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False“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, 2024FalseU.S. President Joe Biden is the first president to skip a cognitive test during an annual physical exam.SnopesMar 1, 2024TrueOnly 6,800 American soldiers died in battle throughout the eight years of the Revolutionary War.SnopesFeb 29, 2024Can’t tellA burglar sued a homeowner after being raped by two German Shepherds while stuck in the house's pet door.SnopesFeb 29, 2024TrueA statement by actor Robert De Niro read aloud at The New Republic Stop Trump Summit in late 2023 referred to former U.S. President Donald Trump as "evil."SnopesFeb 29, 2024FalseFifty percent of the votes to Joe Biden in Michigan’s presidential primary election were mail-in, unverified, no signature, no ID.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 29, 2024FalseIt was not former President Donald Trump who promoted the COVID-19 vaccine, but a “lookalike.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 29, 2024FalsePhoto shows the Smokehouse Creek fire in Texas.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 29, 2024FalseThe 2022 CHIPS and Science Act “attracted $640 billion in private companies’ investments.”Said by Joe BidenPolitiFactFeb 29, 2024FalseThe government did more to stop the distribution of ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine than to stop the distribution of fentanyl.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 29, 2024FalsePosts on social media accurately show a Reddit post from Aaron Bushnell, the U.S. airman who died after setting himself on fire to protest the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, that said "Palestine will be free when all the jews are dead."SnopesFeb 29, 2024TruePopular social media posts feature authentic MRI images of fetuses.SnopesFeb 28, 2024TrueAn image authentically shows a mysterious object on the surface of Mars.SnopesFeb 28, 2024FalseDuring a speech at CPAC 2024, former president Donald Trump referred to his wife Melania by the name Mercedes.SnopesFeb 28, 2024FalseDonald Trump called his wife "Mercedes" instead of Melania.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 28, 2024FalseSolar flares caused AT&T’s cellphone outage.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 28, 2024FalseTaylor Swift said she “will leave the United States if Donald Trump becomes President in 2024.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 28, 2024FalseThe ATF updated its background check policy to allow “illegal immigrants” to purchase firearms.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 28, 2024FalseThe American Red Cross asking blood donors about their vaccination status proves COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 28, 2024Mixed“North Carolina has the longest voting period in the country … and we have the most ways of voting.”Said by Deborah RossPolitiFactFeb 28, 2024