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Facebook posts
stated on December 10, 2024 a Facebook post
“The true nature of cancer is a parasite, hence why, Ivermectin, in conjunction with mebendazole, and (fenbendazole) is so effective.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • December 30, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
stated on December 13, 2024 Facebook posts
Video shows CNN reporting that Pfizer representatives set Barbara O’Neill’s car on fire “for discovering an anti-diabetes method.”
False
December 30, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 13, 2024 an Instagram post
RFK Jr. posted on X that, “Effective January 20th, all Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) will be BANNED in the United States.”
False
December 30, 2024
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on December 29, 2024 a post on Threads
President Jimmy Carter verbatim said, “evangelical Christianity has been hijacked by people who would have given Jesus himself the boot if he knocked on their door.”
False
By Madison Czopek • December 30, 2024
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 15, 2024 an Instagram post
“Bill Gates will be implanting digital IDs in newborns in Kenya.”
False
By Caleb McCullough • December 30, 2024
Facebook posts
Facebook posts
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
Kathy Hochul
Kathy Hochul
stated on November 19, 2024 a public event
We’ve created 732,000 jobs since I've been governor.
Mostly True
By Jill Terreri Ramos • December 26, 2024
Facebook posts
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
Viral image
Viral image
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
Facebook posts
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
Viral image
Viral image
stated on December 12, 2024 a Facebook post
Image shows Kate, the Princess of Wales, without hair.
False
December 20, 2024
Facebook posts
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
Instagram posts
Instagram posts
stated on December 17, 2024 an Instagram post
Video shows Vice President Kamala Harris “is plastered again!”
False
December 20, 2024
Social Media
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
Sara Jacobs
Sara Jacobs
stated on December 18, 2024 an X post
Government shutdowns in 2013 and 2018 “cost our economy billions of dollars each.”
True
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • December 19, 2024
Department of Government Efficiency
Department of Government Efficiency
stated on December 18, 2024 an X post
Spending plan to prevent a government shutdown includes “a pay increase for members of Congress from $174,000 to $243,000 per year.”
False
By Madison Czopek • December 19, 2024
Facebook posts
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
Threads posts
Threads posts
stated on December 14, 2024 a Threads post
Video shows footage of a “drone crash.”
False
December 18, 2024
Facebook posts
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
Instagram posts
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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