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FalseA former chairman of the Conservative Party has claimed that the beginning of Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana’s trial was scheduled on the same day as Donald Trump’s presidential inauguration as “a calculated and cynical move by the Labour Government to ‘bury bad news’ behind international headlines”.Said by Social media userPA MediaJan 22, 2025Can’t tellA photo of a burnt car next to an intact tree and wooden utility pole shows damage that wasn’t caused by wildfires.Full FactJan 22, 2025FalseA picture shows an intact house surrounded by homes destroyed in the LA fires. The house was lived in by a Christian.Full FactJan 22, 2025FalseCan animal milk weaken your bones?Said by the_viral__showMedical DialoguesJan 22, 2025FalseSarah Mayfield has gone missing in Limerick, IrelandTheJournal.ieJan 22, 2025Can’t tellThe UK is rejoining the EU.Full FactJan 22, 2025Can’t tellThe birthright citizenship executive order signed by President Donald Trump will mean that Second Lady Usha Vance will lose her citizenship because her parents were not US citizens at the time of her birth.Full FactJan 22, 2025FalsePresident Donald Trump proposed a law that says only the person who pays child support can claim a child on their taxes.Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 21, 2025FalseBREAKING EXCLUSIVE: Orange County, CA Election Worker Shoves Huge Stack of Ballots Through Machine Three Times | Joe HoftSaid by joehoft.comLead StoriesJan 21, 2025FalseUsha Vance would lose citizenship under Trump birthright banSaid by threads.netLead StoriesJan 21, 2025TrueAn image authentically shows a vintage print advertisement for Chase & Sanborn coffee displaying a photo of a man raising his hand to spank a woman bent over in his lap.SnopesJan 21, 2025FalseICE Offers $750 For Tips On 'Illegal Immigrants'Said by x.comLead StoriesJan 21, 2025Can’t tellHalf of LA's fire trucks are electric and have to go back to the fire house to recharge every eight to ten hours.SnopesJan 21, 2025FalseA screenshot shared on social media authentically showed former U.S. President Donald Trump saying “Thank you Kanye, very cool” in a post responding to a stick-figure drawing by rapper Ye.SnopesJan 21, 2025FalseThieves operating in public places are using drug-filled perfume bottles to render their victims unconscious.SnopesJan 21, 2025False"Llego la ayuda Mexicana a California" para combatir los incendios.Said by Instagram postsPolitiFactJan 21, 2025FalseCalifornia wildfires have “nothing to do with climate change.”Said by Donald Trump Jr.PolitiFactJan 21, 2025FalseImágenes muestran animales heridos en los incendios de Los Ángeles.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 21, 2025FalseSecond lady Usha Vance “will have her citizenship revoked if (President Donald) Trump signs his executive order banning birthright citizenship.”Said by Threads postsPolitiFactJan 21, 2025FalseThe United States is the only country with unrestricted birthright citizenship.Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactJan 21, 2025FalseVideo shows a “group of South African firefighters who have landed in Canada to make their way to LA, to help.”Said by Viral imagePolitiFactJan 21, 2025FalseVideo shows “The Simpsons” predicted the Los Angeles wildfires.Said by Facebook postsPolitiFactJan 21, 2025FalseVideos show that President Donald Trump admitted to rigging the 2024 election during his preinauguration day rally.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactJan 21, 2025False“Trump passed a new law that whoever is paying the child support will get to declare those children on their taxes.”Said by Social MediaPolitiFactJan 21, 2025