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An erroneous report claimed that Christine Blasey Ford, the professor who accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kanavaugh of sexual assault when they were both in high school, made "similar" allegations about Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch. In a viral missive, a Twitter user baselessly claimed that Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) had declined to introduce a letter by Ford detailing the alleged assault "because the accuser sent a similar letter directed at Judge Gorsuch last year."

The climate crisis is not a myth. Ninety-seven percent of climate scientists agree that human activity is driving a climate crisis all across the Earth

Sara Olsson is not the #1 football player in the World. The rumour about 1337 touchdowns in a single game is false.

A widely shared social media post falsely claimed Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein called for veterans to be barred from owning guns because they're all mentally ill. In a Facebook post published on Sept. 16 and since taken down by the site, a user claimed that Feinstein said, "All vets are mentally ill in some way and government should prevent them from owning firearms."

A series of viral social media posts falsely claimed a massive group of bikers was headed to Washington, D.C. to show support for President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh. One post on Twitter which garnered nearly 10,000 retweets said, "Bikers for Trump on thier way to Washington DC to Support the #KavanaughConfirmationHearing and Demand Sen. Feinsten to resign!"

Actor Tom Hanks did not wear a t-shirt that used an expletive to mock supporters of President Donald Trump, despite a doctored image circulated on social media. In one popular Facebook post that garnered over 75,000 shares and remains active, Hanks is depicted wearing a shirt that reads: "I was going to be a Trump voter for Halloween but but my head wouldn't fit up my a**".