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FalseIndia has become a permanent member of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC)Said by X usersLogically FactsOct 11, 2024FalseSeveral social media users have claimed in posts which have been liked thousands of times that the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have fired on Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon.Said by Social media usersPA MediaOct 11, 2024FalseThe videos show the effect of Hurricane Milton in the U.S.Said by Threads, Instagram and FacebookLogically FactsOct 11, 2024FalseThe viral video shows a house wall collapse in Florida following Hurricane Milton.Said by X, and FacebookLogically FactsOct 11, 2024Can’t tellUKHSA graphs on X depicting hospital admissions for Covid-19, flu and RSV contain data from 2023-24.Full FactOct 11, 2024MixedVideo shows Florida residents stuck amid Hurricane MiltonSaid by Facebook userLogically FactsOct 11, 2024FalseFEMA Disaster Preparedness Meeting: We should focus our efforts on LGBTQIA peopleSaid by x.comLead StoriesOct 10, 2024Falsevideo shared on Facebook genuinely shows HAARP devices responsible for manipulating weather systems and creating storms like Hurricane MiltonSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesOct 10, 2024Falsehenrico county virginia precints voter turnout over 100 percentSaid by x.comLead StoriesOct 10, 2024Can’t tellOn his deathbed, Anton LaVey, the founder of the Church of Satan, said: "Oh my, oh my, what have I done! There's something very wrong, there's something very wrong, there's something very wrong!"SnopesOct 10, 2024FalseVideo Shows Twin Tornadoes Hitting Miami During Hurricane MiltonSaid by x.comLead StoriesOct 10, 2024FalseVideo Does Shows Traffic Jam On Florida Bridge During Hurricane MiltonSaid by tiktok.comLead StoriesOct 10, 2024FalseVideo Does Show Elk Escaping Wyoming Wildfire In 2024Said by x.comLead StoriesOct 10, 2024TrueVice presidential candidate JD Vance once said childless people should pay more taxes.SnopesOct 10, 2024False"Los 750 dólares que nuestra generosa administración ha ofrecido a las víctimas del huracán Helene son un PRÉSTAMO! Tienen un año para devolverlo".Said by X postsPolitiFactOct 10, 2024False"Teachers and nurses and firefighters are paying a higher tax rate than billionaires and the biggest corporations."Said by Kamala HarrisPolitiFactOct 10, 2024FalsePatents dating back to the 1800s show that people can control the weather.Said by Marjorie Taylor GreenePolitiFactOct 10, 2024TrueSays Wisconsin GOP U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde "brags about being in the 1%."Said by Democratic Senatorial Campaign CommitteePolitiFactOct 10, 2024FalseU.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to “allow transgender biological men to compete in girls’ sports.”Said by Senate Leadership FundPolitiFactOct 10, 2024False“FEMA is supposed to help out white people last for the purpose of ‘equity.’ … It’s literally on the FEMA website.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactOct 10, 2024False“Taylor Swift blames Instagram for losing millions of followers after Harris endorsement: ‘It must be a glitch!”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 10, 2024False“They create hurricanes via cloud seeding” and “direct them where they want the Hurricane to go!”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 10, 2024FalseIn his novel "Counting Miracles," published Sept. 24, 2024, author Nicholas Sparks predicted the hurricane that devastated western North Carolina starting Sept. 27, 2024.SnopesOct 10, 2024Can’t tellFormer U.S. President Donald Trump offered "Trump Gas" costing at least $49.99 per gallon to Floridians fleeing Hurricane Milton.SnopesOct 10, 2024