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False“After China sent a balloon over strategic sites in the United States … President Biden literally sent the secretary of state hat in hand to go kowtow and ask for a meeting.”Said by Mike PencePolitiFactAug 22, 2023False“Official statement — Putin assassinated in the Kremlin!”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 22, 2023False“WEF admits Maui wildfires orchestrated to transform Hawaii into 15-minute cities.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 22, 2023TrueIn August 2023, Fox News reported in a newscast, "They let [Hurricane Hilary] right into the country because it’s Biden’s America."SnopesAug 22, 2023TrueThe company High Light Vape sells disposable vapes that look like highlighter pens.SnopesAug 22, 2023FalseA video that went viral in late August 2023 showed people surfing in California during Hurricane Hilary.SnopesAug 21, 2023False“A higher percentage of American workers are working today than ever before.”Said by Joe BidenPolitiFactAug 21, 2023False“Michelle Obama finally responds to Obama’s hidden gay secret.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 21, 2023TrueHippopotamuses are too dense to swim or float.SnopesAug 20, 2023FalseCanada has more lakes than all other countries combined.SnopesAug 19, 2023Can’t tellIn August 2023, Disney canceled the upcoming live-action "Snow White" movie starring Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot.SnopesAug 19, 2023FalseIn August 2023, a video showed LeBron James listening to "Rich Men North of Richmond" by Oliver Anthony.SnopesAug 19, 2023Can’t tellCountry music star Garth Brooks cried onstage during an August 2023 performance in Oklahoma, and said, "They wouldn't stop booing."SnopesAug 19, 2023FalseViral photographs shared in 2023 accurately depicted what a “nun moth” looks like.SnopesAug 19, 2023False"Hawaii is being attacked by direct energy weapons."Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactAug 18, 2023FalseFulton County District Attorney Fani Willis “campaigned and raised money on, ‘I will get Trump.’”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactAug 18, 2023Can’t tellTarget Corporation is closing 14 Target stores in Florida and Alabama for being "virtual ghost towns."SnopesAug 18, 2023FalseThe act of copying and pasting a block of text into a new Facebook post can "bypass the system" that limits the number of friends' posts that appear in your News Feed.SnopesAug 18, 2023Can’t tellA headline from an actual news organization in 2022 suggested: "Here’s 5 Tik-Tok dances you can do to help Ukraine fight Russia."SnopesAug 18, 2023FalseOnline video showed U.S. President Donald Trump visiting Maui in the aftermath of the August 2023 wildfires.SnopesAug 18, 2023MixedFormer U.S. President Barack Obama — a Democrat — once said Democrats have rigged elections.SnopesAug 17, 2023FalseA book published Aug. 10 about the Maui wildfires is proof the wildfires were planned.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactAug 17, 2023False“I’ve already” declared a national climate emergencySaid by Joe BidenPolitiFactAug 17, 2023False“The FDA is now saying that it’s OK to take ivermectin if you have COVID.”Said by Maria BartiromoPolitiFactAug 17, 2023