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Can’t tellA photo shared online on Nov. 7, 2024, authentically shows Hillary Clinton and Kamala Harris after the latter's 2024 presidential election loss.SnopesDec 7, 2024FalseAn image shared on social media was an authentic early 20th-century photo of a crowd posing with a megalodon, a type of giant prehistoric shark.SnopesDec 7, 2024FalseAn image shows an authentic job posting advertising a position to replace UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.SnopesDec 7, 2024MixedA policy change announced by health insurer Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield in November 2024 limits coverage of anesthesia costs in cases when surgeries go longer than expected.SnopesDec 7, 2024FalseAn authentic photograph shows Pete Hegseth wearing only underwear and carrying an American flag while standing at the Sept. 11 Memorial in New York City in 2020.SnopesDec 7, 2024Can’t tellU.S. President Joe Biden quietly pardoned Anthony Fauci for "any actions since 2004" according to a FOIA request.SnopesDec 7, 2024FalseVideo shows The striking moments of the 7magnitude earthquake that occurred in the US state of California were captured on cameraSaid by x.comLead StoriesDec 7, 2024FalseLeonardo DiCaprio announced he is leaving the USSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesDec 7, 2024Falseturmeric lemonade can treat depression better than ProzacSaid by Social Media UserTHIP MediaDec 7, 2024FalseA video shows American Civil Liberties Union lawyer Chase Strangio arguing that two-year-olds should receive gender-affirming medical interventions.Said by x.comLead StoriesDec 6, 2024Can’t tellMusk announced new aluminum batterySaid by facebook.comLead StoriesDec 6, 2024FalseElon Musk Tweeted The World Would Not Be Able To Function Without CEOs After The Murder of Brian ThompsonSaid by threads.netLead StoriesDec 6, 2024FalseUnitedHealthcare CEO shooter identified as Samuel HydeSaid by x.comLead StoriesDec 6, 2024FalseA photograph shared on social media in 2024 authentically shows an "Egg Salad Machine."SnopesDec 6, 2024TrueA photo authentically shows former U.S. President Barack Obama with actors Don Cheadle, Tobey Maguire and George Clooney.SnopesDec 6, 2024Can’t tellActor Sylvestor Stallone once said: "No matter how much you torment yourself with guilt, the past won't change. And no matter how much you consume yourself with anxiety, the future won't be altered. So don't ruin your present; live in the now with determination and courage."SnopesDec 6, 2024MixedA video authentically shows a weather cloud "falling from the sky" near a construction site in Indonesia.SnopesDec 6, 2024TrueTwo images posted to X in September 2024 authentically show U.S. President-elect Donald Trump pictured with rapper Sean “Diddy” Combs and financier Jeffrey Epstein.SnopesDec 6, 2024False"Vaccine researcher Peter Hotez says multiple viruses will be unleashed on America the day after Trump takes office."Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 6, 2024FalseElon Musk wrote on X that “without CEOs, the world would not be able to function” and “America will be destitute without us.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactDec 6, 2024FalseFox News commentator Dr. Kelly Powers died from “turbo cancer” caused by COVID-19 vaccines.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 6, 2024False“The population in Gaza has increased by 2.02% since Oct. 7, 2023.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 6, 2024False“Trump was impeached for trying to investigate all the crimes that Joe Biden just pardoned Hunter over.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactDec 6, 2024TrueIn December 2024, the FBI issued guidelines warning iPhone and Android users to stop sending texts.SnopesDec 6, 2024