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TrueIn April 2023, U.S. President Joe Biden said he was planning to launch a 2024 presidential campaign.SnopesApr 11, 2023FalseA photo shows Jeffrey Epstein with four boys on a beach.Said by X postsPolitiFactApr 11, 2023FalseWhen migrants arrived on Martha’s Vineyard, “They called out the National Guard and deported them within 24 hours.”Said by Ron DeSantisPolitiFactApr 11, 2023Mixed“The 5 states with the highest gun homicide rates in the nation all have loose gun laws” while “the 5 states with the lowest rates have some of the toughest laws.”Said by Chris MurphyPolitiFactApr 11, 2023FalseA video filmed after Finland's accession to NATO shows Russian nuclear weapons near the Finland-Russia border in Vyborg, Russia.SnopesApr 11, 2023TrueA video that went viral in April 2023 authentically showed the Dalai Lama asking a boy to “suck my tongue."SnopesApr 11, 2023False"Hardcore Pawn" star Les Gold is dead.SnopesApr 11, 2023FalseIn April 2023, Twitter changed its name to "Titter."SnopesApr 11, 2023Can’t tellMichael Jordan turned down a $120 million offer from Disney "to be the new name and face of the company."SnopesApr 10, 2023FalseElon Musk said a new Tesla feature can scan testicles and use that information “to biometrically unlock and start the car.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactApr 10, 2023FalseVideo shows "HAARP gets destroyed” by protesters.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactApr 10, 2023False“Anheuser-Busch CEO resigns” after Bud Light partners with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 10, 2023False“Hillary Clinton indicted.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 10, 2023Can’t tellThe CEO of Anheuser-Busch, the manufacturer of Budweiser beer, resigned in early April 2023 after Bud Light sales plummeted to a record low because of a controversial ad campaign.SnopesApr 8, 2023TrueA photograph from the 1930s shows the last public execution held in the United States.SnopesApr 8, 2023TrueManhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg “has downgraded over 50% of the felonies to misdemeanors.”Said by Ron DeSantisPolitiFactApr 8, 2023FalseA World War II-era photograph showed former U.S. President Ronald Reagan in drag.SnopesApr 8, 2023FalseVideo footage from spring 2023 authentically showed radical supporters of a Ukrainian church burning a Russia-affiliated Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) in the Ukrainian village of Novopoltavka.SnopesApr 8, 2023Can’t tellSour Patch Kids released an ad in spring of 2023 that appeared to push back against "woke advertising."SnopesApr 8, 2023TrueIn response to a question about why she was not expelled from the Tennessee state House for protesting gun violence while her two Black colleagues were expelled for doing the same, Rep. Gloria Johnson said, “Well, I think it's pretty clear. I'm a 60-year-old white woman and they are two young Black men.”SnopesApr 7, 2023Can’t tellOn April 6, 2023, Bud Light beer's Twitter account said it hated gays and trans people and then asked people to buy the beverage.SnopesApr 7, 2023False"Vitamins aren’t FDA approved, but Twinkies are.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 7, 2023FalseA video shows Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis saying, “Now Trump’s been indicted, now the people will have no choice but to accept me as their assigned candidate.”Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactApr 7, 2023FalsePouring soda on raw pork will cause parasites to emerge.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 7, 2023