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FalseThe claim is FalseSaid by Pepe MillonarioMedical DialoguesFeb 1, 2025FalseBishop Mariann Budde has been removed from the National Cathedral by the Episcopal Archdiocese of WashingtonSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesJan 31, 2025FalseCNN reported DC crash 5 hours before it happenedSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 31, 2025FalseThe military helicopter involved in the plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025, was unmanned or remotely controlled.Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 31, 2025TrueAn image authentically showed a New York Daily Mirror newspaper clipping from the 1950s with the question, "If a woman needs it, should she be spanked?"SnopesJan 31, 2025FalseAOC And Jamie Raskin File Articles Of Impeachment Against President Trump In January 2025Said by threads.netLead StoriesJan 31, 2025TrueA Great Dane named Juliana received a medal during World War II for defusing a bomb by urinating on it.SnopesJan 31, 2025Can’t tellAn International court has formally charged Anthony Fauci with 2967108 counts of murderSaid by dunning-kruger-times.comLead StoriesJan 31, 2025Falsethe pilot of the Blackhawk has been identified as Jo Ellis a transgender womanSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 31, 2025FalseA Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol rioter pardoned by President Donald Trump was “killed when she used her 2A rights with a shotgun while being served for eviction.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 31, 2025FalseImagen muestra a oficiales de inmigración arrestando a un hombre vestido con una camisa de “Latinos for Trump 2024”.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 31, 2025FalseVideo shows “Donald Trump just announced that America will no longer give visas to Nigerians.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJan 31, 2025False“A dangerous Hispanic couple” is “on the run after killing 3 female police officers.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 31, 2025True“As a Californian, we have given more to the recovery of other states than any other state in the union.”Said by Adam SchiffPolitiFactJan 31, 2025False“Donald Trump is reportedly furious with Elon Musk for convincing him to push out the head of the FAA because Musk was mad SpaceX got fined last September by the FAA for license violations.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 31, 2025False“I changed the Obama policy (on hiring air traffic controllers) ... And then Biden came in and he changed it.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactJan 31, 2025False“ICE just announced it is pausing the hotline where people can call to report undocumented immigrants because 90% of the calls are from people reporting Elon Musk.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 31, 2025False“Pilot of Blackhawk helicopter that crashed into passenger jet at Reagan National was a transgender woman named Jo Ellis.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 31, 2025False“The Episcopal Archdiocese of Washington has removed” Bishop Mariann Budde “from the National Cathedral.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 31, 2025FalseFormer U.S. President Barack Obama was on the military helicopter that crashed into an American Airlines passenger jet in January 2025.SnopesJan 31, 2025FalseA Dangerous couple who killed three female police officers is at large and attacking peopleSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesJan 31, 2025FalseA Fox News broadcast authentically showed U.S. President Donald Trump signing an executive order to ban "grown men" from wearing skinny jeans.SnopesJan 31, 2025FalseThe Black Hawk helicopter involved in the fatal plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025, had a senior military official on board.Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 31, 2025FalseBlackhawk ignored warning before crashing into passenger planeSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 31, 2025

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