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False: Walmart stores are being converted to FEMA camps to imprison Americans. These claims are unfounded. A Walmart spokesperson said there’s "no truth" to them. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: Kobe Bryant was killed “as a setup to stop him from testifying.” The National Transportation Safety Board investigated the helicopter crash that resulted in Kobe Bryant’s death and concluded the pilot became disoriented flying among clouds and crashed. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: NASA did not announce a 100-feet fissure crack at Yellowstone volcano The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has not announced that a 100-foot crack opened at Yellowstone National Park, contrary to claims online suggesting that a disaster is imminent. The text in one post dating to April 19 (here) reads, “NASA Just Announced A 100 (Source: Reuters)

Satire: Satire article about Anheuser-Busch closing half its US breweries taken seriously Anheuser-Busch, Bud Light’s parent company, has received criticism from conservatives following its collaboration with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney. But it is not closing half of its breweries in the U.S., contrary to claims shared online that have stemmed from a satiric (Source: Reuters)