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Can’t tellA photo shows a man in a hard hat wearing a shirt that says ‘Latinos for Trump 2024’ being arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).Full FactJan 31, 2025FalseA video shows members of Israel's parliament, the Knesset, in tears over the ceasefire deal.Full FactJan 31, 2025FalseAccording to several Facebook posts, you can claim a Bugaboo pushchair for £2 by completing a survey.Full FactJan 31, 2025MixedCT coronary scans can detect heart blockages quickly, non-invasively, and with precise detail, eliminating the need for traditional angiograms.Said by Social Media UserFirst CheckJan 31, 2025Can’t tellHeathrow Airport is holding its annual unclaimed baggage sale for charity with suitcases on offer for £8.29.Full FactJan 31, 2025FalseImage shows 'U.S. deportation flight.'Said by X,FacebookLogically FactsJan 31, 2025FalseThe IMF forecast that Britain will have the fastest growing economy in Europe.Full FactJan 31, 2025Mixedonion juice can normalize blood pressureSaid by fried_moniMedical DialoguesJan 31, 2025Can’t tell“There’s a study that came out last week of 47,000 9-year-olds in the Medicaid system in Florida — I think a Louisiana scientist called Mawson — that shows the opposite," meaning that vaccines cause autism.Said by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.FactCheck.orgJan 31, 2025FalseTrump fired 3,000 air traffic controllers eight days before Flight 5342 collisionSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 30, 2025FalseMark Wahlberg Did Demand Immediate Firing Of Teachers Who Remove American Flags from ClassroomsSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesJan 30, 2025Falseflight path data proves that american eagle Flight 5342 suddenly reversed direction before fatally crashing into the potomac riverSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 30, 2025Can’t tellTech entrepreneur Elon Musk once said he "longs to get pregnant so he can produce as many children as possible."SnopesJan 30, 2025TrueU.S. Vice President JD Vance has said and written that his grandmother once set his grandfather on fire.SnopesJan 30, 2025FalseReal photo shows firefighters on top of plane wreck surrounded by boats and carsSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 30, 2025TrueA study found that cats learn to associate images with words faster than human babies do.SnopesJan 30, 2025FalseThe military helicopter involved in the plane crash at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport on January 29, 2025, was supposed to be broadcasting with an ADS-B transponder signal.Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 30, 2025FalseAA 5342 collided with a DC Police helicopterSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 30, 2025Can’t tellICE announced it is pausing the hotline where people can report undocumented immigrants because 90% of the calls are from people reporting Elon Musk.Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 30, 2025TrueTech entrepreneur Elon Musk received a nomination for the Nobel Peace Prize in 2025.SnopesJan 30, 2025FalseA video shows “people around the world” who are “protesting because Donald Trump is the president.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 30, 2025FalseImage shows immigration officers arresting someone wearing a “Latinos for Trump 2024” shirt in 2025.Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJan 30, 2025FalseImages show a “beautiful baby boy, estimated to be between 7 months to a year old … found dumped by the roadside” in January 2025.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 30, 2025MixedRobert F. Kennedy Jr. “made $2.5 million off suing one of the entities that (he would be regulating) and plans to keep getting a take of every lawsuit in the future.”Said by Elizabeth WarrenPolitiFactJan 30, 2025