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This image shows U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walking side-by-side with their arms around each other.

House passed defense bill. Will it make US, Israeli militaries merge?

The House passed the annual defense budget bill on Wednesday, which included a provision many critics claimed would effectively "merge" the Israeli and U.S. militaries.

Is that true? Reporter Taija PerryCook investigated.

A white woman wearing a blazer (Mikie Sherrill) stands in a voting booth.

Did New Jersey register 35,000 noncitizens to vote? We investigated

A software error in New Jersey's motor vehicle system mistakenly registered 6,600 noncitizens in one year, according to Gov. Mikie Sherrill.

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Screenshot from White House video of speech, in which Trump is gesturing with his hand and speaking while an audience member wearing a suit in the background does the same. A circular inset zooms in on the imitator.

Is video of Trump speech attendee mocking the president real?

Other crowd members allegedly joined in, too.

A photo of Taylor Farms products on a grocery store shelf. An inset image of a different salad bag shows the "TFTX" code beneath a "BEST IF USED BY" date.

Can you identify Taylor Farms products by codes beginning with 'TF' printed on bags?

Posts claimed you could use the code to identify Taylor Farms products sold under different branding.

A mushroom cloud of smoke rises from a large fire. Many buildings can be seen surrounding the fire.

Does image show smoke rising from Russian warehouse after Ukrainian drone strike?

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy shared footage of the attack on his official Telegram account.

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An image shows a close-up view of Flock surveillance camera and solar panel positioned, visible right, near the entrance of a Home Depot store in California with a tall store sign, visible left.

Home Depot class action lawsuit over parking lot surveillance: What posts get right, wrong

A class action lawsuit claims Home Depot illegally surveilled California customers using Flock cameras and stored that information in a database accessible by law enforcement.

Posts about the case mixed the truth with falsehoods. Senior Reporter Jordan Liles broke down what the lawsuit actually says.