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TrueMusic superstar Prince once said, "Money won't buy you happiness, but it'll pay for the search."SnopesJul 28, 2023TrueA viral screenshot authentically depicted a 2022 email between Sinead O'Connor and Piers Morgan in which the Irish singer turned down an appearance on his show and accused him of "dying to be balls deep in Meghan Markle."SnopesJul 28, 2023FalseA video broadcast by Sky News shows women carrying film props meant to resemble concrete out of a church in Ukraine hit by a Russian airstrike in July 2023.SnopesJul 28, 2023Can’t tellU.S. Olympic athletes are threatening to quit en masse if swimmer Lia Thomas, who is a transgender woman, is allowed to try out for women's teams.SnopesJul 27, 2023False"Las personas mayores de 65 años con dificultades financieras" pueden calificar para una "flex card" de Medicare para comprar alimentos, pagar trabajo dental y otras necesidades.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 27, 2023False"Senator Mitt Romney threatens to leave the Republican party and join Democrats.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJul 27, 2023FalseBorax can be used to treat a variety of health problems, including joint pain, kidney stones, osteoporosis and chronic fatigue.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 27, 2023FalseImmigrants are supposed to “apply for asylum in the country where they are, and then they try to come into the United States.”Said by Virginia FoxxPolitiFactJul 27, 2023FalseThese images show LeBron James dressed in pink for the “Barbie” movie.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactJul 27, 2023FalseVideo shows a van “‘Queer testing’ kids without parental approval … (that) involves clothing removal.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 27, 2023False“Ahora resulta que la corporación de juguetes MATTEL, lanza una ‘Barbie BAFOMET’, para complacer a la estrenada sociedad de la iglesia satánica en EEUU."Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJul 27, 2023MixedStarting in 2024, the European Union (EU) will require visitors from the United States to apply for a visa in order to enter the region.SnopesJul 27, 2023FalseIn July 2023, Twitter's "like" button in the shape of a heart turned into the company's new "X" logo when pressed.SnopesJul 27, 2023FalseA Facebook post mentions a Walmart gift card giveaway and includes an image of a game with the words, "So far no one has found another number."SnopesJul 27, 2023FalseOn July 25, 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden claimed that he had cured cancer.SnopesJul 26, 2023FalseTafari Campbell, the Obamas’ personal chef who drowned, tweeted that he had “information that will lead to the arrest of Barack Obama.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJul 26, 2023FalseWhen Bill Nye said “the Earth is a closed system,” he suggested space exploration is impossible.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJul 26, 2023False“There have been more illegal encounters under Biden than the previous two administrations combined.”Said by Tim ScottPolitiFactJul 26, 2023False“There is no such thing as a trans kid.”Said by Gays Against GroomersPolitiFactJul 26, 2023Can’t tellDisney theme parks will start offering “adult only” days in fall 2023.SnopesJul 26, 2023TrueIn the early 1940s, Hispanic homesteaders in Los Alamos, New Mexico, were forced off their land by the U.S. government and offered little to no compensation to make way for the Manhattan Project, a weapons laboratory led by J. Robert Oppenheimer.SnopesJul 26, 2023Can’t tellBasketball player Bronny James suffered a cardiac arrest during practice in July 2023 because of the COVID-19 vaccine.SnopesJul 26, 2023FalseAn old photograph posted on Twitter in July 2023 authentically showed a giant human towering above a crowd.SnopesJul 26, 2023TruePope Benedict XVI, born Joseph Ratzinger in Germany in 1927, was a member of the Hitler Youth.SnopesJul 26, 2023