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False"On August 29th, 1968, all the televisions in America were shut down. There was a murmuring on the TV that some believe was the devil's voice. The televisions were off for about 25 seconds. No one knows what the issue was and no one knows what the sound was from the TVs."SnopesMar 25, 2023TrueThe Illinois state House passed a bill that prohibits public libraries and school libraries from banning or restricting access to books and other materials, allowing the secretary of state to deny grant funding to those who do.SnopesMar 25, 2023FalseAs of March 23, 2023, the video platform TikTok had been banned from general use in the U.S.SnopesMar 25, 2023MixedAs a sitting Supreme Court justice, Daniel Kelly recused himself from a case, then “he pocketed $20,000 in contributions” from the plaintiff and family members and “unrecused himself so he could judge the case.”Said by Janet ProtasiewiczPolitiFactMar 24, 2023FalseViolent crime in Manhattan is "now at a record level."Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactMar 24, 2023False“No one got (a) dime” from the $70 million raised for the Florida Disaster Fund.Said by X postsPolitiFactMar 24, 2023TrueA proposed Florida bill would institute a complete ban on health insurance coverage for gender-affirming care.SnopesMar 24, 2023Can’t tellTikTok is banned in China.SnopesMar 24, 2023FalseA viral video shows a school bus driver suffering a heart attack caused by a COVID-19 vaccine.SnopesMar 24, 2023Can’t tellThe U.S. Justice Department in early 2023 released convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s flight logs, which were nearly 96 percent redacted.SnopesMar 24, 2023TrueA Boston school district distributed an "explicit survey" on oral sex and "transgenderism" to middle schoolers.SnopesMar 24, 2023FalseA photograph of Russian President Vladimir Putin on a visit to Mariupol in which his chin appears noticeably different from other photos of him, proves that he uses a body double.SnopesMar 24, 2023Can’t tellOn March 22, 2023, Grindr threatened to share the identities of Republican politicians who "secretly" use the online-dating app to protest Florida legislation.SnopesMar 23, 2023FalseOn Jan. 7, 2023, Elon Musk deleted a Twitter thread from his personal account about how safe Tesla cars are.SnopesMar 23, 2023FalseIf phone users in the U.K. do not acknowledge or reply to an emergency text alert test on April 23, 2023, their phones will be locked by the U.K. government for the day.SnopesMar 22, 2023FalseCharles Darwin predicted a sub-species of humans “will deny biology” and “attempt to undo the centuries of human development by rewriting history.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactMar 22, 2023FalseFormer President Donald Trump said “any indictment of me is an indictment of you.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactMar 22, 2023FalseSilicon Valley Bank “donated $73M to 'BLM Movement'”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 22, 2023FalseTV host “Dr. Phil” endorsed a “2023 seniors benefits program.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 22, 2023FalseVideo shows Elon Musk saying he bought Twitter and unblocked Andrew Tate’s Twitter account because “we need to escape the suppression from the matrix and expose the global elites.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 22, 2023FalseVideo shows “Trump supporters lining up on Fifth Ave in Manhattan on Sunday.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 22, 2023True“We cut Black child poverty in half in 2021 because of the child tax credit.”Said by Joe BidenPolitiFactMar 22, 2023False“You can get vaccinated by sleeping with somebody who is already jabbed” with an mRNA vaccine. “It’s called shedding.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMar 22, 2023FalseOn March 21, 2023, former U.S. President Donald Trump was arrested on suspicion of his alleged involvement in hush-money payments made on his behalf.SnopesMar 22, 2023