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FalseA court sentenced Parker Schnabel, star of the Discovery Channel reality TV series "Gold Rush," to life in prison.SnopesMay 6, 2025False"Republicans just voted in the House Judiciary Committee to allow Trump to DEPORT U.S. citizens to a foreign country."Said by Eric SwalwellPolitiFactMay 6, 2025FalseThe federal government’s Women, Peace and Security program is a “Biden initiative.”Said by Pete HegsethPolitiFactMay 6, 2025FalseVideo shows Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney saying effective June 1, “all vehicles manufactured before 2000 will be gradually phased off Canadian roads due to safety and emissions standards.”Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactMay 6, 2025FalseSecretary of Defense Pete Hegseth ordered online content related to World War II nurse Ruby Bradley removed and President Donald Trump called her a loser.SnopesMay 6, 2025TrueOklahoma instituted updated academic standards in 2025 requiring schools to teach high school students that widespread fraud impacted the outcome of the 2020 U.S. presidential election.SnopesMay 6, 2025TrueU.S. President Donald Trump wrote in a Truth Social post that his administration would “reopen a substantially enlarged and rebuilt Alcatraz to house America’s most ruthless and violent offenders.”SnopesMay 6, 2025TrueIn May 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump posted an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself as pope on Truth Social.SnopesMay 5, 2025Can’t tellAn image of a Fox News chyron accurately reported that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi announced anyone who said "f*** Trump" would be sent to El Salvador for 15 years.SnopesMay 5, 2025TrueFormer U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt said, "We must especially beware of that small group of selfish men who would clip the wings of the American eagle in order to feather their own nests."SnopesMay 5, 2025FalseCalifornia Democrats “block bill to make sex trafficking minors a felony.”Said by X postsPolitiFactMay 5, 2025FalseDARPA is spraying the skies with chemicals that are in jet fuel.Said by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.PolitiFactMay 5, 2025True“It's estimated” that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will mean “American families would have to pay about $4,000 more a year.”Said by Charles SchumerPolitiFactMay 5, 2025FalseThe New York Police Department publicly confirmed that U.S. President Donald Trump is 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighs 287 pounds.SnopesMay 5, 2025TrueDuring the administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, immigration authorities deported more than 3 million people, 75% to 83% of whom did not see a judge or have the opportunity to plead their case.SnopesMay 4, 2025Can’t tellBefore his death on April 21, 2025, Pope Francis made a lengthy statement beginning with, "The walls of hospitals have heard more honest prayers than churches."SnopesMay 4, 2025FalseAn image circulating online in late April 2025 authentically showed a Time magazine cover featuring the words "Hey, Donald" and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney holding up his middle finger.SnopesMay 3, 2025FalseWhite House press secretary Karoline Leavitt reconnected with and organized a fundraiser for her old high school's elderly janitor.SnopesMay 3, 2025FalseThe Texas House of Representatives passed a bill to criminalize political memes.SnopesMay 3, 2025FalseU.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts fined U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Tex., $200,000.SnopesMay 3, 2025TrueU.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, a Republican from Georgia, bought shares of Palantir Technologies days before the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced a $30 million contract with the company.SnopesMay 3, 2025TrueA photograph shared online authentically depicts the tombstone of twin sisters who died over 100 years apart.SnopesMay 2, 2025TrueAn authentic photograph from the White House Easter event in April 2025 shows U.S. President Donald Trump displaying — to a group of children — a collectible card with a photograph of the assassination attempt targeting him in July 2024.SnopesMay 2, 2025FalseSeattle's marine cargo terminals were empty and international vessels had stopped calling into the port as of April 29, 2025, due to the U.S.'s newly imposed tariffs.SnopesMay 2, 2025