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FalseThe entire Encyclopedia Britannica is banned in Texas because it contains a formula for making beer at home.SnopesDec 26, 2023TrueAn photograph authentically shows The Doors' lead singer Jim Morrison in 1967 getting arrested onstage by a police officer in New Haven, Connecticut.SnopesDec 26, 2023TrueIn the 1990 film "Home Alone," the character Kevin McCallister watches a black-and-white gangster movie that isn't real.SnopesDec 25, 2023TrueImages authentically depict Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in a 2005 photoshoot.SnopesDec 25, 2023TrueA video shared on social media in late 2023 authentically shows NASA Astronaut Bruce McCandless II during the first untethered, free-flight spacewalk.SnopesDec 25, 2023MixedA microscopic Louis Vuitton handbag “smaller than a grain of salt” sold at auction for more than $63,000.SnopesDec 23, 2023Can’t tellColorado Supreme Court Justice Monica Márquez was arrested on grounds of treason in late December 2023 for barring U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump from appearing on the state's 2024 ballot.SnopesDec 23, 2023FalseKeith Urban died in December 2023.SnopesDec 23, 2023TrueGov. Tony Evers and Democrats "rejected our (Iowa model redistricting) proposal to enact the very plan they originally endorsed."Said by Robin VosPolitiFactDec 22, 2023TrueDonald Trump said in 2002 that Jeffrey Epstein was a "terrific guy," and added, "It is even said that he likes beautiful women as much as I do, and many of them are on the younger side."SnopesDec 22, 2023FalseAn image shared on social media platforms shows a real tweet from author J.K. Rowling about Dumbledore and Grindelwald's relationship.SnopesDec 22, 2023TrueA photo authentically depicts Donald Trump and wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein together in 2000.SnopesDec 22, 2023FalseA photo showed electric vehicles that failed and were abandoned during a December 2023 winter storm in Germany.SnopesDec 21, 2023False"La administración acaba de aprobar este vacío legal, 100% legal, que permite a todos los residentes estadounidenses en buena posición obtener un permiso de portación oculta (de armas) válido en 2023".Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 21, 2023False"Los pasajeros de un avión cantan para ayudar a calmar a un hombre con Alzheimer que había tenido una recaída".Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactDec 21, 2023FalseElon Musk invented an energy-saving device that could “cut electricity bills by 80%.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 21, 2023FalseHunter Biden’s “prison term announced.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 21, 2023FalseMigrants who enter the U.S. illegally get U.S. passports immediately after leaving a border processing center.Said by X postsPolitiFactDec 21, 2023FalseVideo is evidence that Hillary Clinton is a reptile.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 21, 2023FalseVideo shows Donald Trump advertising $6,400 spending cards.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 21, 2023False“They want to make our Army tanks all electric.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactDec 21, 2023TrueJack Black's mom was Judith Love Cohen, a NASA engineer who helped create the abort-guidance system that rescued the Apollo 13 astronauts.SnopesDec 21, 2023FalseDonald Trump said reading "Mein Kampf" in college had a profound effect on him and he has tremendous respect for Adolf Hitler as a leader.SnopesDec 21, 2023Can’t tellThe classic film “The Godfather” will be remade starring Javier Bardem and Oscar Isaac and released in 2025.SnopesDec 21, 2023