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False“Riley Gaines won $10 million against Whoopi Goldberg for defaming her reputation.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 3, 2024False“WNBA organizers have officially announced an investigation into the referees in all of Caitlin Clark's games for ignoring all dirty actions by her opponents against her.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 3, 2024MixedU.S. President Joe Biden accurately said he lowered the price of a shot of insulin, to $15 per shot from $400.SnopesJul 3, 2024TrueThe general election in the U.S. on Nov. 2, 2024, will mark exactly 20 years since a candidate for the Republican Party won the popular vote in a presidential election.SnopesJul 3, 2024FalseA photo shows Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un riding a rollercoaster together.SnopesJul 3, 2024FalseU.S. President Joe Biden incorrectly read the words "end of quote" from a teleprompter during a speech on July 1, 2024.SnopesJul 3, 2024FalseThe United Nations said in early 2024 there was no famine in Gaza.SnopesJul 3, 2024FalseIn June 2024, NASA warned there is a 72% chance an asteroid will hit Earth on July 12, 2038.SnopesJul 2, 2024FalseA video authentically shows CNN's David Chalian referring to former U.S. first lady Michelle Obama as "Big Mike."SnopesJul 2, 2024TrueWhile greeting North Korean dignitaries during his summit meeting with Chairman Kim Jong Un in 2018, then-U.S. President Donald Trump returned the military salute of a North Korean general.SnopesJul 2, 2024MixedWhen people are around their significant others, their bodies release brain hormones like serotonin and dopamine that make them "extra sleepy," which means they are "chemically bonded" to their partner.SnopesJul 2, 2024FalseA 2019 clip from the show “Project Runway,” with a face mask and a designer named Kovid, is proof that the COVID-19 pandemic was a hoax.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJul 2, 2024FalseEl 30 de junio de 2024 falleció el expresidente de Estados Unidos Barack Obama.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 2, 2024FalsePhoto shows a missing child in Pike County, Missouri.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 2, 2024FalseThe city of San Francisco posted street signs warning that “stolen goods must remain under $950.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJul 2, 2024False“Gordon Ramsay kicks Lia Thomas out of his restaurant, 'Dine in some woke place.'"Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 2, 2024Mixed“The weapons that Ukraine used in the early days of this war to fend off the Russian invasion are the weapons that Donald Trump sent, that Barack Obama and Joe Biden had refused to send.”Said by Tom CottonPolitiFactJul 2, 2024FalseA photo shows "Roman tidal baths" in Malta still at the same sea level after thousands of years, thus disproving climate change.SnopesJul 2, 2024FalseSchools stopped teaching students how to write in cursive because AI tools cannot read it.SnopesJul 2, 2024TrueU.S. President Joe Biden accurately claimed in June 2024 that the U.S. trade deficit with China had reached its lowest level since 2010.SnopesJul 2, 2024FalseFormer Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam "stated he would execute a baby after birth."SnopesJul 2, 2024Can’t tellJay Leno signed a multi-million dollar deal with CBS in late June 2024 for a "non-woke" late night show.SnopesJul 1, 2024MixedA Taiwan-based teacher who shares his math lessons on Pornhub earns over $250,000 annually.SnopesJul 1, 2024TruePhotos shared in viral social media and blog posts authentically depict the same Soviet soldier, Evgeny Kobytev, before and after WWII.SnopesJul 1, 2024