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TrueIn 1959, then-U.S. Sen. John F. Kennedy voted to oppose the nomination of Lewis L. Strauss' role as U.S. Secretary of Commerce.SnopesAug 1, 2023FalseA photograph that went viral in July 2023 authentically showed Tom Hanks wearing a T-shirt that read, “Keep America Trumpless.”SnopesAug 1, 2023FalseU.S. actor Tom Hanks once referred to his daughter as a "sexy baby."SnopesAug 1, 2023FalseA video that went viral in July 2023 authentically depicted an ad in Japan that read "Stop Zelenskyy, Stop War."SnopesAug 1, 2023FalseA series of images that went viral in July 2023 authentically depicted elderly women with giant, crocheted cats.SnopesAug 1, 2023FalseThe Walt Disney Company retired its iconic character of Mickey Mouse, effective July 28, 2023.SnopesAug 1, 2023FalseFormer President Barack Obama “removed 500,000 pedophiles from background check database.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJul 31, 2023FalsePhotos of Barack Obama golfing with bandaged fingers are proof of his involvement in Tafari Campbell’s death.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJul 31, 2023FalseSays Bill Gates said, “We’re taking things that are genetically modified organisms, and we’re injecting them into little kids’ arms” in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 31, 2023FalseThere was a recent attempt to assassinate Donald Trump in Reno, Nevada.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 31, 2023MixedKodak invented the world's first portable, digital camera in the 1970s, but didn't release the technology for public sale until years later to avoid hits to the company's photographic-film business.SnopesJul 30, 2023FalseHello Kitty's 'boyfriend,' Dear Daniel, identifies as a girl.SnopesJul 29, 2023Can’t tellAnthropologist Margaret Mead said the first sign of civilization in an ancient culture is a femur that had been broken and then healed. She theorized that in the animal kingdom, if you break your leg, you die because you are unable to run from danger, hunt, and survive. But a healed thigh bone is a sign that someone has taken time to care for the injured.SnopesJul 29, 2023Can’t tellA Paramount executive said in July 2023 that Country Music Television (CMT) might be "cut" from its channel lineup, adding, "They've lost their audience."SnopesJul 29, 2023False"In Biden's America, 7 million people illegally crossed the border and are given a free cellphone and airline tickets."Said by Francis SuarezPolitiFactJul 28, 2023False"No hay calentamiento global, de hecho las gráficas indican que nos estamos enfriando cada vez más”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 28, 2023FalseA wind turbine must “spin continually for over four years just to replace the energy it took to manufacture it.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJul 28, 2023FalseDoctors in the Netherlands “ordered” to euthanize “citizens with autism and other minor disabilities, even if the patient does not currently express any desire to die."Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 28, 2023FalseEstas imágenes muestran a LeBron James vestido de rosa para la película “Barbie”.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactJul 28, 2023True“Tens of millions of Americans live in communities where they cannot find a doctor while others have to wait months to be seen.”Said by Bernie SandersPolitiFactJul 28, 2023True“The No. 1 weather-related killer is heat. 600 people die annually from its effects, more than from floods, hurricanes and tornadoes in America combined.”Said by Joe BidenPolitiFactJul 28, 2023False“The government just stated under oath that they are in possession of UFOs and nonhuman alien bodies.”Said by LizzoPolitiFactJul 28, 2023Mixed“You can work at some McDonald’s in this country for more money than … signing up for the military.”Said by Nicole MalliotakisPolitiFactJul 28, 2023FalseA photograph of a flight of stairs with no railing hugging the exterior of a concrete building shows the result of a "funny construction fail."SnopesJul 28, 2023