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FalseVideo shows “Pelosi CRIES LIKE KID after McCarthy kicked her out as speaker.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 18, 2023False“A European study has found COVID vaccines could be causing ‘long-term brain damage.’”Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactMay 18, 2023False“El Congreso ha aprobado un seguro de salud gratis con cobertura médica, dental y de visión”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 18, 2023False“JUST IN: A MASSIVE CARAVAN of illegal aliens is forcing their way into the US!”Said by X postsPolitiFactMay 18, 2023FalseActor Alec Baldwin posted on Instagram, “God, it felt good to shoot that bitch,” after filming ended for the movie “Rust” in May 2023, more than a year after cinematographer Halyna Hutchins died on set from a gunshot wound.SnopesMay 17, 2023FalseThe Russian military uses drones labeled with the text "Supercum."SnopesMay 17, 2023FalseFedNow is a new “monetary system” that’s “going to cost you.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 17, 2023FalseNew Washington state law allows “government to take away minors from parents if they refuse to agree to gender-transition surgery.”Said by The Gateway PunditPolitiFactMay 17, 2023False“We are about 1 degree Celsius above the coldest it’s been in the last 10,000 years” and “that’s why we shouldn’t be panicking.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMay 17, 2023TrueIn May 2023, Facebook sent friend requests to users if you looked at their profile page.SnopesMay 17, 2023FalseA photograph authentically shows a woman facing armed police during protests in Lahore, Pakistan, against the arrest of ex-Prime Minister Imran Khan.SnopesMay 17, 2023MixedPhotograph authentically shows a rock in Finland weighing 500,000 kilograms (1.1 million pounds), balanced on top of another rock for 11,000 years.SnopesMay 17, 2023FalseIn May 2023, Jerry Springer left his entire estate to two secret biracial children he had out of wedlock.SnopesMay 16, 2023TrueA pair of photographs shows the same location in Bucha, Ukraine, following Russia's withdrawal in April 2022 and roughly a year after efforts to rebuild were undertaken.SnopesMay 16, 2023True"Latino small businesses are 1 in 4 new businesses, but only 1% of venture capital funding goes to Latino businesses."Said by Kamala HarrisPolitiFactMay 16, 2023FalsePhoto shows former President Donald Trump “in the hood.”Said by X postsPolitiFactMay 16, 2023False“A partir del 11 de mayo no podrán ser deportados personas que lleguen a la frontera de los Estados Unidos bajo el Título 42”.Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactMay 16, 2023Mixed“In Congress Ron DeSantis pushed a 23% national sales tax.”Said by MAGA IncPolitiFactMay 16, 2023False“Jamie Foxx is on Life Support in ICU at this hour … Family is preparing for the worst.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 16, 2023False“The government has been putting ground up human teeth and bone in our food and calling it 'calcium phosphate.’”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 16, 2023FalseAuthor/food blogger Ree Drummond was leaving Food Network in May 2023 in order to endorse weight loss keto gummies.SnopesMay 16, 2023Can’t tellIn May 2023, a tweeted image authentically showed an advertisement for the 4thePURE dating website featuring former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn.SnopesMay 16, 2023FalseNetflix has announced a new series in which Will Smith will play Nazi leader Adolf Hitler.SnopesMay 16, 2023TrueKing Charles' scepter, which he held at his coronation on May 6, 2023, contains a piece of a controversial diamond known as the Great Star of Africa.SnopesMay 15, 2023