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Can’t tellIn December 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump donated his private plane to the Make-A-Wish Foundation, saying: "I don't really need it anymore. … I figured I'd give it to the children. They've been through so much."SnopesDec 10, 2025FalseA picture authentically shows film director Quentin Tarantino glaring at actor Paul Dano during a red-carpet event.SnopesDec 10, 2025FalseVideos posted online in December 2025 depicted a real moment in which Judge Frank Caprio, famous for judging cases in the "Caught in Providence" television show, shut down a CEO's daughter.SnopesDec 10, 2025FalseStudents of Pinewood Elementary School mourned the passing of their night janitor, Stanley Okoye, who taught many of them how to read.SnopesDec 10, 2025TrueIn December 2025, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi instructed the FBI to identify and list "extremists" in the U.S. for investigation and prosecution.SnopesDec 10, 2025TrueU.S. Vice President JD Vance once said, "It’s totally reasonable to not want neighbors who speak another language."SnopesDec 9, 2025MixedThe sun's UV rays are stronger on cloudy days.SnopesDec 9, 2025Can’t tellU.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's cousin said the family banned Hegseth from their Christmas celebrations.SnopesDec 9, 2025Can’t tellIn December 2025, CNBC reporter Megan Cassella said to U.S. President Donald Trump: "Sir, you are the president, not God," and "Mr. President, I ask questions, not permission."SnopesDec 9, 2025FalseThe U.S. has received promises of investments totaling $18 trillion to $22 trillion since January.Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactDec 9, 2025FalseAs of late 2025, the TSA was checking cellphones — including senior citizens' devices — at airports for five specific apps.SnopesDec 9, 2025FalseIn December 2025, California Gov. Gavin Newsom donated $12 million of his own money to an initiative to feed hungry children after being asked to do so by former President Barack Obama.SnopesDec 9, 2025FalseAuthentic photographs show talk-show host Jimmy Kimmel delivering the final monologue on his show, in which he said U.S. President Donald Trump was unfit for office and "killed free speech."SnopesDec 9, 2025Can’t tellIn December 2025, a mountain west of Casper, Wyoming, collapsed into itself.SnopesDec 9, 2025FalseIn early December 2025, U.S President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social: "STOP SAYING MY FIFA PEACE PRIZE AWARD IS A PARTICIPATION TROPHY!! I earned it by working 26 hours a day, 8 days a week, to bring peace to the warring people on the isle of Fifa! They told me 'Sir, no other President in history has ever done what I have fo the Fifanian people!'"SnopesDec 9, 2025FalseA screenshot authentically shows that U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, "When I say something is LEGAL, it's LEGAL," and that "the KING decides" what constitutes a war crime.SnopesDec 9, 2025TrueFBI Director Kash Patel and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi spent nearly $1 million in overtime pay for personnel to redact the files related to the case of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.SnopesDec 8, 2025FalseJapanese researchers at Kyoto University announced in December 2025 that they invented a coin-sized generator that creates 24/7 electricity "out of thin air."SnopesDec 8, 2025FalseDuring a December 2025 appearance on live TV, actor and singer Bette Midler said she would invest $68 million in streaming service Netflix to "rip apart the fog that has hidden the truth."SnopesDec 8, 2025FalseA new California law set to take effect in 2027 will require kids ages 8- to 16-years-old to sit in a booster seat while riding in a vehicle.SnopesDec 7, 2025Can’t tellScotland accidentally approved a policy it called "T***ies for Cities," confusing a potato-growing scheme ("Tatties for Cities") with an initiative to allow women to go topless.SnopesDec 7, 2025FalseA picture authentically shows U.S. first lady Melania Trump kissing the late, convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on his cheek.SnopesDec 6, 2025FalseIn December 2025, basketball legend Michael Jordan announced he was walking away from the Democratic Party, saying he "just can't do it anymore."SnopesDec 6, 2025FalseA video authentically shows a raccoon breaking into a liquor store, drinking alcohol and passing out on the bathroom floor.SnopesDec 6, 2025