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FalseA Facebook post not coming from an official PepsiCo page says "Pepsi Services Inc" is offering "stay at home" job opportunities.SnopesMay 20, 2023FalseA message not originating from an official Cash App email address says that you need to confirm or buy something to claim a cash deposit.SnopesMay 20, 2023FalseIn May 2023, former U.S. President Donald Trump endorsed a Black congressional candidate with a racial slur for his last name.SnopesMay 20, 2023FalseIn May 2023, actor Tom Hanks said he planned to use artificial-intelligence (AI) technology to keep making films after his death.SnopesMay 20, 2023False"Chinese communist” troops on the ground at U.S. southern border.Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactMay 19, 2023FalseCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau posed improperly with South Korean National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo because he “had a bit too much to drink.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 19, 2023False“CNN announces today there will be no more live audiences at town halls.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 19, 2023False“El gobierno de Estados Unidos estará otorgando 30,000 visas mensuales" para personas de Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras y El Salvador "para poder venir a vivir a los Estados Unidos por dos años con permiso de trabajo".Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactMay 19, 2023True“For African American families in particular, the homeownership rate remains relatively unchanged since 1968, the year the Fair Housing Act was signed into law.”Said by Tim ScottPolitiFactMay 19, 2023False“Street lights are connected to mRNA.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 19, 2023False“U.S. military is now testing soldiers for AIDS, after DOD database reports 500% increase in HIV since the COVID vaccine rollout.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMay 19, 2023FalseA Philippines court issued an international arrest warrant for Bill Gates as part of an investigation into the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out in the territory.SnopesMay 19, 2023Can’t tellA 30-year-old man named Dustin Sparks announced that he identifies as a dog.SnopesMay 19, 2023FalseIn May 2023, Twitter became profitable after Tesla committed to spending $10 billion on Twitter ads.SnopesMay 19, 2023FalseTwitter owner Elon Musk created a line of CBD gummies that can "reverse dementia," a move that sparked a lawsuit with Fox News.SnopesMay 19, 2023FalseIn April 2023, Jimmy Kimmel was fired by ABC during an episode of "Jimmy Kimmel Live!"SnopesMay 19, 2023TrueA photograph of "One Night Cough Syrup," which contained cannabis, morphine, and chloroform, depicts a genuine product from the late 1800s.SnopesMay 19, 2023FalseElon Musk tweeted "RIP," meaning "rest in peace," in regard to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.SnopesMay 18, 2023False"The Republican plan would cut federal law enforcement officers — 30,000 — including 11,000 FBI agents, 2,000 border agents, DEA agents, and so on."Said by Joe BidenPolitiFactMay 18, 2023Mixed"We pay by far the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs, in some cases 10 times more than the people of any other country."Said by Bernie SandersPolitiFactMay 18, 2023FalseAn Instagram video shows a man confronting President Joe Biden about an inappropriate relationship with a 13-year-old girl.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMay 18, 2023FalsePregnant women getting the Tdap vaccine “voluntarily are quite literally the experiment.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMay 18, 2023TrueThe New York state budget covers 96% of eligible preschoolersSaid by Kathy HochulPolitiFactMay 18, 2023FalseThis video shows empty shelves at a Florida grocery store because truckers said “they were not delivering anything to Florida !!!”Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactMay 18, 2023