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FalseChinese scientists “created (a) new COVID-19 strain (with) 100% fatality.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 26, 2024FalseIn vaccinated males, the COVID-19 vaccine’s spike protein “has entirely replaced their sperm.”Said by Arne BurkhardtPolitiFactJan 26, 2024FalseJaw-dropping footage from Epstein’s first jail cell provides concrete evidence that Bill Clinton, Prince Andrew, Bill Gates and Oprah Winfrey played a significant role in Epstein’s death.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 26, 2024FalseUnited Nations troops can “round up” and forcibly “vaccinate the population” if WHO pandemic treaty is passed.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 26, 2024False“Klaus Schwab admits ‘political revolution’ against the ‘great reset’ is destroying his agenda.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 26, 2024False“Rep. Dean Phillips received almost twice as many votes as Biden did in the New Hampshire primary.”Said by X postsPolitiFactJan 26, 2024FalseFormer U.S. President Donald Trump said the 9/11 attacks on the World Trade Center were not the work of terrorists, alluding to an "inside job" conspiracy theory, while making remarks in front of a crowd at a campaign rally in Laconia, New Hampshire, on Jan. 22, 2024.SnopesJan 26, 2024FalseAn photograph authentically shows actor Keanu Reeves holding a “Love Ukraine” sign.SnopesJan 26, 2024Can’t tellA poster shared in January 2024 authentically depicted an upcoming dark "Peter Pan" film by Tim Burton called "Shadow of Pan."SnopesJan 26, 2024TrueA viral video posted January 2024 of Kim Jong Un watching a volleyball game is authentic.SnopesJan 25, 2024FalseAlex Soros posted a “direct violent threat to Donald Trump!”Said by The Gateway PunditPolitiFactJan 25, 2024FalseSocial media post claims judge in Trump’s defamation trial engaged in “election interference” by delaying the trial to New Hampshire’s primary day.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 25, 2024False“In August 2023, illegal immigration outpaced American births.”Said by Tucker CarlsonPolitiFactJan 25, 2024False“US hospitals caught injecting experimental Ebola vaccine that sheds!”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 25, 2024FalseAn authentic photograph shows actor Tom Hanks wearing a “Nope Not Again” T-shirt with a cartoonish drawing of former President Donald Trump’s hair and red tie.SnopesJan 25, 2024FalseU.S. President Joe Biden is the only presidential candidate to win a primary election as a write-in candidate.SnopesJan 25, 2024FalseFormer U.S. President Donald Trump is the first presidential candidate to win the New Hampshire primary three times.SnopesJan 25, 2024TrueA close-up photo of former U.S. President Donald Trump's face covered with what appears to be sweat and heavy orange makeup, or self-tanner lotion, is authentic.SnopesJan 25, 2024TrueRepublican 2024 presidential candidate Nikki Haley said in 2020 that former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was her inspiration for getting into politics.SnopesJan 24, 2024FalseVideo shared in January 2024 authentically showed a 1200-meter-long grass slide in Inner Mongolia, China.SnopesJan 24, 2024FalsePresident Joe Biden changed the State of the Union Address from summer to March.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 24, 2024False“New proposed bill in Maine says the state can take custody of a kid if the parents oppose” gender-affirming careSaid by X postsPolitiFactJan 24, 2024Can’t tellRapper Snoop Dogg terminated his contract with the Country Music Television (CMT) network in a show of support for country singer Jason Aldean.SnopesJan 24, 2024Can’t tellWinston Churchill once said, "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”SnopesJan 23, 2024

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