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FalseSupervisores del TSA de Estados Unidos tuvieron una junta y "para mediados de octubre van a decir que cualquiera persona que vaya a volar, va a tener que usar el tapabocas otra vez".Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 22, 2023FalseAn online video accurately reported that actor Tom Hanks had revealed Oprah Winfrey's "true plan" about her having "orchestrated" the Maui wildfires.SnopesSep 22, 2023MixedA study published in 2023 found that smoking cigarettes and electronic cigarattes can “shrink male testicles and cause sperm counts to plummet.”SnopesSep 22, 2023FalseA video that went viral in September 2023 showed Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy performing a belly dance.SnopesSep 21, 2023False"Poland declares war on Russia.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 21, 2023FalseAn emergency broadcast system test will “send a specific high-frequency signal … with the intention of activating graphene oxide” in people.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactSep 21, 2023FalsePhoto shows Hillary Clinton on a “lethal injection medical table.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 21, 2023FalsePrincess Diana, actor Heath Ledger and musician John Lennon were “killed for exposing the truth.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 21, 2023FalseVideo shows Elon Musk promising $45,000 in Canadian currency for participating Canadian citizens.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 21, 2023FalseVideo shows New York City police “arrest two young people for sleeping on concrete blocks.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactSep 21, 2023FalseVideo shows Republican Missouri state senators using flamethrowers to burn books.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactSep 21, 2023FalseVideo shows a Federal Emergency Management Agency “concentration camp” in Hawaii.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 21, 2023False“Bill Gates financió la investigación sobre garrapatas de ganado modificadas genéticamente" y ahora 450,000 estadounidenses "tienen alergias a la carne por el síndrome alfa-gal, causado por picaduras de garrapatas”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 21, 2023True“CEOs are now making 400 times more than their average worker.”Said by Bernie SandersPolitiFactSep 21, 2023False“Gov. Roy Cooper is blocking a pioneering school choice bill that would give thousands of low-income parents the funds to allow their kids to get a high-quality education.”Said by Unleash Prosperity NowPolitiFactSep 21, 2023False“Janet Yellen arrested for treason.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 21, 2023FalseA video authentically shows that a "Wheel of Fortune" game show contestant attempted to solve a puzzle by guessing, "Bitches in the future," and that the real answer was, "Bitcoin is the future."SnopesSep 21, 2023Can’t tellIn September 2023, red states (i.e., those that typically vote Republican in presidential elections) mandated displaying the motto "In God We Trust" in all public schools.SnopesSep 21, 2023TrueOscar-winning actor Tom Hanks once said during a July 2020 interview, "If you can't wear a mask and wash your hands and social distance, I don't understand. I've got no respect for you man."SnopesSep 21, 2023FalseA photograph that went viral in September 2023, authentically depicted Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, seated side-by-side and looking intensely at each other, during the AI Insight Forum in September 2023.SnopesSep 21, 2023FalseThe World Economic Forum is calling “for COVID concentration camps.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactSep 20, 2023FalseU.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi was arrested.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 20, 2023FalseVideo proves Sen. John Fetterman has a body double.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactSep 20, 2023FalseVideo shows an April 2023 clown attack in Paris.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 20, 2023