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Can’t tellA video that circulated in March 2024 genuinely showed a snake species with "hair" on its head.SnopesApr 5, 2024FalseA father named Liam Ward followed a buried chain and found a hidden treasure trove in his backyard.SnopesApr 5, 2024False"Trump takes out a loan and pays it back with interest, it is a crime."Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 5, 2024FalseA U.S. law says that “if a house is not inhabited, we can expropriate it.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactApr 5, 2024FalseCERN’s activation of its Large Hadron Collider is connected to the April 8 eclipse.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 5, 2024FalseIt’s a sign of war that the U.S. Navy is assisting the U.S. Coast Guard in cleaning up Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge site.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 5, 2024FalseMore than 2 million people registered to vote so far this year without photo ID in Arizona, Pennsylvania and Texas.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactApr 5, 2024FalseOn Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol “protestors carried no weapons.”Said by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.PolitiFactApr 5, 2024FalseVideo shows Joe Rogan talking about “mythical sea beasts,” gold in the Grand Canyon, and aliens in the Bermuda triangle.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 5, 2024FalseVideo shows “New York Governor Kathy Hochul being denied entry into the wake for slain NYPD officer Jonathan Diller.”Said by Benny JohnsonPolitiFactApr 5, 2024False“A todos los hispanoamericanos se les borraran sus deudas...porque quieren luchar contra la recesión que se avecina”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 5, 2024False“President Biden is the first candidate in history, the first president in history, that has used the federal agencies to censor political speech ... to censor his opponent."Said by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.PolitiFactApr 5, 2024True“We’ve had 12 elections in 24 years in Wisconsin that have been decided by less than 30,000 votes.”Said by Brian SchimmingPolitiFactApr 5, 2024FalseA poster says a sequel to "The Goonies" titled "The Goonies: Curse of One-Eyed Willy" is releasing in movie theaters in the summer of 2026.SnopesApr 5, 2024FalseA story accurately retells an incident in which a drone pilot named John spotted a mysterious door in a mountain and discovered ancient markings inside from a long-forgotten civilization.SnopesApr 5, 2024Can’t tellA new live-action "Cars" movie is set to release in 2025.SnopesApr 5, 2024TrueAn old Polaroid photograph shows a young Heath Ledger, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julia Stiles and Larissa Oleynik of the 1999 film "10 Things I Hate About You."SnopesApr 5, 2024Can’t tellIn April 2024, Roseanne Barr joined Mel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg to open a new "non-woke" production studio.SnopesApr 4, 2024Can’t tellMark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson partnered in late March 2024 to launch a "non-woke" film production studio.SnopesApr 4, 2024FalseIn early 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acquired the Highgrove House mansion, which was previously owned by King Charles III, for 20 million pounds.SnopesApr 4, 2024FalseWith a population of 30,000 people, the Bosnian town Široki-Brijeg has never documented a divorce in its entire history.SnopesApr 4, 2024Can’t tellA video shows "pandogs" — a real species bred from pandas and dogs.SnopesApr 4, 2024Can’t tellKeanu Reeves will star in "Point Break Johnny Utah," a sequel to 1991's "Point Break."SnopesApr 4, 2024FalseA screenshot of a post from X shows conjoined twins Abby and Brittany Hensel shared details about their sex lives.SnopesApr 4, 2024