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TrueSweden imports trash from other countries because it does not have enough to fuel its waste-to-energy plants that produce electricity and heating.SnopesDec 22, 2025FalseIn September 2025, pop star Taylor Swift and her fiance, Kansas City Chiefs player Travis Kelce, announced their pregnancy.SnopesDec 22, 2025MixedThe bones of St. Nicholas, the inspiration behind Santa Claus, have been leaking liquid for 1,700 years.SnopesDec 22, 2025MixedIn fall 2025, New York City's then-mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani said his proposed city-run grocery stores would not sell alcohol, cigarettes or lottery tickets.SnopesDec 22, 2025FalseThe Lego Group added barium sulfate to Lego bricks so they would show up on X-rays if swallowed.SnopesDec 22, 2025TrueThe popular holiday tune “Jingle Bells” was not written as a Christmas song.SnopesDec 22, 2025TrueThe lyrics of the song “The Twelve Days of Christmas” once said “four colly birds” rather than “four calling birds.”SnopesDec 21, 2025TrueFlocking on a preflocked Christmas tree can pose fatal health risks to pets.SnopesDec 21, 2025TrueAfter the death of political pundit Rush Limbaugh in 2021, director Rob Reiner "attacked" the deceased in a tweet, saying, “Rush Limbaugh is gone. But there is no scarcity of purveyors of disinformation left in his wake. To protect our Democracy we must remain vigilant in calling out their big lies. Starting with climate change.”SnopesDec 20, 2025FalseA Philadelphia police officer named Derek Mullins attempted an illegal raid on the property of Black federal prosecutor Jasmine Carter.SnopesDec 20, 2025FalseOn Dec. 18 and 19, 2025, the White House's live cameras were turned off as U.S. President Donald Trump's helicopter flew him to a hospital.SnopesDec 20, 2025FalseA TikTok video authentically shows former U.S. President Barack Obama announcing that he was paying for the funeral expenses of Rob and Michele Reiner who were found fatally stabbed in their L.A. home in December 2025.SnopesDec 20, 2025FalseA photograph authentically shows Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on a plane.SnopesDec 20, 2025TrueIn-mid December 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the Patriot Games, a four-day athletics competition between young men and women from all U.S. states and territories.SnopesDec 19, 2025Can’t tellSinger Barbra Streisand said about the slaying of Rob and Michele Reiner: “Let me be blunt — I’ve been around this industry long enough to recognize when desperation spirals into an unsalvageable tragedy. What unfolded this past weekend was no accident. Do not insult my intelligence by calling this ‘fate’ or attempting to skirt the truth. Rob and Michele were not safe in their own home. They faced trials that no parent should ever have to endure. We all know the long, agonizing battle they fought alongside their son, Nick Reiner. Those parents did everything to save their child, but in the end, that very sacrifice led to the most heartbreaking conclusion.”SnopesDec 19, 2025FalseFollowing a fatal December 2025 mass shooting in Sydney, Australia, Erika Kirk — the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk — gave $1 million to Ahmed al-Ahmed, the man who tackled and disarmed one of the shooters.SnopesDec 19, 2025FalseA video authentically showed a Taylor Swift "Eras Tour"-themed ride at Disney World.SnopesDec 19, 2025FalseA video authentically showed an alligator swimming in a mall fountain in December 2025.SnopesDec 19, 2025FalseAn image shared online in December 2025 was an authentic drone picture of a gargantuan octopus spotted in the Gulf of Mexico.SnopesDec 19, 2025FalseDarden Restaurants, the parent company of Olive Garden, announced the closure of 900 locations in late 2025.SnopesDec 19, 2025FalseBrown University student Mustapha Karbouch was a suspect in school shooting.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactDec 19, 2025FalseImages from Jeffrey Epstein “archives” show President Donald Trump and Epstein with young women.Said by X postsPolitiFactDec 19, 2025TrueThe White House of U.S. President Donald Trump added commentary plaques beneath portraits in the “Presidential Walk of Fame" that referred derisively to past Democratic presidents.SnopesDec 19, 2025TrueFilm director Rob Reiner said: "Donald Trump is the single most unqualified human being to ever assume the presidency of the United States. He's mentally unfit."SnopesDec 18, 2025