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Did Trump Officially Recognize Pride Month During His Presidency? U.S. President Bill Clinton was the first president to recognize Pride Month, in 1999.

Mixture

Did Pennsylvania Lawmakers Vote to Fine Women Who Have a Miscarriage? Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Val Arkoosh condemned Pennsylvania House Bill 118 as "unbelievable" and "outrageous"...

Mostly False

Did North Korea Ban Skinny Jeans as a Symbol of ‘Capitalistic Lifestyle’? Mullets, dyed hair, and body piercings are also considered unacceptable.

Unproven

Did Eleanor Roosevelt Say Marines Have ‘The Cleanest Bodies, the Filthiest Minds’? A popular and colorful quotation has been attributed to the former first lady for many...

Unproven

Did Matt Gaetz Say ‘We Better Use’ the 2nd Amendment When Discussing Social Media Companies? It's not the first time Gaetz has used such incendiary language.

Correct Attribution

We looked into whether U.S. Representative Maxine Waters introduced a bill to rename Memorial Day as George Floyd Day.

Is Maxine Waters Changing ‘Memorial Day’ to ‘George Floyd Day’? The credibility of a rumor does not increase when placed on a colorful background.

False

A video allegedly shows Ted Cruz eating a fly.

Did Ted Cruz Eat a Fly? There was a politician who swallowed a fly? I don't know why, but it's just...

False

No, This Is Not a Photo of Biden’s ATF Nominee David Chipman at Waco A photograph from the deadly siege on the Branch Davidian compound has been shared with...

Miscaptioned

We explored whether U.S. President Joe Biden said that he once took acid with The Beatles.

Did Biden Drop Acid With the Beatles? You'd have to be tripping to believe this story.

False

Did Customers Receive Racist Emails from Walmart? A slew of phony accounts resulted in emails generated using the company’s email.

False

Is India Banning Twitter? Social media companies reportedly are facing a new set of regulations starting May 26, 2021.

Mostly False

Did Alabama Lift Its 27-Year Ban on Yoga in Public Schools? A 1993 ban prohibited the “use of hypnosis and dissociative mental states” in public schools.

True