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False: New York Gov. Kathy Hochul approved amemo“denying white people certain medical treatments.” A blog and related Facebook post are distorting old guidance from New York state to suggest that Hochul recently acted to withhold medical treatments from white people. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

False: Three North Carolina healthcare systems are diagnosing toddlers with gender dysphoria and “transitioning” them. As North Carolina lawmakersweigh legislationrestricting gender-affirming surgeries to adults, some social media users are suggesting some of the state’s most prominent medical institutions are already offering such medical interventions in toddlers. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

Barely-True: Texas Gov. Greg Abbott “cut $211 million in mental health funding.” Texas officials launched Operation Lone Star in 2021, a border security initiative. A year later, it was running out of money.In April 2022, Abbott wrote a letter telling six agencies it was taking money from their budgets and putting it toward the state’s border operations. That included taking $210.7 million from the Health and Human Services Commission, which provides mental health services.News reports showed that state officials used federal COVID-19 dollars through the federal CARES Act to replace those state funds. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: In May 2022, the FBI increased its presence at Disney World following national security threats. About this rating In early May 2023, multiple Disney blogs published articles that claimed that there had been national security threats reported at EPCOT, a theme park located in Walt Disney World. On May 6, 2023, Disney Dining published an article that claimed the FBI had incre (Source: Snopes)

Labeled Satire: The Walt Disney Company is creating a fifth theme park at Disney World and naming it Force World, after the "Star Wars" franchise. About this rating In May 2023, a viral TikTok claimed that The Walt Disney Company was creating a fifth theme park at Disney World and it would be called Force World, after the "Star Wars" franchise. According to the TikTok user @mousetrapnews, Force World would be "the most imme (Source: Snopes)

Mostly False: plantain leaf can cure snake bites and scorpion stings Can some plants cure snake bites and scorpion stings?Not really. There are limited scientific evidence to support the effectiveness of some plants in treating snake bite and scorpion sting. In most of the cases snake bites and scorpion stings are life-threatening and can be fatal (Source: Thip Media)