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FalseAldi sells Appleton Meats bacon sourced not from pigs but rather from cells grown in labs.SnopesMar 21, 2024TrueA black-and-white photo that circulated on social media in March 2024 showed a Japanese American girl pledging allegiance to the U.S. flag before being incarcerated with her family during World War II.SnopesMar 21, 2024Can’t tellAn account on X posted a screenshot of a legitimate Defense of Ukraine tweet in 2018 that referred to then-presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a "naked clown."SnopesMar 20, 2024TrueA NASA astronaut once surprised his crewmates by wearing a gorilla suit onboard the International Space Station.SnopesMar 20, 2024False"Kate Middleton desaparecida por meses ... El logo de la BBC en negro como cuando falleció la Reina Elizabeth II".Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 20, 2024False"Your Social Security will be destroyed by the people coming in. There's too many of them. It's not sustainable."Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactMar 20, 2024FalseImage shows “underneath the Capitol building.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactMar 20, 2024TrueThe Great Lakes account for “over 20% of the world’s freshwater and over 80% of North America’s freshwater.”Said by Patrick BurkePolitiFactMar 20, 2024FalseThe Oklahoma National Guard’s assistance for the April 8 eclipse signals something “bigger.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 20, 2024FalseValid IDs are not required for voting.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 20, 2024False“A todos los hispanoamericanos se les borraran sus deudas hasta este sábado 16 de marzo, he aquí porque quieren luchar contra la recesión que se avecina”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 20, 2024False“On Joe Biden’s watch, Wisconsin has lost 6,000 manufacturing jobs and 455 dairy farms in the last year.”Said by Brian SchimmingPolitiFactMar 20, 2024TrueA video recorded during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic shows a staff person telling a man who is consoling his mother at her husband's funeral to separate their chairs for social distancing.SnopesMar 20, 2024Can’t tellA post in March 2024 accurately reported that Sylvester Stallone turned down $100 million endorsement deal with beer brand Bud Light because he said it was too "woke."SnopesMar 20, 2024Can’t tellA March 2024 X post accurately stated a local council ordered a London fish and chip shop to remove a Union Flag mural due to complaints it was offensive.SnopesMar 20, 2024Can’t tellWalt Disney World announced in March 2024 it will begin charging park guests $2 to throw out garbage in trash cans.SnopesMar 20, 2024FalseA March 2024 Instagram post accurately reported Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni told Tucker Carlson in an interview that Italy has an "ancestral right" to all of Europe, North Africa and Western Asia.SnopesMar 19, 2024TrueAmazon founder Jeff Bezos is building a $42 million clock that will keep time for 10,000 years.SnopesMar 19, 2024FalseA story simply titled "Creepy Abandoned House!" accurately recounts an incident in which a trio of explorers discovered a dark, mysterious house with remnants of "a family torn apart by sorrow."SnopesMar 19, 2024FalseCNN posted on X that Kenyan President William Ruto called President Joe Biden to organize a “naval invasion of the Haitian coast.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMar 19, 2024MixedEmergency officials warn to “stock up on food, water, and fuel ahead of the eclipse.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 19, 2024FalseMel Gibson released a video of Bill and Hillary Clinton engaging in cannibalism with “Haitian cannibal gang leader ‘Barbecue!’”Said by X postsPolitiFactMar 19, 2024FalseThe Jan. 6 committee “suppressed testimony” from former Deputy Chief of Staff Anthony Ornato that proves former President Donald Trump pushed for 10,000 National Guard troops at the Capitol.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 19, 2024FalseVideo shows flooding in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates on March 9, 2024.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMar 19, 2024