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FalseIn the 1995 "Seinfeld" episode "The Wink," a wake-up call to Elaine is voiced by Peter Dinklage in an uncredited role.SnopesMar 10, 2023FalseA video shows Russian missiles downing NATO aircraft over Ukraine in 2022.SnopesMar 10, 2023FalseThe 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, was “an American intel op against Trump.”Said by Scott AdamsPolitiFactMar 10, 2023FalseVideo shows that certain drinks can “test positive” for COVID-19 when using at-home COVID-19 tests.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 10, 2023TrueWake County is the only large county in North Carolina that elects its commissioners at-large countywide.Said by Erin ParéPolitiFactMar 10, 2023FalseOn Feb. 24, 2023, Dragon Ball anime series creator Akira Toriyama gave an interview about the lack of Black characters in the series.SnopesMar 10, 2023TrueA photograph authentically shows a 1930s piano designed to be played by bedridden patients.SnopesMar 10, 2023Can’t tellThe 1959 movie "Some Like It Hot" was banned in Tennessee in March 2023 as a result of a new state law banning "adult cabaret performances" that feature male or female impersonators.SnopesMar 10, 2023TrueFord Global Technologies applied for a patent on a system that, among other methods, self-drives cars to an impound lot if its owner is behind on payments.SnopesMar 9, 2023FalseIn video testimony, U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the DOJ doesn't prosecute as many attacks by abortion-rights activists on anti-abortion pregnancy centers because the incidents happen at night.SnopesMar 9, 2023True"$1 of every $3 (Ron DeSantis) spends comes from the federal government."Said by Fentrice DriskellPolitiFactMar 9, 2023MixedBecause of daylight saving time, “NO alarm set for the 2:00 a.m. hour will go off” on March 12.Said by Chain emailPolitiFactMar 9, 2023FalseBill Gates claims to be a “valid representative of the pharmaceutical industry” because he “read a lot of books about that topic.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactMar 9, 2023FalseElon Musk banned U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from Twitter.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 9, 2023FalseEnergy Secretary Jennifer Granholm met "with the radical green energy group behind the gas stove ban," which "has ties to the" Chinese Communist Party.Said by Nicholas LangworthyPolitiFactMar 9, 2023FalsePresident Joe Biden is “in Gitmo.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 9, 2023FalseThe 2020 election could not have been fair because “Los Angeles County agreed, during litigation, that there were 1.2 million ineligible voters after the election.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactMar 9, 2023FalseThe White House Visitor Center is displaying a photo of a fake President Joe Biden.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 9, 2023FalseVideo shows Elon Musk endorsing “an anti-aging remedy.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactMar 9, 2023FalseVladimir Putin “orders destruction of all COVID-19 vaccines in Russia.”Said by BloggersPolitiFactMar 9, 2023False“Ashli Babbitt is alive and well.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMar 9, 2023False“Elon Musk to acquire Facebook soon.”Said by BloggersPolitiFactMar 9, 2023FalseOn March 4, 2023, Elon Musk tweeted, "Effective immediately, all remaining twitter employees who are a 7 or below are now fired."SnopesMar 9, 2023TrueA photograph genuinely shows a complete human nervous system preserved and displayed in a manner similar to a human skeleton.SnopesMar 8, 2023