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FalseThe BBC website once displayed a headline reading, "Tom Hanks arrested on 135 counts of child porn possession."SnopesJan 17, 2025FalseA copy-paste message authentically lists side effects of the Pfizer BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine released by the pharmaceutical company.SnopesJan 17, 2025FalseVideo authentically shows South African firefighters heading to Los Angeles to help fight the January 2025 wildfires.SnopesJan 17, 2025FalseU.S. flags at the Capitol will fly at half-staff for President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025, due to the death of former President Jimmy Carter.SnopesJan 17, 2025MixedBuncombe County “is still demanding property taxes on homes destroyed by Hurricane Helene based on pre-Helene assessments that no longer apply.”Said by Dana LoeschPolitiFactJan 17, 2025FalsePresident-elect Donald Trump posted on X that he is “purchasing TikTok.”Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactJan 17, 2025FalseVideo shows Mexican firefighters going to help with California fires.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJan 17, 2025False“All three California wild fires seem to start at the same time!”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJan 17, 2025False“Jimmy Kimmel just announced that his show will end on January 20th … he’s leaving for Canada and says he’s ‘never coming back.’”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 17, 2025False“Some of these (California) reservoirs have been dry for 15, 20 years."Said by JD VancePolitiFactJan 17, 2025Can’t tellA photo authentically shows country music star Carrie Underwood wearing a robe and hood associated with the Ku Klux Klan hate group.SnopesJan 17, 2025TrueA photo authentically shows a bright baby-blue, retro Volkswagen van parked on a street that survived the Pacific Palisades Wildfire unscathed in Los Angeles in early 2025.SnopesJan 17, 2025FalseU.S. President Joe Biden mistakenly said “end of quote” which he was not supposed to read off the teleprompter during his farewell address on Jan. 15, 2025.SnopesJan 17, 2025FalseThe Detroit Lions football team donated $50 million to support recovery efforts following the January 2025 Los Angeles-area fires.SnopesJan 17, 2025FalseCountry music star Carrie Underwood lost more than 1.5 million monthly listeners on Spotify after an announcement revealed she would perform at U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's January 2025 inauguration.SnopesJan 17, 2025FalseActor Denzel Washington donated $50 million to victims of the January 2025 wildfires in California.SnopesJan 16, 2025MixedA teenager's breasts grew from a B-cup to a triple G-cup after she received a dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.SnopesJan 16, 2025FalseAmazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Apple and Uber haven’t donated anything toward LA fire relief, but Taylor Swift donated $10 million.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactJan 16, 2025FalseLos Angeles wildfires are part of a Hollywood conspiracy to cover up evidence related to Sean “Diddy” Combs.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 16, 2025FalseVideo claims to show the Los Angeles fires.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 16, 2025FalseVideo clips show “wildfires in Los Angeles, California.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 16, 2025False“Bomberos que combaten los incendios en Los Ángeles sostienen imagen de Nuestra Madre Santísima”.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 16, 2025False“El Departamento de Bomberos de Los Ángeles está utilizando bolsos de mujer para recoger agua en su lucha contra el incendio”.Said by X postsPolitiFactJan 16, 2025False“El ejército de Los Estados Unidos se encuentra preparado para entrar a Venezuela a derrocar la dictadura de Nicolás Maduro”.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 16, 2025