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FalseA screenshot shared on social media authentically showed former U.S. President Donald Trump saying “Thank you Kanye, very cool” in a post responding to a stick-figure drawing by rapper Ye.SnopesJan 21, 2025FalseThieves operating in public places are using drug-filled perfume bottles to render their victims unconscious.SnopesJan 21, 2025False"Llego la ayuda Mexicana a California" para combatir los incendios.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 21, 2025FalseCalifornia wildfires have “nothing to do with climate change.”Said by Donald Trump Jr.PolitiFactJan 21, 2025FalseImágenes muestran animales heridos en los incendios de Los Ángeles.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 21, 2025FalseSecond lady Usha Vance “will have her citizenship revoked if (President Donald) Trump signs his executive order banning birthright citizenship.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 21, 2025FalseThe United States is the only country with unrestricted birthright citizenship.Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactJan 21, 2025FalseVideo shows a “group of South African firefighters who have landed in Canada to make their way to LA, to help.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJan 21, 2025FalseVideo shows “The Simpsons” predicted the Los Angeles wildfires.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 21, 2025FalseVideos show that President Donald Trump admitted to rigging the 2024 election during his preinauguration day rally.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactJan 21, 2025False“Trump passed a new law that whoever is paying the child support will get to declare those children on their taxes.”Said by Social MediaPolitiFactJan 21, 2025False“Whoopi Goldberg’s mansion in Los Angeles was destroyed in a wildfire, with damages estimated at millions of dollars.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 21, 2025FalseU.S. President Donald Trump posted on TruthSocial that a woman who receives child support from a man can no longer claim the child on her taxes.SnopesJan 21, 2025Can’t tellMeta CEO Mark Zuckerberg launched his own dog meat farm in Hawaii.SnopesJan 21, 2025FalseRobert F. Kennedy promoted a treatment to Become Diabetes Free in 14 DaysSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesJan 21, 2025FalsePresident Joe Biden pardoned Michael Byrd, the Capitol police officer who shot Ashli Babbitt during the January 6, 2021, protest.Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 21, 2025False45 electric firetrucks have to be recharged for 10 hours every day in Los Angeles wildfiresSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesJan 21, 2025MixedTrump said the 2024 election was riggedSaid by threads.netLead StoriesJan 21, 2025Can’t tellA photo shows Palestinians celebrating in the streets after the announcement of the recent Gaza ceasefire deal.Full FactJan 21, 2025FalseAn image of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer appearing to shake the hand of Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been widely shared on social media.Said by Social media usersPA MediaJan 21, 2025FalsePresident Trump has just signed an executive order removing all capital gains tax on US-based cryptocurrencies.Full FactJan 21, 2025Can’t tellThe US has seen record inflation.Full FactJan 21, 2025Can’t tellThere were 250,000 victims of south Asian ‘grooming gangs’ based in the United KingdomSaid by Malcolm Pearson (or Baron Pearson of Rannoch)TheJournal.ieJan 21, 2025MixedThis video was first published on RedNote app by U.S. soldiers after the TikTok ban was announced in the U.S. on January 17, 2025.Said by Social media usersLogically FactsJan 21, 2025