS News shows President Joe Biden’s “first video address following dropping out of the presidential race.”Said by X postsPolitiFactJul 22, 2024FalseKamala Harris “is not eligible to hold the office of president” because her parents were non-citizens.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJul 22, 2024FalseKamala Harris “returned” a $5,000 donation Donald Trump made to her campaign in 2011.Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJul 22, 2024FalseSays former President Donald Trump said, “It took my entire ear off. The whole ear.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJul 22, 2024TrueOn July 21, 2024, U.S. President Joe Biden announced his resignation from the 2024 presidential race and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as his Democratic candidate of choice.SnopesJul 22, 2024TrueSince the 1980s, PBS's "Sesame Street" has parodied Donald Trump through the villainous character "Ronald Grump," a trash-loving real estate developer.SnopesJul 22, 2024MixedA photo authentically shows segregationists in the 1960s carrying a coffin with a baby doll inside it to harass 6-year-old Ruby Bridges.SnopesJul 21, 2024FalseA video authentically shows Kamala Harris saying, "Today is today and yesterday was today yesterday. Tomorrow will be today tomorrow. So, live today so the future today will be as the past today, as it is tomorrow," during a speech.SnopesJul 21, 2024Can’t tellIn October 2024, Prime Video will release a live-action limited series based on the 2001 animated film “Spirited Away.”SnopesJul 21, 2024FalseA photograph of former U.S. President Donald Trump’s side-profile shows him with a massive double chin.SnopesJul 20, 2024FalseFormer U.S. President Donald Trump once suggested that people inject bleach or other disinfectants into their bodies to treat COVID-19.SnopesJul 20, 2024FalseTravis Kelce and Taylor Swift announced that they would leave the United States if Donald Trump wins the 2024 presidential election.SnopesJul 20, 2024Can’t tell"The View" host Whoopi Goldberg confronted South Carolina U.S. Sen. Tim Scott on set and walked out crying.SnopesJul 20, 2024FalseFBI Assistant Director Janeen DiGuiseppi was the woman seen sitting behind former U.S. President Donald Trump during the presidential campaign rally where he was nearly assassinated in Butler, Pennsylvania,SnopesJul 20, 2024TrueShooting victim Corey Comperatore’s name was misspelled on a jacket brought onstage at the Republican National Convention, as former U.S. President Donald Trump honored him.SnopesJul 20, 2024FalseThe Las Vegas sphere displayed a Microsoft "error" message following a worldwide IT glitch in July 2024.SnopesJul 20, 2024MixedBruce Springsteen said he will leave the U.S. if former President Donald Trump is reelected in 2024.SnopesJul 20, 2024TrueRepublican vice presidential nominee and Ohio Sen. JD Vance once said parents should have a bigger say in U.S. democracy than non-parents.SnopesJul 19, 2024Can’t tellKid Rock refused to let Taylor Swift onstage with him, saying: “Go home girl, your music is bubblegum.”SnopesJul 19, 2024MixedJohn Wayne accepted Jesus Christ as his savior after a child in critical condition wrote him a letter.SnopesJul 19, 2024FalseA photo shows a Secret Service sniper at the July 13 Trump rally wearing a red string bracelet tied to Kabbalah Judaism.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 19, 2024FalseAn executive of the gay dating app Grindr said the Republican National Convention is "basically Grindr’s Super Bowl.'”Said by X postsPolitiFactJul 19, 2024