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TruePrisoners in Brazil can reduce their sentences by four days for each book they read and write a review on.SnopesApr 28, 2025FalseA picture shows a young man hit by a car at various locations across the UK.Full FactApr 28, 2025Can’t tellA video shows Cristiano Ronaldo saying, “I love Palestine” and “I stand with Palestine, I always pray for them and will continue to do so”.Full FactApr 28, 2025FalseA video shows a huge statue of Jesus being built outside the White House.Full FactApr 28, 2025FalseAs of “tomorrow” all primary and secondary school children in the UK aged nine to 16 must learn about Islam as a “main study”. It will be a “compulsory educative system” replacing Hinduism and Christianity in schools.Full FactApr 28, 2025FalseHomemade tea cure hypothyroidism within daysSaid by ose6861Medical DialoguesApr 28, 2025Can’t tellThere is an “epidemic” of autism that must be due to an “environmental toxin.”Said by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.FactCheck.orgApr 28, 2025FalseVideo shows a helicopter extinguishing fires in the U.K.Said by FacebookLogically FactsApr 28, 2025Falsebaths be avoided during the first three days of periodsSaid by Social Media UserTHIP MediaApr 28, 2025Falsepoor fertility can affect creativity and decision-makingSaid by Social Media UserTHIP MediaApr 28, 2025Can’t tellSteph Curry's mother was denied service at a Ferrari dealership and this led to the creation of a campaign namede "Respect in Every Space"Said by facebook.comLead StoriesApr 27, 2025TruePope Francis once said in an interview: “I like to think of hell as empty. I hope it is.”SnopesApr 27, 2025TruePhotographs authentically show the skull of a mammoth discovered in a farm field in 2015.SnopesApr 27, 2025FalseA recently declassified CIA document confirms that after Soviet troops shot down a UFO in 1987, the aliens turned 23 soldiers into stone.SnopesApr 27, 2025Falsepowder of seeds and nuts can drastically increase a child’s height in 15 daysSaid by Social Media UserTHIP MediaApr 27, 2025TrueU.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez used a private jet to travel between Bakersfield and Sacramento, California, during their "Fighting Oligarchy tour."SnopesApr 26, 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."SnopesApr 26, 2025FalsePhoto shows real mugshot of Judge Hannah Dugan crying while wearing an orange jumpsuitSaid by x.comLead StoriesApr 26, 2025FalseU.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on April 23, 2025, permitting teachers to use physical force to discipline students.SnopesApr 26, 2025FalseTech billionaire Elon Musk provided a "huge donation" to fund robotic legs for injured police dogs.SnopesApr 26, 2025TrueFBI Director Kash Patel, or a person managing his X account, posted, deleted and later reposted an announcement about the arrest of Milwaukee County Circuit Court Judge Hannah Dugan.SnopesApr 26, 2025FalsePhoto shows retired judge Joel Cano pantsless in photo with young man.Said by x.comLead StoriesApr 26, 2025Falseginger and lemon juice can cure head lice in one washSaid by Social Media UserTHIP MediaApr 26, 2025FalseFormer NFL quarterback Peyton Manning calmed a crying baby on a long flight, then slipped the child's father a kind note of encouragement.SnopesApr 25, 2025