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FalseDoes application of soda, coffee, Colgate, tomato and lemon juice for 5 mins permanently remove hair from underarms?Said by naturalcures26Medical DialoguesDec 18, 2024Can’t tellDuring this week’s Prime Minister’s Questions debate, Kemi Badenoch stated that the Conservative Party “protected the triple lock during all our time in Government”.
Shortly afterwards, Labour MP Mark Ferguson wrote on X, formerly Twitter: “Wrong. In 2021 the Tories didn’t uprate pensions in line with earnings. That cost pensioners.”Said by PoliticiansPA MediaDec 18, 2024FalsePeople over 30 shouldn’t leave their blanket abruptly due to cardiac arrest riskFirst CheckDec 18, 2024Falsea DIY remedy can completely remove dark circles in 7 daysSaid by Social Media UserTHIP MediaDec 18, 2024Mixedwearing tight underwear can reduce sperm count by 40%THIP MediaDec 18, 2024FalseShooter has been identified as Samuel HydeSaid by x.comLead StoriesDec 17, 2024FalseImage shows Bono and Bob Geldof waving Israeli flagsSaid by x.comLead StoriesDec 17, 2024FalseThe drones reportedly seen over New Jersey and New York are being used to track nuclear material in the country.Said by threads.netLead StoriesDec 17, 2024FalsePhoto documents LeBron James kissing man in ParisSaid by x.comLead StoriesDec 17, 2024TrueA photo authentically shows a skiing chairlift in the 1960s without a safety bar.SnopesDec 17, 2024Can’t tellThe Walt Disney Company banned women from driving at Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland Speedway attraction.SnopesDec 17, 2024MixedFacebook posts about the dangers of consumers receiving a package as part of a brushing scam warn that the lone act of scanning a malicious QR code — a code found inside the unsolicited parcel — can immediately compromise a user's phone and personal and financial information, and drain their bank accounts.SnopesDec 17, 2024False"The city of… is being warned to be alert & vigilant as there is a serial killer on the run,” Robert Thibodeau.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 17, 2024FalseDrones reported in the U.S., including around the U.S. Capitol, have directed-energy weapons that have a “space-based laser generating system that can create pestilence.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 17, 2024FalsePhoto of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 17, 2024FalsePhoto shows a downed droneSaid by Doug MastrianoPolitiFactDec 17, 2024FalseVideo shows a drone crashed in New Jersey.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 17, 2024FalseVideo shows “Yellowstone’s super volcano is now really, really exploding.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 17, 2024False“The school shooter in Madison Wisconsin Christian School shooting has been identified as a female identifying as a male.”Said by Social MediaPolitiFactDec 17, 2024FalseA photograph authentically shows UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect, Luigi Mangione, wearing a costume from the Japanese "Sailor Moon" manga series.SnopesDec 17, 2024Can’t tellTwo authentic photographs from 1999 show Sean “Diddy” Combs holding a small white pill in his hand while his arm was around Kate Moss.SnopesDec 17, 2024FalseThat little boy pictured at Joe Biden's 1973 swearing in ceremony is Hunter BidenSaid by x.comLead StoriesDec 17, 2024TrueABC will pay $15 million to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit involving "This Week" host George Stephanopoulos.SnopesDec 17, 2024Falsedr barbara o neill neil certified by the american board of urologySaid by facebook.comLead StoriesDec 17, 2024