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FalseMarijuana is better than ChemotherapySaid by Social Media UserTHIP MediaSep 2, 2024FalseOpinion polls predict Congress will win the Haryana electionsSaid by XLogically FactsSep 2, 2024FalseThe creators of the show "IC 814"changed the name of the hijackers to Hindu namesSaid by X usersLogically FactsSep 2, 2024Falsethe WHO has declared that Mpox is no longer a health emergencySaid by Social Media UserTHIP MediaSep 2, 2024TrueAuthor James Baldwin once said: "Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced."SnopesSep 1, 2024TrueA Disney short film features Donald Duck dreaming he worked in a munitions factory in Nazi Germany.SnopesSep 1, 2024Can’t tellIn the 1980s, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris worked at McDonald's while completing her undergraduate degree.SnopesSep 1, 2024MixedMedieval peasants worked only around 150 days per year, a result of the church scheduling frequent holidays to keep the labor force happy.SnopesSep 1, 2024FalseAre MBBS, MD, MS Degrees from Singhania University Recognised?Medical DialoguesSep 1, 2024Falsecoffee worsens period crampsSaid by Social Media UserTHIP MediaSep 1, 2024TrueTwo photos shared on social media authentically showed former U.S. President Donald Trump with his daughter Ivanka as a child sitting on his lap.SnopesAug 31, 2024TrueA photograph genuinely shows a pile of 1 million mosquitoes "caught in a trap in Sanibel, Florida."SnopesAug 31, 2024TrueU.S. Vice President Kamala Harris once said, "An undocumented immigrant is not a criminal."SnopesAug 31, 2024FalseA law approved by Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz bans Christians, Jews and Muslims from teaching.SnopesAug 31, 2024TruePope Francis said in a speech, “There are those who work systematically and with every means possible to repel migrants. And this, when done with awareness and responsibility, is a grave sin.”SnopesAug 31, 2024TrueA photograph accurately showed passengers aboard Aloha Airlines 243 flight after its roof ripped off mid-flight on April 28, 1988.SnopesAug 31, 2024FalseAuthentic social media posts express genuine concern over teenager Paul Ferrara, missing from various locationsSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesAug 31, 2024Can’t tellMcDonald's Corp. confirmed Kamala Harris was fired from McDonald's for stealing.SnopesAug 31, 2024FalseSambar prevents colon cancerSaid by WebsiteTHIP MediaAug 31, 2024Falseturmeric is acidic to the bodySaid by Social Media UserTHIP MediaAug 31, 2024FalseIrish Gardai (Police force) are advertising/recruiting for the Irish Police on Pakistani TVSaid by x.comLead StoriesAug 30, 2024FalsePresident Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris declined to attend a memorial ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in August 2024 for the 13 U.S. military service members who were killed in Afghanistan three years earlier.Said by x.comLead StoriesAug 30, 2024FalseAn image authentically shows U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris' membership card in the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.SnopesAug 30, 2024Mixed"I made that clear on the debate stage in 2020, that I would not ban fracking."Said by Kamala HarrisFactCheck.orgAug 30, 2024

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