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stated on December 15, 2024 an Instagram post
“Bill Gates will be implanting digital IDs in newborns in Kenya.”
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By Caleb McCullough • December 30, 2024
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stated on December 17, 2024 a Facebook post
“The referees in the (Dec. 15) game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers have been suspended after the match revealed that the officials overlooked numerous errors by the Eagles.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • December 30, 2024
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Facebook posts
stated on December 15, 2024 Facebook posts
Residents in states across the U.S. are eligible for a $2,200 holiday stimulus payment.
False
December 20, 2024
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stated on December 17, 2024 a Facebook post
Video shows Dr. Mehmet Oz and singer Reba McEntire promoting treatment for chronic lung diseases.
False
December 20, 2024
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Facebook posts
stated on December 11, 2024 a Facebook post
The NFL punished three referees in “the game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Minnesota Vikings.”
False
December 20, 2024
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stated on December 12, 2024 a Facebook post
Image shows Kate, the Princess of Wales, without hair.
False
December 20, 2024
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Facebook posts
stated on December 16, 2024 a Facebook post
“The NFL has abruptly fired three referees who officiated the game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams.”
False
December 20, 2024
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stated on December 17, 2024 an Instagram post
Video shows Vice President Kamala Harris “is plastered again!”
False
December 20, 2024
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Social Media
stated on December 16, 2024 social media posts
Tipster in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing is ineligible for reward money "because she called 911 instead of the tip line."
False
By Loreben Tuquero • December 19, 2024
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Facebook posts
stated on December 10, 2024 a Facebook post
“Ivermectin is a treatment after Covid and after vaccination, it is an effective medicine in all phases of Covid 19.”
False
December 19, 2024
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stated on December 14, 2024 a Threads post
Video shows footage of a “drone crash.”
False
December 18, 2024
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Facebook posts
stated on December 10, 2024 a post on Facebook
“Elon Musk unveils a $100 Tesla tablet that will revolutionize the technological world.”
False
By Madison Czopek • December 18, 2024
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Instagram posts
stated on December 17, 2024 a photo
“A Coca-Cola truck filled with kids was found by police in Cicero, Illinois.”
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 18, 2024
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Facebook posts
stated on December 14, 2024 a post
“Men’s swimming team refuses to compete against Lia Thomas, calling her a 'cheat'”
False
By Grace Abels • December 18, 2024
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Instagram posts
stated on December 16, 2024 an Instagram post
New Jersey drones are searching for missing radioactive material.
False
December 18, 2024
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Instagram posts
stated on December 14, 2024 a video
Video shows a drone crashed in New Jersey.
False
By Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu • December 17, 2024
Social Media
Social Media
stated on December 16, 2024 a post
“The school shooter in Madison Wisconsin Christian School shooting has been identified as a female identifying as a male.”
False
By Sara Swann • December 17, 2024
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Facebook posts
stated on December 4, 2024 a Facebook post
"The city of… is being warned to be alert & vigilant as there is a serial killer on the run,” Robert Thibodeau.
False
By Maria Briceño • December 17, 2024
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Facebook posts
stated on December 9, 2024 a video on Facebook
Drones reported in the U.S., including around the U.S. Capitol, have directed-energy weapons that have a “space-based laser generating system that can create pestilence.”
False
By Madison Czopek • December 17, 2024
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Instagram posts
stated on December 16, 2024 an Instagram post
Photo of a young man in a tie shows Wisconsin school shooter Natalie Rupnow.
False
December 17, 2024
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