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TrueAn authentic tweet from J.D. Vance said: "American hospitals are overwhelmed. It's time to take this seriously. As a start, let's fire thousands of nurses who refuse to get the vaccine. That will help."SnopesJul 17, 2024TrueSeveral days before an assassination attempt was made on former U.S. President Donald Trump, President Joe Biden said, "I have one job, and that’s to beat Donald Trump. I’m absolutely certain I’m the best person to be able to do that. So, we’re done talking about the debate. It’s time to put Trump in a bull's-eye."SnopesJul 16, 2024FalseA photo shows Taylor Swift attended a summer camp for underprivileged kids founded by Britney Spears.SnopesJul 16, 2024FalseA map created by scientists authentically shows what the U.S. will look like “if we don’t reverse climate change.”SnopesJul 16, 2024FalseRather than saying "It's-a-me, Mario," Nintendo character Super Mario says "Itsumi Mario," which means "Super Mario" in Japanese.SnopesJul 16, 2024FalsePhoto shows that two days after former President Donald Trump’s attempted assassination, the top part of his ear “grew back.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJul 16, 2024FalsePhotos show former President Donald Trump golfing after being shot.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactJul 16, 2024FalseSwitzerland banned mammograms.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJul 16, 2024FalseThe shooter who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump was “Maxwell Yearick.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJul 16, 2024FalseTrump campaign rally gunman Thomas Matthew Crooks was “arrested more than once.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJul 16, 2024TrueCNN's headline after the attempted assassination on former U.S. President Donald Trump read "Secret Service rushes Trump off stage after he falls at rally."SnopesJul 16, 2024FalseThe injury Trump sustained during a July 13, 2024, assassination attempt wasn't caused by a bullet but by broken glass.SnopesJul 16, 2024TrueThomas Crooks, the 20-year-old man who attempted to assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump, once donated money to a political action committee aligned with the Democratic Party.SnopesJul 16, 2024TrueJack Black's bandmate Kyle Gass made the following wish on stage: "Don't miss Trump next time."SnopesJul 16, 2024TrueThomas Matthew Crooks, the man who allegedly tried to assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump, was a registered Republican.SnopesJul 16, 2024Can’t tellA 4chan user who wrote a post hours after the attempt to assassinate former U.S. President Donald Trump is one of the police snipers present at the rally.SnopesJul 15, 2024FalseAn albino grizzly bear was sent to the Arctic multiple times after being mistaken for a polar bear.SnopesJul 15, 2024FalseBMW's logo included a swastika while the Nazi Party ruled Germany in the 1930s and 1940s.SnopesJul 15, 2024TrueAnthony Bourdain once said, “The world has visited many terrible things on the Palestinian people, none more shameful than robbing them of their basic humanity.”SnopesJul 15, 2024FalseA Secret Service agent named Jonathan Willis said he “had the assassin in his sights for 3 minutes, but he was told not to engage by the head of the (Secret Service) unit.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJul 15, 2024FalseDonald Trump escenificó el tiroteo en su mitin en Butler, Pensilvania.Said by X postsPolitiFactJul 15, 2024FalseEstas imágenes muestran a Thomas Matthew Crooks, el sospechoso del tiroteo en el mitin de Donald Trump.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactJul 15, 2024FalsePhoto shows Barron Trump on July 13, 2024, at Butler, Pennsylvania, rally.Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJul 15, 2024FalsePhoto shows Secret Service agents smiling while escorting Donald Trump offstage after assassination attempt.Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJul 15, 2024