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False: Former President Barack Obama removed 500,000 pedophiles from a background check database. Social media users are sharing a years-old falsehood that misrepresents a change made to the FBI-operated database used for firearms background checks. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

False: U.S. President Joe Biden is considering placing voting restrictions on Twitter Blue subscribers ahead of the 2024 presidential elections. About this rating On April 30, 2023, Twitter user @merrittk posted a screenshot of what appeared to be a CNN article claiming, "[U.S. President Joe Biden] considers voting restrictions on Twitter Blue users in upcoming election." This purported CNN article does not exist. We sear (Source: Snopes)