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FalseA viral video showed a directed energy weapon attack on Maui in August 2023.SnopesAug 15, 2023FalseOld video clips that went viral most recently in August 2023 depicted an authentic alien autopsy.SnopesAug 14, 2023Can’t tellAuthor Stephen King's book sales dropped by 70% after "he went woke."SnopesAug 14, 2023FalseBud Light billboard says “lol CRYBABIES”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactAug 14, 2023FalseCOVID-19 vaccines have killed 676,000 Americans.Said by Steve KirschPolitiFactAug 14, 2023FalseMaui fires are part of an intentional effort to rebuild the island into a “smart island.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactAug 14, 2023FalsePhotos show people wearing Ku Klux Klan hoods in the mini-mart owned by someone involved in the Montgomery riverfront brawl.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 14, 2023FalsePolice report shows “massive 2020 voter fraud uncovered in Michigan.”Said by The Gateway PunditPolitiFactAug 14, 2023False“Hiroshima and Nagasaki were never nuked.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 14, 2023False“We’ve eliminated critical race theory in our K through 12 schools.”Said by Ron DeSantisPolitiFactAug 14, 2023TrueA viral tweet offers a roughly accurate visual representation of the amount of sugar in a bottle of Heinz ketchup.SnopesAug 13, 2023TrueA vintage photograph authentically shows boxer Muhammad Ali and singer Sam Cooke together in the early 1960s.SnopesAug 12, 2023FalseA video provides evidence that shows Mel Gibson exposed Oprah Winfrey regarding a "questionable action for Hollywood elites."SnopesAug 12, 2023Can’t tellRiley Gaines was named "Woman of the Year" over Megan Rapinoe in August 2023.SnopesAug 12, 2023TrueA photograph that circulated in August 2023 authentically showed Cheryl Hines, the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr., with Woody Harrelson, the latter wearing a cap endorsing Kennedy's 2024 presidential campaign.SnopesAug 12, 2023False"The View" television talk show was cancelled because of the Writer's Guild of America strike in the summer of 2023.SnopesAug 12, 2023FalseChristian author Joyce Meyer endorsed CBD and keto gummies for weight loss.SnopesAug 12, 2023FalseA screenshot authentically shows that on Jan. 23, 2021, Bill Gates’ Twitter account posted, “The tracking chip was in the MAGA flags. That’s [sic] how we have been rounding up the 6th Protesters so quickly.”SnopesAug 11, 2023Can’t tellThe August 2023 wildfires that devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui were caused by a "direct energy weapon."SnopesAug 11, 2023False"Illinois is now letting illegal aliens become police officers."Said by Ron DeSantisPolitiFactAug 11, 2023FalseA bill sponsored by U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders would “increase government control” of pharmacy benefit managers and is a “radical health care takeover.”Said by Citizens Against Government WastePolitiFactAug 11, 2023FalseBBC News reported that British residents “no longer need to work” thanks to an investment project from Elon Musk.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 11, 2023FalseFox News reported on “an energy-saving device that can save 90% of electricity” from Elon Musk.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 11, 2023FalsePhotos are proof that Hawaii fires were caused by a “direct energy weapon assault on the people.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactAug 11, 2023