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TrueRalph Macchio, the actor who played the role of Daniel LaRusso in “The Karate Kid” franchise of films, is now more than 60 years old.SnopesDec 18, 2023TruePhotos of a store built into the side of a cliff in China show a genuine business establishment.SnopesDec 17, 2023TrueBrian Cranston said, "I've stopped worrying about the president's sanity. He's not sane. And the realization of his illness doesn't fill me with anger, but with profound sadness. What I now worry about is the sanity of anyone who can still support this deeply troubled man to lead our country."SnopesDec 17, 2023TrueThe confetti that drops in Times Square on New Year’s Eve bears people’s hopes and dreams, written or printed on each piece of paper. People can write these hopes and dreams on Post-it notes year round at the Times Square Visitor Center.SnopesDec 17, 2023FalseA photo accurately depicts singer Justin Bieber waving an Israeli flag following the start of the Israel-Hamas war in late 2023.SnopesDec 16, 2023FalseA picture in a YouTube ad that led to Reference.com accurately depicted actor Emma Watson's cleavage, with the caption of the ad hinting that she had undergone surgery.SnopesDec 16, 2023FalseThe family friendly online role-playing game Poptropica announced on Discord that it would be shutting down after Dec. 29, 2023.SnopesDec 16, 2023FalseA Facebook post promises a "Christmas surprise" giveaway for a 2023 Toyota Tundra pickup truck and asks users to enter by commenting, clicking on a link and filling out surveys for other prizes.SnopesDec 16, 2023FalseDelta Air Lines is hiring for remote customer service job positions that offer free flights to new hires and pay up to $34 per hour.SnopesDec 16, 2023FalseNASA was established before the U.S.SnopesDec 15, 2023TrueChina is allowed to do crypto mining in the U.S.Said by Asa HutchinsonPolitiFactDec 15, 2023FalseDemocrats have also used alternate slates of electors "repeatedly in all kinds of different states."Said by Ron JohnsonPolitiFactDec 15, 2023FalseVideo muestra “Palestinos cargando el cuerpo de un niño cantando alabanzas religiosas".Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactDec 15, 2023False“Gasoline prices are now $5, $6, $7 and even $8 a gallon.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactDec 15, 2023TrueIn 2023, the American arts-and-crafts retail chain Hobby Lobby sold Christmas ornaments themed on 12-gauge shotgun shells.SnopesDec 15, 2023FalseA video circulating in mid-December 2023 showed Zara clothes being dumped in Times Square to protest a controversial ad campaign by the fast-fashion company.SnopesDec 15, 2023FalseRapper Eminem died on Dec. 10, 2023, in Madison Wisconsin, according to a top Google search result.SnopesDec 15, 2023FalseAn online display advertisement accurately reported that actor Jake Gyllenhaal publicly came out as gay.SnopesDec 15, 2023Can’t tellMore than half of the voters who Taylor Swift urged to register were deemed "ineligible or fake."SnopesDec 14, 2023FalseAn online advertisement displayed in December 2023 accurately reported that the Chick-fil-A fast-food chain planned to close down in 2024.SnopesDec 14, 2023TrueFlorida “had a year-over-year reduction” in overdose deaths.Said by Ron DeSantisPolitiFactDec 14, 2023FalseMacaulay Culkin’s “Home Alone” shopping trip that cost $19.83 in 1990 would cost $72.28 today, up from $44.40 in 2022.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 14, 2023FalseTyson Foods may put insect protein in your chicken nuggets.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 14, 2023FalseVideo of a man collapsing while confronting service members is “Palestinian Theater.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 14, 2023