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FalseThe government is offering a $5,800 subsidy, and “every American qualifies for it.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 17, 2024False“Bombshell: Biden had pallets of classified docs sent to Mar-a-Lago before FBI raid! Trump was setup.”Said by Benny JohnsonPolitiFactMay 17, 2024False“Breaking News: The Grand Ole Opry Bans Beyoncé For Life, ‘Go Play Dress-Up, You’re Not Country.’”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 17, 2024False“Colin Kaepernick was fired from his new high school coaching job after just one season” because "the kids couldn't stand him."Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 17, 2024True“When I worked on the Affordable Care Act, I wrote the amendment that allows all young people to stay on their parents’ health insurance until they turn 26. Overnight, millions of young Americans got health care.”Said by Tammy BaldwinPolitiFactMay 17, 2024Can’t tellGenetic testing company 23andMe sold users' data to the Chinese government.SnopesMay 17, 2024TrueA photo circulating online in May 2024 authentically showed Donald Trump Jr. holding a severed elephant's tail.SnopesMay 17, 2024Can’t tellKansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker said in a statement that his speech at a 2024 commencement at Benedictine College was taken "out of context," adding in part, "All I said is that we should go back to a better time, like the 50s and 60s."SnopesMay 17, 2024Can’t tellActor Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has left traditional Hollywood to join Elon Musk’s new “non-woke” film studio.SnopesMay 16, 2024TrueA video circulating on social media in May 2024 authentically shows Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico being dragged into a car after being shot.SnopesMay 16, 2024Can’t tellSilent-era film actor Charlie Chaplin once lost a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.SnopesMay 16, 2024FalseCNBC reported that "Apple device update set to remove clown emoji" because it has become a far-right symbol.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactMay 16, 2024FalseLyme disease became endemic because of U.S. government bioweapons labs.Said by Tucker CarlsonPolitiFactMay 16, 2024FalseSen. Katie Britt introduced a bill “to create a national registry of pregnant women.”Said by X postsPolitiFactMay 16, 2024FalseVideo shows CNN report about actor Robert Downey Jr.’s app “to earn money.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactMay 16, 2024FalseVideo shows Slovakia Prime Minister Fico speaking against the World Health Organization the week before he was the target of an assassination attempt.Said by X postsPolitiFactMay 16, 2024False“Lo vuelve hacer… se escapa” Joaquín Archivaldo Guzmán Loera “El Chapo”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 16, 2024False“The House of Representatives in the U.S. just passed … the Antisemitism Act that proposes to eliminate part of the Bible.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMay 16, 2024False“They are hiding the fact that Barbara O’Neill’s cousin was sentenced to life in prison for revealing these gatekept health secrets.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 16, 2024False“Voter fraud investigations are being banned by Michigan lawmakers!”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 16, 2024Can’t tellClint Eastwood returned his Oscars, citing "woke nonsense in Hollywood."SnopesMay 16, 2024Can’t tellSeveral social media posts on X and Facebook accurately reported in early 2024 that actor Sylvester Stallone backed out of a project with Robert De Niro because De Niro is "too woke."SnopesMay 16, 2024Can’t tellTransgender swimmer Lia Thomas has left competitive swimming for good.SnopesMay 16, 2024FalseChili’s Grill & Bar announced plans to close all restaurants in 2024.SnopesMay 16, 2024