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FalseSen. Josh Hawley told professor, “I will not use your pronouns.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 26, 2023FalseThe sinking of the Titanic was orchestrated by the Rothschilds and J.P. Morgan to kill prominent businessmen who opposed the creation of the Federal Reserve.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 26, 2023FalseVideo shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez crying after “Ted Cruz gets up and humiliates her to her face.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 26, 2023FalseVideo shows hecklers shouting profanities at President Joe Biden.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJan 26, 2023False“Aretha Franklin’s 1968 song ‘A Natural Woman’ deemed ‘offensive’ by trans community.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 26, 2023TruePope Francis said, “Being homosexual is not a crime. It’s not a crime. Yes, it’s a sin. Well, yes, but let’s make the distinction first between sin and crime."SnopesJan 26, 2023Can’t tellSophia Loren once said, "Everything you see I owe to spaghetti."SnopesJan 25, 2023FalseWhirlpool Corporation and KitchenAid recalled attachments for its popular stand mixers due to "extreme amounts of lead."SnopesJan 25, 2023FalseAfter Damar Hamlin collapsed from cardiac arrest during an NFL game on Jan. 2, 2023, he died due to the COVID-19 vaccine, and a "body double" began standing in for him at public appearances.SnopesJan 25, 2023FalseSinger Tina Turner died in January 2023, after a battle with laryngeal cancer.SnopesJan 25, 2023Can’t tellWalt Disney is replacing Benjamin Franklin on the $100 bill.SnopesJan 25, 2023TrueU.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi called priests to her house to conduct an exorcism and a prayer service after her husband was attacked there by a man with a hammer.SnopesJan 24, 2023TrueRepublicans overturned a ban on smoking in the U.S. House of Representatives in January 2023.SnopesJan 24, 2023TrueWhile making a speech on reproductive rights on Jan. 22, 2023, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris mentioned "liberty" and "the pursuit of happiness," but did not mention "life" when referring to the rights we are endowed with in the Declaration of Independence.SnopesJan 24, 2023FalseActor Will Smith announced the death of his son, Jaden, in January 2023.SnopesJan 24, 2023FalseRep. Lauren Boebert said that "a mass shooting is a small price to pay to protect our 2nd Amendment rights."SnopesJan 24, 2023FalsePro Power Saver was endorsed by Elon Musk and Tesla.SnopesJan 24, 2023Can’t tellA burglar sued a homeowner after being raped by two German Shepherds while stuck in the house's pet door.SnopesJan 23, 2023FalseA viral video authentically shows a cloud formation that looks uncannily like a pair of praying hands.SnopesJan 23, 2023TrueA meme shows the moment that John Lennon and Chuck Berry reacted to Yoko Ono "screeching into the microphone" during a 1972 appearance on "The Mike Douglas Show."SnopesJan 23, 2023TrueMark Twain wrote: "In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot."SnopesJan 22, 2023MixedIn the 1950s, at least 50,000 lobotomies were performed in the United States by hammering an ice pick into patients' brains through their eye sockets.SnopesJan 22, 2023TrueRepublicans aligned with the U.S. House Freedom Caucus were advocating a 30% sales tax in early 2023.SnopesJan 21, 2023TrueThe JR-15 is a real, scaled-down rifle designed to be “safe and instructive” for children.SnopesJan 21, 2023