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Can’t tellDrinking chai daily leads to weight gain.Said by Social Media UserFirst CheckDec 5, 2024Can’t tellNew air sensors across Wales have a siren that goes off when air pollution is very high and tells people to go inside.Full FactDec 5, 2024FalsePhoto shows Sheikh Hasina wearing a Hindu tilakSaid by X, FacebookLogically FactsDec 5, 2024FalseVideo shows actor Pankaj Tripathi urging people not to vote for BJPSaid by AAP and Social mediaLogically FactsDec 5, 2024FalseVideo shows flooding on the street of Marina Beach in Chennai, Tamil NaduSaid by X and FacebookLogically FactsDec 5, 2024Falsepressing the tonsils with fingers cures tonsillitisSaid by Social Media userTHIP MediaDec 5, 2024Can’t tellActors Denzel Washington and Clint Eastwood have joined forces to launch a "non-woke" movie production studio.SnopesDec 4, 2024Mixedfox news jeanine pirro criticizes trump over pardonsSaid by threads.netLead StoriesDec 4, 2024FalseYou can fill a short survey to get $10 UggsSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesDec 4, 2024FalseSocial media posts are genuinely warning the public about Robert Thibodeau, who's being called a "serial killer on the run" in communities over 2,000 miles apart.Said by facebook.comLead StoriesDec 4, 2024FalsePhotographs shared online authentically show “Neopalpa donaldtrumpi,” a species of moth named after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump.SnopesDec 4, 2024FalsePhoto shows martial law declared in South KoreaSaid by x.comLead StoriesDec 4, 2024Can’t tellAIDs researcher murdered to stop him from calling virus man-madeSaid by instagram.comLead StoriesDec 4, 2024FalseWendys Olive Garden and other restaurants donate to Donald TrumpSaid by instagram.comLead StoriesDec 4, 2024FalseTesla announced plans to integrate hydrogen fuel cell technology into a new car called the "Model H."SnopesDec 4, 2024Can’t tellPodcaster Joe Rogan is to replace Rachel Maddow as MSNBC's prime-time host after Elon Musk's network takeover.SnopesDec 4, 2024Can’t tellMorgues prefer to hire women due to acts of necrophilia by men.SnopesDec 4, 2024False"The famed ship at the bottom of the North Atlantic is actually not The Titanic. It is her near-identical sister ship The Olympic."Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 4, 2024FalseThe NFL said Beyoncé is “not a good artist” and rejected her Christmas halftime show.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 4, 2024False“Elon Musk announces January 20th as the date for bombshell release of Diddy and Epstein client list.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactDec 4, 2024FalseTech entrepreneur Elon Musk rewarded a "Black boy" named Michael after he helped his mother, Maye Musk, patch a flat tire on her Tesla Cybertruck.SnopesDec 4, 2024FalseU.S President-elect Donald Trump once helped a homeless veteran in New York City find housing and a stable job by holding a White House ceremony honoring his acts of service.SnopesDec 4, 2024TrueU.S. President Joe Biden said on numerous occasions he would not pardon his son, Hunter Biden, who was convicted in a criminal case and pleaded guilty in another.SnopesDec 4, 2024Can’t tellU.S. President-elect Donald Trump nominated Mexican former drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán as U.S. ambassador to Mexico.SnopesDec 4, 2024