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TrueIn October 2025, a study showed that COVID-19 mRNA vaccines helped extend cancer survival.SnopesOct 29, 2025FalseIn late October 2025, posts shared on social media showed a genuine news release announcing that U.S. President Donald Trump was selling pieces of the demolished White House East Wing on his website.SnopesOct 29, 2025TrueThe Australian government was reviewing a citizen-led petition asking to bar U.S. President Donald Trump, his family and his administration from entering the country in October 2025.SnopesOct 29, 2025Mixed"Overall, the inflation since President Trump” took office “has come down."Said by Scott BessentPolitiFactOct 29, 2025FalseWalmart will close to in-store shoppers and allow only online orders and curbside pickup starting Nov. 1 because of an expected Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding lapse.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactOct 29, 2025False“To all ICE officers, you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties.”Said by Stephen MillerPolitiFactOct 29, 2025TrueU.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., said, "The Democrats are required to open the government. They keep saying Republicans are in charge of the government. We aren’t. Not in the Senate. Sixty votes control the Senate, not a bare majority."SnopesOct 29, 2025FalseIn October 2025, golfer Tiger Woods announced he was severing all endorsements and business ties with Amazon due to its founder Jeff Bezos' relationship with U.S. President Donald TrumpSnopesOct 29, 2025FalseA video of a wormhole-esque formation of clouds shared to social media in October 2025 was authentic footage of Hurricane Melissa ahead of its landfall in Jamaica.SnopesOct 29, 2025FalseMSNBC host Rachel Maddow revealed Speaker of the House Mike Johnson's wife's ties to a hidden LLC suspiciously linked to multimillion-dollar transactions on live television.SnopesOct 29, 2025FalseA video that circulated in October 2025 authentically depicted hordes of people rioting and looting Walmart because the government cut off food stamps.SnopesOct 28, 2025Can’t tellU.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed officials had revoked comedian Rosie O'Donnell's passport after she forfeited her U.S. citizenship, adding, "She wanted to be an Irish citizen. Now she can stay there."SnopesOct 28, 2025FalseTime magazine named Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk in its "Top 100 Most Influential People of 2025" issue and featured her picture on the cover.SnopesOct 28, 2025FalseWalmart announced plans to close stores and lock their doors starting on Nov. 1, 2025, and that the locations would allow only online orders for pickup in their parking lots beginning on that date.SnopesOct 28, 2025FalseAs the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers faced off against each other in the 2025 MLB World Series, a screenshot authentically showed a post by U.S. President Donald Trump stating: "No matter who wins, I will refuse to invite either baseball team to my ball room as they are both run by highly inept officials from California and Ontario, Canada. I don't host losers. We are actively investigating MLB. This World Series is rigged, probably by the Dems & the Mafia."SnopesOct 28, 2025TrueSen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., said, referring to U.S. President Donald Trump's border policies, "Trump did a better job. I don't like Trump, you know, but we should have a secure border and it ain't that hard to do."SnopesOct 28, 2025FalseThe Trump administration destroyed a portrait of former first lady Michelle Obama while demolishing the East Wing of the White House in October 2025.SnopesOct 28, 2025FalseA sepia photo shared online for years authentically showed the Philadelphia Phillies baseball team's first mascots in 1883.SnopesOct 27, 2025Can’t tellFormer U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower once said the following after witnessing the aftermath of Nazi war crimes committed during the Holocaust: "Get it all on record now – get the films – get the witnesses – because somewhere down the track of history some b****** will get up and say that this never happened.”SnopesOct 27, 2025TrueAn October 2025 meme, titled "Republicans on rape" authentically presented quotes from six Republicans who either campaigned as candidates or held elected office.SnopesOct 27, 2025FalseVideo shows Hurricane Melissa hitting Jamaica on Oct. 26, 2025.Said by X postsPolitiFactOct 27, 2025FalseA mountain lion broke into a Colorado Springs, Colorado, pet store and rolled around in catnip on May 4, 2022.SnopesOct 27, 2025TrueOn April 24, 2018, Michigan State Police enlisted the help of semi-truck drivers to line up under a Detroit-area highway overpass to help prevent a woman from jumping to her death from the bridge above.SnopesOct 26, 2025TrueIn 2025, streaming service Spotify ran recruitment advertisements for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.SnopesOct 26, 2025