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FalseRep. Elissa Slotkin “voted recently to let illegals vote in U.S. elections.”Said by Mike RogersPolitiFactSep 3, 2024TrueA map shared on social media in August 2024 authentically showed the Mississippi River and its tributaries.SnopesSep 3, 2024FalseA video authentically shows a member of the British Royal Guard in London punching a man in the face for harassing him and knocking him out.SnopesSep 3, 2024Can’t tellA woman was sentenced to 20 months in prison for shouting during recent disorder and filming a riot.Said by Internet userPA MediaSep 3, 2024Can’t tellAll types of herpes infections are sexually transmittedFirst CheckSep 3, 2024FalseImage show veterans preferring Kamala Harris over Donald Trump in a poll carried out by Fox News.Said by X, FacebookLogically FactsSep 3, 2024FalsePfizer’s rennet for cheese production is harmful to your healthSaid by Social Media UserTHIP MediaSep 3, 2024FalseThe American Eisenhower aircraft carrier was targeted by Yemen for a second time in the last 24 hours, at the end of August.Full FactSep 3, 2024MixedThe image shows Moscow faces a severe electricity shortage due to Western sanctions.Said by FacebookLogically FactsSep 3, 2024Falsegreen juice can cure cancerSaid by Social Media UserTHIP MediaSep 3, 2024FalsemRNA vaccines eat away at children’s immune systemsSaid by Social Media UserTHIP MediaSep 3, 2024FalsePosts offer genuine concern over 3 year old injured lost boySaid by facebook.comLead StoriesSep 2, 2024Falsevideo shared to Instagram show Hells Angels en route to Aurora, Colorado, to fight members of the Venezuelan Gang Tren de AraguaSaid by instagram.comLead StoriesSep 2, 2024FalseMelania Trump e files for divorce as Trump campaign tanks sentencing loomsSaid by x.comLead StoriesSep 2, 2024TrueActor Chadwick Boseman's final tweet before he died in 2020 expressed support for then-U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris as the Democratic Party's vice-presidential nominee.SnopesSep 2, 2024Can’t tellWalt Disney World Resort in Florida will close due to an August 2024 outbreak of mpox.SnopesSep 2, 2024FalseFormer Disney Channel stars Olivia Rodrigo and Jenna Ortega are cousins.SnopesSep 2, 2024Can’t tellHumans were inspired to consume coffee when a goatherd noticed his goats dancing after eating coffee berries centuries ago.SnopesSep 2, 2024TrueIn 2023, two people used an excavator to clear a path through the Great Wall of China.SnopesSep 2, 2024FalseA photo shared by a social media user purportedly showing Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin’s photo in New York Times Square.Said by XLogically FactsSep 2, 2024FalseMarijuana 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, 2024

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