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FMD_test_200 | Womens unemployment has been lower under President Trump than its been in nearly 70 years. | 09/26/2019 | [] | The West Virginia Republican Party recently tweeted praise for President Donald Trump's handling of the economy, particularly as it relates to women. On Aug. 27, the state party tweeted, "Women's unemployment has been lower under President Trump than it's been in nearly 70 years. #WVGOP #WomenforTrump #WV4Trump." Is th... | [
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FMD_test_201 | Did Ari Fleischer Compare Showing ID to Get Vaccinated to Voter ID Laws? | 03/11/2021 | [
"The former White House press secretary's apples-to-oranges tweet compared two unrelated things."
] | 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_202 | Girls' Life vs. Boys' Life Magazine Covers | 09/14/2016 | [
"A side-by-side comparison of a magazine for girls and another for boys appears to reveal a major divide in the way the media socialize each, but there was more to the story."
] | In September 2016, the magazines Boys' Life and Girls' Life put out their usual issues, with wildly disparate cover images and content listings. Pictures of the two covers were shared side by side in an image that went viral as a purported example of the divergent ways in which girls' and boys' interests are represente... | [
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FMD_test_203 | Facebook Posts About Homeland Security Memos and 'Hacked' Cellphones Are Misleading | 03/28/2022 | [
"\"Don't know if this is true but better safe than sorry,\" one Facebook user posted."
] | In late March 2022, we examined two viral and false Facebook posts that were copied and pasted by countless users. One of the posts, which was also purportedly received as a text message alert, claimed that "cellphones are being hacked" to steal banking information. The misleading copypasta post stated that the U.S. De... | [
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FMD_test_204 | Georgia has the lowest minimum wage in the country. | 02/05/2018 | [] | Stacey Evans, a Democrat running to be Georgia's next governor, claims that workers are at an economic disadvantage in part because of the state's minimum wage. "I want Georgia to be the best place to work, live, and raise a family. Right now, it isn't," Evans said on her campaign website. Georgia ranks 40th in income ... | [
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FMD_test_205 | Did a Grieving Girl's Letter to God Get a Response? | 03/11/2007 | [
"\"Dear God, Will you please take special care of our dog, Abbey?\" "
] | Since October 2006 this story has come to us under a variety of titles, including "Going Postal," "Angels at the Post Office," "Angels Turn Up In Unexpected Places," and "This is a US Postal Service Story." Example: Some of you may know that our 14 year old dog, Abbey, died last month (8/23). The day after she died, my... | [
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FMD_test_206 | Obamacare Architect Jonathan Gruber Hails American 'Stupidity' | 11/10/2014 | [
"'Obamacare architect' Jonathan Gruber recently said that Obamacare only passed due to the 'stupidity' of the American voter and a lack of 'transparency,' and video footage of his remarks was deleted f"
] | Jonathan Gruber stated that Obamacare only passed due to the "stupidity" of the American voter and a lack of "transparency." In November 2014, a 52-second excerpt from a video of a 2013 conference featuring Jonathan Gruber, a consultant who served as a technical advisor to the Obama administration and Congress during t... | [
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FMD_test_207 | No, retired NFL quarterback John Elway is not experiencing financial difficulties. | 01/05/2022 | [
"The misinformation stemmed from an online advertisement that was being paid for by unknown persons."
] | In January 2022, an online advertisement displayed a picture of former Denver Broncos quarterback John Elway alongside the words, "Iconic NFL Players Who Went Broke." The ad was misleading clickbait, leading to a slideshow article on MoneyWise.com that again featured the same photograph of Elway. The headline read, "Th... | [
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FMD_test_208 | Do These Photos Show Store Returns Full of Donated Toys? | 12/16/2014 | [
"Pictures supposedly document toys from Christmas drives for the needy that were exchanged at Walmart in order to purchase beer and cigarettes."
] | On 14 December 2014, photographs were posted by a Facebook user along with accompanying text suggesting the pictures depicted shopping carts full of donated toys that had been returned to a Walmart store in exchange for beer and cigarettes. The user recounted, "As I was leaving Wal-Mart at 6:30 am this morning, I asked... | [
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FMD_test_209 | Does the term 'Bar' in the phrase 'Bar Exam' suggest a confidential plot among lawyers? | 01/23/2018 | [
"A \"sovereign citizen\" conspiracy theory about the licensing of lawyers is riddled with bad logic and historical inaccuracies."
] | One of the more unusual and complicated theories associated with the sovereign citizen and tax protester movements is the belief that lawyers who are members of bar associations in the United States are, in fact, agents of the British crown and do not have legitimate status in American courts. This theory is partly inf... | [
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FMD_test_210 | Obamacare permits mandatory home visits. | 08/27/2013 | [
"Does a provision of Obamacare allow federal agents to conduct forced home inspections?"
] | Claim: A provision of Obamacare allows federal agents to conduct forced home inspections and remove children from the custody of their parents. Examples: [Green, September 2013] Grassfire's Liberty News team is reporting on a little-known aspect of ObamaCare FORCED HOME INSPECTIONS. Simply put, provisions of Obama... | [
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FMD_test_211 | Warning Concerning Obamacare | 10/03/2013 | [
"Item describes penalties for non-compliance with the PPACA individual health insurance mandate."
] | Claim: Item describes penalties for non-compliance with the PPACA individual health insurance mandate. MOSTLY Example: [Collected via e-mail, October 2013] WARNING CONCERNING OBAMACARE ----Immediate Attention Required PLEASE ----- If you do not have to sign up with Obamacare on their website PLEASE DON'T! Once you ... | [
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FMD_test_212 | Is Katie Couric Married to Matt Lauer? | 02/20/2021 | [
"A number of misleading online advertisements appeared to claim that long-time journalist Couric was married to the former NBC News personality."
] | In February 2021, online advertisements appeared to falsely claim that Matt Lauer was long-time journalist Katie Couric's husband. Couric and Lauer previously worked together on the "Today" show on NBC. She left the program in 2006. In November 2017, Lauer was fired from his NBC job as a co-anchor on "Today" for "inapp... | [
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FMD_test_213 | HIV-Infected Needle Attacks | 03/01/1998 | [
"Decades-old rumor holds that madmen are jabbing unsuspecting moviegoers with HIV-infected needles."
] | In June 2018, the Feedy TV web site published an article headlined "HIV Infected Needles Found in Public: Take Only 2 Minutes of Your Time to Save Your Life." The text of the article recounted supposedly recent incidents of unsuspecting persons being jabbed with HIV-infected needles left in movie theater seats in vario... | [
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FMD_test_214 | No, This Alaska Airlines 'Anniversary Offer' Is Not Real | 02/18/2020 | [
"The airline is not celebrating its anniversary in February 2020 with a ticket giveaway. "
] | In February 2020, a variation of a familiar scam circulated on Facebook. The dubious website airalaskaoffer.com offered users a "chance to get 2 free tickets of Alaska Air." To enter, users had to complete survey questions. Alaska Airlines was quick to call out the scam on its Facebook page, offering advice on how to... | [
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FMD_test_215 | Real, Vintage Photo of a Giant Irish Dog? | 09/12/2023 | [
"\"That's impressive photoshopping for 1902,\" one Reddit user commented.\r\r"
] | The Irish wolfhound, renowned for its large size, is a breed that has captured the hearts of many dog enthusiasts around the world. In September 2023, a photograph allegedly captured in 1902 and depicting what appeared to be such a wolfhound, but was sometimes referred to as the "last giant Irish Greyhound," went viral... | [
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FMD_test_216 | Great White Sharks Spotted in Mississippi River? | 10/25/2016 | [
"A photograph purporting to show two great white sharks swimming in the Mississippi River depicts bull sharks, not great whites, and was taken in Costa Rica."
] | On 26 October 2016, the web site React365 published a photograph purportedly supposedly showing two great white sharks in the Mississippi River near St. Louis. The same site later posted the same photograph again, this time claiming the pictured sharks had made "their way up the Mississippi River and in to the Illinoi... | [
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FMD_test_217 | Was there a $102 billion decrease in the National Debt following Donald Trump's Inauguration? | 08/14/2017 | [
"A conservative web site accurately described a remarkable decline in the debt during the first half of 2017 but offered no evidence that the President was responsible for it."
] | On 30 July 2017, the conservative Truth Division web site reported that the United States' national debt had fallen to a "surprising" extent in the seven months since the inauguration of President Donald Trump: Truth Division President Donald Trump and his administration are undoing the governments rampant spending tha... | [
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FMD_test_218 | Did Biden Say People Making Less Than $400K 'Will Not Pay a Single Penny in Taxes'? | 05/04/2021 | [
"The Biden administration's tax plan will not raise taxes on people making less than $400,000, but those people will still have to pay taxes. "
] | In May 2021, a video started to circulate that supposedly showed U.S. President Joe Biden saying that people making less than $400,000 won't have to pay a single penny in taxes. Joe Biden This is a genuine clip showing a portion of the remarks Biden delivered during a visit to Tidewater Community College in Portsmout... | [
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FMD_test_219 | Did Sean Spicer Tweet 'Today Is Dday' On Pearl Harbor Day? | 12/07/2022 | [
"While both events are historic, they did not occur, nor are they celebrated, on the same day. "
] | On the morning of Dec. 7, 2022, former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer tweeted "Today is Dday. It only lives in infamy if we remember and share the story of sacrifice with the next generation." Right off the bat, the tweet runs into shaky ground: For starters, Dec. 7 is not D-Day. Further, The historical allus... | [
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FMD_test_220 | Says
With nearly 75 percent of Americans supportive of the construction of the pipeline, Schrader needs to explain to Oregon families why he voted against this needed project. | 06/01/2013 | [] | The communications office of theNational Republican Congressional Committeeisnt letting up on Rep. Kurt Schrader, D-Ore. Its recently peppered him with criticism over the sequester and President Barack Obamas health care overhaul. This time, the issue is construction of a controversial pipeline that would carry crude o... | [
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FMD_test_221 | Does This Satellite Pic Show Diwali Celebration From Space? | 11/04/2021 | [
"The festival of lights does not produce this much light. "
] | In November 2021, a photograph from space supposedly showing Diwali, a "festival of lights" celebrated by millions of Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, and Buddhists across India, was circulated on social media. The image on the right does not accurately depict how India looks from space during Diwali. According to NASA, this imag... | [
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FMD_test_222 | Says Scott Walker enacted the biggest cuts to education in our states history. | 02/19/2012 | [] | Democrats searching for the right combination of punches to drive Scott Walker from office have focused on joblessness, schools, tax fairness and leadership style.One of the jabs they throw repeatedly centers on cuts Walkers 2011-13 budget made in state aid to local school districts.Kathleen Falk, the best-known Democr... | [
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FMD_test_223 | Cheez-It Crackers and TBHQ | 08/25/2016 | [
"Cheez-It brand crackers contain the synthetic preservative TBHQ, but the latter is not \"created from butane,\" nor is it \"toxic.\""
] | On 24 August 2016, the discredited food alarmist known as "Food Babe" posted an image showing the ingredient list on a box of Cheez-It brand snack crackers, along with the claim that the product contains TBHQ, a "toxic synthetic preservative created from butane": discredited Food Babe Are you buying these? You cant ge... | [
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FMD_test_224 | All of Donald Trump's achievements within a mere four months? | 05/24/2017 | [
"We looked into the accuracy of a viral list touting President Trump's accomplishments during his first four months in office."
] | In May 2017, a Reddit user posted a graphic that purported to list all of President Trump's accomplishments during his first four months in office. It was then widely shared on social media: Reddit TRUMP ACCOMPLISHMENTS ..Retweet the hell out of this to annoy @ABC @CBS @cnn @cnbc @MSNBC @nbc @nytimes @washingtonpost #d... | [
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FMD_test_225 | Did Pastor Dave Barnhart Say, 'The Unborn Are a Convenient Group of People to Advocate For'? | 05/04/2022 | [
"This quote went viral in May 2022 as many feared that Roe v. Wade would be overturned in the U.S. "
] | In May 2022, after the leak of a Supreme Court draft opinion showed that the justices were set to overturn Roe v. Wade, a piece of text supposedly written by a pastor named Dave Barnhart about how the "the unborn are a convenient group of people to advocate for" was widely circulated on social media: the leak of a Supr... | [
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FMD_test_226 | Oprah Ten Percent Tip Advice | 11/04/2009 | [
"Does Oprah Winfrey say restaurant goers should tip ten percent?"
] | Claim: Oprah Winfrey said that restaurant customers need not tip their servers more than 10%.. Example: [Collected via e-mail, November 2009] Did Oprah Winfrey state that, in this economy, tipping 10% is acceptable? Origins: Leaving a relatively substantial monetary tip for the waitstaff at the conclusion of a rest... | [
"income"
] | [] |
FMD_test_227 | Thank you, Kalat. | 01/16/2004 | [
"Does a photograph show a statue of a U.S. soldier crafted by an Iraqi sculptor?"
] | The sculpture pictured below is real, and it was indeed crafted by an Iraqi sculptor from bronze recovered by melting down statues of former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, but the accompanying explanatory text is quite misleading: The Iraqi sculptor was not "forced by Saddam Hussein to make the many hundreds of bronze bu... | [
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FMD_test_228 | Are Electric Vehicles and Batteries Bad for the Environment? | 03/28/2022 | [
"We broke the viral Facebook post down claim by claim."
] | In mid-March 2022, a widely circulated meme was sent to our editorial team for investigation, which we determined contains a mixture of true, false, and unproven claims. In a nutshell, the post argued that eco-friendly electric vehicles (EVs) were bad for the environment, and presented several vague, unsupported facts ... | [
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FMD_test_229 | Did Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, and Other Tech Billionaire Parents Advocate Limiting Children's Technology Use? | 08/30/2018 | [
"A number of tech billionaires seemingly agree on at least one piece of parenting advice: Limit your children's use of technology."
] | In August 2018, a number of social media users came across an image offering a purported newspaper clipping of an article entitled "Tech Billionaire Parenting" and wondered if the article, as well as the information contained within it, was genuine: image This image presents a slightly paraphrased version of an artic... | [
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FMD_test_230 | It costs nearly five times as much in California to build and maintain a mile of road as it does in the rest of the nation. | 11/01/2017 | [] | It's not cheap to build anything in California. Land and labor are expensive, and the state has some of the strictest environmental permitting rules anywhere. These factors all drive up the cost of building homes, stores, and even roads. Republican candidate for governor John Cox has pledged that, if elected, he'll hac... | [
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FMD_test_231 | Is This Viral List of U.S. Government Emergency Aid Sent to Puerto Rico Accurate? | 10/02/2017 | [
"Some social media posts defending the Trump administration's relief efforts in Puerto Rico following Hurricane Maria strayed into fictional territory."
] | In the wake of public criticism of the Trump administration's response to the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico in late 2017, which was deemed "inadequate" among other things, a post widely shared via social media endeavored to make the opposite case, namely that President Trump deployed a massive a... | [
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FMD_test_232 | Since that famous day in February where the governor campaigned with Barack Obama on behalf of the stimulus program, 211,000 Floridians have lost their jobs. | 03/28/2010 | [] | You knew it wouldn't take long for the hug to get some love during Sunday's debate between Republicans Marco Rubio and Charlie Crist. Minutes into the 40-minute Florida Senate Showdown, Rubio made a case that he'll stand up to President Barack Obama's agenda and Crist won't.Everyone knows that you won't stand up to the... | [
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FMD_test_233 | Foreign Room Service | 02/03/2003 | [
"Pronunciation problems plague exchange between traveler and room service in Far East hotel."
] | Claim: Pronunciation problems plague exchanges between travelers and room service in Far East hotels. Example: [Collected via e-mail, 2003] This exchange between an English-speaking traveler and a member of the hotel staff in a Far East hotel was recorded in the "Far-East Economic Review" about five years ago. It may t... | [
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FMD_test_234 | Do Male Penguins Make 'Pebble Proposals' to Their Mates? | 06/01/2016 | [
"A social media factoid about penguin courtship and the \"perfect pebble\" does not quite reflect the birds' actual mating habits."
] | A popular "Did you know?"-style assertion holds that penguin mating rituals closely mimic human courtship, in that the male's finding just the right symbolic gift to present to his female of choice is of the utmost importance: When a male penguin falls in love with a female penguin, he searches the entire beach to find... | [
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FMD_test_235 | It has been reported that Governor John Kasich, a Republican candidate for president, has been out of state for a total of 177 days and has utilized $350,000 of taxpayer funds for his campaign expenses. | 04/19/2016 | [] | In recent weeks, the national media has poked fun at John Kasich for chomping through Italian subs and pasta in the Bronx and eating pizza in Queens with a knife and fork. Back home, Ohio Democrats discussed something else: the governor's out-of-state travel and what it costs taxpayers in the only state he has won. The... | [
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FMD_test_236 | Fifty-one percent of our taxes are paid by 2% of New Yorkers. | 01/24/2023 | [
"The 2% of New York City tax filers with the highest incomes pay half of all of the citys collections of personal income taxes., There is no data to show how much these rich New Yorkers pay in other taxes, such as real estate or sales taxes., Personal income taxes represent 22% of city tax collections."
] | On the Cats Roundtable, a radio show and podcast with businessman and political donor John Catsimatidis, New York City Mayor Eric Adams made a claim about the richest New Yorkers contributions to city coffers. Fifty-one percent of our taxes are paid by 2% of New Yorkers, Adams said. We must understand the role that hig... | [
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FMD_test_237 | Will Trump's name be included on COVID-19 stimulus checks? | 04/15/2020 | [
"While the unprecedented move could potentially delay these payments, U.S. Treasury officials insist the checks \"are scheduled to go out on time and exactly as planned.\""
] | 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_238 | Crazed Woman Cuts Off Man's Penis for Not Making Eye Contact During Sex | 09/07/2016 | [
"A fake news article reported that an Arizona woman named Shania Jones was arrested for cutting off the tip of her partner's penis."
] | On 6 September 2016, the Thug Life Videos web site published an article reporting that an Arizona woman named Shania Jones was arrested for cutting off the tip of her partner's penis after he refused to look at her during sex: A woman in Scottsdale, Arizona, has been arrested after she cut off her partners penis in a ... | [
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FMD_test_239 | Miracle Cars Fraud | 04/25/2008 | [
"The 'miracle cars' fraud."
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FMD_test_240 | Ronald Reagan Went Golfing After 1983 Beirut Attack | 03/25/2016 | [
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] | Memesclaiming that former President Ronald Reagan continued his golf vacation after nearly300 people were killed in an attack in Beirut in 1983 are frequently circulatedon Facebook: The above-displayed memes have been circulating for several years, but they regained popularity in March 2016 as President Obama was ... | [
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FMD_test_241 | Says Rep. Jim Weidner proposed a bill taking away health care for 80,000 of Oregon's children. | 10/08/2010 | [] | Forget taking candy away from children. Blue Oregon, a liberal political website, is accusing one Republican candidate of trying to take health care away from 80,000 of Oregon's youth. In a post looking for political contributions, Kari Chisholm of Blue Oregon describes the race in House District 24 as follows: Susan S... | [
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FMD_test_242 | Did Jacques Attali Encourage Pandemic-Driven Euthanasia? | 05/11/2021 | [
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] | 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_243 | Is the performance of the Dow Jones worse during Republican presidencies? | 02/08/2018 | [
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] | After the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost a historic 1,175 points in a single day in February 2018, the left-wing Facebook page Occupy Democrats was keen to point out a trend. In a meme posted on February 6, the page listed what it called the "Biggest One-Day Drops in Dow Jones History," along with the name of the U.... | [
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FMD_test_244 | Says Rick Scott changed his promise from700,000 jobs created on top of what normal growth would be to just 700,000 jobs. | 10/14/2014 | [] | What's 700,000 jobs, give or take 1 million? That's the question a new ad from the Charlie Crist campaign hopes to answer for Florida voters. He made a promise, the ad says, showing video of Gov. Rick Scott from the 2010 campaign for governor. "Hold me accountable for delivering on the campaign promises I make," Scott ... | [
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FMD_test_245 | Bay Area liberals have given more to Jon Ossoff's campaign than people in Georgia. | 05/26/2017 | [] | Both sides have launched attack ads in the race for Georgias 6th Congressional District. Recently, Democrats accused Republican Karen Handel of wallowing in administrative bloat. (We rated thatMostly False). Now, the Congressional Leadership Fund, a super PAC aligned with House Speaker Paul Ryan,has an adthat paints De... | [
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FMD_test_246 | Is California introducing a 5-cent charge on text messages to support providing free phones for immigrants? | 12/17/2018 | [
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] | California officials proposed a new surcharge on cell phone users' monthly bills in November 2018, a move that was misrepresented by some social media users as a "text tax" and targeted for expressions of anti-immigrant sentiment. The California Public Utilities Commission's (CPUC) proposal would have instituted a surc... | [
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FMD_test_247 | Oprah's advice regarding a ten percent tip. | 11/04/2009 | [
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FMD_test_248 | Has Trump suggested alterations to SSI that might result in the termination of disability benefits for numerous individuals? | 12/18/2019 | [
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] | In December 2019, readers asked us about reports claiming that the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump had proposed changes to the way Social Security disability payments are made, which could cause thousands, even hundreds of thousands, to lose their benefits. On Dec. 12, the Philadelphia Inquirer and Chicag... | [
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FMD_test_249 | Rhode Island spends 52 percent more per capita on human service programs than the national average. | 07/08/2011 | [] | If you're strapped for cash, as Rhode Island certainly is, you're always looking for a way to cut expenses.One area often targeted by pundits, because it makes up such a large share of the state budget, is spending on human services such as Medicaid, which provides health care to low-income people.In April, we looked a... | [
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FMD_test_250 | Says a newannual report shows that West Virginias tourism industry has grown for the second consecutive year, reversing years of decline and outpacing national growth by 58 percent. | 12/17/2019 | [] | West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice took to Facebook in October to tout gains in his state's tourism industry. "When I took office, I made tourism a top priority because I knew it had all the potential in the world," Justice wrote in his post. "Today I am proud to announce that West Virginia's tourism industry has grown for... | [
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FMD_test_251 | Is Stacey Abrams in debt of over $50,000 in unpaid taxes? | 10/25/2018 | [
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] | A graphic circulated online about 2018 Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams owing a large sum in back taxes was technically accurate, but it omitted several key details in an attempt to frame her as irresponsible or dishonest. The meme showed a photograph of Abrams along with a caption reading, "This is Stacy ... | [
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FMD_test_252 | Did US Women's Soccer Team Turn Backs on Vet Playing National Anthem? | 07/06/2021 | [
"Several members of the U.S. women soccer team signed a ball for the 98-year-old veteran after the match. "
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FMD_test_253 | Hillary Clinton reduced her tax payment by giving $1 million to herself through the Clinton Foundation. | 10/01/2016 | [
"Accusations that Hillary Clinton padded her own pockets by deducting charitable donations to the Clinton Foundation appear to be baseless."
] | An Internet meme circulating during the final weeks of the 2016 presidential campaign purported to reveal financial trickery on the part of Democratic contender Hillary Clinton, who allegedly deducted $1 million from her 2015 income tax return after donating it "to herself" via contributions to the Clinton Foundation. ... | [
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FMD_test_254 | Did Jared Kushner remove tweets after reports emerged about Trump's taxes? | 09/28/2020 | [
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FMD_test_255 | Do the majority of cruise ships operate under foreign flags? | 03/23/2020 | [
"The economic strain of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted some to point fingers at companies perceived to be skirting the rules."
] | 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_256 | Does the United States Deport Military Veterans? | 02/07/2016 | [
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FMD_test_257 | Is this a Photograph of Worthless Money in the Gutters of Venezuela? | 04/05/2019 | [
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FMD_test_258 | 41 cents out of every dollar (the U.S. spends) is borrowed from places like China. | 11/16/2011 | [] | Imagine America as a sweaty, scruffy, cigarette-smoking dude -- with a drug problem.That vision comes to life in anew political ad: America could learn a lot from a drug addict, says Addicted Dude. Even though this countrys $14 trillion in debt, Washington raised the debt ceiling 10 times in the last 10 years. Each ti... | [
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FMD_test_259 | SCAM ALERT: Tim Hortons 57th Anniversary Giveaway | 03/24/2021 | [
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FMD_test_260 | Deceptive Scheme Involving Complimentary Cedar Point Tickets | 07/11/2019 | [
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] | In July 2019, Facebook users began encountering posts offering four free tickets to the Cedar Point amusement park in Sandusky, Ohio, billed as "The Roller Coaster Capital of the World," in honor of the park's supposed 50th anniversary. Cedar Point, which has actually been operating since 1870 and is thus far more than... | [
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FMD_test_261 | Certainly! Here is a paraphrased version of the sentence: The IRS requested that taxpayers declare stolen goods and income obtained illegally. | 12/30/2021 | [
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FMD_test_262 | Is this surprising monetary gift from an unknown person genuine? | 04/02/2020 | [
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FMD_test_263 | Seattle Chase Wheedle | 07/17/2015 | [
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] | FACT CHECK: Is the city of Seattle forcing local businesses to comply with Sharia law? Claim: The mayor of Seattle has "launched" a new "rule" forcing businesses to comply with Sharia law. false WHAT'S Seattle is exploring options to make home loans accessible to Muslims who are unable to participate in standard m... | [
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FMD_test_264 | Was Brooke Shields Photographed Nude at 10 Years Old? | 03/12/2019 | [
"Nude photographs of the American actress have been the source of controversy for decades. "
] | In 1975, photographer Garry Gross took several nude photographs of a 10-year-old Brooke Shields that were later published in a Playboy publication called Sugar and Spice. This series of photographs has been the source for controversy for decades. But many internet users were blissfully unaware of the images until one a... | [
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FMD_test_265 | Did Oprah Winfrey Suffer a 'Tragedy' and Endorse Keto Weight Loss Gummies? | 05/12/2022 | [
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] | There's no evidence that Oprah Winfrey suffered a "tragedy" or died in early May 2022, nor did she endorse keto weight loss gummies. These claims, one of which resembled a death hoax, originated from misleading text messages sent to an unknown number of recipients. Scammers sent the text messages with the words, "Fans ... | [
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FMD_test_266 | The federal government is spending 25 percent of our entire economy versus 100 years ago we spent only 2 percent. | 07/31/2011 | [] | As the debt-ceiling crisis deepened, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisconsin, lambasted Democrats for failing to put together a public plan to bring down federal spending.Johnson, in anappearance on CNBCs Squawk Box, argued constitutional limits on government spending were the only way to keep politicians hands off the pock... | [
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FMD_test_267 | Only 12% of legal immigrants are selected based on skill or based on merit. In countries like Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and others, that number is closer to 60, and even 70 and 75% in some cases. | 05/24/2019 | [] | As he proposed more changes to legal immigration, President Donald Trump said the United States lags other countries that admit a higher rate of migrants based on education or training. Most of the 1 million green cards awarded each year are based on a family connection to someone in the United States. Now, Trump wants... | [
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FMD_test_268 | No, Walmart Is Not Offering a Free $50 'Anniversary' Coupon on Facebook | 12/03/2019 | [
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] | In March 2020, Facebook posts offering free coupons supposedly worth $50 in merchandise from Walmart began circulating with the claim that the company was celebrating its anniversary: Users who clicked on the offer were taken to an external website where they were instructed to answer survey questions in order to rece... | [
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FMD_test_269 | Did George Santos Flash the White Power Sign When Voting for McCarthy? | 01/09/2023 | [
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FMD_test_270 | Were 30,000 cows lost to death during a winter storm due to freezing temperatures? | 01/11/2017 | [
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] | In January 2017, a photograph purportedly showing a group of cows that had apparently frozen solid was circulated on Facebook along with the claim that 30,000 animals had just died in a winter storm. Both the photograph displayed here and its accompanying claim are legitimate. However, while this meme reappeared (and w... | [
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FMD_test_271 | No, Trump Isn't 'Tactically' Implementing Voter Interference Sanctions | 12/15/2020 | [
"A fear mongering copypasta meme made its way around social media, raising anxiety."
] | 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 In mid-December 2020, a copy-pasted ("copypasta") meme spread on social media platforms warning "patriots" that U.S. President Donald Trump was about to "tactical... | [
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FMD_test_272 | Do an iPhone's 'Journaling Suggestions' Settings Reveal Your Name and Location to Strangers? | 03/01/2024 | [
"A viral warning was shared on Facebook in early 2024 that said a relatively new app named Journal posed a possible criminal threat to iPhone users."
] | On Dec. 11, 2023, Apple released its iOS 17.2 update for iPhone devices. This fresh software update introduced a new private diary app called Journal. As often happens with new or updated electronic devices and features, the launch prompted unfounded rumors warning that the app posed serious privacy and/or security haz... | [
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FMD_test_273 | Could Trump Defy Popular Vote By Halting Voter Certification? | 11/19/2020 | [
"Here's why the country is focusing on the usually mundane certification process in key battleground states."
] | 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 In mid-November 2020, after U.S. Democrat Joe Biden secured the majority of the country's electoral votes in the presidential race against President Donald Trump,... | [
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FMD_test_274 | A tax on soda and juice drinks would disproportionately increase taxes on low-income families in Philadelphia. | 04/25/2016 | [] | Jim Kenneys proposed soda tax went national last week. Hillary Clinton led off what became a back-and-forth political battle byvoicing her supportfor the tax at a forum in Philadelphia. Bernie Sanderschimed inlater to call the tax regressive. Kenneyfired backin an editorial onHuffington Postthat his proposal, which wou... | [
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FMD_test_275 | Facebook car giveaway can be rephrased as "Car giveaway promotion 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_276 | After viewing this video, you will not choose to use Head and Shoulders shampoo. | 06/25/2014 | [
"Scam bait video purportedly shows the deleterious results of using Head and Shoulders shampoo."
] | In June 2014, Facebook users began seeing posts pointing to a purported video clip entitled "You Will Not Use Head & Shoulders Shampoo After Watching This Video," which supposedly graphically illustrated the deleterious effects of using that popular brand of shampoo. Later versions substituted Dove brand shampoo for He... | [
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"image_src": "https://msgboard.snopes.com/images/ageverify.jpg",
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}
] |
FMD_test_277 | Did a KGB Agent Confirm That the Sex Pistols Were Backed by the USSR to Destabilize the West? | 05/10/2017 | [
"A Facebook page for punk fans recirculated an old (and fake) story that the Sex Pistols were a KGB plot to foment dissent in the West."
] | On 9 May 2017, the Facebook page "The Church of PUNK" shared an article reporting that a KGB agent admitted the band the Sex Pistols was an operation backed by the former Soviet Union to destabilize Western democracy. The April 2015 article reported that at the time it was published, a former KGB agent had just disclos... | [
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FMD_test_278 | Did White Supremacists Shoot at Rep. Cori Bush and Ferguson Protesters? | 11/18/2021 | [
"The Missouri Congresswoman's claims about an alleged 2015 incident were met with considerable skepticism, in November 2021. "
] | In November 2021, Democratic Congresswoman Cori Bush raised eyebrows when she made the startling claim that, during protests in Ferguson, Missouri, back in 2015, white supremacists shot at her and her fellow anti-racism demonstrators, with impunity. Bush came to prominence as a pastor and community leader during the 20... | [
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FMD_test_279 | Is an 'Underrated' Denzel Washington Movie 'Dominating Netflix'? | 04/20/2021 | [
"A strange story referenced the famous Hollywood film star and \"The Equalizer 2,\" a 2018 movie that's not available on Netflix in the U.S."
] | In April 2021, American readers may have been intrigued to see a curious article about Denzel Washington and Netflix. The headline from the We Got This Covered website read, "An Underrated Denzel Washington Movie Has Been Dominating Netflix All Week." Mysterious and sometimes misleading content might be what a lot of ... | [
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FMD_test_280 | Are Most Cruise Ships Registered Under Foreign Flags? | 03/23/2020 | [
"The economic strain of the COVID-19 pandemic prompted some to point fingers at companies perceived to be skirting the rules."
] | 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... | [
"profit"
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] |
FMD_test_281 | Did Christian Crowdfunding Campaign Raise Money for Kyle Rittenhouse? | 09/01/2020 | [
"Rittenhouse, 17, is accused of killing two people at a protest against police brutality in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Aug. 25, 2020."
] | After Illinois teen Kyle Rittenhouse was charged with fatally shooting two people and wounding another during a protest in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Aug. 25, 2020, Snopes received numerous inquiries from readers wondering if a self-described Christian crowdfunding website was hosting a fundraiser to help pay Rittenhouse's... | [
"funds"
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FMD_test_282 | Do These Photographs Show a Tiger Nursing Piglets? | 06/01/2006 | [
"Photos purportedly show a mother tiger at a California zoo who nursed a group of piglets after her own cubs died."
] | As often happens, an item about a tiger nursing piglets appears to be a case in which someone came across some unusual photographs with no explanatory context and decided to create their own background story. The pictures are real, but the accompanying explanation about a mother tiger in California being given piglets ... | [
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] |
FMD_test_283 | No, Red Cross Is Not Offering Coronavirus Home Tests | 03/18/2020 | [
"Scams involving the disaster relief organization are unfortunately not new."
] | 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_284 | Pet Blamed for Mishap | 05/16/2000 | [
"Accident in the kitchen is blamed on pet."
] | Claim: A destructive act is conveniently blamed on a household pet. LEGEND Examples: [Brunvand, 1993] Their mother had baked a Dutch apple pie for a special event. She left it on the kitchen table to cool while she ran an errand, warning the boys not to touch it. However, the pie smelled wonderful, and the boys couldn'... | [
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FMD_test_285 | Is This 'Gatorboarding' Photo Real? | 06/12/2015 | [
"A viral photograph purportedly captured a raccoon riding an alligator like a surfboard."
] | On 14 June 2015, a number of Florida news outlets published a seemingly remarkable photograph, sent to them by a man named Richard Jones, showing a raccoon riding the back of an alligator like a surfboard: published The peculiar sight may have been endearing, but it also left many viewers questioning the image's authe... | [
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{
"image_src": "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1UfGAcgLxld1kwCoVZ9tDiVoEb0baDBLm",
"image_caption": null
}
] |
FMD_test_286 | Did George Washington Say 'Firearms Stand Next in Importance to the Constitution Itself'? | 04/26/2019 | [
"Always good to do some research before attributing quotes to famous historical figures."
] | On 20 April 2019, the verified Facebook page belonging to the non-profit organization Turning Point USA posted a meme containing a statement falsely attributed to George Washington. The statement attributed to the first U.S. president reads, "Firearms stand next in importance to the Constitution itself. Firearms are th... | [
"profit"
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}
] |
FMD_test_287 | We have the lowest corporate tax rate since 1968. | 01/18/2020 | [] | In Gov. Andrew Cuomos 10th State of the State address last week, he claimed that under his administration, We have the lowest corporate tax rate since 1968. New Yorks business climate has for years been thesubject of criticismfrom business groups and conservative lawmakers, so we wondered about this claim. We approache... | [
"Taxes",
"New York"
] | [] |
FMD_test_288 | Dynamic Pet Products Real Ham Bone | 03/09/2015 | [
"Rumor: Dynamic Pet Products Real Ham Bone have caused several dogs to fall ill and die."
] | Claim: Dynamic Pet Products Real Ham Bone has caused several dogs to fall ill and die. UNPROVEN Example: [Collected via Facebook, March 2015] I started this Facebook page in 2010. I lost my beautiful Black Labrador retriever on 3/8/2010. He ate one of these bones, and it broke into sharp shards that punctured his bowel... | [
"asset"
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},
{
"image_src": "https://i.imgur.com/svY2TUj.jpg",
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}
] |
FMD_test_289 | Says enrolling a student in a subsidized lunch program triggers an at risk designation, resulting in an extra $6,000 to $7,000 of state school aid per student. | 08/25/2011 | [] | Taxpayers are picking up the tab for more than just lunch in Elizabeth schools, according to state Sen. Michael Doherty.A story inThe Sunday Star-Ledgerrevealed three officials from the Union County school district allegedly enrolled their children in a subsidized lunch program, even though they earn too much to qualif... | [
"New Jersey",
"Education",
"State Budget"
] | [] |
FMD_test_290 | Research conducted by Komen and the salary earned by the CEO. | 10/14/2014 | [
"Online criticism claims the Susan G. Komen breast cancer organization only gives 20% of their donations to cancer research and pays their CEO $684,000 per year."
] | When Susan Goodman Komen died of breast cancer at the age of 33 in 1980, her younger sister, Nancy Goodman Brinker promised she would do whatever she could to help end that disease. Brinker fulfilled that promise by founding The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation (later known as Susan G. Komen for the Cure, then... | [
"budget"
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"image_src": "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1TX1P-88E6vczAzZ-IQWFgI1du1Y5UyQx",
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}
] |
FMD_test_291 | No, Obama Didn't Tweet This About Trump's Birth Certificate | 04/04/2022 | [
"The tweet went viral. Of course."
] | A fake tweet, mocked up to look like it was written by former U.S. President Barack Obama, went viral, likely because if it were real, it would have represented quite a clap back. The image, posted on March 31, 2022, is a screenshot of what looks like Obama's verified Twitter account, featuring a tweet that states, "I ... | [
"profit"
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FMD_test_292 | No, This Is Not a Phone Number for Tracking Your Coronavirus Stimulus Payments | 04/03/2020 | [
"The IRS has not announced if Americans will be able to track the status of their stimulus payments as they do federal income tax refunds."
] | Some April Fools' Day jokes outlive their marginal and ephemeral usefulness and continue to be spread as valid bits of information long after April 1 has come and gone. One example of this occurred in 2020 when a joke about a toll-free phone number that could be used to track the status of $1,200 economic stimulus paym... | [
"income"
] | [
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"image_src": "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=13av0zaLL3v9eG1CF3rDonK_jR4FwGA21",
"image_caption": null
}
] |
FMD_test_293 | Is Disney World Lowering the Drinking Age to 18? | 08/22/2022 | [
"A rumor said that Disney World was \"battling the Florida government in court\" to get a drinking age exemption for anyone age 18 or older."
] | On Aug. 20, 2022, a Disney blog known as The Mouse Trap published an article and TikTok video that both said Walt Disney World Resort was "lobbying to lower the drinking age to 18." However, this was nothing more than a bit of fun and satirical Disney fiction. The video from TikTok user @mousetrapnews was viewed nearly... | [
"share"
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{
"image_src": "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1nY49MTPBcfRbuWVghwDNpLgEt5iawCTT",
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] |
FMD_test_294 | Did Trump Criticize Governors for Backing off Ebola Quarantines in 2014? | 04/22/2020 | [
"A very old tweet got new life during the COVID-19 coronavirus disease pandemic."
] | 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... | [
"economy"
] | [
{
"image_src": "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1wJfk2qg4YxmUIZY96HfiLIj-dNPUtuvM",
"image_caption": null
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{
"image_src": "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=11EgsuYV3qHDsfbJyi7-v--M_G4cFC03U",
"image_caption": null
}
] |
FMD_test_295 | Barack Obama: 'Hillary Clinton Isn't Qualified to Be President' | 07/29/2016 | [
"A 2008 Obama campaign ad stated that Hillary Clinton 'will say anything and do nothing,' but Obama didn't say that she was not qualified to be president."
] | In July 2016 an image featuring quotes attributed to Barack Obama, uttered in 2008 about his then political opponent Hillary Clinton, was circulated on social media just as Clinton was claiming the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination: The first half of the quote reproduced in the image, at least, can be loosely at... | [
"taxes"
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"image_src": "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=13W0eqn8QtVX_SjQhCUV87gfiTnQWk-xZ",
"image_caption": null
}
] |
FMD_test_296 | Did Billboards Displayed in the U.S. Promote the Hijab? | 02/27/2019 | [
"A billboard campaign aimed at dispelling rumors about Muslims has prompted Islamaphobic reactions on social media. "
] | In February 2019, a photograph supposedly showing a billboard in Dallas, Texas, featuring a hijab-wearing woman circulated on social media along with an Islamaphobic comment stating that the "enemy is here": This is a genuine photograph of a billboard seen in the U.S. While we haven't been able to pinpoint the source... | [
"profit"
] | [
{
"image_src": "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1CVoH-71zJ5qKNji6nZDhMw1vQf373egI",
"image_caption": null
}
] |
FMD_test_297 | FDIC: Notice of Bank Failure | 10/28/2009 | [
"Is the FDIC sending out e-mail notices about accounts in failed banks?"
] | Virus: FDIC notice of bank failure. REAL VIRUS Example: [Collected via e-mail, October 2009] FDIC has officially named your bank a failed bank You have received this message because you are a holder of a FDIC-insuredbank account. Recently FDIC has officially named the bank you have opened your accountwith as a failed... | [
"banking"
] | [
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"image_src": "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1RXvbFqDZ9IrLO7eVdYD6aIQXcU794Q36",
"image_caption": null
}
] |
FMD_test_298 | Worm Meat Used in McDonald's Hamburgers? | 07/04/1999 | [
"Does McDonald's use worm meat as filler in their hamburgers?"
] | A decades-old, remarkably persistent rumor periodically rears its head on social media: The fact that McDonald's uses cow eyeballs and worm fillers does not stop them from legally using the claim that they served 100% beef. McDonald's has assured its consumers that its product contains 100% beef. They are allowed to d... | [
"profit"
] | [
{
"image_src": "https://drive.google.com/uc?export=view&id=1dCux8xg803BJe3KZkmSGty31HgwKN0c_",
"image_caption": null
}
] |
FMD_test_299 | Says TriMet's own analysis shows that YouthPass does not actually add to the transit agency's costs. | 06/27/2012 | [] | The TriMet Board recently adopted a budget that does not include free transit passes for Portland high school students. This week, Portland Mayor Sam Adams responded with a significant fee increase on TriMet benches and shelters to provide the free passes. The YouthPass program is important to Adams, who argues that tr... | [
"Oregon",
"City Budget",
"Transportation"
] | [] |
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