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FalseImage shows Tim Walz giving a Nazi salute (implied)Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 24, 2025FalseU.S. law allows for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be extradited to Russia.Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 24, 2025FalseElon Musk posted on X that the MAGA movement would succeed in all the ways Nazi Germany failedSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 24, 2025FalseDonald Trump says I don't care about economySaid by threads.netLead StoriesJan 24, 2025Can’t tellA photo shows a woman who is a “hardened criminal” and “back out on the streets” after being pardoned by President Trump for convictions relating to the US Capitol riot on 6 January 2021.Full FactJan 24, 2025FalseA photo shows an elderly man who is lost in different locations across the UK.Full FactJan 24, 2025Can’t tellA photo shows new buildings constructed by Russia in Mariupol in Ukraine.Full FactJan 24, 2025FalseA video shows the 2025 wildfires in LA.Full FactJan 24, 2025Can’t tellClaims have circulated on social media about the forthcoming Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.
One stated that: “Labour will take the driving licences off those on benefits who have no job, no income and no savings to repay benefits.”
Another claimed: “Benefit cheats could lose driving licences. Someone innocently exceeding Carer’s earning limit charged with fraud, can’t drive, may not be able to work, can’t support family, needs more benefits.”Said by Social media usersPA MediaJan 24, 2025Can’t tellKetamine can help manage symptoms of depressionSaid by Elon MuskFirst CheckJan 24, 2025MixedOn Jan. 6: "And obviously the FBI was involved, because [FBI Director Christopher] Wray admitted the FBI was. Didn’t he say 23 people, indirectly or directly were involved? And it was then 26?"Said by Donald TrumpFactCheck.orgJan 24, 2025Can’t tellThe IMF thinks the UK will be the fastest growing economy in Europe.Full FactJan 24, 2025Can’t tellWine, beer, and rum can help your skin by balancing its natural acidity, fighting bacteria, and keeping it youthful by restoring collagenSaid by Social Media UserFirst CheckJan 24, 2025Falsemixture of toothpaste, lemon juice, and ENO eliminate open pores in just one applicationSaid by healthglossyMedical DialoguesJan 24, 2025FalseDOGE Clock keeping running total of tax money already savedSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 23, 2025FalseAuthentic image shows Taylor Swift giving a right-handed salute on Good Morning America show on October 30, 2014Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 23, 2025TrueMartin Luther King Jr. once said, “We need leaders not in love with money but in love with justice.”SnopesJan 23, 2025FalseFollowing the 2025 inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, Facebook parent company Meta forced users to follow him and Vice President JD Vance.SnopesJan 23, 2025FalseA photograph shared online for years shows the "atomic shadow" left by a human and a ladder after the U.S. dropped an atomic bomb over Hiroshima in 1945.SnopesJan 23, 2025TrueA photograph authentically shows a man in a wetsuit kneeling beside a giant squid.SnopesJan 23, 2025True"Our nation’s tallest mountain … has been called Denali for thousands of years."Said by Lisa MurkowskiPolitiFactJan 23, 2025FalseElon Musk posted on X that the MAGA movement will “succeed in all the ways Nazi Germany failed to.”Said by X postsPolitiFactJan 23, 2025FalseFormer President Joe Biden “pardoned Michael Byrd.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 23, 2025FalseImage shows President Donald Trump responding to a picture rapper Ye drew of them.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJan 23, 2025