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FalseVideo shows Hamas launching a “rocket attack.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 11, 2023FalseVideo shows Israel’s Iron Dome intercepting rockets Hamas fired in October 2023.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactOct 11, 2023FalseVideo shows Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith advertising “$5,600 health spending cards.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 11, 2023False“Klaus Schwab announces the end of car ownership.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactOct 11, 2023False“The U.S. is sending $8 billion worth of military aid to Israel.”Said by Social MediaPolitiFactOct 11, 2023Can’t tellAn online article reported that country singer Jason Aldean walked off the set of "The View" after spending only 10 minutes with co-host Whoopi Goldberg.SnopesOct 11, 2023Can’t tellElon Musk hinted on X of U.S. President Joe Biden's son, "Hunter is going down."SnopesOct 11, 2023FalseA video shared in 2023 showed a massive, fast-moving snake chasing after a man in an alleyway.SnopesOct 11, 2023TrueA 1947 photograph shows a ship full of Jewish refugees attempting to enter a port in Palestine holding a banner reading, "The Germans destroyed our families & homes — Don't you destroy our hopes."SnopesOct 11, 2023Can’t tellDuring the Israel-Hamas war in October 2023, Iranian officials said that if Iran were attacked, it would respond with missile strikes on Israel from Lebanon, Yemen and Iran, and send Iranian fighters into Israel from Syria.SnopesOct 11, 2023TrueAn image shared on Oct. 10, 2023, authentically depicted the Gaza Strip left in ruins by Israeli reprisal attacks.SnopesOct 10, 2023FalseOnline videos accurately reported that Joe Rogan used his podcast to confront Oprah Winfrey and The Rock about the August 2023 Maui wildfires.SnopesOct 10, 2023FalseIn October 2023, a video authentically showed "crisis actors" pretending to be victims of a Hamas attack in Israel.SnopesOct 10, 2023FalseE. Gordon Gee’s university projects have increased “WVU’s debt load by 55%.”Said by West Virginia University Faculty SenatePolitiFactOct 10, 2023FalseFormer President Donald Trump said, “Israel has hypnotized the world.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactOct 10, 2023FalseThe Biden administration “wanted Israel to stand down after the attack" by Hamas.Said by Tim ScottPolitiFactOct 10, 2023FalseVideo shows Hamas militants “dressing up as Jewish soldiers” to create propaganda.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactOct 10, 2023FalseVideo shows pro-Palestine march in Chicago on Oct. 8.Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactOct 10, 2023FalseVideo shows “second night of missiles attacks against Israel.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactOct 10, 2023MixedWest Virginia University has “increased the amount of unfunded institutional aid provided to students and expects this amount to exceed $134 million in 2024.”Said by Paula CongelioPolitiFactOct 10, 2023False“Fewer than 2% of students are impacted whatsoever by the decisions we're making” to cut the budget.Said by E. Gordon GeePolitiFactOct 10, 2023FalseA video authentically shows five Israeli or Palestinian children being held prisoner in chicken coop cages during the Israel-Hamas war in early October 2023.SnopesOct 10, 2023MixedA video posted on X on Oct. 9, 2023, authentically showed a pro-Hamas demonstration in Barcelona, Spain.SnopesOct 10, 2023FalseA Tiktok video shows a 'Hamas terrorist' making fun of a kidnapped Jewish girl following Hamas' surprise attack on Israel in October 2023.SnopesOct 10, 2023