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TrueA cover of a 2012 issue of Newsweek Magazine authentically depicted then-U.S. President Barack Obama next to text that said, "THE FIRST GAY PRESIDENT."SnopesSep 8, 2023Can’t tellOliver Anthony, Kid Rock and Jason Aldean are joining forces for a "You Can't Cancel America" tour.SnopesSep 7, 2023MixedA viral photo authentically depicts a gray whale's front fin bones, which resemble the bones in a human hand.SnopesSep 7, 2023Can’t tellPittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin dismissed two players from the team after they knelt during the national anthem.SnopesSep 7, 2023Can’t tellAn online article authentically reported that Microsoft Co-Founder Bill Gates was buying hundreds of burned-out lots destroyed in the August 2023 Maui wildfires for "pennies on the dollar."SnopesSep 7, 2023FalseA video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropping out of the 2024 presidential race.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactSep 7, 2023FalseAmericans “currently are making less than at the height of the Great Depression.”Said by Isabel BrownPolitiFactSep 7, 2023FalseVideo shows President Joe Biden confirmed “the Lahaina fires were planned.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactSep 7, 2023TrueFEMA, in coordination with the FCC, will conduct a nationwide test of the Emergency Alert System and Wireless Emergency Alert system on Oct. 4, 2023, by sending messages to every cell phone, TV and radio in the United States.SnopesSep 7, 2023Can’t tell"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg and U.S. women's national team soccer player Megan Rapinoe said they're leaving America.SnopesSep 7, 2023FalseIn September 2023, Chet Hanks exposed the role his father, actor Tom Hanks, supposedly played in the Maui wildfires.SnopesSep 7, 2023FalseFollowing the August 2023 wildfires in Maui, actor Jason Momoa accused Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson of "stealing money from the poor" via a fundraising effort intended to benefit the wildfires' victims.SnopesSep 7, 2023FalseThe character of Mr. Burns on the animated television series "The Simpsons" is based on Jacob Rothschild of the British Rothschild banking family.SnopesSep 7, 2023TrueSheriff Wayne Ivey of the Brevard County Sheriff's Office refused to remove an "In God We Trust" decal from his officers' patrol cars.SnopesSep 7, 2023FalseA new Florida law says “a father must submit a DNA test before signing the birth certificates.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 6, 2023FalseVideo shows Clearwater Beach during Hurricane Idalia.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 6, 2023False“Barack Obama’s late chef’s wife comes out to expose Obama family.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 6, 2023False“Burning Man was a national emergency because it was flooded.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactSep 6, 2023False“Joan Rivers’ daughter threatens to expose Michelle Obama.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 6, 2023False“Norway, Finland, Sweden, Holland, and the UK have now banned gender transition surgery for minors.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactSep 6, 2023FalseCountry star Dolly Parton gave only her own money and did not ask for others' donations for victims of the November 2016 wildfires that scorched areas in and around the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.SnopesSep 6, 2023FalseAn online video accurately reports that actor Dwayne Johnson, better known as The Rock, and entertainment icon Oprah Winfrey had a "shady role" in the August 2023 Maui wildfires.SnopesSep 6, 2023TrueAfter receiving a two-dose initial vaccination series and two additional booster shots, U.S. first lady Jill Biden tested positive for COVID-19 in September 2023.SnopesSep 6, 2023Can’t tellActor Josh Peck has died.SnopesSep 6, 2023