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Missing Context: A video shows a robot attacking a human factory worker. THE FACTS:The CGI video resurfaced this week when users on Instagram and TikTok shared it as a real-life assault. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

False: “The Democratic Party just confirmed Michelle Obama will be its nominee and nobody noticed.” This is speculation. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: “Robot attacks factory worker” in video. This is an animation created by filmmakers. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: A 100-foot-wide crack recently opened up in Yellowstone National Park No, a 100-foot 'fissure-crack' didn't recently form in Yellowstone | Fact checkShow Caption Hide Caption Bison herd thunders past tourists, shakes bridge in Yellowstone A car stopped to let a herd of bison pass in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunksOur rating: FalseNo 100-foot wide fissure opened in the park, according to researchers and a park spokesperson. No new large fissure in YellowstoneThe claim is false, according to Linda Veress, a Yellowstone National Park spokesperson. "A 100-foot-wide fissure-crack hasnot opened up in Yellowstone National Park recently," she told USA TODAY in an email. Fact check: False claim that Yellowstone National Park was closed due to 'volcanic uplift'The post's claim that "NASA just announced" a new 100-foot crack is also inaccurate, according to Katherine Rohloff, a NASA spokesperson. (Source: USA Today)