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TrueThe full state pension is £179.60 a week.Full FactSep 5, 2024FalseThe image show extremist Hindus set a Sikh man on fireSaid by https://x.com/Nayak_Khalnyak/status/1831294980700143883Logically FactsSep 5, 2024FalseThis video from Karnataka shows Muslims vandalizing a statue belonging to the Hindu community.Said by X, InstagramLogically FactsSep 5, 2024FalseVideo shows crocodiles swimming with a cow carcass in VadodaraSaid by Free Press Journal, Indian Express, Navbharat Times, NDTV, News 18 Tamil, Zee Business, X, FacebookLogically FactsSep 5, 2024FalseWHO is taking over the Indian GovernmentSaid by Social media UserTHIP MediaSep 5, 2024MixedZak Baker from Bristol arrested just for baring his teeth at the police during riotsSaid by Facebook usersLogically FactsSep 5, 2024Falsebee venom can kill breast cancer cells in 30 minSaid by Social media UserTHIP MediaSep 5, 2024Falsevideo posted to Facebook authentically showed clips of genuine tornadoes that occurred in Dubai and Canada in August 2024Said by facebook.comLead StoriesSep 4, 2024FalseA collage of two photographs shared in early September 2024, showed singer Jennifer Lopez "without makeup."SnopesSep 4, 2024FalseMilk Chocolate Is Fine For Dogs Compared To Dark ChocolateSaid by threads.netLead StoriesSep 4, 2024FalseA Google Maps video reveals an unknown "conspiracy" feature in Western Australia.Said by facebook.comLead StoriesSep 4, 2024Can’t tellA group of 32 armed Venezualans took over an apartment building in Chicago on September 2, 2024Said by x.comLead StoriesSep 4, 2024FalseAuthentic photo shows UK police bowing down to Muslim menSaid by x.comLead StoriesSep 4, 2024FalseHumans Intentionally Created The Antarctic Ice CapSaid by tiktok.comLead StoriesSep 4, 2024TrueGeorge Washington once said, "If freedom of speech is taken away, then dumb and silent we may be led, like sheep to the slaughter."SnopesSep 4, 2024MixedA map shared online authentically documents how “all roads lead to Rome.”SnopesSep 4, 2024FalseA zero-tolerance policy during the Trump administration "led to less family separation than under Kamala Harris' border policies.”Said by JD VancePolitiFactSep 4, 2024FalseImage claims Tiger Woods said “Kamala's fake black accent is embarrassing and extremely offensive.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactSep 4, 2024FalseNFL’s Philadelphia Eagles endorsed Kamala Harris for president.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactSep 4, 2024FalsePhoto shows Vice President Kamala Harris “in the 90s.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactSep 4, 2024FalseU.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown voted to “give illegals taxpayer funded stimulus checks, health care, even Social Security."Said by Bernie MorenoPolitiFactSep 4, 2024FalseVice President Kamala Harris was fired from McDonald’s for stealing.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactSep 4, 2024FalseVice President Kamala Harris “is a communist. … She is really a Marxist.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactSep 4, 2024False“BREAKING: Illegal Aliens in San Diego, California, tried to hijack 2 school buses filled with children.”Said by Social MediaPolitiFactSep 4, 2024

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