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FalseA video posted online authentically showed demonstrators fire-bombing the Israeli embassy in Manama, Bahrain, in October 2023.SnopesOct 21, 2023Can’t tellIn October 2023, Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton fired two players for refusing to stand for the U.S. national anthem.SnopesOct 21, 2023TrueRapper and singer Macklemore posted on Instagram, condemning Hamas’ killings and kidnappings of Israelis, while also saying, “We are witnessing an unfolding genocide in Palestine at this very moment. A U.S.-backed human catastrophe in front of our eyes. Gaza is being demolished.”SnopesOct 20, 2023TrueA viral photograph authentically provides a macro close-up look at the human eye.SnopesOct 20, 2023False"AHORA: Manifestantes pro palestinos y policías se enfrentaron en las calles de Barcelona, España. Las protestas son parte de represalias después del bombardeo de un hospital en Gaza".Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 20, 2023Mixed"Russia has hypersonic missile capabilities ahead of that of the U.S.”Said by Vivek RamaswamyPolitiFactOct 20, 2023FalseA video shows “a car carrying men waving the Palestinian flag abruptly and dangerously stopping traffic to run ‘donuts.’”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactOct 20, 2023FalseJoe Biden advirtió el 15 de octubre de 2023 “que Corea del Norte podría estar preparando un ataque parecido al Hamas en Israel pero este sería en suelo americano”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 20, 2023FalseVideo shows North Korean President Kim Jong Un blaming President Joe Biden for the Israel-Hamas war and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, and saying, “I support Donald Trump for President in 2024.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactOct 20, 2023FalseVideo shows a family learning their debt was resolved by the “American Debt Relief program” for American citizens and legal residents who “have over $20,000” in credit card debt.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 20, 2023Mixed“2022 was the biggest tourism year ever in West Virginia”Said by Jim JusticePolitiFactOct 20, 2023True“In the last 11 months, Customs and Border Patrol has averaged 200,000 apprehensions a month, and you know how many beds we have to detain people at the border? Thirty-eight thousand."Said by Chris ChristiePolitiFactOct 20, 2023False“Nikki Haley argues in support of bringing Gaza refugees to America.”Said by Never Back Down PACPolitiFactOct 20, 2023FalseAn image shows a Facebook post from actor Mel Gibson that references Israel with the words, "Soon the end and they know it, that's why they want to destroy everything in the way."SnopesOct 20, 2023Can’t tellAn online article authentically reported in October 2023 that celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay threw former U.S. women's national team soccer player Megan Rapinoe out of one of his restaurants.SnopesOct 20, 2023FalseAs of October 2023, the Ukrainian government was preparing to legalize the production of pornography to help fund the country's military.SnopesOct 20, 2023FalseUber partnered with the Palestine Children's Relief Fund (PCRF) in October 2023.SnopesOct 20, 2023Can’t tellDuring the 2023 NFL season, referees ejected four NFL players from a game for kneeling during the national anthem.SnopesOct 20, 2023Can’t tellIn October 2023, former NCAA athlete Riley Gaines won a $10 million "defamation lawsuit" against TV talk show host Whoopi Goldberg.SnopesOct 19, 2023True"Credit card debt is above $1 trillion for the FIRST TIME EVER."Said by Jim JusticePolitiFactOct 19, 2023False“A partir de ahora la milicia de Hamas se vio obligada a rendirse al ejército Israeli, ondeando sus banderas blancas".Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 19, 2023False“The Inflation Reduction Act led to higher taxes.”Said by Americans for ProsperityPolitiFactOct 19, 2023FalseIn October 2023, actor Clint Eastwood died.SnopesOct 19, 2023FalseAn October 2023 video authentically shows students, faculty and other supporters of Palestine demonstrating at the University of Pennsylvania while chanting, "We want Jewish genocide."SnopesOct 19, 2023