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False: In the U.S., Social Security checks will not be deposited during a government shutdown.
Economics-General Politics-Policy

False: In the U.S., Social Security checks will not be deposited during a government shutdown.

False: Brexit has led to supply shortages in a Brussels supermarket.
Economics-Business Politics-General

False: Brexit has led to supply shortages in a Brussels supermarket.

Misleading: Americans spend an estimated $6 billion annually on Halloween.
Economics-General Events-General

Misleading: Americans spend an estimated $6 billion annually on Halloween.

False: A toy company produced a toy version of an electronic cigarette, aimed at children.
Economics-General Health-General Tech-Social-Media

False: A toy company produced a toy version of an electronic cigarette, aimed at children.

True: Xylitol, which can poison dogs, is marketed as "birch sugar."
Economics-Business Health-General

True: Xylitol, which can poison dogs, is marketed as "birch sugar."

False: Telangana received the highest amount of FDI among all states in India.
Economics-General Politics-Policy

False: Telangana received the highest amount of FDI among all states in India.

False: U.K. Prime minister Boris Johnson and Bill Gates are planning a "digital control grid infrastructure that will measure everything you do."
Economics-Business Climate-Policies Conspiracies-General Politics-General

False: U.K. Prime minister Boris Johnson and Bill Gates are planning a "digital control grid infrastructure that will measure everything you do."

Misleading: Currently, there is no shortage of fuel or truck drivers in the U.K.
Economics-Business Politics-General

Misleading: Currently, there is no shortage of fuel or truck drivers in the U.K.

False: The lower and middle class willingly paid more tax during President Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration.
Economics-General Politics-General

False: The lower and middle class willingly paid more tax during President Dwight D. Eisenhower's administration.

False: Only two people in the world know Coca-Cola's recipe, and they aren't allowed to travel on the same plane.
Economics-Business Events-General

False: Only two people in the world know Coca-Cola's recipe, and they aren't allowed to travel on the same plane.

Partly_True: Haribo gummy bears are made from boiled skin, skeletons, and the connective tissues of animals.
Economics-Business Health-General

Partly_True: Haribo gummy bears are made from boiled skin, skeletons, and the connective tissues of animals.

False: World's largest floating solar farm is being built in Singapore.
Economics-Business Events-General

False: World's largest floating solar farm is being built in Singapore.

False: Iceland Foods has announced it will not have a Christmas TV ad in 2021.
Economics-Business Media-General

False: Iceland Foods has announced it will not have a Christmas TV ad in 2021.

Partly_True: The recent surge in wholesale gas prices in the U.K. is due to Brexit.
Economics-General Politics-General

Partly_True: The recent surge in wholesale gas prices in the U.K. is due to Brexit.

False: Walmart will accept the cryptocurrency Litecoin as payment on its e-commerce platforms.
Economics-Business Economics-Crypto

False: Walmart will accept the cryptocurrency Litecoin as payment on its e-commerce platforms.

Misleading: Bill Gates is the primary funder of the MHRA and owns major shares in Pfizer and BioNTech.
Economics-Business Conspiracies-General Health-Covid Health-Vaccines

Misleading: Bill Gates is the primary funder of the MHRA and owns major shares in Pfizer and BioNTech.

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