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False“Many of these teachers are soldiers, ex-soldiers, ex-policeman.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactMay 11, 2023False“The sun prevents skin cancer.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 11, 2023Can’t tellAs of May 2023, YouTuber MrBeast had bought up nearly an entire neighborhood in Greenville, North Carolina, for his family, friends, and employees.SnopesMay 11, 2023TrueIn April 2023, Pokémon cards were appraised on the TV show "Antiques Roadshow."SnopesMay 10, 2023FalseAn online video shows the Grim Reaper, seen as a figure in a dark cloak representing the personification of death, walking around Westminster Abbey before King Charles’ coronation on May 6, 2023.SnopesMay 10, 2023FalseIn 2021, BBC News displayed a real headline stating that actor Tom Hanks had been arrested on 135 counts of child porn possession.SnopesMay 10, 2023FalseDuke Health, UNC Health and ECU Health “in North Carolina are diagnosing toddlers who play with stereotypically opposite gender toys as having gender dysphoria and are beginning to transition them!!”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMay 10, 2023FalseEn China se están fabricando huevos artificiales para el consumo humano.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 10, 2023FalseEste video muestra “reptilianos”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 10, 2023FalseTropas estadounidenses se preparan para “una pandemia zombies”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 10, 2023False“Both murderers in Texas were not only illegals, but gang members” and were “most likely tied to MS-13.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 10, 2023False“Goldfish crackers contain a dangerously high amount of weed killer.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 10, 2023False“Se filtran fotos” de “satanista enseñando sus Rituales y Adoración a lucifer a niños en bibliotecas de Estados Unidos”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 10, 2023False“This year, there have been 13,000 deaths by gun violence. The vast majority, 95% of them, are in inner cities, where you have some of the strictest gun control laws in the country.”Said by Marc ShortPolitiFactMay 10, 2023TrueA photograph showing a man with a Nazi swastika tattoo is Mauricio Garcia, who opened fire in the parking lot of a mall in Allen, Texas, in May 2023 before police fatally shot him.SnopesMay 10, 2023Can’t tellThe Walt Disney Company is creating a fifth theme park at Disney World and naming it Force World, after the "Star Wars" franchise.SnopesMay 10, 2023FalseIn May 2023, the FBI increased its presence at Disney World following national security threats.SnopesMay 10, 2023Can’t tellA Florida judge ruled that the Bible must be banned alongside other books banned by Gov. Ron DeSantis due to mentions of murder, rape, incest, and genocide featured in the Old Testament.SnopesMay 10, 2023FalseIn May 2023, the National Rifle Association (NRA) put up a real billboard with a sign reading "FUCK YOUR KIDS."SnopesMay 10, 2023FalseA robot with artificial intelligence “self-terminated” after 15 minutes of manual labor.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 9, 2023FalseAddressing the impact of the House GOP debt-ceiling bill on veterans’ programs, "I'm dead serious that we're not cutting veterans, and I mean it."Said by Mike BostPolitiFactMay 9, 2023FalseChelsea Clinton said, “It’s time to force-jab every unvaccinated child in America.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMay 9, 2023FalseDemocrats “introduced a bill that would ban detaining gay illegal immigrants.”Said by Will CainPolitiFactMay 9, 2023FalsePhoto shows first person from a Honduras caravan to be granted asylum in the U.S.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMay 9, 2023