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FalseA photo shared online in May 2024 authentically shows Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg rubbing noses and cuddling.SnopesMay 16, 2024Can’t tellIn May 2024, U.S. billionaire investor Warren Buffett said, "If you don’t like paying taxes, make billionaires pay their fair share and you would never have to pay taxes again."SnopesMay 15, 2024Can’t tellRoseanne Barr threw Tom Hanks off her new show, saying, "Don't want your wokeness here."SnopesMay 15, 2024Can’t tellAhead of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, actor Morgan Freeman said or wrote that he thinks a second Donald Trump presidency would be "good for the country."SnopesMay 15, 2024Can’t tellFrom 1980 to 2024, a Big Mac's price increased from $0.50 to $8, yet it lost 40% of its size.SnopesMay 15, 2024FalseA black-and-white photo shared online in 2024 showed former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt standing over the lifeless body of the last-known triceratops.SnopesMay 15, 2024FalseImage shows a “huge snake found by a hiker near South Carolina creek.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactMay 15, 2024FalseInflation “was 9% when I came to office.”Said by Joe BidenPolitiFactMay 15, 2024FalsePhoto shows actor Timothy Olyphant holding a shirt that says “I love Trump because he pisses off all the people I can’t stand.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactMay 15, 2024FalseSouth Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said, “At least I have the guts to look in the eyes of the animal I’m killing!”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactMay 15, 2024FalseThe World Health Organization is discussing ending the First Amendment.Said by Bret WeinsteinPolitiFactMay 15, 2024FalseThis video shows BBC News reporting on the “tragic end of Elon Musk.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 15, 2024FalseVideo shows Muslim migrants in Sweden destroying property because an Israeli singer took part in Eurovision.Said by X postsPolitiFactMay 15, 2024False“Alvin Bragg’s office deleted 3 pages of phone call records of Michael Cohen with Stormy Daniels’ lawyer,” which is evidence tampering.Said by X postsPolitiFactMay 15, 2024False“Biden wants to immediately stop all aid to Israel.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactMay 15, 2024False“El rey de Dinamarca iza la Bandera de Palestina”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 15, 2024False“Elon Musk confirms — ’The rapture is going to happen VERY soon.’”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 15, 2024True“Nearly 90% of all UW graduates stay in Wisconsin 5 years after they graduate.”Said by Tyler AugustPolitiFactMay 15, 2024TrueA May 2024 X post accurately claimed that an Al Jazeera article referred to the Holocaust as "alleged."SnopesMay 15, 2024Can’t tellBud Light appointed former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick as its new brand ambassador.SnopesMay 15, 2024FalseThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention faked 99% of reported deaths from COVID-19.SnopesMay 15, 2024FalseA photo captures park guests exiting the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World on Sept. 11, 2001.SnopesMay 14, 2024TrueThe U.S. state of Hawaii is not covered by the NATO defense pact.SnopesMay 14, 2024False"China's in a situation where they have more retired than working."Said by Joe BidenPolitiFactMay 14, 2024