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MixedAmerican author Mark Twain was born and died on the days that Halley’s Comet passed Earth.SnopesMar 2, 2024Can’t tellA video shared in early 2024 shows French President Emmanuel Macron dancing in drag at a disco in the 1980s.SnopesMar 2, 2024FalseA privacy feature for the Journal app on iPhone devices with iOS 17.2 and later that's labeled "Discoverable by Others" under "Journaling Suggestions" allows strangers to track your name and location.SnopesMar 2, 2024Can’t tellDenzel Washington turned down a $100 million offer from Disney to work with Robert De Niro because Washington thinks De Niro is a "creepy old man."SnopesMar 2, 2024TrueIn February 2024, CPAC speaker Jack Posobiec told attendees: "Welcome to the end of democracy, we're here to overthrow it completely."SnopesMar 2, 2024FalseOne hundred migrants attacked security officers at a Home Depot store in Chicago in early 2024.SnopesMar 2, 2024Can’t tellThe Academy of Country Music (ACM) denied singer Beyoncé's request for membership, saying they thought it was a joke.SnopesMar 2, 2024Can’t tellA Facebook post accurately reported in early 2024 that actor Sylvester Stallone backed out of a project with Robert De Niro because De Niro is "too woke."SnopesMar 2, 2024TrueA Reddit post shared in early 2024 accurately reported that Cool Ranch-flavored Doritos were known as "Cool American" in Sweden.SnopesMar 2, 2024FalseAs U.S. President Richard Nixon spoke to Apollo 11 astronauts on the phone after they landed on the moon in 1969, a photograph taken during the same mission was already on the wall in the Oval Office.SnopesMar 1, 2024MixedA photograph captured in 1946 shows a father who fainted after he saw his newborn triplets for the first time, as ultrasound technology for fetal monitoring had not yet been developed.SnopesMar 1, 2024FalseChicken and cows have high levels of estrogen, which leads men who eat them to bald, develop man boobs and be unable to grow muscle mass.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMar 1, 2024FalseIn New York City “local elections, illegal immigrants can vote.”Said by Sean HannityPolitiFactMar 1, 2024FalsePoland's foreign minister said the U.S. is "dysfunctional and unreliable" because it has not sent more aid to Ukraine.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 1, 2024FalsePresident Joe Biden’s comments about Texas homes are evidence that homes of a certain color are spared from wildfires.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMar 1, 2024FalseThe Olympic boxing committee “decided this year that men can box against women in the Olympics.”Said by Tommy TubervillePolitiFactMar 1, 2024False“7.2 million illegals entered the U.S. under Biden administration,” showing that “the ‘Great Replacement’ is not a theory, it’s a reality."Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 1, 2024False“Chuck Schumer caught on hot mic” plotting to “blame REPUBLICANS AND MAGA” for reform delays.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMar 1, 2024False“One of my responsibilities as Secretary of State is to countersign acts passed by the legislature & signed into law by Gov. Evers.”Said by Sarah GodlewskiPolitiFactMar 1, 2024False“The Rothschilds were behind the Federal Reserve, and they now control the global financial system.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 1, 2024False“Your legal name is in fact a corporation. This is why you always see your name written in ALL CAPS.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMar 1, 2024FalseA video shows Russian intercontinental ballistic missile launchers armed with nuclear weapons being moved at night for an impending military attack in February 2024.SnopesMar 1, 2024FalseA video that circulated during the 2023-24 Israel-Hamas war showed a Palestinian man handing a young girl a rifle to shoot at Israeli soldiers.SnopesMar 1, 2024TrueStarbucks offers its employees healthcare plans that include coverage for gender reassignment surgery.SnopesMar 1, 2024