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MixedQueen frontman Freddie Mercury did not sing "of the world" at the end of the band’s song "We Are the Champions," which was first released in 1977.SnopesSep 29, 2025FalseEngineers in Norway created floating artificial "ice pods" for seals to replace the animals' vanishing habitat of Arctic sea ice.SnopesSep 29, 2025FalseA video accurately identifies the world largest meteorite impact crater as being in Mexico.SnopesSep 29, 2025False"Republicans have effectively ended medical research in the United States of America."Said by Hakeem JeffriesPolitiFactSep 29, 2025FalseMembers of Hells Angels biker gang rescued 23 children from a school bus sinking in floodwaters.SnopesSep 29, 2025Can’t tellFollowing the assassination of Charlie Kirk in September 2025, his widow, Erika Kirk, announced the launch of a Christian dating app called "Faith & Fellowship."SnopesSep 28, 2025FalseSeven-time, Olympic gold-medal-winning gymnast Simone Biles commented on conservative activist Charlie Kirk's past remarks about her after his fatal shooting in September 2025.SnopesSep 28, 2025TrueAn image authentically shows a newspaper article from Feb. 4, 1939, reporting that Joseph Goebbels, the minister of propaganda for the German Third Reich under Adolf Hitler, banned five comedians for joking about the Nazi Party and its leaders.SnopesSep 28, 2025FalseDuring a Sept. 23, 2025, speech, U.S. first lady Melania Trump plagiarized the following sentences from writer C.J. Cherryh: “As children, we all played marbles, flew paper airplanes, and ran with a thin string in our hand watching our kites lift off. Great minds have turned marbles into microchips, paper airplanes into drones, and kites into satellites.”SnopesSep 27, 2025TrueAutism has existed for longer than Tylenol.SnopesSep 27, 2025TrueDuring Gov. Hochul’s tenure, there has been “more crime on our streets.”Said by Robert OrttPolitiFactSep 27, 2025FalseTV personality Simon Cowell has teamed up with late-night talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert to launch uncensored "Truth News" channel.SnopesSep 27, 2025FalseMeta has started adding tags to some social media posts, claiming,"This user is suspected of being part of a terrorist organization called Antifa. Please report any suspicious behavior."SnopesSep 27, 2025FalseBarbra Streisand sued Karoline Leavitt for $50 million after the White House press secretary launched a shocking verbal assault on the singer and actress.SnopesSep 26, 2025FalseAn X post image authentically shows the late, conservative activist Charlie Kirk once said, "I have so many thoughts on this that it literally keeps me up at night, Zohran Mamdani eating rice with his HANDS during an interview. I very sincerely doubt he has to scratch his anus any less than the rest of us which makes that whole display unbelievably disgusting."SnopesSep 26, 2025FalseSmall children are given "80 different vaccines."Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactSep 26, 2025False“Erika Kirk is banned from Romania because her Evangelical group was accused of trafficking children out of Romanian villages.”Said by X postsPolitiFactSep 26, 2025FalseIn September 2025, electric car manufacturer Tesla announced the $789 "Pi Phone," which comes with a free connection to satellite internet through SpaceX's Starlink.SnopesSep 26, 2025Can’t tellDuring an address to the United Nations General Assembly, U.S. President Donald Trump said, "It burns when I pee."SnopesSep 25, 2025FalseIn September 2025, singer and talk-show host Kelly Clarkson announced she was cutting ties with all brands that backed LGBTQ+ causesSnopesSep 25, 2025Can’t tellAn official, potentially a judge, ordered Chelsea Clinton to repay $3.7 million in checks she cashed on behalf of the Clinton Foundation.SnopesSep 25, 2025FalseTylenol's official response to U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement that taking the company's acetaminophen products during pregnancy could cause autism was, "Nice try. Release the Epstein files."SnopesSep 25, 2025TrueTylenol posted on social media in 2017, "We actually don't recommend using any of our products while pregnant."SnopesSep 25, 2025FalseU.S. President Donald Trump once suggested that people should inject bleach or other disinfectants into their bodies to treat COVID-19.SnopesSep 24, 2025