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False“All of the satellite weather data for the day of the Iranian president’s crash has been removed.”Said by Alex JonesPolitiFactMay 24, 2024False“Kansas City cancels three Pearl Jam shows at Arrowhead Stadium: ‘We stand with Harrison Butker.’”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactMay 24, 2024False“Travis Kelce takes a stand, ‘I will resign if Harrison Butker is on the team next season.’”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactMay 24, 2024Can’t tellA "Hocus Pocus" prequel series titled "Hocus Pocus: The Rise of the Sandersons" will premiere on Disney+ in October 2024.SnopesMay 24, 2024FalseU.S. President Biden said 8-10 year old children should be allowed to access "transgender surgery."SnopesMay 24, 2024TrueIn May 2024, Elon Musk agreed to host a presidential debate featuring Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Joe Biden and Donald Trump.SnopesMay 23, 2024TrueAuthentic photos show wild cannabis growing naturally and abundantly in the Himalayas.SnopesMay 23, 2024FalseVideo from May 2024 authentically depicts workers in a Temu warehouse.SnopesMay 23, 2024TrueMen have taste receptors on the testicles in their scrotums.SnopesMay 23, 2024False“Biden’s DOJ was authorized to use DEADLY FORCE” in Mar-a-Lago raid. Biden was “locked and loaded” and “ready to take me out.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactMay 23, 2024False“UN troops to be deployed across U.S. as Pentagon prepares for ‘civil unrest.’”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactMay 23, 2024Can’t tellOn May 20, 2024, five NFL teams announced that they would fire players "on the spot" if they kneeled during the national anthem.SnopesMay 23, 2024Can’t tellTaylor Swift held a meeting with Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige to discuss a role in a future MCU movie.SnopesMay 23, 2024FalseGeppetto, the woodcarver in "The Adventures of Pinocchio" who created a walking, talking puppet out of wood, was actually a slave owner who built Pinocchio out of slaves' body parts.SnopesMay 22, 2024FalseVideo captured in 1938 shows a female "time traveler" talking on a cellphone.SnopesMay 22, 2024FalseThe world's shortest international bridge connects a homeowner's property that spans both Canada and the U.S.SnopesMay 22, 2024FalseKansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid “says he’ll stand with Harrison Butker: ‘If they get rid of Harison, they get rid of me.'”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactMay 22, 2024FalseNorth Carolina mask bill includes “specific carve outs for entities like the KKK to continue wearing hoods in polygraph.”Said by X postsPolitiFactMay 22, 2024Can’t tellA sequel to the 1999 animated sci-fi film "The Iron Giant" was in the works in spring 2024.SnopesMay 22, 2024TrueU.S. President Joe Biden stated in a 2019 interview that "Every trucker out there with an eighth grade education or a high school education knows they're likely not to have a job in the next three, four, five years."SnopesMay 22, 2024TrueSocial media posts circulating in May 2024 show an authentic quote from Rudy Giuliani's daughter, who urged people to vote for Joe Biden, and called Donald Trump's administration "toxic."SnopesMay 22, 2024FalseDana Perino is leaving the Fox News show "The Five" in May 2024, all due to "tensions" with fellow host Sean Hannity.SnopesMay 22, 2024Can’t tellElon Musk is considering buying the New York Jets to prevent Colin Kaepernick from joining the team.SnopesMay 22, 2024TruePeru classified transgender people as "mentally ill."SnopesMay 22, 2024