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FalseSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered online content related to World War II nurse Ruby Bradley removed and President Donald Trump called her a loser.SnopesJul 18, 2025TrueA photograph authentically shows a centuries-old bonsai tree that survived the U.S. bombing of Hiroshima in World War II.SnopesJul 18, 2025MixedA recent drought in Spain uncovered a 7,000-year-old megalithic monument, older than Egypt's pyramids.SnopesJul 18, 2025FalseThe Jeffrey Epstein files “were made up by Comey. They were made up by Obama. They were made up by Biden.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactJul 18, 2025True“California provides $83.1 billion more than we receive from the federal government. Texas? Receives $71.1 billion more than they provide to the federal government. 71% of the U.S. GDP comes from blue counties.”Said by Gavin NewsomPolitiFactJul 18, 2025FalseA video authentically shows clips of the flooding in Texas that occurred on July 13, 2025.SnopesJul 18, 2025TrueU.S. President Donald Trump pocketed a medal given to him by FIFA president Gianni Infantino during the trophy ceremony of the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup.SnopesJul 18, 2025TruePosts authentically showed a letter that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent to FBI Director Kash Patel about the Epstein files in February 2025.SnopesJul 18, 2025FalseRachel Maddow announced in July 2025 that she is having a baby via surrogacy.SnopesJul 18, 2025FalseU.S. Vice President JD Vance told Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, to "go back to the zoo" during a congressional hearing in mid-2025.SnopesJul 18, 2025FalseVideo authentically shows FIFA President Gianni Infantino criticizing U.S. President Donald Trump for taking the FIFA Club World Cup trophy.SnopesJul 18, 2025TrueAn old photo authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump and his wife Melania Trump with convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell.SnopesJul 17, 2025TrueNASA technology discovered a “super-Earth” exoplanet emitting “strange signals.”SnopesJul 17, 2025TrueIn April 1940, the official newspaper of the SS — a Nazi Party paramilitary organization — denounced Superman and ridiculed its creators.SnopesJul 17, 2025TrueA video shared online authentically shows a rare fallstreak hole cloud formation.SnopesJul 17, 2025FalseA photo authentically showed R&B artist SZA wearing a shirt indicating she supported U.S. President Donald Trump.SnopesJul 17, 2025FalseFormer U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris demanded Trump's arrest and impeachment, as well as the freezing of his financial accounts.SnopesJul 17, 2025FalseA photo authentically depicts U.S. President Donald Trump, Attorney General Pam Bondi and the now-deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.SnopesJul 17, 2025Can’t tellU.S. President Donald Trump posted on his Truth Social account: “MAGA agrees that 14 year-old girls are almost women anyway."SnopesJul 17, 2025TrueIn mid-July 2025, actor Kevin Spacey made a post on X reading: "Release the Epstein files. All of them. For those of us with nothing to fear, the truth can't come soon enough."SnopesJul 17, 2025FalseFormer NFL star Tom Brady donated millions of dollars to victims of the July 2025 Texas floods, and/or also personally rescued people and pets, paid victims' funeral expenses, attended funerals and handed out supplies.SnopesJul 17, 2025FalseMSNBC host Rachel Maddow “shattered” White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller’s reputation during a live TV interview.SnopesJul 17, 2025FalseFormer Rep. Matt Gaetz posted on X, on July 13, 2025: “Momentary lapses in judgment from decades ago should not ruin the careers and reputations of the world’s biggest movers and shakers. Attraction to newly pubescent girls is perfectly healthy and natural. Bury the Epstein files and let these men move on with their lives.”SnopesJul 17, 2025MixedCannibalism is legal in all U.S. states except Idaho.SnopesJul 16, 2025