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FalseVideo accurately showed someone claiming to be U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris sitting behind U.S. President Joe Biden at his State of the Union speech on Feb. 7, 2023. The person’s mask appears to be slipping off through loose-appearing skin around her neck, proving that she is posing as Harris.SnopesFeb 9, 2023TruePfizer sponsored the 2023 Grammy Awards.SnopesFeb 9, 2023TrueA photograph genuinely shows singers, Bono, Paul McCartney, and Freddy Mercury performing together at the Live Aid benefit concert in 1985.SnopesFeb 8, 2023Can’t tellA video shows a dog howling in Turkey just before an earthquake struck in the region on Feb. 6, 2023.SnopesFeb 8, 2023False"Unusual cancers” are “exploding right into stage 4" and those cancer cells have “the spike protein."Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 8, 2023TrueIf New York’s proposed limits on natural gas in buildings take effect, the grid today can’t handle the increased electric load.Said by Robert OrttPolitiFactFeb 8, 2023FalseJoe Biden closed schools during the COVID-19 pandemic.Said by Lauren BoebertPolitiFactFeb 8, 2023FalseMark Zuckerberg launched a platform last month "that allows each user to earn from $500 a day without even leaving home."Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 8, 2023FalsePhoto showing Game of Thrones characters depicts victims of the earthquake in Turkey and Syria.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 8, 2023FalseWind farm construction is a possible cause of dead whales washing ashore in New Jersey.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 8, 2023FalseA tweet shows four pictures from the aftermath of the earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria in early February 2023.SnopesFeb 8, 2023FalseBecause Thai Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendira Debyavati fell into a coma weeks after receiving a third dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, the government of Thailand is banning Pfizer vaccines from the country and suing the company for damages.SnopesFeb 8, 2023TrueThe “Hogwarts Legacy” video game, set in the Wizarding World of the "Harry Potter" book series by J.K. Rowling, introduces a transgender character to the franchise.SnopesFeb 8, 2023Can’t tellU.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert shot herself in the foot while aiming at a Chinese spy balloon that transited U.S. airspace in early 2023.SnopesFeb 8, 2023TrueThe ancient Gaziantep Castle was partially destroyed in an earthquake that struck Turkey on Feb. 6, 2023.SnopesFeb 7, 2023TrueIn Boston, the building where the Pledge of Allegiance was written now houses a nightclub.SnopesFeb 7, 2023Mixed"During my time in office, we've increased per pupil aid by more than $300 per student. Now, our schools have returned to the top 10 in the country after falling to 17 under the previous administration.”Said by Tony EversPolitiFactFeb 7, 2023FalseBackyard chicken flocks have stopped laying eggs, and the feed is responsible.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 7, 2023FalseImage shows a "Super Bowl script was leaked.”Said by X postsPolitiFactFeb 7, 2023Mixed“We created more new jobs in two years than any president did in their entire term.”Said by Joe BidenPolitiFactFeb 7, 2023False“You know how many children are dying across Virginia because of fentanyl poisoning? A heck of a lot more than are dying at the hands of guns.”Said by Mark ObenshainPolitiFactFeb 7, 2023False“‘Satellites’ are on balloons and not in space.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 7, 2023TrueSome GOP members of Congress were photographed wearing AR-15-shaped pins in February 2023.SnopesFeb 7, 2023FalseIn early 2023, the "script" for Super Bowl LVII was leaked, which showed that the Philadelphia Eagles would defeat the Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 37-34.SnopesFeb 7, 2023