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TrueA video shows 7,000 fireworks accidentally going off at the same time in San Diego, California, on July 4, 2012.SnopesJul 4, 2024Can’t tellMale ladybugs can mate with dead females for hours before realizing it.SnopesJul 4, 2024FalseEating hot dogs can reduce a person’s life expectancy.SnopesJul 4, 2024Can’t tellMike Rowe said, "Maybe if we taught kids a trade instead of pronouns, we wouldn't have to pay off their loans for them."SnopesJul 4, 2024False"Friends Reunited: The One With Chandler's Funeral" is a real film due out in 2025 based on the popular television series "Friends."SnopesJul 4, 2024FalseAn authentic video shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy belly dancing.SnopesJul 4, 2024FalseDenzel Washington will play the emperor of Rome in "Gladiator II."SnopesJul 4, 2024Can’t tellWhoopi Goldberg sued Tim Scott for $10,000,000.SnopesJul 4, 2024FalseMovie stills authentically show actor Keanu Reeves will play reggae singer Bob Marley in a new movie.SnopesJul 3, 2024FalseSan Francisco put up a sign outside a Louis Vuitton store in late June 2024 telling thieves any items they steal must cost less than $950.SnopesJul 3, 2024TruePhotos being shared online in late June 2024 authentically show a Palestinian girl wearing a wedding dress found amid the rubble in Khan Yunis, Gaza.SnopesJul 3, 2024FalseA photograph authentically shows Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and first lady Olena Zelenska posing in front of stacks of money.SnopesJul 3, 2024Can’t tellAnthony Bourdain said: "Eat at a local restaurant tonight. Get the cream sauce. Have a cold pint at 4 o'clock in a mostly empty bar. Go somewhere you've never been. Listen to someone you think may have nothing in common with you. Order the steak rare. Eat an oyster. Have a negroni. Have two. Be open to a world where you may not understand or agree with the person next to you, but have a drink with them anyways. Eat slowly. Tip your server. Check in on your friends. Check in on yourself. Enjoy the ride."SnopesJul 3, 2024False"Huracán Beryl pasado por la isla Canarias todo quedo bajo Agua y Horacio por todo la isla afectada ".Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJul 3, 2024False"Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 returns after 10-year mystery"Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 3, 2024False"President Zelenskyy’s wife orders 4 million dollar Bugatti” in Paris with U.S. tax money.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJul 3, 2024FalseActivistas de Just Stop Oil "han rociado con pintura naranja el avión de Taylor Swift, en el aeródromo privado de Stansted, en el Reino Unido".Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 3, 2024FalseBorder Patrol agents take migrants "to the Yuma airport, put them on a plane to any destination they want. ... And they pay their ticket. And then they get reimbursement from FEMA."Said by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.PolitiFactJul 3, 2024FalseMichael J. Fox “doesn’t have Parkinson’s disease.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJul 3, 2024FalseVideo shows Dr. Ben Carson promoting an erectile dysfunction treatment.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJul 3, 2024False“En la última conferencia médica en Estados Unidos, el Dr. Juan Rivera presentó una nueva terapia que ha sido validada y demostrada efectiva para manejar el tinnitus”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 3, 2024False“Just Stop Oil activists paint Taylor Swift’s private jets.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJul 3, 2024False“Planes full of unvetted ‘refugees’ are being accepted at the Milw. & Madison airports!”Said by Juneau County Wisconsin Republicans .PolitiFactJul 3, 2024False“R. Kelly has been released from United States of America Federal Prison, Chicago.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJul 3, 2024