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FalseA photo authentically shows U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arresting a man wearing a "Latinos for Trump 2024" T-shirt.SnopesJan 29, 2025Can’t tellBishop Mariann Budde was removed from the Washington National Cathedral after asking U.S. President Donald Trump for "mercy upon the people in our country who are scared now."SnopesJan 29, 2025TrueIn January 2025, the FBI was conducting large-scale, nuclear-response training.SnopesJan 29, 2025FalseA photo authentically shows a view from behind a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shown grabbing a crying girl's arm in a school.SnopesJan 29, 2025False"The Biden administration kicked 2,000 displaced North Carolinians out of their temporary housing into freezing 20-degree weather," earlier in January.Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactJan 29, 2025MixedNorth Carolina Republicans “took money out of western North Carolina” with Hurricane Helene relief bill.Said by Roy CooperPolitiFactJan 29, 2025FalseReps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jamie Raskin “have filed articles of impeachment against President Trump for pardoning the J6 prisoners.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 29, 2025FalseSays Eric Trump post on X, “Any and all who dare to defy the American Golden Age, heed this warning: You WILL lose. Tow the line, or we WILL run you down!”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 29, 2025False“Gavin Newsom directed the removal of Elon Musk from the command post and ordered Cal Fire firefighters to return donated starlinks.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 29, 2025False“President Trump just announced full nationwide concealed carry reciprocity.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 29, 2025False“Under Trump's executive order, every single person in America is now legally classified as female.”Said by X postsPolitiFactJan 29, 2025FalseWhoopi Goldberg Megan Rapinoe and Taylor Swift leaving the United StatesSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesJan 29, 2025Falseelon musk donates 10 million to j6 familiesSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesJan 29, 2025Can’t tell2025 local elections are cancelled.Full FactJan 29, 2025FalseA BBC article reports that Angela Rayner is “poised to replace Rachel Reeves as Chancellor”.Full FactJan 29, 2025Can’t tellA Conservative Party advert has claimed that “jobs are being slashed at the fastest rate since the financial crash as a direct result of Rachel Reeves’ tax raising budget”.Said by Conservative PartyPA MediaJan 29, 2025FalseA photo of someone dressed in half a white dress and half a man’s suit shows George Dunne from Drimnagh, a trans woman who has become the first person in Ireland to marry themself.Full FactJan 29, 2025FalseA video shows a multimillion dollar home owned by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz that was recently destroyed by wildfires in Los Angeles.Full FactJan 29, 2025FalseAn audio recording features Donald Trump criticising Keir Starmer over aid to Ukraine, taxes and energy.Full FactJan 29, 2025Can’t tellEnergy company Enron has relaunched and introduced a home nuclear reactor device, the ‘Enron Egg’, that powers your home for 10 years.Full FactJan 29, 2025FalseGerman Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s 90-million-dollar house burned down during the LA wildfires.Said by Social media usersLogically FactsJan 29, 2025FalseOwen Jones wrote an opinion article for the Guardian with the headline: “Diversity and inclusion is in the heart of all Palestinians. Gaza will one day host the world’s largest Pride parade.”Full FactJan 29, 2025FalseThis authentic photo shows a man wearing a 'Latinos for Trump' arrested by ICE.Said by Social media usersLogically FactsJan 29, 2025Falsegiving ginger to a person experiencing a heart attack can help prevent further damageSaid by Social Media UserTHIP MediaJan 29, 2025

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