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FalseVideo shows people in Los Angeles looting from homes during wildfires.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 13, 2025MixedCredit scores were invented in 1989.SnopesJan 13, 2025False"Oregon sent 60 fire trucks to California to help with the fires, but they’re being held in Sacramento for emissions testing."Said by Social media postsFactCheck.orgJan 13, 2025FalseA video shows a firefighting plane crashing in Los Angeles during the recent wildfires.Full FactJan 13, 2025Can’t tellGinger is a powerful metabolism booster that helps reduce cancer risk, supports immunity, and aids digestionFirst CheckJan 13, 2025Can’t tellThe OECD is confident that we’re on track to become the fastest growing economy in Europe.Full FactJan 13, 2025FalseVideo of Taylor Swift saying Los Angeles fires is result of 'action in Gaza.'Said by X, FacebookLogically FactsJan 13, 2025MixedSocial media app TikTok can monitor keystrokes or taps made by a user.SnopesJan 12, 2025Can’t tellBenjamin Franklin once said, "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."SnopesJan 12, 2025MixedSome air fryers could be "spying" on their users.SnopesJan 12, 2025FalseA video shows Black people looting bagged items and a TV during the January 2025 Los Angeles County wildfires.SnopesJan 11, 2025FalseA video shared online in January 2025 authentically shows firefighters in Los Angeles using women’s handbags to fight wildfires in the county.SnopesJan 11, 2025FalseLA Mayor Karen Bass cut fire department funding by $17.6M — months before wildfires turned city into hellscapeSaid by nypost.comLead StoriesJan 11, 2025FalseThe Weather Channel showed human remains during a live broadcast from the California wildfiresSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 11, 2025FalseCan putting Onion On Chest Fix Coughs and Bronchitis?Said by betterremediesMedical DialoguesJan 11, 2025FalseGordon Ramsay Did Boot Lia Thomas Out Of His Restaurant Saying I Don’t Let Woke People Dine HereSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesJan 10, 2025FalseA black-and-white photograph shows an 1895 headache treatment known as "vibration therapy."SnopesJan 10, 2025FalseMelania Trump holds President Jimmy Carter funeral program upside downSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 10, 2025FalseWildfires could not have caused cars to be destroyed because trees were sparedSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 10, 2025Can’t tellphoto Shows California Fire Hydrant In Rainbow Colors With A January 2025 Wildfire In The Background los angelesSaid by instagram.comLead StoriesJan 10, 2025FalseVideo shows looters amid Los Angeles firesSaid by instagram.comLead StoriesJan 10, 2025TrueAn historic photo shows a woman in a short dress cutting her own birthday cake in Iran.SnopesJan 10, 2025FalseActor Tom Hanks died in a “fatal car accident.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJan 10, 2025FalseImage shows the Hollywood sign was on fire as of Jan. 8.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactJan 10, 2025