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False“Epstein List” shows 166 people connected to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 1, 2024TrueIn September 2007, then-U.S. Sen. Joe Biden said he would not allow sanctuary cities to exist by ignoring federal law.SnopesFeb 1, 2024FalseThe reason X (formerly Twitter) temporarily blocked all searches for the name “Taylor Swift” in January 2024 was to prevent the spread of her political messaging.SnopesFeb 1, 2024Can’t tellAn online article says the NFL considered banning Taylor Swift from Super Bowl LVIII.SnopesFeb 1, 2024TrueA video shared in early 2024 showed U.S. President Joe Biden playfully "nibbling" on the shoulder of a child who appears to be a toddler-aged girl.SnopesFeb 1, 2024FalseA photograph shared in January 2024 authentically showed a dolphin fetus in the womb.SnopesJan 31, 2024FalseEl logotipo de la Organización de las Naciones Unidas "es el mapa de la tierra plana rodeado por la Antártida".Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 31, 2024FalseMovsum Samadov "condenado por 12 años en prision por tratar de derrocar a su gobierno" entró a EEUU "por la frontera".Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactJan 31, 2024FalseOat milk “raises your blood sugar as much as drinking a Coke.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 31, 2024FalseA video shows tanks near the Texas-Mexico border in January 2024.SnopesJan 31, 2024FalseFootage showing a NASA lunar module launching from the Moon's surface had to have been filmed by someone "left behind."SnopesJan 31, 2024FalseWhite House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre announced in January 2024 that U.S. President Joe Biden had an IQ of 187.SnopesJan 31, 2024FalsePhotographs shared on Jan. 29, 2024, authentically showed U.S. President Joe Biden in a military combat uniform.SnopesJan 31, 2024FalseA screenshot shows an authentic Truth Social post by former U.S. President Donald Trump about his lawyer, Alina Habba, in which he wrote: "Maybe next time, I’ll choose a law firm and lawyer that has some more practical experience in high ticket litigation.”SnopesJan 31, 2024MixedStanley tumblers contain an unsafe amount of lead.SnopesJan 31, 2024FalseA screenshot of an alleged X post shows that the platform's owner, Elon Musk, wrote "I am a pedophile."SnopesJan 30, 2024FalseA viral December 2023 image accurately depicts a real village in Iran that appears to spiral.SnopesJan 30, 2024False"Ecuador firma acuerdo con los Estados Unidos para obtener presencia militar debido a los recientes acontecimientos por parte de delicuentes."Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactJan 30, 2024FalseChina “experimenta con una nueva cepa de” COVID “que muestra ser 100% mortal”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 30, 2024FalseDemocrats “used COVID to cheat” in the 2020 election.Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactJan 30, 2024FalseElon Musk is not allowing X users to search for Taylor Swift on the platform “out of fear they will find this pro-Biden image of her.”Said by Social MediaPolitiFactJan 30, 2024MixedIn the past year, Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois passed "highly popular” policies such as paid family leave, one of several issues that have been stymied in Wisconsin by Republicans.Said by Chris LarsonPolitiFactJan 30, 2024FalseJudge in E. Jean Carroll-Donald Trump trial “involved in sex trafficking.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 30, 2024FalseThe government will send a $2,400 check monthly to people earning less than $30 an hour.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 30, 2024