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FalseVideo shows President Joe Biden falling asleep “on live TV.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactAug 8, 2023FalseVideo shows a man interrupting Republican presidential candidate Will Hurd on “The View.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactAug 8, 2023False“Code red emergency - poison released in the air” affecting 127 million people.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 8, 2023False“During Biden’s first 30 months in office, just 2.1 million new jobs were created, and by contrast, during my first 30 months in office we created 4.9 million new jobs.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactAug 8, 2023False“There are polls that also say I have great approval ratings.”Said by Kamala HarrisPolitiFactAug 8, 2023FalseOscar-winning actor George Clooney revealed that he is part of the LGBTQ+ community, as claimed in an online advertisement for Reference.com.SnopesAug 8, 2023Can’t tell"The View" co-host Whoopi Goldberg lost everything in a lawsuit brought by country music singer Jason Aldean.SnopesAug 8, 2023MixedA video that went viral in August 2023 showed a beach party in Kyiv, proving that the war in Ukraine is a hoax.SnopesAug 8, 2023Can’t tellRussian President Vladimir Putin banned 5G cellular technology and destroyed existing 5G towers across Russia over concerns about the technology's safety.SnopesAug 8, 2023TrueIn a 2012 monologue on late-night comedy show "Saturday Night Live," Jamie Foxx said, “I kill all the white people in the movie, how great is that?”SnopesAug 8, 2023Can’t tellU.S. women's national team soccer player Megan Rapinoe was released by the U.S. Olympic Team after a Women's World Cup "blunder."SnopesAug 7, 2023Can’t tellDisney World annulled Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' marriage in August 2023.SnopesAug 7, 2023False"FBI director Wray confirms Joe Biden is under criminal investigation for Ukrainian bribes by the U.S. attorney in Delaware then tries to backpedal.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactAug 7, 2023False"Some states have “tried to ban teaching Latino and Hispanic history.”Said by Kamala HarrisPolitiFactAug 7, 2023False“Disease X” is “the next plandemic.”Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactAug 7, 2023False“We’re seeing two massive explosions on U.S. critical infrastructure in the past 24 hours that have caused power outages.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 7, 2023FalseIn the 1790s, piracy of a ship carrying metric standards intended for then-U.S. Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson played a role in America's decision to not adopt the metric system.SnopesAug 6, 2023TrueBen & Jerry's developed its signature chunky style because the company's Co-founder Ben Cohen has limited smell and taste, and big ingredients help him experience different ice cream flavors.SnopesAug 5, 2023MixedFabian Marta was a major funder for "Sound of Freedom" and was arrested in St. Louis "for felony child kidnapping" shortly after the film's release.SnopesAug 5, 2023FalseA photograph authentically shows Elon Musk as a child seated on the sofa with his mother, Maye Musk, while their Black maid sat on the floor next to them.SnopesAug 5, 2023False“A lot of your chain-food restaurants have been using (lab-grown meat) for years.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactAug 4, 2023FalseActor Mark Wahlberg made remarks about the 2023 child sex-trafficking film "Sound of Freedom," saying of Hollywood that "enough is enough."SnopesAug 4, 2023TrueU.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan worked at a law firm that also employed Hunter Biden and performed work for the Ukrainian oil company Burisma.SnopesAug 4, 2023TrueIn 2019, when asked if she would collaborate with BTS, Lizzo said, "I don't know if I can make it through the studio session without having sex with all of them."SnopesAug 4, 2023