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MixedIt's dangerous to shower during a thunderstorm, and people have been killed or injured while doing so.SnopesAug 10, 2026TrueThe U.S. Army swore in four senior executives with ties to technology companies Meta, Palantir, OpenAI and Thinking Machines Lab as lieutenant colonels.SnopesAug 10, 2026MixedIn 2026, protesters “stormed” a planning and zoning meeting in Indian River County, Florida, to block the construction of a planned Muslim city.SnopesAug 10, 2026FalseA video shared online in July 2026 authentically shows a zombie attacking partygoers inside an Atlanta nightclub.SnopesAug 9, 2026FalseAn image circulating in July 2026 authentically showed surveillance footage of a gorilla named Julius screaming for help after his human caretaker collapsed.SnopesAug 9, 2026FalseVideo of an object smashing into the moon and creating a plume of dust authentically shows the Aug. 5, 2026, crash of the upper stage of a SpaceX rocket.SnopesAug 8, 2026FalseAbdul El-Sayed “believes America deserved 9/11.”Said by Mike RogersPolitiFactAug 8, 2026Mixed“Senate Bill 484 ensures that utility rates will not go up due to data centers.”Said by Byron DonaldsPolitiFactAug 8, 2026Can’t tellIn August 2026, Iran's government announced that it would only reopen the Strait of Hormuz if U.S. President Donald Trump admitted he lost the 2020 presidential election.SnopesAug 7, 2026TrueIn August 2026, the White House's official Instagram account shared Spider-Man-inspired graphics showing immigrants trapped in webs next to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent.SnopesAug 7, 2026Can’t tellIn August 2026, New York City's government-run grocery stores announced they would allow anyone to buy groceries as long as they have "a special mark on hand or forehead."SnopesAug 7, 2026FalseIn August 2026, 300 military officers and generals resigned from the U.S. Department of Defense.SnopesAug 7, 2026False“DOJ Epstein files reveal Senator Ed Markey was part of Epstein lobbying effort.”Said by Seth MoultonPolitiFactAug 7, 2026FalseEn Venezuela, “Estamos ganando cientos de miles de millones de dólares (en ingresos petroleros), y ellos también”.Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactAug 7, 2026FalseIn August 2026, the celebrity blogger Perez Hilton died from self-inflicted injuries he briefly livestreamed on TikTok.SnopesAug 6, 2026FalseU.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee from Michigan, said he believes America deserved the 9/11 terrorist attacks.SnopesAug 6, 2026FalseIn Venezuela, “We’re making hundreds of billions of dollars (in oil revenue), and so are they.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactAug 6, 2026Can’t tellSchool officials in Bridgehaven, Pennsylvania, fired Denise Whitmarsh, a 61-year-old school cook, after they found out she packed extra meals on Fridays for hungry kids to eat over the weekend.SnopesAug 6, 2026FalseA video posted in August 2026 is authentic footage of an Amazon delivery robot driving off a pier and into the ocean.SnopesAug 6, 2026TrueTaylor Farms, a produce company believed to be the source of the 2026 "explosive diarrhea" outbreak, once used prison laborers in its workforce.SnopesAug 6, 2026Can’t tellIn early August 2026, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said, "The conflict in Iran would be over by now if President Trump had better intelligence."SnopesAug 6, 2026FalseNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's city-run grocery stores will require shoppers to present photo identification.SnopesAug 6, 2026FalseWNBA star Caitlin Clark responded with an uplifting message after U.S. President Donald Trump attacked her for being "too woke," as claimed online in the summer of 2026.SnopesAug 5, 2026FalseThe dead body of Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-KY, was transported to a Kentucky coroner on Aug. 3, 2026.SnopesAug 5, 2026