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FalseA picture authentically shows former U.S. President Donald Trump holding a "24-karat, gold-plated Trump bill."SnopesAug 3, 2023False"Carne sintética impresa en 3D para todo el mundo la nueva orden de la ONU para preservar el planeta".Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 3, 2023Mixed"Wages are up after being adjusted for inflation."Said by Joe BidenPolitiFactAug 3, 2023FalseNicole Schwab said, “Permanent climate lockdowns coming — whether you like it or not.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactAug 3, 2023FalseVideo shows that Attorney General Merrick Garland “cries like kid after Taylor Greene calls out stupid ‘Trump’s Arraignment.’”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 3, 2023False“13 nations agree to abolish farming in order to save the planet.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactAug 3, 2023False“Consumer confidence is the highest it’s been in years.”Said by Chris CoonsPolitiFactAug 3, 2023False“Una aguja puede salvar la vida de una persona teniendo un derrame cerebral”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 3, 2023TrueA video that went viral in August 2023 authentically depicted a giant iceberg approaching the coast of Newfoundland in Canada.SnopesAug 3, 2023FalseOscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey made remarks about the film "Sound of Freedom," saying that people in Hollywood had "all sold their soul."SnopesAug 3, 2023TrueImages of Taco Bell items that went viral on July 31, 2023, were from a lawsuit against the fast-food chain for alleged false advertising.SnopesAug 2, 2023FalseA video that went viral in August 2023 authentically depicted three UFOs spotted either over New Mexico or Nevada.SnopesAug 2, 2023FalseJudge Tanya Chutkan “is the only federal judge in Washington, D.C., who has sentenced Jan. 6 defendants to sentences longer than the government had requested.”Said by Jack PosobiecPolitiFactAug 2, 2023FalsePeople who received COVID-19 vaccines can “detoxify” their bodies from the spike protein.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactAug 2, 2023FalseThe White House delivered an “official statement” July 28 that we “need to be getting prepared for something big to happen, potentially to our critical infrastructure.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactAug 2, 2023FalseA video of a "sun bear" that went viral in late July 2023 did not actually depict an animal but rather a person wearing a bear costume.SnopesAug 2, 2023FalseAn image showed a newly discovered "turtle octopus hybrid" in 2023.SnopesAug 2, 2023FalseIrish singer-songwriter Sinead O'Connor sent a "major warning" about Hollywood just before her death.SnopesAug 2, 2023Can’t tellIn July 2023, a petition signed by more than 1 million fans of "The View" was sent to ABC executives, asking them to fire Whoopi Goldberg and Joy Behar as hosts.SnopesAug 2, 2023FalseWorld-renowned singer Celine Dion died or revealed new personal health developments in late July 2023.SnopesAug 1, 2023False"Joe Biden no sabía que esta mujer estaba grabando y puedes escucharlo olfatear agresivamente a su pequeño hijo”.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactAug 1, 2023FalseA new law allows people to permanently erase unpaid debt older than two years from their credit records.Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactAug 1, 2023False“Skin cancer is a relatively new phenomenon in the last 60 years or so.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactAug 1, 2023FalseDid the daughter of World Economic Forum Chairman Klaus Schwab say, "permanent climate lockdowns" are "coming — whether you like it or not?"SnopesAug 1, 2023