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Can’t tellA viral video shared in January 2023 authentically shows young girls in a house on Jeffrey Epstein's island.SnopesJan 8, 2024Can’t tellIf you find a lost child in Denmark you can claim it as your own if a parent doesn't show up within two hours.SnopesJan 8, 2024MixedIn Florida, “income growth is top of the chart.”Said by Ron DeSantisPolitiFactJan 8, 2024MixedNikki Haley “says the retirement age at 65 is way too low, it must be much higher.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactJan 8, 2024FalsePolice responded to alien creatures at a Miami mall on Jan. 1, 2024.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 8, 2024FalseSays FBI Director Christopher Wray told Congress “that with the border wide open and a war in Israel, Hamas can just walk right in.”Said by Mark GreenPolitiFactJan 8, 2024False“Nationwide data reveals surging levels of newest COVID strain in water supply.”Said by BreitbartPolitiFactJan 8, 2024FalseViral photographs shared in early 2023 showed authentic ice formations in the shape of flowers on Songhua River in China.SnopesJan 7, 2024MixedIn a speech on Jan. 6, 2021, Donald Trump told supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol to delay the constitutional process that would affirm Joe Biden’s presidency.SnopesJan 6, 2024TrueOn Jan. 5, 2024, during a presidential campaign speech delivered in Sioux Center, Iowa, former U.S. President Donald Trump said of the previous day's school shooting in Perry, Iowa, "We have to get over it."SnopesJan 6, 2024TrueFrom 2018 through early 2024, after making a remark about how all of the nominees for best director at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards were men, actor Natalie Portman did not act in any feature films directed by women.SnopesJan 6, 2024TrueFormer U.S. President Bill Clinton reportedly once said, "If you live long enough, you'll make mistakes," and, "If you learn from them, you'll be a better person. It's how you handle adversity, not how it affects you. The main thing is never quit, never quit, never quit."SnopesJan 6, 2024TrueFilmmaker Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy, who in 2023 was announced as the first female director of a new "Star Wars" feature film, once said, "I enjoy making men uncomfortable."SnopesJan 6, 2024Can’t tellJeffrey Epstein owned a painting of former president George W. Bush playing with paper airplanes while sitting in front of two collapsed Jenga towers.SnopesJan 6, 2024False"In actuality, there is no evidence Joe Biden won” the 2020 election, citing a report’s allegations from five battleground states.Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactJan 5, 2024False"¡El Gobierno Federal aprobó la Orden Ejecutiva 14009 que apoya seguro médico de $0 mensuales para hispanos en la inscripción del 2024!"Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 5, 2024FalseNikki Haley “opposed Trump’s border wall” and “Trump’s travel ban.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactJan 5, 2024False“Almost a million people, mostly Democrats, have been kicked off the voter roll here in Florida” because of efforts to place a proposed amendment on abortion access on the state’s 2024 ballot.Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactJan 5, 2024False“Right now, over 70% of federal employees are still working from home three years after COVID."Said by Nikki HaleyPolitiFactJan 5, 2024FalsePhotographs shared in January 2024 showed Taylor Swift posing with Jeffrey Epstein.SnopesJan 5, 2024TrueA video authentically shows UFC fighter Conor McGregor putting his arm around Russian President Vladimir Putin for a photo-op before removing it after someone in Putin's entourage tells him not to.SnopesJan 4, 2024TrueGeorge Washington died before dinosaurs were discovered.SnopesJan 4, 2024TrueDonald Trump “deported less, believe it or not, than Barack Obama even did."Said by Ron DeSantisPolitiFactJan 4, 2024FalseEl Dr. Sanjay Gupta sufrió “un atentado” por crear un nuevo medicamento para el dolor articular.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 4, 2024