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False“NASA stopped exploring the ocean.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 30, 2023False"Mandatory Penis Inspection" flyers posted in high schools across the U.S. and elsewhere are authentic notifications from school administrators.SnopesJan 30, 2023TrueElon Musk warned that a "woke mind virus" was destroying civilization.SnopesJan 30, 2023Can’t tellKeanu Reeves once said, "Someone told me the other day that he felt bad for single people because they are lonely all the time. I told him that’s not true I’m single and I don’t feel lonely. I take myself out to eat, I buy myself clothes. I have great times by myself. Once you know how to take care of yourself company becomes an option and not a necessity."SnopesJan 29, 2023TrueDetroit, Michigan, lies east of Atlanta, Georgia.SnopesJan 29, 2023TrueFilm actor and activist Jane Fonda said, "There'd be no climate crisis if it wasn't for racism."SnopesJan 28, 2023Can’t tellA shark was spotted swimming in the water at Disney's Magic Kingdom in Florida.SnopesJan 28, 2023FalseA digital rendering accurately shows a 3D model of what Moses might have looked like, created by scientists at Exeter University.SnopesJan 28, 2023Can’t tellIn January 2019, Dolly Parton announced she is recording songs for a new album with the heavy metal band Slipknot.SnopesJan 27, 2023FalseA photo shows “Barack Obama dressed up as Baphomet (Lucifer).”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJan 27, 2023FalseHospital photo of Damar Hamlin proves “he’s a corpse.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 27, 2023FalsePresident Joe Biden signed an executive order “making health insurance free for qualifying Americans.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 27, 2023FalseThe Transportation Security Administration spent “a couple hundred million dollars” on gender-neutral screening technology.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 27, 2023FalseThe amount the U.S. has spent in Ukraine is “double the U.S. expenditure for its own war in Afghanistan.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 27, 2023False“Scientists warn eggs are causing thousands of people to ‘suddenly’ form blood clots.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJan 27, 2023False“The World Health Organization has been working since 1974 on vaccines to create permanent sterility.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 27, 2023False“The average American has anywhere from 5 to 15 pounds” of stool stuck in their gut.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 27, 2023Mixed“Two years ago this week, 18 million people were out of work needing unemployment benefits. Today, that number is under 1.6 million, the lowest in decades.”Said by Joe BidenPolitiFactJan 27, 2023MixedUkraine’s constitution states that it is the duty of the state to “preserve the gene pool of the Ukrainian people.”SnopesJan 27, 2023FalseElon Musk bought General Motors.SnopesJan 27, 2023TrueThe Florida High School Athletics Association (FHSAA) voted to recommend that student athletes be required to turn in their menstrual histories to schools.SnopesJan 27, 2023FalseElectrically charged stones discovered in Congo.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 26, 2023FalseIn California, there were “10 million mail ballots unaccounted for” in the November midterm election.Said by Public Interest Legal FoundationPolitiFactJan 26, 2023FalsePeople not vaccinated against COVID-19 “came out the best."Said by Scott AdamsPolitiFactJan 26, 2023