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FalseThe U.S. House Select Committee that investigated the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol “deleted and destroyed all of the information that they collected over two years.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactJan 24, 2025FalseVideo muestra a inmigrantes en México que "se dirigen al punto de control en el Paso Texas con el objetivo de entrar a la fuerza hacia los Estados Unidos debido a que aplicación CBP One quedó fuera de servicio".Said by X postsPolitiFactJan 24, 2025FalseVideo shows “roads heading to Mexico are jam packed as mass deportations have started.”Said by X postsPolitiFactJan 24, 2025False“CBS Evening News” anchor Norah O’Donnell was fired.Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 24, 2025False“FEMA has been directed back to North Carolina with $2 billion in emergency funds: ‘We transferred it from the programs that fund welfare for illegals. They don’t be needing it.’”Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 24, 2025False“Fani Willis has just confessed to collusion with J6 committee.”Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 24, 2025False“The U.S. Senate has the votes to remove Trump from office if the House votes to impeach.”Said by X postsPolitiFactJan 24, 2025False“The removal of birthright citizenship only applies to the children of those that are here ILLEGALLY.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 24, 2025FalseIn January 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin was seeking to have Dr. Anthony Fauci in the U.S. extradited to Russia in exchange for ending the war in Ukraine.SnopesJan 24, 2025FalseIn a January 2025 executive order, U.S. President Donald Trump inadvertently defined all humans as female.SnopesJan 24, 2025TrueU.S. President Donald Trump pardoned Ross Ulbricht, the creator of dark web marketplace Silk Road.SnopesJan 24, 2025TrueU.S. President Donald Trump has revoked the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1965.SnopesJan 24, 2025FalseA 90-year-old white woman confronted former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal in a supermarket and told him to "go back to Africa."SnopesJan 24, 2025FalseImage shows Tim Walz giving a Nazi salute (implied)Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 24, 2025FalseU.S. law allows for Dr. Anthony Fauci to be extradited to Russia.Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 24, 2025FalseElon Musk posted on X that the MAGA movement would succeed in all the ways Nazi Germany failedSaid by x.comLead StoriesJan 24, 2025FalseDonald Trump says I don't care about economySaid by threads.netLead StoriesJan 24, 2025Can’t tellA photo shows a woman who is a “hardened criminal” and “back out on the streets” after being pardoned by President Trump for convictions relating to the US Capitol riot on 6 January 2021.Full FactJan 24, 2025FalseA photo shows an elderly man who is lost in different locations across the UK.Full FactJan 24, 2025Can’t tellA photo shows new buildings constructed by Russia in Mariupol in Ukraine.Full FactJan 24, 2025FalseA video shows the 2025 wildfires in LA.Full FactJan 24, 2025Can’t tellClaims have circulated on social media about the forthcoming Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill.
One stated that: “Labour will take the driving licences off those on benefits who have no job, no income and no savings to repay benefits.”
Another claimed: “Benefit cheats could lose driving licences. Someone innocently exceeding Carer’s earning limit charged with fraud, can’t drive, may not be able to work, can’t support family, needs more benefits.”Said by Social media usersPA MediaJan 24, 2025Can’t tellKetamine can help manage symptoms of depressionSaid by Elon MuskFirst CheckJan 24, 2025MixedOn Jan. 6: "And obviously the FBI was involved, because [FBI Director Christopher] Wray admitted the FBI was. Didn’t he say 23 people, indirectly or directly were involved? And it was then 26?"Said by Donald TrumpFactCheck.orgJan 24, 2025