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0 | Did Biden Call for an 'End to Shareholder Capitalism'? | FALSE | In the summer of 2020, multiple readers asked Snopes to investigate claims that former U.S. Vice President and presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden had called for an end to "shareholder capitalism." In July and August, Facebook users shared posts that contained the following text: users shared posts "B... | |
1 | Texas this fiscal year will have more money in reserve than the other 49 states.
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4. I think you meant a different questio... | The question is too complex or nuanced for me to provide an accurate answer | Texas state government can afford tax cuts and targeted investments and will still have billions of dollars left over, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told Austin radio station KLBJ AM. In the Feb. 25, 2015 interview,which we caught online, Patrick said: We are in the best financial shape of any state in the country. Well have ab... | |
2 | Did 50,000 'Freedom Convoy' Trucks Set Guinness World Record? | FALSE | In January 2022, a number of trucks participated in a convoy across Canada in protest of the country's requirement for cross-border truckers to be vaccinated for COVID-19. As videos of the so-called "freedom convoy" spread on social media, so did a number of claims concerning just how many trucks were participating in ... | |
3 | Did Immigration Enforcement Agents Arrest the Mayor of Los Angeles? | TRUE | On Nov. 26, Taters Gonna Tate published an article positing that the federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency (ICE) had arrested the mayor of Los Angeles. article "ICE Arrests LA Mayor for Harboring Fugitives Through Sanctuary City." Weve all been wondering when this would happen and why wasnt this done from... | |
4 | Did Channing Tatum Come Out as Gay? | FALSE | On 28 May 2015, a news-like link began to circulate on Facebook claiming popular actor Channing Tatum came out as gay. The link's headline stated "Channing Tatum comes out as Gay," and the preview text read "Channing Tatum comes out as Gay following a number of rumours": While the rumor was briefly popular on sites li... | |
5 | Is Amazon Giving Away Free AirPods in a Raffle? | TRUE | If you received a text message purportedly from Amazon, chances are you are one of many and it is a scam. Over March and April 2021, many Snopes readers told us they received messages on their phones claiming they had won an AirPod or another device in a raffle. One of our editors also received the message, which said:... | |
6 | Did California Officials Say 'Showing Work' in Math Class Is White Supremacism?
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4. I think you meant a different question | There may be multiple correct answers, I'm not sure which one | In early 2021, Snopes became aware of online reports that alleged the Oregon Department of Education (ODE) said the practice of students documenting how they answer math problems perpetuated white supremacism. Among web pages circulating the claim was a Feb. 15 article on conservative commentator Ben Shapiro's media we... | |
7 | Did Trump Refer to 'China Virus' on Fox the Night Asian Women Were Killed in Atlanta? | FALSE | Around 5 p.m. EDT on March 16, 2021, a 21-year-old white man allegedly shot and killed eight people -- six of whom were Asian women -- at three Atlanta-area spas. The investigation into the mass shooting remained ongoing, as of this report. allegedly shot and killed investigation As word of the tragedy spread online, h... | |
8 | Did the 10 Largest Single-Day Stock Drops Occur Under Biden?
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4. I think you meant a different question | My knowledge doesn't extend to this topic | In February 2020, as fears surrounding the outbreak of a new coronavirus and a potential pandemic triggered the worst one-day drop in U.S. stocks since 2011, a chart began circulating via social media purportedly showing the "8 Largest Dow Jones Drops in American History." one-day drop What was notable about the chart ... | |
9 | Can American millionaires receive $1.7 million in COVID-19 stimulus funds? | neutral | 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... | |
10 | Did Jimmy Carter participate in the building of low-cost housing despite encountering difficulties from an eye injury? | TRUE | For years, liberal social media users have shared photographs or videos supposedly depicting former U.S. President Jimmy Carter doing woodworking with what appears to be an eye injury, apparently to emphasize that his alleged age and medical history hadn't stopped him from volunteering. One Twitter user, for example, p... | |
11 | Has there been a suggestion that H.R. 2847 contains a provision indicating the downfall of the U.S. dollar on July 1, 2014? | neutral | Claim: The U.S. dollar will officially collapse after 1 July 2014 due to the implementation of H.R. 2847. Examples: [Collected via e-mail, April 2014] On this date, U.S. House of Representatives Bill "H.R. 2847" goes into effect. It will usher in the true collapse of the U.S. dollar, and will make millions of Americ... | |
12 | When a Reader Falls in Love with You
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4. I think you meant a different question | I think you meant a different question | Claim: The viral quote "If a writer falls in love with you, you can never die" was written by Canadian rapper Drake. Example: [Collected via Twitter, January 2015] If a Writer Falls in Love with you, You shall Never Die #ReadSomewhere #ReadSomewhere Gaonka6hhora (@Gaonka6hhora) February 9, 2015 February 9, 2015 ... | |
13 | Is the meme offering a precise comparison of COVID relief funds between the United States and other nations? | TRUE | 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... | |
14 | Is Biden implying that there might be the biggest tax hike ever in the United States? | TRUE | 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 During his 2020 presidential campaign, U.S. President Donald Trump on multiple occasions claimed his Democratic opponent Joe Biden would impose the "biggest tax i... | |
15 | Is Netflix Giving Away Free 1-Year Subscriptions Due to COVID-19? | FALSE | 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... | |
16 | Did Shane Patrick Boyle pass away due to his illness following successful fundraising for glucagon via a crowdfunding campaign?
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3. The question is too complex or nuanced for me to provide an accurate ... | I think you meant a different question | In February 2017, Shane Patrick Boyle started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for "a month of insulin." A few weeks later, he died after developing diabetic ketoacidosis. Although several local outlets reported on Boyle's death at the time, it wasn't until November 2017 that Boyle's story reached many readers, thank... | |
17 | Was foreign aid included in the first COVID-19 stimulus package?
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4. I think you meant a different question | My knowledge doesn't extend to this topic | 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... | |
18 | Is iPhone AirDrop Feature 'NameDrop' Dangerous, as Twitter Posts Claim?
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4. I think you meant a different question | There may be multiple correct answers, I'm not sure which one | In late November 2023, Facebook users shared variations of a viral warning about a relatively new iPhone feature called NameDrop, also known as "Bringing Devices Together." The posts hinted that NameDrop, dubbed by Apple as "a new AirDrop experience," was dangerous, and said that users needed to take action to protect ... | |
19 | Is a 'Trump Don't Separate Me From My Daddy' Protest Sign Real?
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4. I think you meant a different question | I think you meant a different question | As news broke in June 2018 that children were being separated from their families by immigration agents as they crossed into the United States from Mexico, an intense round of whataboutism ensued as the usual bots, paid trolls, unpaid trolls, and useful idiots took the opportunity to claim that President Barack Obama d... | |
20 | It is essential to regularly review the 1956 Republican Platform. | FALSE | A few weeks before the 2012 U.S. presidential election, a meme began to circulate on social media suggesting the 1956 Republican platform included policies that would more closely match those of progressives in later years: meme The tenets listed in the 1956 Republican platform graphic certainly deviate from many of t... | |
21 | Google PhoneBook | TRUE | Claim: Entering a phone number into the Google search engine can produce a home address and a map with directions to that address. . Example: [Collected on the Internet, 2002] Beware the New Google Feature! www.google.com Type your home telephone number into Google's search bar & click the search button . . . MapQu... | |
22 | The disparity in income between males and females in Florida remains at 18%, as women earn only 82% of what men make.
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4. ... | The question is too complex or nuanced for me to provide an accurate answer | Texas women are paid less than men, Wendy Davis stresses. In a March 10, 2014,tweet, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee pointed out that her Republican opponent, Attorney General Greg Abbott, passed up a chance to say whether he would have vetoed a Davis-sponsored measure related to ensuring equal pay for Texas women... | |
23 | Did Biden Call for an 'End to Shareholder Capitalism'?
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4. I think you meant a different question | There may be multiple correct answers, I'm not sure which one | For years, readers have received unsolicited email messages about a weight loss product that purportedly appeared on the "Shark Tank" television show. Clicking the link in the email led to a product called Keto Burn. We previously reported about a similar scam involving a similarly-named product: Keto Fit. show reporte... | |
24 | Did Ivana Trump's funeral be held at the Mar-a-Lago resort?
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4. I think you meant a different question | I think you meant a different question | Former U.S. President Donald Trumps first wife, Ivana Trump, was laid to rest at the Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, New Jersey, based on media reports and photographs taken of the site. laid to rest New York Post reporters visited the golf club and photographed Ivana Trumps grave. Their report included a numb... | |
25 | Did the Military Spend $1 Billion on This 'New Vehicle'? | FALSE | Since 2017, an imposing military-style vehicle with a giant rolling ball on its front has been featured in online advertisements and YouTube thumbnails. An advertisement created by the website Yeah Motor, which was hosted by the advertising platform Taboola, showed the image of the vehicle with the words: "The Military... | |
26 | Does the data provided in this meme accurately reflect the numerical comparison between Trump and Obama? | neutral | 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 8 August 2018, when Donald Trump, Jr. shared it with his 1.2 million followers on Instag... | |
27 | Did Google's Home Order Unwanted Dollhouses for a Little Girl and TV Viewers?
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4. I think you meant a different question | There may be multiple correct answers, I'm not sure which one | In early 2017 several news outlets reported on a story that owners of Amazon's Alexa digital assistant device owners were "left out of pocket" after a 6-year-old girl named Brooke Neitzel inadvertently triggered one into placing an order for an expensive dollhouse, and a news report on the incident triggered a plague o... | |
28 | Barack Obama's Net Worth | TRUE | Claim: Barack Obama's net worth increased over $10 million from 2008 to 2012. UNDETERMINED Example: [Collected via e-mail, October 2012] Seen on Facebook: Tea party's photo of President Obama on a golf cart purporting his net worth 12/31/07 and 12/31/11 Origins: This graphic claiming that Barack Obama's net worth... | |
29 | Delta Air Lines Scams Promise '$200 Gift Card for $1' and '$100 Reward'
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4. I think you meant a different question | My knowledge doesn't extend to this topic | In May 2023, a reader informed us by email of a scam appearing in Facebook and Instagram ads that claimed Delta Air Lines was holding a promotion to give away $500 gift cards for $1 each. On the same day, we reviewed a second "Delta Airlines Online Shopper" scam in an email from an address ending in asahi.com that prom... | |
30 | Do Photos Show Children at Detention Center Under Trump's Watch? | TRUE | In June 2019, a variety of news outlets published reports detailing the horrid conditions at immigrant detention centers along the United States' southern border. The Associated Press, for instance, quoted a lawyer named Warren Binford, who visited a facility in Texas and spoke to some of the immigrant children detaine... | |
31 | Winston Churchill on Islam | FALSE | Claim: Winston Churchill wrote about the "dreadful curses of Mohammedanism" in his 1899 book The River Wars. Example: [Collected via e-mail, January 2015] Origins: An obscure quote attributed to British statesman Winston Churchill has been circulating on the Internet since at least May 2013, when Missouri State Rep... | |
32 | In Japan, they take a bowling ball from 20 feet up in the air and they drop it on the hood of the car. And if the hood dents, then the car doesn't qualify...It's horrible, the way we're treated. | neutral | President Donald Trump often speaks of how other countries treat American products unfairly. At a private fundraising event in Missouri, Trump singled out a particular practice in Japan. It's called the bowling ball test. Do you know what that is? Trump said, according to a recording obtained by theWashington Post.That... | |
33 | Was Fox News Removed From 'Armed Forces Radio Network' Over Vindman Segment?
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4. I think you meant a different question | My knowledge doesn't extend to this topic | On Nov. 21, 2019, a rumor started to circulate on social media that the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) had removed Fox News from "Armed Forces Radio" over the network's coverage of Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman's testimony during the House Intelligence Committee's impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump: circula... |
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