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Was Adam Toledo a Member of Latin Kings Gang? "[Adam] was a good kid without a criminal record," his family's attorney said.

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From front left, Britain's Prince Charles, Prince Andrew. Prince Edward, Prince William, Peter Phillips, Prince Harry, Earl of Snowdon and Tim Laurence follow the coffin the coffin makes it's way past the Round Tower during the funeral of Britain's Prince Philip inside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England Saturday April 17, 2021. (Leon Neal/Pool via AP)

Did William and Harry Walk Apart at Philip’s Funeral Due To Tensions? The brothers walked on either side of their cousin, Peter Phillips.

Unproven

U.S. representatives Marjorie Taylor-Greene and Lauren Boebert were the only lawmakers who voted against the Transplant Act of 2021, which reauthorizes the National Marrow Donor Program, a database which helps match bone marrow donors and patients with serious blood diseases that include leukemia.

Were MGT, Lauren Boebert the Only Lawmakers Who Voted Against Marrow-Donor Bill? The Transplant Act would reauthorize the National Marrow Donor Program, a database of donors for...

True

Did Bernie Sanders Say ‘No One Should Get Rich Enough Off Politics To Buy Multiple Homes’? The alleged comment pertained to an alleged home purchase by Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse...

Labeled Satire

Was George Floyd’s Girlfriend Daunte Wright’s Teacher? "(I'm) crushed," said Courteney Ross, the former partner of Floyd, after a suburban Minneapolis cop...

True

Did Matt Gaetz Have a Mullet in His High School Yearbook Photo? Congressional in the front, party on the sides?

False

Ben and Jerry's Daunte Wright white supremacy tweet

Did Ben & Jerry’s Say Daunte Wright’s Killing Was ‘Rooted in White Supremacy’? The ice cream brand has been no stranger to speaking out on a number of...

Correct Attribution

Did Biden Kneel Before George Floyd’s Son To Apologize? Even as the Derek Chauvin trial was winding to a close, rumors about George Floyd...

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We looked into whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said: "Not any other human has ever been more deserving of what's coming for them than is Matt Gaetz."

Did Pelosi Say Nobody Was More Deserving of Consequences Than Matt Gaetz? The GOP congressman is the subject of a Justice Department investigation related to sex trafficking.

False

Are These Rumors About Daunte Wright’s Criminal Record True? Some Americans routinely draw attention to the criminal histories of Black men who die in...

Mixture

A mock slave auction also called slave trade was conducted on Snapchat by Texas high school students in Aledo outside of Fort Worth.

Did Texas Students Hold a Mock Slave Auction on Snapchat? The story was first reported by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.

True

Is This Post About Kim Potter, Ex-Cop Who Shot Daunte Wright, True? Potter resigned from the suburban Minneapolis police force two days after Wright's death.

True