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Can’t tellCaitlin Clark joined the USA Basketball Women's National Team roster after the team released Brittney Griner for "undisclosed reasons."SnopesJun 15, 2024FalseThe cost of a McDonald's McChicken sandwich in June 2024 was $4.89.SnopesJun 15, 2024Can’t tellCo-host Whoopi Goldberg has made "The View" talk show the lowest-rated show in television history.SnopesJun 15, 2024Can’t tellA viral video authentically shows former U.S. President Donald Trump waving to "nobody" during his visit to the Charlotte Motor Speedway on Memorial Day Weekend 2024.SnopesJun 15, 2024Can’t tellFormer soccer player Megan Rapinoe was disqualified from the Soccer Hall of Fame in June 2024.SnopesJun 15, 2024FalseThe IRS is issuing $8,700 stimulus checks to qualifying Americans in 2024.SnopesJun 15, 2024Can’t tellA YouTube feature rolled out in June 2024 replays advertisements if you look away from your phone or computer screen.SnopesJun 15, 2024False"Anti-sex" beds were installed for athletes in the Olympic Village in Paris ahead of the 2024 Olympic Games.SnopesJun 15, 2024Can’t tellA MAGA supporter in Iowa accidentally burned down his house in June 2024 while trying to set fire to a Pride flag.SnopesJun 14, 2024MixedMcDonald’s McNuggets are made with silicone oil.SnopesJun 14, 2024Can’t tellDenzel Washington and Clint Eastwood have joined forces to launch a "non-woke" movie production studio.SnopesJun 14, 2024Can’t tellThe "Rock-a-bye Baby" nursery rhyme originated from the Native American Muskogee tribe's practice of cradling babies in birch trees.SnopesJun 14, 2024False"A MAGA fan in Iowa accidentally burned down his house today trying to burn a gay pride flag.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJun 14, 2024FalseAncestry.com proves President Joe Biden “is not real.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJun 14, 2024FalseFox News reported that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services “formally endorses Barbara O’Neill’s ‘US without diabetes’ initiative.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJun 14, 2024FalseHunter Biden’s trial and conviction were contrived to divert attention from Biden family crimes.Said by X postsPolitiFactJun 14, 2024FalsePittsburgh Steelers coach “directs team to not participate in pride month” calling it "woke crap"Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJun 14, 2024MixedRepublican legislatures “have targeted birth control” and in Wisconsin “refused to schedule a vote on a bill that would have codified a right to birth control.”Said by Democratic Legislative Campaign CommitteePolitiFactJun 14, 2024TrueSays Gov. Tony Evers is asking the GOP to release money for PFAS, but "vetoed (a bill outlining) how to spend the money."Said by Van WanggaardPolitiFactJun 14, 2024FalseVideo shows Biden wandered off from world leaders at G7 skydiving event.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactJun 14, 2024FalseVideo shows “U.S. Navy deploys in Miami due to Russian warships 6/12.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJun 14, 2024False“Trump can’t be on the Texas ballot because of our state constitution.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJun 14, 2024FalseJoel Osteen is leaving his ministry after event organizers kicked him out of a Toby Keith tribute.SnopesJun 14, 2024TrueSocial media posts in June 2024 accurately stated Ancestry.com listed a Joseph Robinette Biden Jr. as having died in Guantánamo, Cuba, in 2018.SnopesJun 14, 2024