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FalseThe military helicopter involved in the plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025, was supposed to be broadcasting with an ADS-B transponder signal.Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 30, 2025FalseAA 5342 collided with a DC Police helicopterSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 30, 2025Can’t tellICE announced it is pausing the hotline where people can report undocumented immigrants because 90% of the calls are from people reporting Elon Musk.Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 30, 2025TrueTech entrepreneur Elon Musk received a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025.SnopesJan 30, 2025FalseA video shows “people around the world” who are “protesting because Donald Trump is the president.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 30, 2025FalseImage shows immigration officers arresting someone wearing a “Latinos for Trump 2024” shirt in 2025.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJan 30, 2025FalseImages show a “beautiful baby boy, estimated to be between 7 months to a year old … found dumped by the roadside” in January 2025.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 30, 2025MixedRobert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.”Said by Elizabeth WarrenPolitiFactJan 30, 2025FalseSays Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent posted on X, “I’m committed to eliminating income taxes, replacing them with a fair consumption tax, and adopting gold-backed currency.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJan 30, 2025MixedThe U.S. has an egg shortage because the “Biden administration and the Department of Agriculture directed the mass killing of more than 100 million chickens.”Said by Karoline LeavittPolitiFactJan 30, 2025False“Biden pardons are unconstitutional! 7th Circuit Court Judge Joseph Barron ruled that there is no provision to pardon someone who hasn’t been formally charged.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 30, 2025False“DOGE and OMB also found that there was about to be $50 million taxpayer dollars that went out the door to fund condoms in Gaza.”Said by Karoline LeavittPolitiFactJan 30, 2025False“JD Vance is in North Carolina, and he’s found furnished apartments to put the people in that have been living in tents.”Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactJan 30, 2025False“Pfizer just released its list of side effects of its COVID-19 vaccine.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 30, 2025False“The VIP on the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed was Barack Obama.”Said by X postsPolitiFactJan 30, 2025TrueDuring his Senate confirmation hearing for his appointment to head U.S. President Donald Trump's Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 29, 2025, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said: "All of my kids are vaccinated."SnopesJan 30, 2025TrueRobert F. Kennedy Jr. was addicted to heroin between his teenage and early adulthood years.SnopesJan 30, 2025FalseThe NFL suspended referees involved in the Buffalo Bills-Kansas City Chiefs AFC championship game on Jan. 26, 2025.SnopesJan 30, 2025Can’t tellIn January 2025, ICE announced it was pausing a hotline where people can report undocumented immigrants in the U.S. because 90% of calls were about Elon Musk.SnopesJan 30, 2025Can’t tellIn January 2025, U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth was arrested on charges of driving under the influence after he crashed a tank into the Pentagon.SnopesJan 30, 2025FalseElon Musk Withdraws Support for WBO Programs Unless Imane Khelif's Medal and $25 Million Bonus Are Revoked.Said by facebook.comLead StoriesJan 30, 2025FalseThe U.S. government spent or planned to spend $50 million exclusively on condoms in Gaza.Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 30, 2025FalseA Status Red weather warning issued during Storm Éowyn was a form of climate lockdownSaid by Rise Up ÉireannTheJournal.ieJan 30, 2025FalseA photo shows a serial killer who is on the run in the UK after shooting dead a police officer called Michael Horan.Full FactJan 30, 2025