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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video about legislation that was initially amended, due to concerns it could restrict sales of the Bible, and then withdrawn before it went to a final vote.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)

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)

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)

False: Photo shows migrant boat capsizing off Greece coast in June 2023 Two photos have been shared hundreds of times in social media posts that falsely claim they show the fishing trawler that went down off Greece carrying hundreds of migrants in June 2023. The pictures actually show the deadly sinking of an overcrowded migrant boat off the Libyan coast in May 2016. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)