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FalseDrinking or using tap water treated with chlorine is dangerous because “chlorine is a poison.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 28, 2023FalseJoe Biden described America as “the foothills of the Himalayas with Xi Jinping.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactFeb 28, 2023FalsePhoto of electric charging station “powered by diesel generator” is emblematic of the electric vehicle movement.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 28, 2023FalseRifles “were involved in 297 deaths” in the U.S. in 2022 and “constipation killed 2,167.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 28, 2023FalseVideo shows President Joe Biden recalling an alien encounter.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 28, 2023False“BREAKING Trump preps Marines to stop presidential coup.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 28, 2023False“Official govt docs expose Michelle Obama’s 14 year history as a man.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 28, 2023FalseIn February 2023, Twitter alerted users they could no longer use the Ukrainian flag emoji unless they paid for "Twitter Blue" status.SnopesFeb 28, 2023TrueA music video features Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dancing in high heels, a cropped top, and skin-tight pants with three other men.SnopesFeb 28, 2023TrueA picture authentically shows a young Jeff Bezos in Amazon company offices during its early days in 1999.SnopesFeb 27, 2023TrueRock musician Frank Zappa once said, “The biggest threat to America today is not communism, it’s moving America toward a fascist theocracy, and everything that’s happened during the Regan administration is steering us right down that pipe.”SnopesFeb 27, 2023FalseFormer President Donald Trump “was the 1st president in U.S. history to acknowledge that children are being sold for sex in the U.S.” while President Joe Biden “rescinded Trump’s executive order that helped combat child sex trafficking.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactFeb 27, 2023FalseKid Rock tweeted, “Some people wouldn’t recognize tyranny if it slapped a mask on their face, made them stand 6 feet apart, and forced them to take a vaccine for a virus with a 99.8% survival rate.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 27, 2023FalsePhotos of an apartment building in Kyiv are evidence the war in Ukraine “is fake.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactFeb 27, 2023FalseSays Elizabeth Warren said, “Allowing Republicans to vote could threaten the integrity of an election.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactFeb 27, 2023FalseThe train that derailed in Ohio was carrying “over 300,000 gallons of a chemical that was banned in 1974.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 27, 2023True“The whole green energy agenda involves more than doubling 10 types of mining.”Said by Alex EpsteinPolitiFactFeb 27, 2023False53% of Americans made aware of the Hunter Biden laptop story would have changed their vote in 2020.Said by Elise StefanikPolitiFactFeb 25, 2023TrueIn February 2023, U.S. Rep. Barry Moore, a Republican from Alabama, introduced a bill that would make the AR-15 semi-automatic rifle the "national gun of the United States."SnopesFeb 25, 2023FalseDuring his February 2023 visit to Poland, photos showed U.S. President Joe Biden with a bruised forehead from falling.SnopesFeb 25, 2023Can’t tellMore than 2 million Cosori air fryers were recalled in the U.S., Canada, and Mexico in February 2023 due to fire and burn hazards.SnopesFeb 25, 2023FalseOreo cookies are made with pork products and forbidden for Muslims.SnopesFeb 24, 2023FalseThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention increased what it considers the "lethal exposure" threshold of vinyl chloride, a toxic chemical released due to the February 2023 Ohio train derailment, mere days or weeks before the incident.SnopesFeb 24, 2023False"The laws governing Agenda 2030 land development allows the government to seize polluted lands and move their residents to … smart cities.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 24, 2023