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Can’t tellWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said: "America cannot function if President Trump has to deal with co-equal branches of government having the ability to check his power."SnopesAug 26, 2025Can’t tellIn late August 2025, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis mobilized the state’s National Guard to pick fruit.SnopesAug 26, 2025Can’t tellEntertainment icon Oprah Winfrey took a $40 million construction grant from FEMA to rebuild a mansion after the 2023 Maui wildfires, even though her home didn't burn down.SnopesAug 26, 2025FalseIn August 2025, Cracker Barrel fired Arthur MacWaters, who headed marketing, over a company rebrand.SnopesAug 26, 2025False"If you go back to World War II, if you go back to World War I, if you go back to every major conflict in human history, they all end with some kind of negotiation."Said by JD VancePolitiFactAug 26, 2025FalseMSNBC TV host Rachel Maddow launched her own newsroom in the summer of 2025, and CBS late-night host Stephen Colbert and former MSNBC host Joy Reid joined her new venture.SnopesAug 26, 2025MixedGerman scientists developed a gel to regrow joint cartilage without surgery in August 2025.SnopesAug 25, 2025FalseThe solemn U.S. military bugle call "Taps" originated with a Union Army father finding the melody written on paper in the pocket of his deceased Confederate soldier son.SnopesAug 25, 2025FalseIn August 2025, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth publicly invested $5 million in a dog "healing sanctuary."SnopesAug 25, 2025FalseAn Aug. 23 video shows “the military’s already showing up in Chicago” before a potential National Guard deployment.Said by X postsPolitiFactAug 25, 2025FalseThe Nobel Committee "quietly removed" Donald Trump’s name from the Nobel Peace Prize nominee list in 2025.SnopesAug 25, 2025TrueA video authentically showed a church in Norway being relocated.SnopesAug 24, 2025TrueIn 2025, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention faced a lawsuit that alleged the agency failed to test the cumulative safety effects of its recommended 72-dose vaccine schedule for children.SnopesAug 23, 2025MixedU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detained a 10-year-old with cerebral palsy at a hospital while she was recovering from gallbladder surgery.SnopesAug 23, 2025FalseTexas "fired" Democratic U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett by redrawing its congressional districting map in August 2025.SnopesAug 23, 2025TrueThe White House official leading the Trump administration’s review of the Smithsonian Institution said, “You can't really talk about slavery honestly unless you also talk about hope and progress.”SnopesAug 23, 2025TrueDuolingo, the language learning app, apologized in an X post for calling author JK Rowling "mean" in a German lesson.SnopesAug 23, 2025MixedA police body-camera video authentically showed the arrest of 16-year-old Meijer supermarket employee James Denison — who lives with autism or other special needs and who faces food insecurity — after Joseph Kolacsky, a store manager at the Seven Hills, Ohio, store, documented Denison's repeated theft of discarded food, then reported him to law enforcement.SnopesAug 22, 2025FalseScreenshot authentically shows an X post from California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s press office using an expletive followed by “BYE” in response to Bed Bath & Beyond’s announcement they won't open stores in the state.SnopesAug 22, 2025FalseOrcas near Spain have sunk 1,000 boats as revenge for a calf struck and killed by a boat.SnopesAug 22, 2025MixedIn August 2025, "mutant deer" with "flesh bubbles" on their skin had been spotted in multiple states, sparking fears of a widespread disease outbreak.SnopesAug 22, 2025MixedIn August 2025, U.S. Senate Democrats introduced a bill to abolish the Electoral College and "restore democracy."SnopesAug 22, 2025FalseTikTok videos show police clearing out homeless encampments in Washington, D.C.Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactAug 22, 2025False“We had the biggest tax cut for families that this country has ever seen.”Said by JD VancePolitiFactAug 22, 2025