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FalseThe Department of Government Efficiency “found a $6 million grant awarded to Whoopi Goldberg to ‘promote diversity on The View.’”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 14, 2025FalseVideo shows “Stacey Abrams admits the $2 billion Joe Biden’s EPA gave her was used to buy votes of people in Georgia by purchasing them new appliances.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactMar 14, 2025FalseA rumor accurately reports Elon Musk saved the home of an elderly woman who lived there for 70 years.SnopesMar 14, 2025Can’t tellA photo shows President Volodymyr Zelenskyy recently wearing a suit to meet WEF founder Klaus Schwab because he is his “actual boss”, amid criticism Mr Zelenskyy received for not wearing one to meet President Trump.Full FactMar 14, 2025Can’t tellA video shows Ukrainian troops surrendering in the Kursk region on 11 March 2025.Full FactMar 14, 2025FalseA video shows the Ukrainian flag being flown from the top of the Statue of Liberty.Full FactMar 14, 2025MixedBritain’s Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, has personally spent over £521,525 in food and drink expenses in less than a year in office.Said by Social media usersLogically FactsMar 14, 2025FalseThe government is abolishing the NHS.Full FactMar 14, 2025Mixed“DOGE has cancelled a $600,000 grant to Southern University and A&M College. The money was going to fund a study on the menstrual cycles of transgender men.”FactCheck.orgMar 14, 2025Mixed“There are notable long-term health benefits associated with having had the measles."FactCheck.orgMar 14, 2025TrueNBC investigates nonprofit DOGE found 18 million a monthSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesMar 13, 2025FalseAs of February 2025, the United States had given $350 billion in military aid to Ukraine for its war with Russia.SnopesMar 13, 2025FalseAuthentic image shows Michelle Obama aging poorlySaid by x.comLead StoriesMar 13, 2025FalseMichelle Obama Has Been Receiving a Monthly $122,000 Payment from the GSA Since 2009.Said by dunning-kruger-times.comLead StoriesMar 13, 2025FalseVideo shows Putin outlining terms for ceasefire in march 2025Said by x.comLead StoriesMar 13, 2025FalseIn March 2025, France offered U.S. right-wing conspiracy theorist Candace Owens millions to stop spreading the rumor that France's first lady Brigitte Macron is trans.SnopesMar 13, 2025FalseFacebook warnings about woman going around neighborhoods and stealing packages are legitimateSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesMar 13, 2025FalseDOGE Uncovers $6 Million Grant Awarded to Whoopi Goldberg to “Promote Diversity on The View”Said by dunning-kruger-times.comLead StoriesMar 13, 2025FalsePresident Trump threatened to sanction the Philippine government of Bongbong Marcos over the arrest of former president Duterte.Said by facebook.comLead StoriesMar 13, 2025Can’t tellMexican President Claudia Sheinbaum authentically said, “I told President Trump the best way to make rapists and criminals feel unwelcome in the US, is for their citizens to stop electing them.”SnopesMar 13, 2025False“Eliminate school choice” is on Susan Crawford’s agenda.Said by Brad SchimelPolitiFactMar 13, 2025False“Tariffs are a tax cut for the American people.”Said by Karoline LeavittPolitiFactMar 13, 2025FalseAn image authentically shows a screenshot of tech billionaire Elon Musk posting on X, "Defund the poor."SnopesMar 13, 2025FalseFollowing Gene Hackman’s death, the FBI discovered a secret tunnel under the actor's home where 701 bodies were found.SnopesMar 13, 2025

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