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MixedIn February 2023, Texas Republicans introduced a state bill that would give tax credits to straight couples who have children.SnopesMar 4, 2023Can’t tellA screen capture from a Fox News segment shows conservative podcaster Tim Pool in front of a chyron reading, "Woke Agenda Ended My Sex Life."SnopesMar 4, 2023FalseThe U.K.'s Essex Police tweeted, “We’re hiring! Essex Police aims to be the first county-level police force in Britain composed of at least 50% Black, Asian, and minority ethnic officers! If you’re from the correct background you can submit a streamlined application without your CV.”SnopesMar 4, 2023Can’t tellLongtime CBS News anchor Walter Cronkite once said, "War itself is, of course, a form of madness. It's hardly a civilized pursuit. It's amazing how we spend so much time inventing devices to kill each other and so little time working on how to achieve peace."SnopesMar 3, 2023FalseIn Ohio, “there are 75,000 acres of farmland, fertile farmland, that are all now being poured down with acid rain.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 3, 2023FalseSays Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wants America’s “sons and daughters to go die in Ukraine.”Said by Marjorie Taylor GreenePolitiFactMar 3, 2023False“Muslims by the millions are converting to Christianity.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 3, 2023MixedHost of “Who Wants to be a Millionaire?” Jeremy Clarkson was fired over his comments about Meghan Markle where he wrote she should be made to “parade naked” through Britain while people “throw lumps of excrement at her.”SnopesMar 3, 2023TrueA photo shows an actual train derailment in Sarasota, Florida, on Feb. 28, 2023.SnopesMar 2, 2023TrueA photograph authentically shows police officers measuring women's bathing suits for compliance with modesty laws on Venice Beach, California, around 1930.SnopesMar 2, 2023FalseDigital IDs were given to residents in East Palestine, Ohio, “to track long term health problems like difficulty breathing” before the Feb. 3 train derailment.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactMar 2, 2023FalseSen. Marco Rubio signed a 2021 letter that “supports waivers that would reduce visual track inspections.”Said by Pete ButtigiegPolitiFactMar 2, 2023FalseThe Justice Department has been “calling parents that are concerned about what their kids are being taught, they are labeling them terrorists.”Said by Kat CammackPolitiFactMar 2, 2023FalseU.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene only has three toes on each foot.SnopesMar 2, 2023MixedUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the U.S. will have "to send their sons and daughters" to die for Ukraine.SnopesMar 2, 2023FalseAfter checking himself into a hospital for clinical depression in mid-February 2023, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman died.SnopesMar 2, 2023Can’t tellDisney World is removing seat belts from its Tower of Terror ride.SnopesMar 1, 2023TrueIn 1964, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy said, “There are people in every time and every land who want to stop history in its tracks. They fear the future, mistrust the present, and invoke the security of a comfortable past which, in fact, never existed."SnopesMar 1, 2023FalseU.S. President Joe Biden said, "Wait until you see our plan for the destruction of Taiwan."SnopesMar 1, 2023TrueIn February 2023, Meta (the parent company of Facebook and Instagram) announced it will begin charging users to have verified accounts.SnopesMar 1, 2023FalseIn a February 2023 video message, U.S. President Joe Biden invoked the Selective Service Act, which will draft 20-year-olds through lottery to the military as a result of a national security crisis brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.SnopesMar 1, 2023FalseVideo footage captured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's "body double" walking behind him in February 2023.SnopesMar 1, 2023TrueMister Merry's Play Lighter Set, which came with a pretend lighter and bubble gum cigarettes, was a real product.SnopesFeb 28, 2023False"Woody Harrelson’s 60 seconds in the middle of his monologue was cut out of the edits released after the show.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 28, 2023