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FalseDemocrats don’t deport undocumented migrants “because every illegal is a highly likely vote at some point.”Said by Elon MuskPolitiFactMar 6, 2024FalsePresident Joe Biden was “rushed to hospital unexpectedly.”Said by Benny JohnsonPolitiFactMar 6, 2024FalseThe U.S. Code states that a person convicted of treason would be “taken by the posse to the nearest busy intersection and at high noon hung by the neck until dead.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMar 6, 2024True“We're having the largest classes of correctional officers we've ever had before.”Said by Tony EversPolitiFactMar 6, 2024TrueA social post shared in early 2024 accurately reported that a man renovating his home in Turkey discovered a massive, ancient, underground city.SnopesMar 5, 2024Can’t tellIn February 2024, ABC fired late night talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert.SnopesMar 5, 2024TrueFormer Vice President Mike Pence and second lady Karen Pence underwent fertility procedures including in-vitro fertilization (IVF).SnopesMar 5, 2024Can’t tellNetanyahu was recorded in 1990 saying: "America is a Golden Calf and we will suck it dry, chop it up, and sell it off piece by piece until there is nothing left but the World’s biggest welfare state that we will create and control."SnopesMar 5, 2024False"There are less than two weeks until the deadline to register to vote in Wisconsin."Said by Voto Latino .PolitiFactMar 5, 2024FalseTexas petition to outlaw “aerosolized spraying” is evidence of chemtrails.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 5, 2024FalseTexas wildfires are a “deliberate” attack on U.S. food supply.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMar 5, 2024FalseThe Texas wildfires were started by directed energy weapons.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMar 5, 2024Can’t tellTrader Joe's issued a recall of its steamed chicken soup dumplings on March 2, 2024, because they may have contained "hard plastic from a permanent marker pen."SnopesMar 5, 2024FalseA photograph shared in early March 2024 shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the hospital for COVID-19.SnopesMar 5, 2024Can’t tellA Facebook post from early 2024 accurately claimed "Saturday Night Live" was canceled for being too "woke" and no longer being funny.SnopesMar 5, 2024FalseU.S. President Joe Biden is the first president to skip a cognitive test during an annual physical exam.SnopesMar 4, 2024Can’t tellCharles Darwin professed a belief in God and recanted the theory of evolution on his deathbed.SnopesMar 4, 2024TrueIf you went “anywhere in the world,” you could get a prescription filled for 40% to 60% less than it costs in the U.S.Said by Joe BidenPolitiFactMar 4, 2024FalseMichael Moore is supporting Trump in the 2024 election.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMar 4, 2024FalseSetting on Apple’s new Journal app “lets anyone near you know your FULL NAME and EXACTLY where you’re geo-located.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 4, 2024FalseArchived footage from Stanley Kubrick showed him shooting scenes for the Apollo 11 moon landing in 1969, proving that it was faked.SnopesMar 4, 2024Can’t tellJapanese scientist and physician Fukushi Masaichi preserved and collected the tattooed skin of dead people for research.SnopesMar 3, 2024FalseStanley brand cups were originally invented for World War II pilots.SnopesMar 3, 2024FalseWomen absorb and retain DNA from every man with whom they've had sex.SnopesMar 3, 2024