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MixedCaffeine is on the NCAA banned substances list.SnopesJul 8, 2024FalseAn old Christmas picture of Michelle Obama with cropped hair and masculine features standing with her future husband, Barack Obama, is an authentic photograph of the future first lady.SnopesJul 8, 2024Can’t tellRapper Diddy pays former Police frontman Sting $2,000 a day for sampling the song "Every Breath You Take" on Diddy's "I'll Be Missing You."SnopesJul 7, 2024TrueReal squirrels were trained to crack nuts for Tim Burton's 2005 movie "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."SnopesJul 7, 2024FalseAn albino grizzly bear was sent to the Arctic multiple times after being mistaken for a polar bear.SnopesJul 6, 2024TrueMiss Thailand wore a dress made of soda can tabs as a tribute to her parents, who worked as garbage collectors.SnopesJul 6, 2024FalseA meme circulating in 2024 accurately stated 27 million Black people are currently enslaved in Muslim countries.SnopesJul 6, 2024FalseA photo authentically depicts British Prime Minister Keir Starmer wearing a pink dress and head covering.SnopesJul 6, 2024Can’t tellTractor Supply Co. lost $300 million "after going woke."SnopesJul 5, 2024Can’t tellActor Morgan Freeman said, "If you've never owned a slave, why should you pay for slavery reparations?"SnopesJul 5, 2024MixedA photo shared in viral social media posts authentically shows two skeletons that were preserved in an apparent embrace for 2,800 years.SnopesJul 5, 2024MixedWomen need more sleep than men.SnopesJul 5, 2024FalseA Florida man kidnapped a University of South Florida professor to force the scientist to make his dog immortal.SnopesJul 5, 2024False"For 18 months under President Trump, not a single American was harmed in Afghanistan.”Said by Brigitte GabrielPolitiFactJul 5, 2024FalseA McDonald’s billboard said, “Hey crypto bro’s we are hiring.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJul 5, 2024FalseC-sections are coded as abortions in hospitals.Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJul 5, 2024FalseLa comunidad de hispanos se puede beneficiar de una "Nueva ley de prosperidad nacional elimina hasta 47,000 en deudas de tarjetas de crédito".Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 5, 2024FalsePhoto shows “Roman tidal baths in Malta, still at sea level after thousands of years!”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 5, 2024False“Disney and Google bought the rights to the first King James Bible.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 5, 2024False“In official capacity, Biden orders DOJ to arrest 6 justices of SCOTUS.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJul 5, 2024False“Roundabouts are causing tornadoes.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJul 5, 2024MixedRobert A. Chesebrough, the inventor of Vaseline, ate a spoonful of petroleum jelly every day until he died at age 96, and once cured himself of pleurisy by having a nurse cover his body in Vaseline.SnopesJul 5, 2024FalseA photograph authentically showed Leonardo DiCaprio, Johnny Depp and Brad Pitt posing together.SnopesJul 5, 2024MixedThe Pledge of Allegiance was created to sell flags to U.S. schools.SnopesJul 5, 2024