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Can’t tellThe character of Shrek was based on the appearance of a Russian-French wrestler named Maurice Tillet.SnopesJun 3, 2024MixedPopcorn used to be banned in movie theaters because of the noise people made when they ate it.SnopesJun 3, 2024FalseTBN canceled "Huckabee" in May 2024.SnopesJun 2, 2024TrueA study found that people who add salt to their food were 40% more likely to develop certain stomach cancers.SnopesJun 2, 2024MixedIn 1979, Elvita Adams survived a jump from the Empire State Building in New York City.SnopesJun 2, 2024TrueIn November 2016, Donald Trump stated that a candidate under federal investigation "has no right to be running" and that it would be "virtually impossible" for a president under indictment to govern.SnopesJun 1, 2024TrueA viral photograph shows a real, giant bird's claw.SnopesJun 1, 2024FalseFox News ignored the guilty verdicts announced in former U.S. President Donald Trump's New York trial on May 30, 2024, opting instead to report news about Taco Bell's menu.SnopesJun 1, 2024Can’t tellThe NFL fined singer Andra Day $1 billion for singing the Black National Anthem at Super Bowl LVIII.SnopesJun 1, 2024FalseIn May 2024, CNN ran footage showing Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jay-Z were involved in illicit sexual activities in "underground play tunnels."SnopesJun 1, 2024FalseA viral video authentically shows a crowd celebrating former U.S. President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in his hush-money trial.SnopesJun 1, 2024FalseWalmart said it plans to resume 24-hour operations at its stores in June 2024.SnopesJun 1, 2024FalseIsrael changed the barcode prefix for the products manufactured in the country in order to skirt boycotts.SnopesJun 1, 2024TrueA photo from May 2024 authentically depicts an Israeli soldier posing in front of burning books at a university library in Gaza.SnopesJun 1, 2024TrueA picture authentically shows the preserved remains of a baby mammoth that died about 30,000 years ago.SnopesMay 31, 2024MixedActor Terrence Howard holds a patent on augmented and virtual reality technology.SnopesMay 31, 2024FalseA new study found that "10 to 27%" of noncitizens in the U.S. are registered voters.SnopesMay 31, 2024FalseBurger King is “closing its doors for good.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 31, 2024FalseJudge Juan Merchan “overrules every objection from the defense and sustains every objection from the prosecution” during former President Donald Trump’s New York trial.Said by Jesse WattersPolitiFactMay 31, 2024FalsePfizer sued Barbara O’Neill “because she exposed secrets that will keep everyone safe from the bird flu outbreak.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactMay 31, 2024FalsePhoto shows former President Donald Trump in police custody May 30.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactMay 31, 2024FalsePhoto shows the judges who will hear the appeal of former President Donald Trump’s criminal conviction.Said by X postsPolitiFactMay 31, 2024TrueUnder federal law, former President Donald Trump’s “felony convictions mean he can no longer possess guns.”Said by Social MediaPolitiFactMay 31, 2024False“Astronauts from the Challenger are alive!”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactMay 31, 2024