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FalseThe words “help” and “trafico” in a Google Maps aerial view of Los Angeles are connected to human trafficking.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 27, 2025False“BREAKING NEWS: Michael Jordan calls for ban on pride flag in sports and US school system.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 27, 2025False“Whoopi Goldberg, Megan Rapinoe and Taylor Swift decide to leave the United States.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 27, 2025TrueA photo authentically shows Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos seated together.SnopesJan 27, 2025FalseA video shows President Donald Trump’s Air Force One jet conducting flybys for US Navy sailors stationed on an aircraft carrier in the Atlantic, near Washington DC.Full FactJan 27, 2025FalseA video shows Taylor Swift saying the wildfires in Los Angeles were “divine retribution” for America funding missiles used in Gaza.Full FactJan 27, 2025Can’t tellA video shows migrants breaking through a blockade who are “now” heading to the US southern border.Full FactJan 27, 2025FalseNorway is refusing to play Israel in their scheduled 2026 World Cup qualifiers later this year.Full FactJan 27, 2025FalseSouthport killer Axel Rudakubana has been seriously attacked in his prison cell by other inmates.Full FactJan 27, 2025Falsemixture of coffee, lemon juice, and cinnamon powder increase brain function by 100%Said by weightlosmysteryMedical DialoguesJan 27, 2025MixedU.S. citizens Jay Austin and Lauren Geoghehan were killed on a cycling trip in Tajikistan while trying to vindicate their belief in human kindness.SnopesJan 26, 2025TrueAmazon founder Jeff Bezos once said he tells employees to “wake up terrified every morning” in order to best serve customers.SnopesJan 26, 2025FalseAn authentic photograph shows the body of a massive octopus washed up on the coast of Indonesia.SnopesJan 26, 2025MixedTaking paracetamol or other fever-relief medicines can cause kidney and liver damage.Said by Social Media UserFirst CheckJan 26, 2025FalseA series of photographs authentically shows politicians Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama and Elizabeth Warren performing a Nazi salute.SnopesJan 25, 2025FalseU.S. first lady Melania Trump sat down for an interview with a liberal TV host named Alex Brooks.SnopesJan 25, 2025FalseTesla CEO Elon Musk responded to accusations that he gave a Nazi salute with an explanation on X that said MAGA will "succeed in all the ways Nazi Germany failed to."SnopesJan 25, 2025TrueIn January 2025, a Mississippi state lawmaker introduced a bill that would make sex and masturbation illegal for men unless they're intending to fertilize an embryo, titled the "Contraception Begins at Erection Act."SnopesJan 25, 2025TrueA memo from acting NASA administrator Janet Petro announced the space agency is shutting down its diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) offices as required by Trump executive order.SnopesJan 25, 2025TrueA German museum has removed a portrait of tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.SnopesJan 25, 2025FalseElon Musk Does Want To Buy MSNBC Vowing To Fire Joy ReidSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesJan 25, 2025FalseFraternal Order of Police rescinds endorsement of Donald Trump after January 6 pardonsSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 24, 2025FalseGenuine Document Shows Rafael Cruz's Involvement In The Assassination Of JFKSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 24, 2025FalseVideo shows tanks in Texas headed to the borderSaid by tiktok.comLead StoriesJan 24, 2025