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False“DEAL DONE: New Orleans Saints owner Gayle Benson make(s) a handshake deal of $789.5 million contract with former Saints QB Drew Brees as new general manager following Mickey Loomis departure…”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 8, 2025False“Mark Cuban shifts company from Texas to California: ‘Can’t operate in red states.’”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 8, 2025TruePresident-elect Donald Trump said he wants to rename the Gulf of Mexico the "Gulf of America."SnopesJan 8, 2025FalseA video authentically shows former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi repeatedly falling while using a walker on the House floor.SnopesJan 8, 2025TrueOn Jan. 2, 2024, Elon Musk claimed that performing more cesarean sections (C-sections) allows for babies having larger brains.SnopesJan 8, 2025TrueParis’ Eiffel Tower grows as much as 6 inches in height each summer.SnopesJan 7, 2025FalseScreenshot shows a 2011 tweet in which George Floyd supposedly made an offensive comment about trans people.SnopesJan 7, 2025Can’t tellA woman was suing snack food company Pringles in January 2025, claiming its cylindrical packaging "discriminates against those with 'fuller arms.'"SnopesJan 7, 2025FalseChina has “a mystery disease outbreak” and has declared a “state of emergency.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 7, 2025FalseEl doctor Juan Rivera revela "un nuevo truco natural" con ajo y limón para la diabetes.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 7, 2025FalseMike McCarthy “to take over as Head Coach for the San Francisco 49ers."Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 7, 2025FalsePresident Joe Biden rescinded a Medal of Freedom given to Trump’s “campaign manager, Bradley Birkenfeld, in 2021.”Said by Grok AIPolitiFactJan 7, 2025FalseVideo shows U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., falling.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJan 7, 2025False“Elon Musk has just acquired Boeing.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 7, 2025False“They’re still counting the (2024 election) vote in some areas.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactJan 7, 2025Can’t tellIn January 2025, Disney World added mandatory tipping to all rides in an effort to "pay their employees more fair wages."SnopesJan 7, 2025TruePresident-elect Donald Trump promised to pardon rioters who were convicted after storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.SnopesJan 6, 2025TrueOpenAI’s o1 model, used in ChatGPT Pro, was caught lying to developers to keep from being shut down.SnopesJan 6, 2025FalseMitchell County, North Carolina, sheriff’s deputies “stole” generators intended for Hurricane Helene victims.Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactJan 6, 2025FalsePhoto shows a child “found” in several cities.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 6, 2025False“22 states will not be certifying the (2024) election.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 6, 2025False“BREAKING: A second attack in New Orleans has been uncovered, police are searching.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 6, 2025False“They still haven’t cracked” Thomas Matthew Crooks’ phone.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 6, 2025Mixed“Trump won 18-to-24-year-olds in Wisconsin."Said by Social MediaPolitiFactJan 6, 2025