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TrueA photograph shared online genuinely shows an exceptionally large tadpole roughly the size of a soda can or human hand.SnopesFeb 25, 2025FalseA video from January 2025 shows Elon Musk leaving his 4-year-old son, X Æ A-Xii, behind as they left a stage.SnopesFeb 25, 2025FalseElon Musk threatened to withdraw support to the World Boxing Organization if it did not revoke a championship title and $25 million in prize money it had awarded to Algerian boxer Imane Khelif.SnopesFeb 25, 2025TrueDan Bongino, U.S. President Donald Trump's pick for FBI deputy director, once wrote a post on X beginning with the words, "The irony about this for the scumbag commie libs, is that the cold civil war they're pushing for will end really badly for them."SnopesFeb 25, 2025FalsePope Francis died as of Feb. 23, 2025.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 25, 2025TrueThe Chicago Cubs owner is bankrolling Brad Schimel.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactFeb 25, 2025FalseUkraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “blocked Truth Social in Ukraine.”Said by Social MediaPolitiFactFeb 25, 2025False“Malia Obama received $2.2 million in funds from USAID.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactFeb 25, 2025False“Noticia de Ultima Hora! Su Santidad el Papa Francisco ha fallecido” el 24 de febrero del 2025.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 25, 2025Mixed“The single biggest driver of our national debt since 2001 has been Republican tax cuts.”Said by Patty MurrayPolitiFactFeb 25, 2025TrueOn Feb. 24, 2025, an unauthorized video appeared on TV monitors in the Washington headquarters of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development featuring the caption “LONG LIVE THE REAL KING” superimposed over fake, AI-generated footage of President Donald Trump kissing the feet and toes of tech billionaire and government efficiency adviser Elon Musk.SnopesFeb 25, 2025TruePathogens can be released into the surrounding air when a toilet is flushed without a closed lid.SnopesFeb 24, 2025TrueThe word "freelance" comes from a term for a medieval mercenary warrior.SnopesFeb 24, 2025FalseVideos shared on social media authentically show Barron Trump singing on America's Got Talent.SnopesFeb 24, 2025False"The Philadelphia Eagles have declined their invitation to the White House,” as of Feb. 24.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactFeb 24, 2025FalseElon Musk posted on X he is planning to suspend Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s X account.Said by Threads postsPolitiFactFeb 24, 2025FalseElon Musk “contracted a helicopter and the first DOGE payments are being” dispersed in California.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 24, 2025FalseIn a social media post, Betty White once said: “I am one bad a** b****.”SnopesFeb 24, 2025TrueTech billionaire Elon Musk has a transgender daughter.SnopesFeb 23, 2025FalseAn image authentically shows Saturn photographed from NASA's Cassini spacecraft during its final mission in 2017.SnopesFeb 22, 2025Can’t tellIn a video posted to social media, a woman genuinely said she was divorcing her husband because he booed Taylor Swift at Super Bowl LIX.SnopesFeb 22, 2025MixedThe U.S. Department of Government Efficiency discovered a $2 billion U.S. government grant paid to a nonprofit group linked to former Democratic Rep. Stacey Abrams.SnopesFeb 22, 2025FalseA screenshot authentically shows a "plan for women" outlined on page 432 of Project 2025 — a sweeping, conservative plan for a U.S. Republican presidential administration — that would curtail their rights on various issues.SnopesFeb 22, 2025FalseSunny Hostin, co-host of "The View," called Elon Musk a "b*****d" on air.SnopesFeb 22, 2025