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False“ICE just announced it is pausing the hotline where people can call to report undocumented immigrants because 90% of the calls are from people reporting Elon Musk.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 31, 2025False“Pilot of Blackhawk helicopter that crashed into passenger jet at Reagan National was a transgender woman named Jo Ellis.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 31, 2025False“The Episcopal Archdiocese of Washington has removed” Bishop Mariann Budde “from the National Cathedral.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 31, 2025FalseFormer U.S. President Barack Obama was on the military helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines passenger jet in January 2025.SnopesJan 31, 2025FalseA Dangerous couple who killed three female police officers is at large and attacking peopleSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesJan 31, 2025FalseA Fox News broadcast authentically showed U.S. President Donald Trump signing an executive order to ban "grown men" from wearing skinny jeans.SnopesJan 31, 2025FalseThe Black Hawk helicopter involved in the fatal plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025, had a senior military official on board.Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 31, 2025FalseBlackhawk ignored warning before crashing into passenger planeSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 31, 2025Can’t tellA photo shows a man in a hard hat wearing a shirt that says ‘Latinos for Trump 2024’ being arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Full FactJan 31, 2025FalseA video shows members of Israel's parliament, the Knesset, in tears over the ceasefire deal.Full FactJan 31, 2025FalseAccording to several Facebook posts, you can claim a Bugaboo pushchair for £2 by completing a survey.Full FactJan 31, 2025MixedCT coronary scans can detect heart blockages quickly, non-invasively, and with precise detail, eliminating the need for traditional angiograms.Said by Social Media UserFirst CheckJan 31, 2025Can’t tellHeathrow Airport is holding its annual unclaimed baggage sale for charity with suitcases on offer for £8.29.Full FactJan 31, 2025FalseImage shows 'U.S. deportation flight.'Said by X,FacebookLogically FactsJan 31, 2025FalseThe IMF forecast that Britain will have the fastest growing economy in Europe.Full FactJan 31, 2025Mixedonion juice can normalize blood pressureSaid by fried_moniMedical DialoguesJan 31, 2025Can’t tell“There’s a study that came out last week of 47,000 9-year-olds in the Medicaid system in Florida — I think a Louisiana scientist called Mawson — that shows the opposite," meaning that vaccines cause autism.Said by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.FactCheck.orgJan 31, 2025FalseTrump fired 3,000 air traffic controllers eight days before Flight 5342 collisionSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 30, 2025FalseMark Wahlberg Did Demand Immediate Firing Of Teachers Who Remove American Flags from ClassroomsSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesJan 30, 2025Falseflight path data proves that american eagle Flight 5342 suddenly reversed direction before fatally crashing into the potomac riverSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 30, 2025Can’t tellTech entrepreneur Elon Musk once said he "longs to get pregnant so he can produce as many children as possible."SnopesJan 30, 2025TrueU.S. Vice President JD Vance has said and written that his grandmother once set his grandfather on fire.SnopesJan 30, 2025FalseReal photo shows firefighters on top of plane wreck surrounded by boats and carsSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 30, 2025TrueA study found that cats learn to associate images with words faster than human babies do.SnopesJan 30, 2025