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TrueAmazon founder Jeff Bezos once said he tells employees to “wake up terrified every morning” in order to best serve customers.SnopesJan 26, 2025FalseAn authentic photograph shows the body of a massive octopus washed up on the coast of Indonesia.SnopesJan 26, 2025MixedTaking paracetamol or other fever-relief medicines can cause kidney and liver damage.Said by Social Media UserFirst CheckJan 26, 2025FalseA series of photographs authentically shows politicians Hillary Clinton, Kamala Harris, Barack Obama and Elizabeth Warren performing a Nazi salute.SnopesJan 25, 2025FalseU.S. first lady Melania Trump sat down for an interview with a liberal TV host named Alex Brooks.SnopesJan 25, 2025FalseTesla CEO Elon Musk responded to accusations that he gave a Nazi salute with an explanation on X that said MAGA will "succeed in all the ways Nazi Germany failed to."SnopesJan 25, 2025TrueIn January 2025, a Mississippi state lawmaker introduced a bill that would make sex and masturbation illegal for men unless they're intending to fertilize an embryo, titled the "Contraception Begins at Erection Act."SnopesJan 25, 2025TrueA memo from acting NASA administrator Janet Petro announced the space agency is shutting down its diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) offices as required by Trump executive order.SnopesJan 25, 2025TrueA German museum has removed a portrait of tech entrepreneur Elon Musk.SnopesJan 25, 2025FalseElon Musk Does Want To Buy MSNBC Vowing To Fire Joy ReidSaid by facebook.comLead StoriesJan 25, 2025FalseFraternal Order of Police rescinds endorsement of Donald Trump after January 6 pardonsSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 24, 2025FalseGenuine Document Shows Rafael Cruz's Involvement In The Assassination Of JFKSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 24, 2025FalseVideo shows tanks in Texas headed to the borderSaid by tiktok.comLead StoriesJan 24, 2025MixedOther politicians have made the same exact gesture as made by Elon MuskSaid by instagram.comLead StoriesJan 24, 2025FalseA Mississippi state senator filed a bill in a sincere attempt to bar men from masturbatingSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 24, 2025FalseAuthentic video shows US military tanks patrolling a border fenceSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 24, 2025FalseProposed change to constitution would also allow Obama to be presidentSaid by threads.netLead StoriesJan 24, 2025FalseU.S. President Donald Trump posted on TruthSocial that a parent who receives child support can no longer claim the child on their taxes.SnopesJan 24, 2025Can’t tellU.S. President Donald Trump directed Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials to hurricane-ravaged North Carolina in January 2025 with $2 billion originally set aside for "welfare for 'illegals.'"SnopesJan 24, 2025FalseA video authentically shows Donald Trump Jr. using cocaine at U.S. President Donald Trump's second inauguration.SnopesJan 24, 2025FalseAfter President Donald Trump took office, the U.S. government approved a 2025 $1,000 stimulus program for all Americans.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 24, 2025FalsePhotos show Jeffrey Thomas, a “serial killer on the loose.”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 24, 2025FalsePresident Donald Trump declared “a state of emergency in Florida because of snow.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 24, 2025FalsePresident Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship executive order would affect former Vice President Kamala Harris’ citizenship status.Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 24, 2025

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