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FalseThe U.S. Department of Defense awarded a contract for COVID-19 research in Ukraine months before the virus was known.Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactApr 17, 2023False“34 dead after Lizzo attempted to crowd surf.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactApr 17, 2023TrueSome Parmesan cheeses are made using the stomach linings of baby cows.SnopesApr 15, 2023FalseThe World Economic Forum is teaming up with the United Nations to seize control of the world’s water supplies.SnopesApr 15, 2023MixedGuns were not allowed at a National Rifle Association conference in Indianapolis in mid-April 2023.SnopesApr 15, 2023FalseNetflix sent users messages claiming there were "billing issues" with their accounts and that the accounts needed to be "recovered."SnopesApr 15, 2023FalseIn April 2023, Graham Linehan suffered a stroke during a livestream broadcast and died.SnopesApr 14, 2023FalseAn authentic photograph from spring 2023 showed the Dalai Lama being arrested by police.SnopesApr 14, 2023FalseA video shows a steamroller destroying Bud Light cases in relation to Anheuser-Busch’s partnership with a trans person.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactApr 14, 2023FalseCash App founder Bob Lee’s death is connected to FedNow.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactApr 14, 2023FalseElon Musk is offering people the opportunity to make $1 million “in 90 days while sleeping in.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactApr 14, 2023FalseManhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has been arrested.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 14, 2023FalseThe person purporting to be Tiffany Dover is an impostor.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactApr 14, 2023FalseVideo proves John F. Kennedy Jr. is alive.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactApr 14, 2023FalseVideo shows John F. Kennedy Jr. in a “real presidential convoy.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 14, 2023FalseVideo shows Kenya’s president saying he will “get rid of U.S. dollar.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactApr 14, 2023False“Congress, White House, IRS, Feds, Federal Reserve are shut down.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactApr 14, 2023False“Fewer people get hurt playing rugby” than American football.Said by Joe BidenPolitiFactApr 14, 2023False“In America our own (central bank digital currency) system is going to be launching July 1. It’s called the FedNow payment system.”Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactApr 14, 2023False“La NASA advierte que el sol podría dejar de brillar y causar una catástrofe”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 14, 2023False“¡Florida emergencia! Huracán Ian golpe directo”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 14, 2023FalseU.S. President Joe Biden did not recognize British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak when they met in Belfast on April 11, 2023.SnopesApr 14, 2023FalseA German survey broadcast on Fox News found LeBron James to be the "world leader" who is the greatest threat to world peace.SnopesApr 14, 2023TrueAs of mid-April 2023, the official website of National Public Radio (NPR) stated that "Federal funding is essential to public radio's service."SnopesApr 13, 2023