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Can’t tellApeel uses carcinogenic chemicals in its edible coatings for fruits and vegetables.First CheckOct 8, 2024Can’t tellConsuming onions in Coca-Cola can cure diabetes and significantly reduce high blood sugar levels.First CheckOct 8, 2024FalseIsraelis are trying to flee Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv amid the Israel-Iran conflict.Said by Instagram and FacebookLogically FactsOct 8, 2024MixedObama endorsed the use of conspiracy theories to erode a population's trust in each other and public institutionsSaid by X and Facebook usersLogically FactsOct 8, 2024Can’t tellSir Keir Starmer has said the UK will “boycott diplomatic relations with Israel” over the conflict in Gaza.Said by Social media userPA MediaOct 8, 2024FalseVideo shows Beirut after recent Israeli airstrikeSaid by Instagram userLogically FactsOct 8, 2024FalseFEMA policy is to help "white people last" in providing disaster assistanceSaid by fema.govLead StoriesOct 7, 2024FalseAd Showing Boy In Makeup Trashing House NOT A Kamala Harris Pro-Abortion Campaign SpotSaid by x.comLead StoriesOct 7, 2024FalseBREAKING: US military base comes under attack in BaghdadSaid by x.comLead StoriesOct 7, 2024FalseThe $750 in initial federal disaster assistance to Helene victims is a loan that must be paid back or those receiving the money will have to give up their property.Said by tiktok.comLead StoriesOct 7, 2024FalseVideo Shows Driver Authentically Getting Flat Tire After Running Over Trump 2024 Yard SignSaid by instagram.comLead StoriesOct 7, 2024FalseAn image shared online for years authentically shows a scientist holding a basketball covered in “the world’s blackest substance.”SnopesOct 7, 2024Can’t tellAmerican singer-songwriter Hank Williams Jr. said that he "wouldn't be caught dead" on stage with country star Garth Brooks.SnopesOct 7, 2024Can’t tellLaw enforcement discovered an underground tunnel in Sean "Diddy" Combs' Los Angeles mansion that connects to the nearby Playboy Mansion.SnopesOct 7, 2024FalseDockworkers went on strike because “they hear screaming children inside shipping containers!”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactOct 7, 2024FalseFEMA “blocked a runway” at a South Carolina airport and “halted” hurricane relief flights.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactOct 7, 2024MixedIn Manchester, N.H., gubernatorial candidate Joyce Craig “pushed for a city sales tax. Then, Joyce Craig overrode the tax cap and tried to raise taxes six times.”Said by Kelly AyottePolitiFactOct 7, 2024FalseVideo shows Oct. 6, 2024, fires in Beirut caused by Israeli airstrikes.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactOct 7, 2024FalseVideo shows a missile strike on Israel.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactOct 7, 2024MixedWhen New Hampshire gubernatorial nominee Kelly Ayotte served on two companies’ boards, one “laid off 18,000 workers” and the other “laid off 1,200 American workers, moving jobs overseas.”Said by New Hampshire Democratic PartyPolitiFactOct 7, 2024False“Breaking: Kansas City Chiefs refuse to host a Pride Night, ‘It’s woke agenda’”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactOct 7, 2024False“Kamala Harris permitió la entrada a Estados Unidos de 13.000 extranjeros ilegales condenados por asesinato".Said by X postsPolitiFactOct 7, 2024False“Out of the 28 North Carolina counties destroyed by Hurricane Helene, 26 of them supported President Trump in the 2020 election … If you’re wondering why the government hasn’t helped these people, now you know why.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactOct 7, 2024Can’t tellIn 1994 or 1995, Donald Trump said of his 13-year-old daughter, Ivanka, "Is it wrong to be more sexually attracted to your own daughter than your wife?"SnopesOct 7, 2024