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Vague Wording: Under the RESTRICT Act, a person would be fined up to $1 million and imprisoned for a minimum of 20 years for accessing content on TikTok if it's banned in the United States in the future. Vague WordingUnder the RESTRICT Act, would a person be fined up to $1 million and imprisoned for a minimum of 20 years for accessing content on TikTok if it's banned in the United States in the future? Yes, that's partially true: However, none of the legal experts contacted by Le (Source: Lead Stories)

Inaccurate: “Jamaica has not recorded any cases of the coronavirus” CLAIM "Jamaica has not recorded any cases of the coronavirus" more about the rating framework VERDICT SOURCE: Facebook users, Facebook, 19 Mar. 2021 DETAILS Factually inaccurate: As of March 2021, Jamaica reported more than 20,000 COVID-19 cases, which contradicts claims that the (Source: Science Feedback)

Fake: Videos show zombie outbreaks in China and India A couple of videos published by a Facebook (FB) user supposedly featuring zombie outbreaks in China and India continue to circulate almost a month after they first appeared.There are no zombie outbreaks occurring in these two countries.The videos that emerged on April 6 carry the (Source: Vera Files)