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TrueA man created a self-sustaining ecosystem in a sealed bottle that has survived for more than half a century.SnopesMay 5, 2024TrueWomen in Allied countries during World War II wore red lipstick because Germany's Nazi Chancellor Adolf Hitler hated it.SnopesMay 5, 2024FalseActor Kristen Bell has 214 tattoos.SnopesMay 4, 2024TruePhotos authentically show a statue of George Washington that was defaced during a pro-Palestinian protest at George Washington University.SnopesMay 4, 2024TrueA real article on Columbia University’s official website describes the university’s treatment of student protesters in 1968 as follows: "New York City Police stormed the campus and arrested more than 700 people. The fallout dogged Columbia for years." The article also says the university is a "far different place today."SnopesMay 4, 2024Can’t tellWalt Disney World is banning all children from its theme parks, though pets will still allowed.SnopesMay 4, 2024Can’t tellDenzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg and Sylvester Stallone have resigned from the Screen Actors Guild to start a so-called "no-woke" union.SnopesMay 4, 2024FalseA photo that circulated in early May 2024 authentically showed Mike Lindell looking emaciated with dark circles around his eyes.SnopesMay 4, 2024FalseA picture that went viral online in May 2024 authentically shows an abandoned McDonald's restaurant in Pripyat, Ukraine, near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster.SnopesMay 4, 2024FalseMeghan, the Duchess of Sussex, made a "heartbreaking" announcement in April 2024, making the British royal family "furious."SnopesMay 4, 2024FalseA black-and-white photo being shared online between March and May 2024 showed former U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt standing over a lifeless, last-known triceratops.SnopesMay 4, 2024TrueThe German village of Fuggerei has not raised rent for more than 500 years, enabling residents to live there for $1 a year.SnopesMay 3, 2024Can’t tellCricket powder is commonly added to many foods under the name "Acheta powder" or "Acheta protein" and is "being promoted as a good thing."SnopesMay 3, 2024FalseVideo purportedly shows hundreds of students converting en masse to Islam during pro-Palestine protests at UCLA in April/May 2024.SnopesMay 3, 2024False"Estudiantes de la Universidad de Harvard cambiaron la bandera estadounidense por la de Palestina."Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 3, 2024FalseAn executive order proves President Joe Biden “isn’t real and isn’t president.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 3, 2024FalseEl 1 de mayo de 2024 confirmaron el fallecimiento del presidente de México Andrés Manuel López Obrador.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 3, 2024FalseFormer President Donald Trump told Time magazine that “states should monitor women’s pregnancies and prosecute those who violate abortion bans.”Said by Joe BidenPolitiFactMay 3, 2024FalseFour people “tested positive” after a Texas pool was “infected with AIDS.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactMay 3, 2024FalseHacker Hamza Bendelladj was executed.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 3, 2024FalseU.S. News & World Report reported that actor Keanu Reeves rejected a “‘woke’ movie offer.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 3, 2024FalseVideo shows Dr. Mehmet Oz promoting his “exclusive pills” to lose weight.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 3, 2024FalseVideo shows “protesters at Harvard replace American flag with Palestinian flag.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 3, 2024False“Donald Trump wants to build an ‘iron dome’ at the border of our country to ‘defend us’ from Canada.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactMay 3, 2024