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FalseAudio shows breaking news that “Biden approves $5,200 for Americans older than 25.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 5, 2023FalseImagen muestra "potente terremoto … en medio de una tormenta solar" en Filipinas.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 5, 2023FalseThe International Space Station is in a pool, not in space.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 5, 2023FalseThe Palestinian flag before 1948 included the Star of David.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 5, 2023False“With the historic Abraham Accords, I even made peace in the Middle East.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactDec 5, 2023TrueA video posted to X in December 2023, captioned as "Israelis running over children," authentically shows two children being struck by a driver in a hatchback car.SnopesDec 5, 2023FalseA video shared in December 2023 showed Doja Cat semi-nude and "going insane."SnopesDec 5, 2023Can’t tellIn December 2023, it was announced that Candace Owens officially replaced Whoopi Goldberg on the daytime talk show "The View."SnopesDec 5, 2023Can’t tellCountry singer George Strait said Garth Brooks is “not one of us,” and that, “His act was boring and outdated years ago, so he called people names to stay relevent. Does anyone else laugh when he does the line-dancing thing on stage all by himself?”SnopesDec 5, 2023False"El Papa acaba de inventar La Cruz LGBT”.Said by X postsPolitiFactDec 4, 2023True"In order to be a poll worker on the conservative side, you have to register through the Republican Party of Wisconsin."Said by Ron JohnsonPolitiFactDec 4, 2023MixedChina “had the largest naval fleet in the world. They had 370 ships. They'll have 400 ships in two years. We won't even have 350 ships in two decades."Said by Nikki HaleyPolitiFactDec 4, 2023True“Washington, D.C., allows noncitizens to vote in (municipal elections)" so a Russian citizen, after living in Washington for 30 days can "vote for mayor in Washington, D.C. And they don’t even need to show their ID to do it.”Said by Bryan SteilPolitiFactDec 4, 2023Can’t tellAlabama was the first U.S. state to legally designate Christmas a state holiday.SnopesDec 4, 2023FalseDuring a Dec. 2, 2023, campaign speech, former President Donald Trump said "We've been waging an all-out war on American democracy."SnopesDec 4, 2023FalseA collection of images authentically depicts the cast of the Harry Potter movies partying at a rave in the late 1990s.SnopesDec 3, 2023Can’t tellFox News reported that former U.S. President Donald Trump's defense attorney Alina Habba has a law firm with five federal tax liens totaling $1.7 million.SnopesDec 3, 2023MixedAs stated in an internet meme, drinking red wine carries health benefits such as increasing heart health, improving sleep, burning fat, and fighting sickness.SnopesDec 2, 2023FalseA story in the Washington Post published on Nov. 29, 2023, accurately revealed that Henry Kissinger had turned down a board seat at the tech company OpenAI days before he died.SnopesDec 2, 2023FalseAfter Elon Musk told advertisers, including Disney CEO Bob Iger, to go “fuck yourself,” Iger responded, “I have a lot of respect for Elon and what he's accomplished. [...] We felt the association with that position and Elon Musk and X was not necessarily a positive one for us and we decided we'd pull our advertising.”SnopesDec 2, 2023Can’t tellFormer Fox News host Tucker Carlson would be creating a new media empire in collaboration with X owner Elon Musk.SnopesDec 2, 2023FalseJohn D. Rockefeller wrote a secret covenant about controlling the world’s population.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 1, 2023FalseMagnetic “lymphatic earrings” aid weight loss.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 1, 2023FalseWith Apple’s NameDrop, anyone placing an iPhone near your child’s “will automatically receive their contact information.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 1, 2023