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FalsePhoto shows Vice President Kamala Harris and Sean “Diddy” Combs.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactOct 18, 2024FalseThe northern lights are proof of the sky “glowing with chemicals” sprayed in the sky.Said by Threads postsPolitiFactOct 18, 2024FalseThere was an Oct. 17, 2024, hospital update about the health of Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 18, 2024FalseVice President Kamala Harris commented on President Joe Biden’s “mental fitness,” saying, “he’s not stable” and “we should all be concerned.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactOct 18, 2024False“About 400,000 manufacturing jobs in the state of Michigan will go away with EV mandates.”Said by Mike RogersPolitiFactOct 18, 2024False“Elon Musk takes over Taylor Swift’s X account, causing her to lose 7 million followers and $100 million in brand deals.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 18, 2024False“Trump's convictions have all been overturned and he is getting his $500,000,000.00 back!”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactOct 18, 2024MixedThe U.S. Department of Justice sued the commonwealth of Virginia in October 2024 for attempting to remove noncitizens from voter rolls.SnopesOct 18, 2024Can’t tellA man rescued by a North Carolina lineman after being buried in mud by Hurricane Helene said he knew his wife and children had died beneath him because they stopped scratching his leg three days before.SnopesOct 18, 2024FalseTaylor Swift has not donated any money to help victims of Hurricane Helene.SnopesOct 18, 2024FalseDemocratic U.S. Presidential nominee Kamala Harris said I promise to do everything I could have done but didn’t doSaid by instagram.comLead StoriesOct 18, 2024FalseUkraine declared war on Iran and North KoreaSaid by x.comLead StoriesOct 18, 2024FalseFEMA confiscating donations and supplies for Hurricane Helene victimsSaid by instagram.comLead StoriesOct 18, 2024Can’t tellSeveral videos that surfaced in 2024 accurately reported that Willow Smith and Jaden Smith revealed their parents had sold them to music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs.SnopesOct 18, 2024FalseAn authentic video shows former Minnesota high school student Matthew Metro alleging that Tim Walz sexually assaulted him.Said by x.comLead StoriesOct 18, 2024FalseVideo shows vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz dancing to Beyoncé’s song “Texas Hold ‘Em” in a leather crop top and pants with a red cowboy hat.SnopesOct 18, 2024Can’t tellA social media user posted a photo to X, formerly Twitter, of a supposed primary school Social, Personal and Health Education (SPHE) task for 10-year-olds, in which they have to match words related to sexual education to the correct definitions.
The user tagged Norma Foley, the Minister for Education, who also represents the Kerry constituency in the Dail, and said she “has a lot to answer for”.Said by Social media userPA MediaOct 18, 2024FalseA video shows the former US president Barack Obama being drowned out during a speech by chants of “f*** Joe Biden”.Full FactOct 18, 2024Can’t tellA widely seen thread on the social media platform X, formerly Twitter, claimed that “a man was convicted for standing still, silently praying, in England”. Other posts about the same court case said the man had been “literally convicted of thoughtcrime” and asserting “silent prayer is now considered a crime”.Said by Social media usersPA MediaOct 18, 2024Can’t tellAn image shows four Israel Defense Forces soldiers with their hands behind their backs captured in southern Lebanon as three Hezbollah fighters look on.Full FactOct 18, 2024FalseHAARP (the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program) created Hurricane Milton, and a video of swirling clouds shows what geoengineering looks like.Full FactOct 18, 2024MixedHarris/Walz campaign ad trying to appeal to young male voters.Said by TikTok, and XLogically FactsOct 18, 2024MixedNashik Police recently baned Hindu songs near mosquesSaid by X UsersLogically FactsOct 18, 2024FalsePhoto shows Israeli soldiers crying after Hezbollah's drone attack.Said by XLogically FactsOct 18, 2024