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Can’t tellThe late children’s television host Fred Rogers’ personality will be adapted for a horror film called “Rogers” in which his character is a serial killer.SnopesMay 30, 2024TruePhotos show former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley signed "finish them" on an artillery shell during a May 2024 trip to Israel.SnopesMay 30, 2024TrueImages shared on social media showed a mailer sent to voters in Texas ahead of a May 28, 2024, runoff election reading, in part: "Your neighbors are watching and will know if you miss this critical runoff election" and "please don't make us report you to President Trump!"SnopesMay 29, 2024FalseTwo photographs of Princess Diana, in which only her hair is visible, were the last ones taken of her before she was fatally injured in a car crash on Aug. 31, 1997.SnopesMay 29, 2024TrueA high-quality visual rendering accurately depicts a 1 cubic millimeter sample of a human brain.SnopesMay 29, 2024Can’t tellJim Carrey wrote funny letters to Tupac Shakur when the rapper was in prison.SnopesMay 29, 2024FalseFootage “shows a completely flat horizon proving the flat Earth and completely destroying the globe theory.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 29, 2024FalseJudge Juan Merchan told New York jurors the verdict in Donald Trump’s trial does not need to be unanimous.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactMay 29, 2024FalseWhen Secretary of State Antony Blinken was in Ukraine recently "he announced that they were going to suspend elections in Ukraine."Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMay 29, 2024False“Revelan momentos exactos de la caída del helicóptero con el presidente de Iran abordo…”.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMay 29, 2024FalseGermany's parliament voted to decriminalize the possession, acquisition and distribution of child pornography.SnopesMay 29, 2024Can’t tellA video being shared online in late May 2024 authentically shows a migrant in France urinating on a girl while she sat on a bench.SnopesMay 29, 2024FalseA photograph showing a group of astronauts without their helmets on indicates that the moon landings were staged.SnopesMay 29, 2024FalseTBN canceled "Huckabee" in May 2024.SnopesMay 29, 2024MixedGOP U.S. House Reps. Guy Reschenthaler and Max Miller introduced a bill that would extend the same "taxpayer benefits" provided to U.S. military servicemembers to Americans serving in the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF).SnopesMay 29, 2024Can’t tellWill Smith is starring in a remake of "Mrs. Doubtfire" that will be released in March 2025.SnopesMay 29, 2024Can’t tellIn May 2024, Disney World closed Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway ride because a voice line from Goofy included the N-word.SnopesMay 29, 2024TrueU.S. President Joe Biden said in May 2024, "When I was vice president, things were kinda bad during the pandemic."SnopesMay 29, 2024Can’t tellIn May 2024, the Max streaming service announced a prequel series for "The Sopranos" starring Michael Gandolfini as Tony Soprano.SnopesMay 28, 2024FalseThe world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner's property that spans both Canada and the U.S.SnopesMay 28, 2024TrueA 1979 photograph authentically depicts a person fixing an antenna on the World Trade Center.SnopesMay 28, 2024FalseImage shows a replica of the Statue of Liberty built from the ruins of a Syrian artist’s house.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 28, 2024FalseNFL referees “flex their authority, eject five players” for kneeling during the national anthem.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 28, 2024FalseVideo muestra a Rita Moreno revelando “sus gotitas” que la hicieron “ex diabetica”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 28, 2024