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Do Different Types of Tears Look Different Under a Microscope? A viral meme claimed to show the differences between tears of grief and tears from...

Mixture

Does Video Show China Launching an Artificial Sun? China's "artificial sun" is located in China, not space.

Miscaptioned

Yes, Researchers Taught a Goldfish To Steer a Tank on Wheels Fish placed in a specially designed vehicle were able to navigate through various rooms to...

True

Is There an Ancient Alien Satellite Known as the ‘Black Knight’? The explanation is, like many things in real life, much more boring than the conspiracy...

False

Did NASA Fund Theological Research To Study How Humans Would React to Extraterrestrial Life? The total price tag was said to total more than $1.1 million.

True

Are These ‘Human Sleeves’ Real? These "human sleeves" were made for marketing purposes, not cloning.

Miscaptioned

Are African Countries Planting Giant Wall of Trees To Stop Sahara Desert’s Spread? The Great Green Wall is an ambitious effort to tackle climate change.

Mostly True

No, This Pic Doesn’t Show a Rocket Docked at the International Space Station A flat Earth Twitter account posted a misleading tweet.

False

Do Deer Carry COVID-19? It is unknown if or to what extent the disease may transmit between species.

True

Yes, Photo Shows an Astronaut Giving Himself a Flu Shot in Space The picture was taken aboard the International Space Station.

True

Did University Students Develop Compound That Kills Brain Cancer Cells? Cases of a brain cancer known as glioblastoma are almost always fatal.

Unproven

Does This Video Show Two Fluids Becoming ‘Unmixed’? The concept appears to defy nature.

True