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FalseA photograph shows a 12-year-old Madonna getting an autograph from Elvis Presley in 1970.SnopesFeb 15, 2022FalseValentine's Day was invented by greeting card companies.SnopesFeb 14, 2022TrueIn 1990, a British Airways flight crew saved dozens of lives by holding on to a pilot who was sucked halfway out of an airplane after explosive depressurization.SnopesFeb 14, 2022FalseA video shows ducks and an alligator living in the same hole after the mother duck hatched and raised the alligator.SnopesFeb 14, 2022Can’t tellPunxsutawney Phil is an immortal groundhog.SnopesFeb 2, 2022Can’t tellFrench writer Voltaire said: "To learn who rules over you, simply find out who you are not allowed to criticize."SnopesJan 31, 2022TrueThe FBI sent Martin Luther King Jr. a letter encouraging him to kill himself and claiming knowledge of his sex life, his lovers, and more.SnopesJan 25, 2022TrueCapt. Sir Mansfield Cumming suggested that British intelligence agents use semen as invisible ink during World War I, but later put a stop to it due to the smell.SnopesJan 13, 2022Can’t tellIn a 1999 segment on "Newsnight," musician David Bowie predicted phone addition, viral cat videos, and the phrase social media.SnopesJan 10, 2022FalseA video shows a child handing U.S. President Joe Biden a vial of blood.SnopesDec 16, 2021TruePictures show an SUV climbing a steep driveway in a new neighborhood.SnopesDec 14, 2021TrueThree men died entombed 40 feet below the ocean after surviving 16 days in the hull of USS West Virginia following the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl HarborSnopesDec 6, 2021TrueAn old picture shows cars in a commuter lot at Giants Stadium that were owned by victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.SnopesDec 2, 2021TrueThe country of Iceland is mosquito-free.SnopesNov 20, 2021FalseA small Icelandic island has a house with a dark truth about why it's empty, and Björk once lived there.SnopesNov 12, 2021FalseDrivers should always put a plastic bottle on their tires when parked.SnopesNov 10, 2021Can’t tellU.S. President Joe Biden farted while meeting with the Duchess of Cornwall.SnopesNov 8, 2021FalseU.S. President Joe Biden pooped his pants during a meeting with Pope Francis in Rome.SnopesNov 1, 2021TrueIn October 2021, Donald Trump Jr. was promoting and selling merchandise with the slogan, "Guns don't kill people, Alec Baldwin kills people."SnopesOct 25, 2021FalseAlec Baldwin said "How about i just fuckin' shoot the both of ya" before firing a prop gun that killed Halyna Hutchins.SnopesOct 22, 2021FalseA photograph authentically shows U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg wearing a breastfeeding device.SnopesOct 19, 2021FalseThe Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine contains cells from an aborted fetus.SnopesOct 8, 2021TrueA photograph shows the "Blue River Dragon" in Portugal.SnopesOct 4, 2021Can’t tellIn September 2021, Vincent Paterno, a FedEx Ground driver in Washington state, was fired for bragging online that he did not deliver packages to customers he perceived as politically left-leaning.SnopesSep 27, 2021