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Can’t tellRep. Ilhan Omar collected dead grandmother's Social Security check for 10 years.Said by facebook.comLead StoriesMar 1, 2025FalseTranscript of Trump Zelenskyy meeting shows Zelensky talking about real estate deal and burning citiesSaid by bsky.appLead StoriesMar 1, 2025TrueThe administration of former U.S. President Joe Biden created jobs every month and was the first presidential administration to do so.SnopesMar 1, 2025Mixedmagnesium deficiency is the number one cause of high blood pressureSaid by swetha._.sunilMedical DialoguesMar 1, 2025FalseRobert F. Kennedy Jr. posted he could bench Zelensky with one handSaid by x.comLead StoriesFeb 28, 2025FalseTamar Eisen, daughter of Norm Eisen was a key player at NDI, a DC nonprofit that is funded by USAIDSaid by x.comLead StoriesFeb 28, 2025TrueGOP House Judiciary Committee posts Rickroll video in tweet promising Epstein filesSaid by threads.netLead StoriesFeb 28, 2025Falsecongress deported Rep. Ilhan Omar.Said by youtube.comLead StoriesFeb 28, 2025FalseAn authentic New York Times headline for an essay written by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro reads, "How sucking my college buddy's p**** made me a better father, husband, and beekeeper."SnopesFeb 28, 2025TrueGerman firefighters once used or experimented with a helmet-mounted sprinkler device.SnopesFeb 28, 2025FalseUSAID paid Time magazine 4 million dollars to name Zelensky “Person of the Year” and the New York Post reported thisSaid by x.comLead StoriesFeb 28, 2025FalseDonald Trump once described Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a dictatorSaid by youtube.comLead StoriesFeb 28, 2025FalseThis is a genuine photo of a dead Pope Francis laid out in front of a congregationSaid by x.comLead StoriesFeb 28, 2025MixedA photo authentically shows a bus displaying a ‘F*** Trump’ message in Heidelberg, Germany, in February 2025.SnopesFeb 28, 2025FalseInflucencers performed a little dancing jig while exiting the White House with Epstein Files bindersSaid by x.comLead StoriesFeb 28, 2025FalseA measles outbreak in Gaines County, Texas, was caused by “a public health initiative” to “distribute free measles vaccines.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 28, 2025FalseMaine Gov. Janet Mills said, “If (President) Donald Trump stops federal funding to Maine, we the people of Maine will take out federal taxes from all paychecks and no taxes will be paid to the federal government.”Said by Social MediaPolitiFactFeb 28, 2025True“90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time.Said by Joel KitchensPolitiFactFeb 28, 2025False“DOGE discovers Louisiana man with 34 different names, addresses, and Social Security numbers. He was collecting $1,168,646 in (Social Security) per year.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactFeb 28, 2025False“The Texas measles outbreak is pure propaganda” because media outlets used stock images.Said by Threads postsPolitiFactFeb 28, 2025FalseThe Department of Government Efficiency in the U.S. discovered that a Louisiana man was using 34 different names, addresses, and Social Security numbers to collect more than $1 million annually in Social Security benefits.SnopesFeb 28, 2025TrueJoe Rogan Says Girl Scout cookies toxic.Said by instagram.comLead StoriesFeb 28, 2025FalseVideo shows an authentic podcast episode in which Donald Trump Jr. says, "I truly can't understand why anyone in their right mind would choose Ukraine as an ally when Russia is the alternative. The U.S. should have been supplying weapons to Russia instead."SnopesFeb 28, 2025Can’t tell25% of your electricity bill is down to costs associated with Net Zero.Full FactFeb 28, 2025

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