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FalseSocial Security checks have officially been renamed "Federal Benefit Payments."SnopesNov 9, 2025Can’t tellAlbert Einstein once said, "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."SnopesNov 8, 2025FalseIn November 2025, actor and comedian Adam Sandler gave a powerful speech on wealth to a room of billionaires, celebrities and executives, including tech founders Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.SnopesNov 8, 2025FalseIn early November 2025, a federal judge ordered Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, a Republican, to swear-in Democratic Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva without further delay.SnopesNov 8, 2025Can’t tellA video authentically showed an entire McDonald's restaurant in Branson, Missouri, falling into a sinkhole with customers still inside.SnopesNov 8, 2025FalseA video authentically shows a woman wearing a hijab in a school classroom instructing white British children to bow and say "Allahu Akbar."SnopesNov 8, 2025False“North Carolina teachers are already the lowest paid teachers in the south.”Said by Anderson ClaytonPolitiFactNov 8, 2025TrueSteve Bannon, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, said, "If we [conservatives] lose the midterms and we lose 2028, some in this room are going to prison, myself included."SnopesNov 8, 2025FalseMajor League Baseball placed the Los Angeles Dodgers' 2025 World Series win under review with a view to suspension.SnopesNov 8, 2025FalseA black bear broke into a Bass Pro Shops store and raided a live fish tank.SnopesNov 8, 2025FalseU.S.-based grocery stores and gas stations generally require photo ID for purchases.SnopesNov 8, 2025TrueNew York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani said he would order the arrest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he came to New York City.SnopesNov 8, 2025TrueA photograph authentically showed U.S. President Donald Trump looking on as a man fainted during a White House news conference in November 2025.SnopesNov 8, 2025FalseA Google Earth image shows dozens of human bodies lying in blood in Kumia, Sudan.SnopesNov 7, 2025FalseAn image shared in November 2025 authentically showed a headline stating that lawyer Alan Dershowitz said he would "blow his brains out on live TV" if Zohran Mamdani won the New York City mayoral election.SnopesNov 7, 2025FalseNew York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani “is bringing Sharia law to America.”Said by Nancy MacePolitiFactNov 7, 2025False“RFK Jr. flees the scene after Novo Nordisk Executive Gordon Findlay collapsed in the Oval Office.”Said by X postsPolitiFactNov 7, 2025FalseAmerican Airlines announced it was shutting down in November 2025.SnopesNov 7, 2025MixedIn fall 2025, New York City's then-mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said his proposed city-run grocery stores would not sell alcohol, cigarettes or lottery tickets.SnopesNov 7, 2025FalseU.S. President Donald Trump condemned Democratic victories in the November 2025 elections on Truth Social, writing, “if you keep voting this way, you might not be voting much longer!!! (JOKING - sort of!!!)”SnopesNov 6, 2025TrueIn fall 2025, Bank of America reported "overwhelming evidence" showed tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump raised consumer prices.SnopesNov 6, 2025FalseACECO Engineering & Construction, a firm involved with the White House East Wing demolition, called out U.S. President Donald Trump over unpaid balances from the job.SnopesNov 6, 2025MixedThe Federal Reserve pumped $29.4 billion into the U.S. banking system overnight in October 2025.SnopesNov 6, 2025FalseAn image that circulated on social media in November 2025 authentically showed Vice President JD Vance embracing Erika Kirk, the widow of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, while she stood on a coffin.SnopesNov 6, 2025