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FMD_test_100 | Facebook/CNN Car Accident Appeal | 02/19/2014 | [
"Are Facebook and CNN contributing money towards the medical care an infant car accident victim every time a message is shared?"
] | Claim: Facebook and CNN are contributing money towards the medical care an infant car accident victim every time a message is shared. Example: [Collected via Facebook, February 2014] This baby got in a terrible care accident And his parents dont have the money to support the surgery so facebook an CNN are willing th... | [
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FMD_test_101 | Has Monica Lewinsky left a significant net worth behind? | 12/29/2020 | [
"Online advertisements falsely implied that Monica Lewinsky was dead and claimed that her net worth stunned her family."
] | In late December 2020, a misleading online advertisement appeared, announcing that Monica Lewinsky was dead and that her net worth stunned her family. It read: "Monica Lewinsky's Net Worth Stuns Her Family At Age 47. Monica Lewinsky Leaves Behind A Net Worth That Will Boggle Your Mind." However, this was not true. She ... | [
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FMD_test_102 | Were Schumer and Pelosi involved in assisting Obama in providing $150 billion to a nation regarded as an adversary of the United States? | 01/08/2019 | [
"Two prominent Democratic members of Congress didn't \"help\" bring about something that never took place."
] | As President Donald Trump prepared on 8 January 2019 to deliver a televised speech to the nation making the case for billions of dollars to construct a wall along the roughly 2,000-mile border between the U.S. and Mexico, some social media users circulated an inaccurate meme containing the claim that the preceding Obam... | [
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FMD_test_103 | Does the data provided in this meme accurately reflect the numerical comparison between Trump and Obama? | 08/13/2018 | [
"Donald Trump, Jr. shared a doctored graphic which falsely showed his father with a higher job approval rating than his predecessor, Barack Obama."
] | An image purportedly reproducing a CNN graphic comparing Presidents Trump and Obama "by the numbers"—with the former seemingly recording a significantly higher job approval rating than his predecessor—received a viral push on August 8, 2018, when Donald Trump Jr. shared it with his 1.2 million followers on Instagram. H... | [
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FMD_test_104 | The video does not depict electric scooter bikes left in a 'graveyard' because of the expensive nature of batteries. | 11/30/2022 | [
"Here's how we solved the mystery of what this viral video truly showed."
] | On Nov. 28, 2022, the@Xx17965797N Twitter accounttweeteda video with a misleading caption that claimed the clip showed a sea of lined-up electric scooter bikes that were abandoned because of the high cost of electric vehicle (EV) battery replacement. The tweet read, "Electric green scooters that have reached end of bat... | [
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FMD_test_105 | Idaho Ministers Forced to Officiate Gay Weddings | 10/20/2014 | [
"Rumor: Two Idaho pastors were threatened with arrest for refusing to perform gay weddings."
] | Claim: Two Idaho pastors were threatened with legal action and arrests for refusing to perform gay weddings. Example: [Collected via e-mail, October 2014] Facebook has a Fox News Radio article about a couple, Don and Evelyn Knapp, that own an Idaho wedding chapel and are supposedly facing arrest if they don't perf... | [
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FMD_test_106 | Did Donald Trump Say 'Never Blame Yourself'? | 03/17/2020 | [
"This quote has been circulating since at least 2004, but its provenance is still unknown. "
] | On March 13, 2020, U.S. President Donald Trump said during a press conference that he "didn't take responsibility at all" for the government's lagging behind other countries in terms of testing for new cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus disease after it was first detected in the United States (see video here). said duri... | [
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FMD_test_107 | Did Sen. Cory Booker Put Undocumented People 'Before Seniors and Veterans'? | 02/12/2018 | [
"A graphic disseminated dismissive (and entirely fabricated) statements from the New Jersey Democrat."
] | In February 2018, a graphic attempted to blame Sen. Cory Booker (D-New Jersey) for a second brief shutdown of the U.S. federal government within a month with a fabricated statement: Cory Booker (d) today annouced Senior Citizens, disable military, will have their monthly payments held up Until DACA passes, or hell fr... | [
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FMD_test_108 | Under Republican Chris Christie, New Jersey had the highest increase in unemployment in the country last year. Nearly 1 in 10 jobless. The worst unemployment in the region. Near the bottom in economic growth, yet Christie protected a tax cut for millionaires but vetoed a minimum wage hike. | 04/14/2013 | [] | New Jerseys just about gone to economic hell under Chris Christies leadership, a Democratic group suggests ina new TV ad. Things are so bad here that the state ranks at the top nationwide for unemployment, at the bottom for economic growth and isnt doing a thing to help the middle class, the ad claims. Under Republican... | [
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FMD_test_109 | Does Marie Yovanovitch Have a Net Worth of $17 Million? | 11/18/2019 | [
"An unsubstantiated rumor was circulated in November 2019 in an apparent attempt to discredit the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine. "
] | On Nov. 15, 2019, former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch testified before the U.S. House Intelligence Committee in the impeachment inquiry against President Donald Trump. Shortly after, some of Trump's defenders took to social media to discredit her testimony, claiming that the ambassador's net worth far e... | [
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FMD_test_110 | Did Congress 'Give Itself a 21% Raise' in 2022? | 03/16/2022 | [
"Right-leaning commentators reacted with outrage during a sharp rise in consumer prices. Were they right?"
] | In March 2022, social media users, particularly right-leaning commentators, protested what they characterized as a decision by Congress members to award themselves a 21 percent pay rise while U.S. residents endured inflation and record-high gas prices. For example, former Republican Congressional candidate Buzz Patters... | [
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FMD_test_111 | Voice of Experience | 08/11/2006 | [
"Native American warns U.S. vice-president about American immigration policy."
] | Legend: A Native American warns the U.S. vice president about American immigration policy. Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2006] Food for Thought ... Recently, someone was browsing through the 40th Anniversary Issue of Reader's Digest (dated Feb. 1962) and came across this reprint from the Washington News. They found i... | [
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FMD_test_112 | Was it Donald Trump who used his own aircraft to transport troops who were stuck? | 10/22/2016 | [
"A story that Donald Trump personally sent out an airplane to transport hundreds of stranded U.S. Marines home is based on inaccurate information."
] | In May 2016, syndicated talk radio host Sean Hannity aired an item claiming that Donald Trump had sent a plane to give 200 stranded U.S. Marines a much-needed ride home after Operation Desert Storm in 1991. When Corporal Ryan Stickney and 200 of his fellow Marines prepared to return to their families after Operation De... | [
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FMD_test_113 | The University of Wisconsin System budget is the biggest it has ever been. | 05/25/2016 | [] | The 2015-16 academic year ended withpomp,circumstance-- and skirmishes between Gov.Scott Walkerand professors in the University of Wisconsin System. Walker, irked byno-confidence votesfaculty are taking against the systems leadership, fired attacks on University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professors (including one we rated... | [
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FMD_test_114 | Did Jennifer Aniston Criticize Gay Rights Activists Over Iwo Jima Comparisons? | 06/28/2015 | [
"It wasn't the actress who wrote that gay rights activists should be ashamed for comparing themselves to those who fought at Iwo Jima."
] | On 27 June 2015, a Facebook post purportedly made by actress Jennifer Aniston, which compared gay rights activists to soldiers, caused a stir on social media. Within a few days, Aniston's supposed Facebook post had been shared more than 200,000 times, with many users vowing to boycott the actress's movies over her alle... | [
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FMD_test_115 | Were Starbucks Charity Food Donations Left in a Dumpster? | 06/13/2022 | [
"We reached out to both Starbucks and Feeding America to ask about a viral tweet that supposedly showed discarded food meant for people in need."
] | On June 11, 2022, former Starbucks employee and self-described union organizer Laila Dalton (@lailaddaltonn) tweeted a picture of a blue garbage dumpster with the caption, "Food-share bags that Starbucks supposedly donates found in a dumpster in Grand Prairie, Texas." Starbucks employee union organizer tweeted Starbuck... | [
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FMD_test_116 | Taking into account inflation, the federal minimum wage is actually worth less than what it was worth 50 years ago. | 05/22/2018 | [] | Sen. Tina Smith, D-Minn., took to Twitter recently to tout her support for a $15 minimum wage. In the tweet, Smith wrote that one of the proudest things she did as lieutenant governor serving under Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton was helping to raise Minnesota's state minimum wage to $9.50 an hour. "Now, I'm proud to back ... | [
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FMD_test_117 | Did Winston Churchill Say 'The Fascists of the Future Will Call Themselves Anti-Fascists?' | 08/07/2018 | [
"A quote incorrectly attributed to the former British prime minister was spread on social media by Texas Governor Greg Abbott."
] | On 7 August 2018, Texas governor Greg Abbott posted a 9gag.com-branded meme on Twitter which included a statement attributed to former British prime minister Sir Winston Churchill about how "fascists of the future will call themselves anti-fascists": However apt this quote may (or may not) be, it did not originate wi... | [
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FMD_test_118 | Glyphosate Herbicide will Cause Half of All Children to Have Autism by 2025? | 01/02/2015 | [
"Unsupported claims assert that one in two children will be autistic by 2025 due to the use of glyphosate (Roundup) on food crops."
] | Claim: One in two children will be autistic by 2025 due to use of glyphosate on food crops. UNPROVEN Example: [Collected via e-mail, October 2014] I've seen this same article floating around on Facebook and since I work with children with autism, I was hoping to check up on the veracity of this article: Senior MIT S... | [
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FMD_test_119 | Faculty salaries at UW System institutions have now fallen more than 18 percent below the national average. | 12/26/2012 | [] | The head of the University of Wisconsin System says its high time for employee pay raises after several years of freezes, cuts and furloughs.We will all pay the price in lost talent and sliding reputation unless UW starts closing a pay gap between it and peer institutions nationally, System President Kevin Reilly told ... | [
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FMD_test_120 | No, Joe Biden's Nephew Doesn't Own Dominion Voting Systems | 12/14/2020 | [
"The claim is just one iteration of a conspiracy theory about Dominion Voting Systems."
] | Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but the misinformation keeps on ticking. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here. here On Dec. 11, 2020, a Twitter user posted a new permutation of a conspiracy theory about Dominion Voting Systems, the technology firm that provided voting systems i... | [
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FMD_test_121 | McDonald's Drive-Through Memo | 10/11/2009 | [
"Memo from a McDonald's director advocates making a policy of omitting items from customers' drive-through orders."
] | Claim: Memo from a McDonald's director advocates making a policy of omitting items from customers' drive-through orders. Example: [Collected via e-mail, October 2009] Scanned image attached purporting to be a genuine internal McDonalds management letter. The letter is pretty disturbing on a number of fronts. Obviou... | [
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FMD_test_122 | Austin has over 1,000 city employees that make six-figure salaries. | 09/25/2014 | [] | UPDATE 6:15 p.m., Sept. 26, 2014:We revised the story below to note that at a Sept. 23, 2014, forum Wiley said almost 1,000 workers have six-figure salaries. This additional information, pointed out by a reader, didn't change our rating of the claim we checked. Rich rich rich! City of Austin employees strike it rich! S... | [
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FMD_test_123 | Did CNN Remove 'Larry King Live' Episode Featuring Tara Reade's Mother from Google Play? | 04/28/2020 | [
"How many assumptions can one draw from a single screenshot?"
] | In April 2020, a rumor started to circulate that CNN deleted from Google Play an old episode of "Larry King Live" that featured the mother of Tara Reade, the woman who accused presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden of sexual assault. accused The conspiratorial website Infowars, for instance, published an... | [
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FMD_test_124 | Are These Photos of Cicada Shell Art Real? | 05/24/2021 | [
"When life gives you cicada shells, make statues? "
] | In May 2021, as Brood X cicadas started to emerge after 17 years underground, a set of photographs started to circulate on social media that supposedly showed a series of sculptures constructed with cicada shells: Brood X cicadas circulate on social media These sculptures were truly made with the shells of cicadas. I... | [
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FMD_test_125 | George Reeves Superman Death | 05/09/1999 | [
"Did the actor who played TV's Superman kill himself by trying to fly like his character?"
] | Claim: The actor who portrayed Superman on television in the 1950s believed he had acquired the character's superpowers and accidentally killed himself by trying to fly. Origins: Tinseltown is full of tragic tales (of varying degrees of truthfulness) about beloved actors who, having succumbed to the illusion of their p... | [
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FMD_test_126 | Does This Photograph Show Pipe-Bombing Suspect Cesar Sayoc With a 'Known Democrat,' Proving a Hoax Conspiracy? | 10/29/2018 | [
"Eager conspiracy theorists wrenched a photograph of two former soccer teammates out of context, and without factual basis."
] | In October 2018, a series of mail-bombs sent to high-profile Democratic party figures including former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Hillary Clinton prompted intensive news coverage, especially after investigators arrested 56-year-old Florida man Cesar Sayoc, a supporter of President Donald Trump who pro... | [
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FMD_test_127 | No Evidence BLM Co-Founder Patrisse Cullors Used Donations To Buy House | 04/14/2021 | [
"Let's talk about home prices in Los Angeles."
] | On April 7, 2021, the real estate gossip website Dirt reported that Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors had purchased a home in Topanga, an eccentric neighborhood located in the western portion of Los Angeles, for $1.4 million. Dirt reported eccentric Categorized under real estate purchases by "politicians,"... | [
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FMD_test_128 | Billions and Billions | 10/09/2003 | [
"How much is a billion."
] | Claim: List demonstrates the concept of "a billion." Multiple see below. Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2003] A billion is a difficult number to comprehend, but one advertising agency did a good job of putting that figure into perspective in one of its releases: A billion seconds ago it was 1959. A billion minute... | [
"taxes"
] | [] |
FMD_test_129 | Should an Empty Toilet Paper Roll or Red Cup Be Placed Under the Toilet Seat at Night? | 07/20/2021 | [
"Online advertisements promised what appeared to be a handy bathroom trick."
] | Since at least July 2021, online advertisements have displayed a picture of the cardboard from an empty toilet paper roll or a paper cup propping up a toilet seat. The ads appeared to promise a handy bathroom trick. For example, this ad appeared next to an article on the New York Post website. New York Post This ad wa... | [
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FMD_test_130 | Is Five Guys Closing Down All Restaurant Locations in 2024, as Announced in 2023? | 12/11/2023 | [
"Reference.com appeared to report via advertising in 2023 that the Five Guys burger chain would be closing up shop in 2024."
] | In December 2023, online advertisements were displayed to YouTube users that showed one or more photos of Five Guys restaurant locations. For example, the caption for one ad read, "They're Closing Doors In 2024. Restaurant Chains Closing 2024." Also, in Google ads that featured the same photos of Five Guys restaurants... | [
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FMD_test_131 | Free vehicles will be provided by the Immigration Bill. | 06/26/2013 | [
"A 2013 immigration bill provides young people with free cars to transport them to their jobs?"
] | Claim: A 2013 immigration reform bill provides young people with free cars to transport them to their jobs. Example: [Collected via e-mail, June 2013] BREAKING: Immigration bill now includes free cars (at tax payer expense) for young people to help them get to work! LIKE if you agree: The Senate should vote no on ... | [
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FMD_test_132 | Under Scott Walker, right now, were 46th in the country in terms of new businesses started. | 09/29/2014 | [] | In a Milwaukee Public Radio interview on Sept. 22, 2014, Democrat Mary Burke critiqued Gov. Scott Walker's job strategy, saying the Republican governor generally believes that tax breaks given to those at the top and special interests somehow trickle down and create jobs. "Well, I'm a business person. That's not how jo... | [
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FMD_test_133 | Is This Elon Musk 'Defend Billionaires' Billboard Real? | 06/11/2021 | [
"We found no sign of it."
] | In early June 2021, social media users shared a photograph that purportedly showed a billboard displaying a black-and-white image of billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk along with the message, "Defend billionaires. We're just like you." We were unable to find any evidence that this billboard exists in the real world. There... | [
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FMD_test_134 | 50-Foot Megalodon Captured on Video | 10/05/2016 | [
"A video of a large sleeper shark in Japan is frequently shared with the false claim that it shows an extinct megalodon."
] | On 4 October 2016, the Facebook page Buzz Channel published a video purportedly showing a 50-foot megaladon (a gigantic species of shark that has been extinct for millions of years) at the bottom of the Mariana Trench, the deepest part of Pacific Ocean: Absolutely Terrifying #Breaking #50ftShark A 50 foot shark has be... | [
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FMD_test_135 | Just one school district in Texas, Austin ISD, is projected to face a loss of over $530 million in local property tax revenue due to the Robin Hood system this year. | 07/19/2017 | [] | Texas House Speaker Joe Straus hinted at theTexas Houses derailed push for more state education aidby asserting that absent fresh action, Austin taxpayers can count on ponying up more than half a billion dollars to schools in other places this year. The San Antonio Republican prefaced his Austin-centric claim by rehash... | [
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FMD_test_136 | Could voting in North Dakota lead to the forfeiture of hunting permits in other states? | 11/02/2018 | [
"An ad promoted by the North Dakota Democratic Party made a dubious claim about voters' losing out-of-state hunting licenses."
] | On 31 October 2018, the Facebook page Hunter Alerts was created, garnering just 40 followers in its first week of existence. So far, the page has been used solely for the distribution of two political advertisements asserting that if you vote in North Dakota, you may forfeit hunting licenses you hold in other states. "... | [
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FMD_test_137 | Was American Airlines Given Billions in Federal Assistance Before Terminating 30,000 Employees? | 06/22/2021 | [
"A tweet attempted to raise the alarm on the airline's alleged pay discrepancies for rank-and-file workers."
] | In June 2021, as airlines experienced a surge in demand, multiple news outlets reported that American Airlines (AA) was cutting about 1% of its flights in the coming weeks amid bad weather and labor shortages. Reuters reported: "American Airlines said the incredibly quick ramp up of customer demand also came at a time ... | [
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FMD_test_138 | Did Arizona's Drug Testing Program for Welfare Recipients Catch Just One Person? | 04/03/2017 | [
"Reports overstate how many people were tested under a state program for TANF recipients."
] | An image circulated online criticizes Arizona's drug testing program for social assistance for supposedly spending a whopping $3.6 million to test 87,000 welfare recipients but catching only a single violator. The drug test program, administered by the state Department of Economic Services (DES), allows officials to dr... | [
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FMD_test_139 | Did the Trump Admin Seize COVID-19 Protective Equipment from States? | 04/24/2020 | [
"An urgent shortage persists of N95 masks and other supplies in U.S. medical facilities. "
] | Snopes is still fighting an infodemic of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we've learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation. Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Submit any questionable rumors and advice you encounter. Beco... | [
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FMD_test_140 | Harley Skim | 06/17/2015 | [
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] | FACT CHECK: Is Harley Davidson repossessing paid-up motorcycles belonging to bikers involved in the Waco shootout? Claim: Harley Davidson has been repossessing paid-off motorcycles belonging to owners involved in a biker shootout in Waco, Texas. UNCONFIRMED Example: [Collected via e-mail, June 2015] Just read that Harl... | [
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FMD_test_141 | Did Elon Musk Ban User Who Posted Video of Musk Being Booed at Chappelle Show? | 12/12/2022 | [
"As the new owner of Twitter, Musk has instituted sweeping changes not entirely popular with users."
] | On Dec. 11, 2022, comedian Dave Chappelle invited new Twitter owner Elon Musk to walk onstage during one of his stand-up performances at the Chase Center in San Francisco. The moment was met with a mix of audience reactions, including boos, cheers, and likely a bit of shouting. The event featured both Chris Rock and Ch... | [
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FMD_test_142 | Did US $1,000 Bill Feature President Grover Cleveland? | 02/12/2022 | [
"The $1,000 bill may not look familiar to most Americans because it hasn't been produced in decades. "
] | In February 2022, a picture showing a curious piece of currency, a $1,000 bill featuring the face of the 22nd and 24th U.S. President Grover Cleveland, was circulated on social media. While thousand-dollar bills may not be a familiar sight to modern audiences, the United States did produce a $1,000 bill featuring Cleve... | [
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FMD_test_143 | Does This Photograph Show a Girl Forced Into Child Marriage by Muslims? | 03/18/2019 | [
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] | Among the many vexing problems with which the world continues to grapple is the issue of child marriage, a matter that predominantly affects girls in less developed countries. As the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) notes, 20 percent of girls worldwide are married before reaching the age of 18, and in some parts ... | [
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FMD_test_144 | Facebook Car Giveaway – A car is being given away on Facebook. | 12/12/2014 | [
"You cannot win a new Audi, Mercedes, Range Rover, Camaro, or other car by liking a Facebook page or post and sharing it with friends."
] | In December 2014, several Facebook pages using car brand names such as Audi, Range Rover, Mercedes, and Camaro (among others) posted directives similar to the messages quoted above. The pages claimed that Facebook was giving away cars. Among the cars offered in the giveaways were Audi R8s, Range Rovers, Mercedes-Benz E... | [
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FMD_test_145 | The child tax credit, if we don't do it, there will be no tax relief for working families. How much tax relief working families get under tax reform is entirely dependent on whether or not we put in place an increase to the child tax credit. | 10/19/2017 | [] | The Trump administration, along with Senate and House leaders, has revealed a framework for tax legislation that proposes tax cuts for businesses, a reduction in tax brackets, and the elimination of several tax breaks. What the plan means for Americans remains to be determined. However, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., recent... | [
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FMD_test_146 | Is it possible to purchase COVID-19 vaccines on the Dark Web? | 02/10/2021 | [
"You can certainly find people claiming to sell them."
] | Snopes is still fighting an infodemic of rumors and misinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic, and you can help. Find out what we've learned and how to inoculate yourself against COVID-19 misinformation. Read the latest fact checks about the vaccines. Submit any questionable rumors and advice you encounter. Beco... | [
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FMD_test_147 | Must elderly individuals receiving Social Security make payments for Medicare while 'Illegal Immigrants' receive it at no cost? | 06/19/2019 | [
"It's a familiar trope on the internet but remains factually challenged."
] | In May and June 2019, a misleading but widely seen meme about immigrants and Medicare benefits continued to circulate on Facebook. Although the trope that undocumented immigrants are cashing in on U.S. government-funded public benefits for free is common, it is generally misleading. Contrary to what the meme asserts, u... | [
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FMD_test_148 | Might a Legal Matter Currently under Consideration by the Highest Court Lead to a More Potent Presidential Clemency? | 10/03/2018 | [
"Gamble v. United States concerns a felon who was arrested for possession of a firearm. It could also have significant bearing on the Presidents much vaunted pardon power."
] | This article discussed the potential implications of a case that was, at the time of writing, undecided by the Supreme Court. On 17 June 2019 the Supreme Court decided that case, rejecting arguments that could have resulted in a stronger presidential pardon. Far from Kavanaugh's being a deciding vote on the case, the c... | [
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FMD_test_149 | Power Bull | 10/20/2015 | [
""
] | Claim: The Powerball and Mega Million lottery games are giving away $1 million topeople who share a message on Facebook. Example: [Collected via e-mail, October 2015] Powerball and mega million to give away 1 million dollars online. Is this true? Origins: In mid-October 2015, social media postings began touting that t... | [
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FMD_test_150 | Kid Rock Death Hoax | 07/04/2017 | [
"A Facebook \"prank\" claimed that musician Kid Rock had passed away in July 2017."
] | A Facebook post resembling a genuine news item reporting that musician Kid Rock had been found dead at his home circulated over the 4th of July weekend in 2017. Although this post looked authentic, it was actually a product of the prank website Channel23News.com. Channel23News.com enables users to "prank" their friends... | [
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FMD_test_151 | McClosure | 11/04/2015 | [
"Fake news falsely reports that McDonald's will be closing 17,000 restaurants nationwide due to an increase in the minimum wage."
] | Claim: The McDonald's fast food chain will be closing 17,000 locations due to an increase in the minimum wage. Example: [Collected via e-mail, October 2015] Is McDonald's closing 17,000 stores because of the $15.00 minimum wage? Origins: On 28 October 2015, the web site Now 8 News published an article reporting that... | [
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FMD_test_152 | Not the Father, But Ordered to Pay $30,000 in Child Support | 01/29/2015 | [
"Rumor: A man was ordered to pay $30,000 in support for a child that DNA testing proved was not his."
] | Claim: A man was ordered to pay $30,000 in support for a child that DNA testing proved was not his. Examples: [Collected via Twitter, January 2015] We need justice for Carnell Alexander just one victim of paternity fraud in MI. Origins: In January 2015, what appeared to be a child support-related horror story be... | [
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FMD_test_153 | Do Photos Show People With a Dead Tiger Shark in Florida's Chassahowitzka River? | 05/08/2021 | [
"The harvesting of tiger sharks is prohibited under Florida law. "
] | In early May 2021, photographs reportedly showing a man holding what appeared to be a tiger shark along the bank of Florida's Chassahowitzka River sparked criticism on social media and launched an investigation by wildlife officials. The pictures were widely reported by both Florida and national media outlets, as well ... | [
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FMD_test_154 | Was President Trump accused of pressuring Qatar to rescue Jared Kushner financially? | 10/18/2018 | [
"The president's son-in-law reportedly owes a $1 billion-plus mortgage on a building he purchased on Fifth Avenue in 2007."
] | In October 2018, social media users shared a meme posted by the liberal Facebook page Occupy Democrats reporting a series of events involving Gulf states were the result of President Donald Trump and his son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner "using American foreign policy to enrich themselves": Although the sequence o... | [
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FMD_test_155 | We ... sold the state airplanes as I had promised. | 03/08/2011 | [] | Florida Gov. Rick Scott couldn't help but bring up the sale of the two state airplanes during his first State of the State speech on March 8, 2011. Scott told a joint session of the Legislature that, We ... sold the state airplanes as I had promised. On that, there's no question. On Feb. 11, Scott authorized the sale o... | [
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FMD_test_156 | Cantor's campaign spent more at steakhouses than Brat spent on his entire campaign. | 06/11/2014 | [] | This might not quite be the stat heard round the world, but politicos could not resist passing along one factoid that seemed to capture the improbability of House Majority Leader Eric Cantors, R-Va., stunning defeat in his primary race against Dave Brat. Cantor's campaign spent more at steak houses than Brat spent on h... | [
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FMD_test_157 | Is This Joe and Hunter Biden Golfing with the Head of Burisma? | 11/02/2020 | [
"President Trump repeatedly asserted that Joe Biden improperly tried to help his sons business interests in Ukraine."
] | In the closing days of the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign, social media users recirculated a photograph that played on campaign-long claims by President Donald Trump and his supporters, suggesting that Democratic nominee Joe Biden used his political influence while vice president to benefit Burisma, one of Ukraine's l... | [
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FMD_test_158 | Did John Lennon Anticipate the Election of Donald Trump? | 02/06/2017 | [
"A dubious quote played on the unlikely idea of rock stars foretelling the political rise of Donald Trump."
] | One prominent class of rumor associated with the 2016 U.S. presidential campaign was the notion that various prominent people had foretold the unlikely political ascendancy of Donald Trump decades in advance, including everyone from President Ronald Reagan to Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain. In early 2017, another example... | [
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FMD_test_159 | Did Trump Say 'There's Many Per Capitas'? | 06/08/2020 | [
"\"Per capita\" means the average per person and is often used in place of \"per person\" in statistical observances. "
] | During the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic of Spring 2020, one the familiar features of the daily news cycle was the White House coronavirus task force briefings, at which President Trump frequently spoke and answered questions from the press. Trump regularly boasted at these briefings about how the United States... | [
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FMD_test_160 | DeGrasse Tyson Robbed 'a Dope Dealer in Harlem' | 12/26/2016 | [
"Astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson did not convey a bizarre tale of robbing a drug dealer of LSD when explaining the impetus for his career."
] | In mid-2014 an odd image macro involving celebrity astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson began circulating, supposedly quoting Tyson as attributing his interest in astrological physics to stealing and consuming a large quantity of LSD as a young teenager: image macro circulating Let me tell you a story. When I was 13, I r... | [
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FMD_test_161 | Donald Trump Called Canadians 'Snow Mexicans' | 06/22/2016 | [
"A satirical image led many Twitter users to believe Donald Trump had referred to Canadians as \"snow Mexicans.\""
] | In late May 2016, Twitter users were circulating a rumor that Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump had derisively referred to Canadians as "Snow Mexicans": @ViewFromWise Did you happen to sew his post about Canadians the other day? He called them "Snow Mexicans". No lie, total truth. Wow!!! @ViewFromWise Ste... | [
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FMD_test_162 | Could a Case Currently Before the Supreme Court Result in a Stronger Presidential Pardon? | 10/03/2018 | [
"Gamble v. United States concerns a felon who was arrested for possession of a firearm. It could also have significant bearing on the Presidents much vaunted pardon power."
] | This article discussed the potential implications of a case that was, at the time of writing, undecided by the Supreme Court. On 17 June 2019 the Supreme Court decided that case, rejecting arguments that could have resulted in a stronger presidential pardon. Far from Kavanaugh's being a deciding vote on the case, the c... | [
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FMD_test_163 | Hand-Feeding Hummingbirds | 11/03/2006 | [
"Photographs show a woman hand-feeding hummingbirds."
] | Claim: Photographs show a woman hand-feeding hummingbirds. . Examples: [Collected via e-mail, 2006] Hand Feeding Hummingbirds Something I have never seen before, nor ever even heard of. This lady lives in a Hummingbird fly zone. As they migrated, about 20 of them were in her yard. Just for a lark, she took the litt... | [
"interest"
] | [
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FMD_test_164 | Did Nostradamus prophesy that the world would descend into chaos following the reign of a weak leader? | 01/19/2021 | [
"Nostradamus has been credited with accurately predicting dozens of historical events."
] | A four-line poem, also known as a quatrain, allegedly written by 16th-century philosopher Michel de Nostradamus, described predictions of a future plague that would fall upon the world. Some assumed that this so-called plague referred to the COVID-19 pandemic, which Snopes has previously debunked. The alleged quatrain ... | [
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"image_caption": null
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FMD_test_165 | Did Fred Rogers Invite a Black Police Officer To Join Him In a Pool? | 05/22/2021 | [
"At that time, Black people were denied the right to swim in the same pools as white people in different parts of the U.S."
] | Childrens television show host Fred Rogers led the way on breaking many barriers. One famous instance took place on an episode of Mister Rogers Neighborhood, when Rogers, a white man, dipped his feet in a wading pool alongside Francois Clemmons, a Black man. instance The episode, which aired in May 1969, broke color ba... | [
"share"
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] |
FMD_test_166 | Illegal immigrants mow the grass around the (Texas) Capitol. | 11/27/2015 | [] | Commenting on Gov. Greg Abbott pressing sheriffs to detain individuals living in the country without legal authorization, a reader brought up workers who groom the grounds of the Texas Capitol. Illegal immigrants mow the grass around the Capitol,said a Facebook commentposted Nov. 10, 2015, in reaction to theAustin Ame... | [
"Immigration",
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"Texas"
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"image_caption": "Austin American-Statesman"
}
] |
FMD_test_167 | Codex Alimentarius | 02/15/2005 | [
"Are American consumers at risk of losing their right to purchase and use vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements?"
] | Claim: The 'Codex Alimentarius' will eliminate U.S. consumers' rights to purchase and use vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements. : In June 2005 the U.S. was forced to accept Codex Alimentarius regulation of vitamins, minerals, and dietary supplements. OUTDATED: Bills proposing the regulation of dietary supp... | [
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"image_caption": null
}
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FMD_test_168 | Bozeman Town Hall Meeting | 08/23/2009 | [
"Account describes President Obama's August 2009 town hall meeting in Montana?"
] | Claim: Account describes President Obama's August 2009 town hall meeting in Montana. Example: [Collected via e-mail, August 2009] By now you have probably heard that President Obama came to Montana last Friday. However, there are many things that the major news has not covered. I feel that since Bill and I live here... | [
"economy"
] | [] |
FMD_test_169 | Were 'Black People in Birmingham' Caught Voting Multiple Times With Fake IDs? | 12/13/2017 | [
"A so-called \"satire\" site published a story falsely claiming black voters committed fraud in Alabama's special election."
] | On 13 December 2017, a self-described "satire" site posted a story falsely reporting that black voters in Alabama had committed fraud by voting multiple times during a special election the night before, in which Democratic candidate Doug Jones beat Republican Roy Moore in a closely-watched and hotly-contested fight for... | [
"finance"
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] |
FMD_test_170 | Electronic Pickpocketing | 12/08/2010 | [
"Card-skimming thieves can read information from RFID-enabled credit cards carried in pockets and purses?"
] | Scam: Card-skimming thieves can make fraudulent purchases with information read from RFID-enabled credit cards carried in pockets and purses. Examples: [Collected via e-mail, December 2010] I just received an email concerning "Credit Card Pickpocketing." It was broadcast by Memphis WREG TV. [Collected via e-mail, Octob... | [
"credit"
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"image_caption": null
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] |
FMD_test_171 | Was Mike Pence in favor of 'Gay Conversion' Therapy? | 10/26/2016 | [
"While running for Congress, Indiana governor Mike Pence called for state funding for \"institutions\" working to enable people to \"change their sexual behavior.\""
] | In October 2016, an image appeared on social media accusing Indiana's governor (and Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump's running mate) Mike Pence of supporting "gay conversion" therapy, particularly the use of electric shocks as part of the practice: The allegation dates back to 2000, when Pence was running ... | [
"insurance"
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FMD_test_172 | Chain Letters | 05/05/2005 | [
"A discussion of the history and various types of chain letters."
] | Topic: A discussion of the history and various types of chain letters. Origins: The practice of circulating letters to other parties beyond their original recipients has existed for centuries, so pinpointing the exact origin of chain letters is problematic. While all manner of written materials (letters, speeches, ey... | [
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"image_caption": null
}
] |
FMD_test_173 | Bernie Sanders, FDR, and Contested Conventions | 07/13/2016 | [
"After Bernie Sanders endorsed Hillary Clinton, rumors circulated holding that the endorsement was coerced and that FDR won the nomination under similar circumstances in 1932."
] | On 12 July 2016, Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders formally endorsed rival Hillary Clinton at a New Hampshire event, causing consternation among supporters who were confident he still planned to take his candidacy for the nomination to the convention in Philadelphia later that month. A number of interlin... | [
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] | [
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] |
FMD_test_174 | Coca-Cola Isn't Selling a 'Share a Coke with the KKK' Bottle | 03/02/2016 | [
"Artwork from an online protest asking Coca-Cola not to sponsor the 2016 Republican National Convention led some to believe that the company actually sold a \"KKK\" bottle."
] | In March 2016, photos showing a bottle of Coca-Cola with the words "share a Coke with the KKK" written on its label started circulating online. This is not a real product sold by Coca-Cola. While the "Share a Coke" campaign allows Coca-Cola drinkers to personalize their cans, some words or phrases (such as "KKK") are n... | [
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FMD_test_175 | Did an Exorcism Save a House from Destruction During a Hurricane? | 05/03/2018 | [
"A viral meme fabricated supernatural involvement in an already remarkable hurricane survival story."
] | In September 2008, Hurricane Ike made landfall in Galveston, Texas, the site of the deadliest hurricane in American history 108 years earlier, causing multiple deaths and an estimated $30 billion in property damage throughout Texas, Louisiana, and Florida. Hundreds of thousands of people were forced to evacuate their h... | [
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FMD_test_176 | Increase the height of the pie! | 02/26/2003 | [
"Is the 'Make the Pie Higher' poem composed of actual quotes from George W. Bush?"
] | Claim: "Make the Pie Higher!" poem is composed of actual quotes from George W. Bush. Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2002] MAKE THE PIE HIGHERby George W. Bush I think we all agree, the past is over.This is still a dangerous world.It's a world of madmen and uncertaintyand potential mental losses. Rarely is t... | [
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FMD_test_177 | Robbers Throwing Eggs at Car Windshields? | 12/07/2009 | [
"Facebook alerts about robbers' flinging eggs at cars to impair drivers' vision and force them to stop are greatly exaggerated."
] | Breathless e-mailed warnings about the (usually false) latest ways in which thieves are purported to be getting motorists to pull over so they can be preyed upon are nothing new: a few we've previously documented include claims that gangs of robbers were placing tire-puncturing spikes in shopping mall parking lots, or ... | [
"economy"
] | [] |
FMD_test_178 | The Freezing Homeless Child! (Social Experiment) | 02/27/2015 | [
"Rumor: Video depicts New York City pedestrians callously ignoring a freezing, homeless child."
] | Claim: New York City pedestrians ignored a freezing, homeless child for two hours. Example: [Collected via Twitter, February 2015] You'll never guess who finally helped this homeless child freezing on the NYC streets. WOW Origins: On 23 February 2015, a video titled "The Freezing Homeless Child! (Social Experiment)" wa... | [
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FMD_test_179 | Did Failed Constitutional Amendments Include Ban on Divorce, 'United States of the Earth'? | 10/29/2021 | [
"Since 1789, there have been more than 11,000 proposals to change the U.S. Constitution. Some 99.75% of them were left to gather dust. "
] | In October 2021, a list of what appeared to be failed, and in some cases rather bizarre, historical proposals to amend the U.S. Constitution proved popular on the online forum Reddit. An Oct. 20 post bore the headline "A list of American amendments that were never approved" and consisted of a photograph of a page from ... | [
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FMD_test_180 | Paper Shredder Danger | 08/17/2006 | [
"Household paper shredders can pose a danger to children and pets."
] | Claim: Household paper shredders can pose a danger to children and pets. Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2006] This one comes from a well respected Borzoi person, and veterinarian, Elizabeth A Coney, DVM of Kentucky. She wrote: Now - for every one of you that has a home paper shredder with an "auto on" feature, I want... | [
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FMD_test_181 | Was a Breonna Taylor Statue Smashed in Oakland? | 12/29/2020 | [
"The ceramic bust bore a plaque reading, \"Say her name: Breonna Taylor.\""
] | In December 2020, roughly nine months after Louisville police fatally shot Breonna Taylor in her apartment during a botched drug raid, a ceramic artist erected a statue memorializing the 26-year-old Black woman in downtown Oakland, California. However, shortly after the bust's installation near City Hall, reports surfa... | [
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FMD_test_182 | Corporate Angel Network Origin | 04/22/2001 | [
"Was the Corporate Angel Network started by Coca-Cola and the Blue Angels?"
] | The Corporate Angel Network, an organization that coordinates free air travel for cancer patients, began when Coca-Cola executives arranged for the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels to fly a liver from San Diego to Houston in time for transplant into a little girl. Example: On November 1, 1986, a Coca-Cola corporate jet arrived ... | [
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FMD_test_183 | Is Pepsi Giving Away Mini Fridges for its 100th Anniversary? | 03/08/2021 | [
"This \"100th anniversary\" scam is about 45 years early. "
] | In March 2021, a Pepsi.com Facebook page with no affiliation to the official Pepsi Facebook page posted a message claiming that the company was giving away mini fridges in honor of its 100th anniversary. This is not a genuine giveaway from Pepsi. For one, this picture comes from the "Pepsi.com" Facebook page, which was... | [
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FMD_test_184 | Under Scott Walker, average wages, when adjusted for inflation, are lower today than they were under Jim Doyle. | 11/17/2017 | [] | The day before Gov.Scott Walkermade his re-election run official, Matt Flynn issued a pre-emptive strike, comparing the two-term Republican unfavorably to another two-term Wisconsin governor, DemocratJim Doyle. Scott Walkers time is up, was how Flynn, a Democrat running in the 2018 race for governor, began his Nov. 4, ... | [
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FMD_test_185 | Did Biden Say Poor Kids Are 'Just as Talented as White Kids'? | 02/21/2020 | [
"An example of what candidates should avoid, especially if their record on race has already come under intense scrutiny."
] | The one thing an already gaffe-prone politician running for high office most wants to avoid is saying something impolitic about race. But that's exactly what happened to former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on the presidential campaign trail, according to one quote meme: gaffe-prone In this case the meme is accurate. ... | [
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FMD_test_186 | 'Buy SpaceX Stock Before It Goes Public' Posts Are a Scam | 10/10/2022 | [
"The scam was being promoted in Facebook ads and perhaps also on Instagram by an account that showed signs of originating in Vietnam."
] | On Oct. 10, 2022, a paid ad on Facebook promoted a fake investment opportunity with the words, "How To Buy SpaceX Stock Before It Goes Public." The ad showed a picture of SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and directed users to chat with a person on Messenger, who then told users to visit a WhatsApp group chat named "Stock Learning ... | [
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FMD_test_187 | Does a Map Shared Online Depict All Churches 'Destroyed' in France in the Last 4 Years? | 04/18/2019 | [
"A 2019 fire at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris sparked interest in the condition of France's other churches. "
] | On 15 April 2019, as firefighters rushed to save the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris from a fire, a slew of bad actors started to spread an unfounded narrative that blamed the fire on Muslims and connected the incident, which is being investigated as an accident by authorities, to churches that had been recently vandaliz... | [
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FMD_test_188 | Was Michael Flynn's credit cards from Chase terminated because of concerns regarding reputation? | 08/30/2021 | [
"Flynn shared the image on Telegram, and claimed that \"Chase Bank has gone full blown woke!\""
] | In late August 2021, an image began circulating on social media that supposedly showed a letter issued by Chase Bank informing retired Gen. Michael Flynn that his credit cards had been canceled due to a "reputational risk." This is a genuine letter sent from Chase to a member of the Flynn family. The first name on this... | [
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FMD_test_189 | The only time over the last 25 years when the states unemployment rate exceeded the U.S. average was when (Mary) Burke was commerce secretary. | 02/14/2014 | [] | Republicans havemade it clearthat between now and the November 2014 gubernatorial election, they will bereminding votersabout Democratic former Gov. Jim Doyle -- who has been out of office, and largely out of sight, for more than three years. They are casting Doyle as an ineffectual, or worse, chief executive and tying... | [
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FMD_test_190 | Red Skelton Pledge of Allegiance | 06/28/2002 | [
"Red Skelton laments in 1969 that the Pledge of Allegiance might someday be considered a 'prayer' and eliminated from public schools?"
] | In 1969, comic Red Skelton lamented on his weekly television show that the Pledge of Allegiance might someday be considered a "prayer" and eliminated from public schools. The Pledge of Allegiance: I: Me, an individual, a committee of one. PLEDGE: Dedicate all of my worldly goods to give without self-pity. ALLEGIANCE: M... | [
"debt"
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FMD_test_191 | There is a rumor circulating that Osama bin Laden is the owner of Snapple. | 10/18/2001 | [
"Does Osama bin Laden own Snapple?"
] | Claim: Osama bin Laden owns Snapple. Origins: Snapple, the popular beverage company begun in 1972, has been a target of spurious "owned by someone evil" rumors since 1992. Those earlier (and entirely baseless) rumors linked the company with the Ku Klux Klan, not an Arab terrorist. (The KKK-Snapple connection was but... | [
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FMD_test_192 | Gordon Sinclair 'The Americans' | 09/17/2001 | [
"Did Canadian radio commentator Gordon Sinclair deliver a stirring pro-American editorial?"
] | Good reading from a Toronto newspaper's editorial page! Recently, only partial news coverage was given to a remarkable editorial broadcast from Toronto by Gordon Sinclair, a Canadian television commentator. What follows is the full text of his trenchant remarks as printed in the Congressional Record: This Canadian thin... | [
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FMD_test_193 | Rebel Wilson Did Not Endorse ACV Keto Weight Loss Gummies | 07/20/2022 | [
"Unfortunately, fake celebrity endorsements for these kinds of products are nothing new."
] | In July 2022, scammers used actor Rebel Wilson's image and likeness without her authorization, adding her to their fraudulent roster of celebrities who supposedly endorsed CBD gummies, apple cider vinegar (ACV) keto gummies, and weight loss diet pills. One specific product that Wilson supposedly endorsed was Simpli Hea... | [
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FMD_test_194 | Risk analysts listed Donald Trump, a Donald Trump presidency, as one of the top threats facing the global economy, ahead of terrorism. | 06/27/2016 | [] | Hillary Clinton, riding a bump in the polls, kept the heat on Donald Trump during a speech in Cincinnati that marked the first time she had campaigned alongside Elizabeth Warren, a favorite of the progressive wing of her party. Risk analysts listed Donald Trump, a Donald Trump presidency, as one of the top threats faci... | [
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FMD_test_195 | Deceptive offer of complimentary products in celebration of company's anniversary | 02/07/2016 | [
"Businesses are not celebrating their anniversaries by giving away free product to Facebook users who share and like a page. Those offers are a form of online scam."
] | Scammers and malware purveyors are always looking for ways to entice online users into following web links that will lead those victims into the traps set for them, and offers of free products are prime bait in that pursuit of prey. One common method such predators use is establishing fake Facebook accounts mimicking t... | [
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FMD_test_196 | Says the 2011-13 state budget eliminates the structural deficit for the first time in decades. | 07/03/2011 | [] | Republicans who control the state Legislature are touting their just-completed work on the 2011-2013 state budget.State Sen. Alberta Darling, a co-chairwoman of the legislatures Joint Finance Committee, has been especially vocal about the virtues of the $66 billion spending plan. As one of nine senators facing recall e... | [
"State Budget",
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FMD_test_197 | Is there a provision in Biden's climate plan that involves reducing our red meat consumption by 90%? | 04/25/2021 | [
"One way to smear a plan that is light on details is to make up your own objectionable details to tweet about."
] | On April 22, 2021, U.S. President Joe Biden gave remarks at the "Virtual Leaders Summit on Climate" in which he framed a nationwide effort to curb greenhouse gas emissions as an opportunity for "millions of good-paying, middle-class, union jobs." By investing in these new jobs, Biden said, he hopes the United States ca... | [
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FMD_test_198 | Did Laphonza Butler, Feinstein's Senate Replacement, Work for Uber and Airbnb? | 10/02/2023 | [
"Butler has been active in Democratic party politics for many years."
] | Following the death of Democratic U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein of California on September 29, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom announced he would replace her with longtime political operative Laphonza Butler. At the time of his announcement, Butler was president of Emily's List, a political action committee (PAC... | [
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FMD_test_199 | Did Bannon Say He'd Put Fauci's and FBI Director Wray's 'Heads on Pikes'? | 11/06/2020 | [
"The podcaster and Breitbart executive has been described as a \"Trump loyalist.\" "
] | Voting in the 2020 U.S. Election may be over, but misinformation continues to spread. Never stop fact-checking. Follow our post-election coverage here. While tensions mounted over the presidential election results in early November 2020, former U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign adviser Steve Bannon called for a se... | [
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