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Government
No, the MOMS Act wouldn’t require pregnant women to register with the government
Scams
Viral photo of battered 2-year-old is part of a bait-and-switch scam
Facebook posts share the same image of a boy, but each claim he was found in a different city including Milwaukee, Toledo and Sacramento.
Social Media
Viral photo of battered 2-year-old is part of a bait-and-switch scam
Scammers use a real image of a 2-year-old boy to get traction online before changing the message’s content to a scam advertisement.
Immigration
Border Patrol can stop people at immigration checkpoints within 100 miles of the border without cause
A man in a viral video claimed agents violated his rights by detaining him after he refused to answer questions at a checkpoint. We VERIFY what Border Patrol can do.
Social Media
Yes, cayenne pepper can help keep wildlife out of your garden.
Gardening and pest control experts say products that contain capsaicin, a chemical that makes cayenne peppers hot, can work as an animal and insect repellent.
Scams
Facebook does not have a lottery promotion. This is a common scam.
A VERIFY reader recently received a letter claiming he was a winner of the “Facebook lottery promotion.” This is one of the most common scams on Facebook.
Government
VERIFYING 3 questions about the Antisemitism Awareness Act
Viral social posts claim an antisemitism bill would make it illegal to criticize Israel and the Bible. Here’s what we can VERIFY about the legislation.
Israel-Hamas War
A viral video claiming to show Rafah actors staging scenes is from a Palestinian TV show
Viral posts imply actors are creating staged scenes from the Israel-Hamas war in Rafah. But the video is from a TV set, posted weeks before the events in Rafah.
National
Yes, child marriage is legal in 38 states
Viral social media posts that claim child marriage is legal in 38 states are actually true. Most of those states only allow it in limited circumstances.
Ukraine
No, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre didn’t say the U.S. and Ukraine fought together in WWII
A manipulated clip of a White House press briefing has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media. The audio is fake.
Government
No, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre didn’t say the U.S. and Ukraine fought together in WWII
A manipulated clip of a White House press briefing has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media. The audio is fake.
Israel-Hamas War
No, this video doesn’t show violent protests because an Israeli singer is performing at Eurovision
Viral posts claim demonstrators were violently protesting because an Israeli singer is participating in the Eurovision contest. The clip is from a 2009 tennis match.
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