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Can’t tellU.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., and her family collected their dead grandmother's Social Security checks for more than 14 years.SnopesApr 3, 2025TrueU.S. Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for a standing filibuster by speaking for 25 hours, surpassing the 1957 record of Sen. Strom Thurmond, who attempted to filibuster the Civil Rights Act.SnopesApr 3, 2025MixedThe photographer who took the picture of U.S. President Donald Trump with a bloodied face and raised fist after an attempted assassination has been barred from the White House's press rooms.SnopesApr 3, 2025FalseIn April 2025, The Home Depot announced it would begin charging customers for parking.SnopesApr 3, 2025FalseWarren Buffett acquired Tesla for $1 trillion in April 2025.SnopesApr 3, 2025False​The Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) discovered there were 394 million Social Security recipients in the U.S., while there were only 344 million U.S. citizens.SnopesApr 3, 2025FalseA video compilation shows various different shots of damage caused by the earthquake in Myanmar.Full FactApr 3, 2025FalseA video shared online shows US President Donald Trump calling for a ban on Skittles and Twizzlers because they contain the red food dye carmine.Full FactApr 3, 2025TrueEating 10 eggs daily is good for health as dietary cholesterol does not significantly affect blood cholesterol levels.Said by Social Media UserFirst CheckApr 3, 2025FalseMel Gibson and Mark Wahlberg have partnered with Elon Musk to invest between $1 billion and $3 billion into a non-woke film studio committed to traditional family values.Full FactApr 3, 2025FalseNo NEET PG 2025 Exam has not been Rescheduled to 17th August 2025Said by autopsy_surgeonMedical DialoguesApr 3, 2025MixedOn new tariffs: "Reciprocal. That means they do it to us and we do it to them. Very simple. Can’t get any simpler than that.”Said by Donald TrumpFactCheck.orgApr 3, 2025FalsePensioners can get a GardenHOME garden tool kit from Lidl for £3 by filling out a questionnaire.Full FactApr 3, 2025MixedThere is a “loophole” in the 22nd Amendment that would make it possible for Donald Trump to seek a third term as president.FactCheck.orgApr 3, 2025Can’t tellmRNA vaccines genetically alter humanity.Full FactApr 3, 2025FalseA screenshot circulating online in early April 2025 authentically showed a Truth Social post by U.S. President Donald Trump in which he announced he would be ending dual citizenship in the U.S.SnopesApr 2, 2025FalseWisconsin ran out of ballots in "red" districts on state supreme court election day, 2025.Said by x.comLead StoriesApr 2, 2025FalseR Kelly was pardoned by Trump and released in 2025Said by facebook.comLead StoriesApr 2, 2025FalseA series of Facebook posts in late March and early April 2025 offered genuine concern over Katie Cunningham, a police officer supposedly missing from various locations in the United StatesSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesApr 2, 2025FalseWarren Buffett Acquires Elon Musk’s Tesla for $1 Trillion in CashSaid by gobankingrates.comLead StoriesApr 2, 2025FalseKilmar Armando Abrego Garcia “was a convicted MS-13 gang member.”Said by JD VancePolitiFactApr 2, 2025FalsePresident Donald Trump “just suggested replacing pride month with veterans month in honor of those who served.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 2, 2025FalseSays U.S. Rep. Majorie Taylor Green wrote on X that she is “a product of incest.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactApr 2, 2025False“Elon Musk called for a boycott of ‘The View,’ labeling it ‘a meeting place for ignorant women.’”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactApr 2, 2025

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