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MixedTexas Republicans held one hearing on flood response but eight hearings on redistrictingSaid by Ken MartinPolitiFactAug 6, 2025TrueAn Alabama man who was a member of a Young Republicans group and a campaign chairman for a state senator was arrested on charges of sexual torture and murder.SnopesAug 6, 2025TrueScotland approved the construction of 300 wind turbines off the coast of Trump's golf course days after he complained about the nation's wind farms and called them ugly.SnopesAug 6, 2025FalseIn early August 2025, France's President Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macron, announced they were abandoning their 22-count defamation lawsuit against U.S. far-right commentator Candace Owens, who spread the false claim that Brigitte Macron was a trans woman.SnopesAug 6, 2025Can’t tellA cargo ship located 1,400 miles off the coast of Brazil located a couple, Mark and Jennifer Patterson, who vanished 25 years earlier during a sailing trip from Florida to the Bahamas, in 1999.SnopesAug 6, 2025TrueIn July 2025, a meme accurately claimed that, since U.S. President Ronald Reagan, the deficit deepened under every Republican president while it decreased under Democratic presidents.SnopesAug 5, 2025TrueA photo repeatedly shared online authentically showed a young Barron Trump taking a picture of his mother, Melania Trump, while straddling her lap.SnopesAug 5, 2025TrueLawrence Taylor, the former New York Giants linebacker whom U.S. President Donald Trump appointed to a council that will advise on matters including youth sports, is a registered sex offender.SnopesAug 5, 2025FalseBureau of Labor Statistics employment numbers “were rigged” when the agency revised them “down by almost 900,000 jobs” after the 2024 election.Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactAug 5, 2025FalsePresident Donald Trump “made 4,725 wire transfers” to Jeffrey Epstein, totaling nearly $1.1 billion.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactAug 5, 2025True“Guns are the leading cause of death for children in North Carolina.”Said by Josh SteinPolitiFactAug 5, 2025False“Home Depot signed a deal that pays them $250 million with DHS, allowing ICE agents to stake out their parking lots and arrest immigrants.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactAug 5, 2025False“I’ve stopped six wars” since taking office in January 2025.Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactAug 5, 2025FalseWorld-renowned singer Celine Dion died on or just before Aug. 3, 2025.SnopesAug 5, 2025TrueTalk show host Stephen Colbert once said, "If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that Jesus was just as selfish as we are or we've got to acknowledge that He commanded us to love the poor and serve the needy without condition ... and then admit that we just don't want to do it."SnopesAug 5, 2025False"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert “rescued” abandoned twins who surprised him with an appearance on his show 20 years later.SnopesAug 5, 2025FalseThe Public Broadcasting Service is shutting down following a government clawback of its funding.SnopesAug 5, 2025FalseWhite House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt revealed "the truth" about WNBA player Brittney Griner's gender, and the WNBA announced mandatory "sex testing."SnopesAug 5, 2025Can’t tellU.S. President Donald Trump said he would bomb Norway if he was not awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize.SnopesAug 4, 2025MixedThe average starting salary for a NASA astronaut in July 2025 was $66,026 per year.SnopesAug 4, 2025TrueIn advance of a visit by U.S. President Donald Trump, Scottish newspaper The National's front page read "Convicted US felon to arrive in Scotland."SnopesAug 4, 2025TrueA B-25 bomber crashed into the Empire State Building in 1945.SnopesAug 4, 2025TrueA 2002 photo accurately depicts 22-year-old Chauntae Davies, an accuser of Jeffrey Epstein, giving former President Bill Clinton a shoulder massage.SnopesAug 3, 2025FalseA video authentically showed rabbits bouncing on a backyard trampoline.SnopesAug 3, 2025