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FalseTrump "hasn't been 'indicted.' It's all part of the Operation.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJun 13, 2023FalseVideo shows an aide to U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi snapping at former U.S. Rep. Trey Gowdy.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJun 13, 2023Mixed“The White House Gift Shop is putting out a commemorative coin for Donald Trump's indictment.”Said by Bill CassidyPolitiFactJun 13, 2023False“They are trying to throw Trump in jail for the rest of his life for having a couple dozen documents that he had authority to declassify.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJun 13, 2023FalseAn online article was an authentic news story about Gwen Stefani divorcing Blake Shelton because she was "tired" of his "fat-shaming antics."SnopesJun 13, 2023FalseU.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was assigned to oversee the federal criminal case against former U.S. President Donald Trump regarding the alleged mishandling of classified documents, was photographed at a September 2022 rally hosted by Trump.SnopesJun 13, 2023FalseA photo shows Jeffrey Epstein and Ted Kaczynski attending the same summer camp in 1967.SnopesJun 13, 2023TrueOn June 10, 2023, a Pride flag was hung between two American flags at the White House.SnopesJun 13, 2023TrueSome McDonald's locations features sign with a single golden arch instead of the usual two.SnopesJun 12, 2023TrueDonald Trump “never changed one immigration law.”Said by Chris ChristiePolitiFactJun 12, 2023FalseLas personas atraídas a los menores de edad “ya tienen su bandera del orgullo”.Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactJun 12, 2023FalsePhoto of woman in Team Trump attire is Aileen Cannon, the Trump-appointed judge presiding over the classified documents case.Said by X postsPolitiFactJun 12, 2023FalseVideo shows U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan asking U.S. Rep. Jerry Nadler, “What are you hiding?”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJun 12, 2023FalseVideo shows cattle killed by COVID-19 vaccines.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJun 12, 2023TrueIn 19th-century U.K. and Europe, psychiatric patients suffering from "mania" were put in a large, circulating swing as a method for calming them down.SnopesJun 11, 2023TrueOn Aug. 18, 2016, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump said, "In my administration, I'm going to enforce all laws concerning the protection of classified information. No one will be above the law."SnopesJun 10, 2023FalseA photograph that went viral in June 2023 authentically showed Tom Cruise's stunt doubles posing together.SnopesJun 10, 2023FalseA video that went viral on June 7, 2023, showed proof that Ukraine was flooding the country on purpose after the Nova Kakhovka dam explosion.SnopesJun 9, 2023FalseVideo shows Elon Musk and Jack Ma presenting “a new software called ‘Quantum AI.’”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJun 9, 2023Mixed“A place like California, they give (immigrants in the country illegally) benefits. They give unemployment checks.”Said by Ron DeSantisPolitiFactJun 9, 2023False“Cocaine, porn, evidence of child trafficking found in (Gov. Gretchen) Whitmer’s car.”Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactJun 9, 2023False“Hundreds of thousands of innocent people died” from taking the drug azidothymidine, or AZT.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJun 9, 2023False“Italy announced they are changing LGBT Pride month to Family Pride Month,” in order to “celebrate traditional families.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJun 9, 2023False“Publix drops Ben and Jerry’s ‘for the good of our kids.’”Said by BloggersPolitiFactJun 9, 2023

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