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FalseAt a Wisconsin school, a 12-year-old girl "was transitioned into a boy by school officials without parental consent," and Protasiewicz supports it.Said by American Principles ProjectPolitiFactMar 29, 2023FalseClimate change is caused by corporations using "weather modification patents.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMar 29, 2023FalseImages show a great white shark on the beach in North Carolina.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 29, 2023FalseVideo shows zombie virus outbreak in China.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMar 29, 2023True“A proposal in Syracuse would pay gang members $100-$200 per week to stay out of trouble.”Said by William BarclayPolitiFactMar 29, 2023True“Every single county in New York has experienced a federal climate disaster between 2011-2021.”Said by Rebuild by DesignPolitiFactMar 29, 2023True“Gun violence is the number one killer of children and teens — it has overtaken cars.”Said by Ashbey BeasleyPolitiFactMar 29, 2023FalsePhotographs, including one in which a person is holding a "trans rights or else" sign, authentically show the Nashville school shooting suspect Audrey Hale.SnopesMar 29, 2023FalseThe Nashville Covenant School shooting on March 27, 2023, was a “false flag.”SnopesMar 29, 2023TrueA video shows President Joe Biden joking about ice cream before making his first public comments about the March 27, 2023, school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee.SnopesMar 28, 2023FalseImages show “Putin has been arrested.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 28, 2023FalseThe Nashville, Tennessee, school shooter was Samantha Hyde.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 28, 2023FalseThe money for upgrades to the Milwaukee Brewers stadium in Evers’ budget is "a bipartisan plan."Said by Tony EversPolitiFactMar 28, 2023False“Congress has officially banned TikTok.”Said by X postsPolitiFactMar 28, 2023False“The gay dating app Grindr says if Florida doesn’t stop passing homophobic and transphobic laws, they’ll reveal every Republican legislator and party official who secretly uses the app.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMar 28, 2023FalseThe name of the female suspect shot and killed by police in the March 27, 2023, school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee was Samantha Hyde.SnopesMar 28, 2023TrueU.S. House of Representatives Andy Ogles, whose district includes the Tennessee school where six people were fatally shot, took a Christmas photo of family posing with guns.SnopesMar 28, 2023FalseUntil the March 27, 2023, Tennessee school shooting, all U.S. school shootings were carried out by men.SnopesMar 28, 2023FalsePhotographs show Twitter CEO Elon Musk holding hands with U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors.SnopesMar 27, 2023FalseManhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced that his office “has decided to drop all charges against Donald Trump.”Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactMar 27, 2023FalsePhoto shows Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman has a body double.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 27, 2023False“At a top robotics company in Japan this week, four robots being developed for military applications killed 29 humans in the lab.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 27, 2023False“Trump just shared a bombshell letter from Stormy Daniels debunking DA Bragg's case.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 27, 2023FalseA viral photo showing Pope Francis in a white puffer jacket is authentic.SnopesMar 27, 2023