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False: Bibles have been banned in California. The claim that Bibles have been banned in California is false. The claim is based on a five-year-old video about legislation that was initially amended, due to concerns it could restrict sales of the Bible, and then withdrawn before it went to a final vote. (Source: Australian Associated Press - AAP)

False: Facebook users are being asked to help find a missing five-year-old girl. Facebook users are being asked to help find a missing five-year-old girl. This is a scam. The images used in the post relate to a 2021 story about two missing dogs. Once the posts have a certain amount of interaction, they are changed to display a real estate advert with suspicious links. (Source: Australian Associated Press - AAP)

Doctored: TMZ Says Madonna Clinically Brain Dead DoctoredDid the celebrity gossip website TMZ report that Madonna was "clinically brain dead"? No, that's not true: An image of the headline made to look like it was from TMZ is counterfeit and never appeared on the site. A real TMZ story with a headline about Madonna was posted a (Source: Lead Stories)