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FalseThe 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, 2025TrueTom Nichols, a U.S. Naval War College professor and staff writer for The Atlantic, once said: "One thing that genuinely mystifies me, Trump is one of the least masculine, least adult, people in public life. Needy, whiny, defensive, pleading, scared of women, terrified of more powerful men. I am at a loss as to why his base sees him as manly or strong."SnopesAug 22, 2025FalseRolling Stones front man Mick Jagger rejected a $500 million endorsement deal from Elon Musk’s Tesla.SnopesAug 22, 2025False70,000 Cambodian monks nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize.SnopesAug 22, 2025FalseCountry music star Blake Shelton walked off the set of "Good Morning America" after an on-air fight with host George Stephanopoulos.SnopesAug 21, 2025True“Democrats have voted for national independent redistricting. Republicans have not.”Said by Gavin NewsomPolitiFactAug 21, 2025Can’t tellIn August 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump "totally freaked out" after discovering that the Nobel Peace Prize application asks if the applicant has ever "used his nation’s military against his own citizens."SnopesAug 21, 2025MixedA group of Cambodian monks thanked U.S. President Donald Trump in summer 2025 for ending a war between Cambodia and Thailand.SnopesAug 21, 2025TruePharmaceutical companies behind weight loss and diabetes medication such as Ozempic are facing a lawsuit that could potentially pay out more than $2 billion.SnopesAug 21, 2025Can’t tellA screenshot authentically showed a Fox News chyron quoting U.S. President Donald Trump’s son Eric as saying, “I don't even know Epstein's first name, so saying my dad was close to Jeffrey is a lie."SnopesAug 21, 2025FalseAn image authentically shows European leaders left sitting in a White House corridor before meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in August 2025.SnopesAug 21, 2025