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FalseThe corporation of Canada is owned by the United States corporationSaid by tiktok.comLead StoriesJan 9, 2025FalseThe Hollywood sign is on fire during LA firesSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 9, 2025FalseAn authentic video shows U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer describing complaints of predatory sexual behavior against Jimmy Savile as "frivolous."Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 9, 2025FalseElon Musk launched a public campaign to cancel "The View" in January 2025Said by threads.netLead StoriesJan 9, 2025TrueFormer U.S. President Jimmy Carter once said: “A strong nation, like a strong person, can afford to be gentle, firm, thoughtful and restrained. It can afford to extend a helping hand to others. It's a weak nation, like a weak person, that must behave with bluster and boasting and rashness and other signs of insecurity.”SnopesJan 9, 2025MixedIn January 2025, a white nurse in Virginia was arrested and charged with child abuse after several Black babies in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) mysteriously suffered broken legs.SnopesJan 9, 2025False"Acaban declarar inocente a Sebastian Zapeta”, el hombre acusado de prender en llamas a una mujer en el metro de Nueva York.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 9, 2025FalseCalifornia wildfires “are a deliberate criminal land grab in preparation for Agenda 2030 and smart cities.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 9, 2025FalseH-1B guest workers are “being employed as dog trainers, massage therapists, cooks, and English teachers.”Said by Bernie SandersPolitiFactJan 9, 2025FalseThe Los Angeles Police Department is “looking for three ‘persons of interest’ all tied to a MAGA website who were spotted at the source of all three major LA fires.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 9, 2025False“Beyoncé alleges Diddy has been secretly hiding Michael Jackson, who faked his death.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 9, 2025False“China declara estado de emergencia por brote masivo de virus mortales”.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 9, 2025FalseReports show U.S. President-elect Donald Trump has a deal ready to buy Greenland.SnopesJan 9, 2025TrueMeta removed a guideline from its hateful-conduct policies on Jan. 7, 2025, that previously prohibited users from comparing women to "household objects."SnopesJan 9, 2025FalsePolio can only be transmitted through fecal matter entering facial orificesSaid by threads.netLead StoriesJan 9, 2025FalseA Guardian columnist has argued white people should be at the back of the queue for NHS treatment.Full FactJan 9, 2025FalseA video shows a UFO in Germany.Full FactJan 9, 2025FalseCan warm water with ghee on first day of periods prevent PCOD?Said by fried_moniMedical DialoguesJan 9, 2025Can’t tellThe signals emitted by 5G towers are damaging to humans, animals and plants.Full FactJan 9, 2025FalseNatallia Goodman missingSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesJan 8, 2025FalseWoodrow Wilson private papers birth certificateSaid by instagram.comLead StoriesJan 8, 2025FalseHouse Resolution 7 will make women get permission from their husbands, fathers or priests to use birth control or have an abortion.Said by threads.netLead StoriesJan 8, 2025FalseTaxi driver, Andrew McIntyre, jailed for seven and a half years over Southport social media postsSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 8, 2025Falselos angeles fire department lafd asking public assistance help in fighting wildfiresSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 8, 2025