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False: Starbucks is imposing a $1 surcharge for ordering iced beverages without ice or less ice. Outraged social media users are claiming the coffee shop giant is making it more expensive for customers to ask for less in their coffee. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

False: “CNN announces today there will be no more live audiences at town halls.” CNN didn't make such an announcement.The network confirmed that the claim was fabricated. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau posed improperly with South Korean National Assembly Speaker Kim Jin-pyo because he “had a bit too much to drink.” A video shows Trudeau standing at his full height before Kim Jin-pyo cracked a joke about their heights, prompting him to stand lower to match their heights. (Source: PolitiFact)

Pants-Fire: “Street lights are connected to mRNA.” There is no evidence that numbers and letters on street lights are connected to messenger RNA, or mRNA, proteins or the COVID-19 vaccine. (Source: PolitiFact)

Scam: A message not originating from an official Cash App email address says that you need to confirm or buy something to claim a cash deposit. About this rating Consumers should be on the lookout for email and text message scams involving Cash App and other mobile payment services like PayPal, Venmo, and Zelle that claim there was "trouble" with sending you a large deposit. In this article, we'll take you through how fa (Source: Snopes)

False: Video shows contrail and 'chemtrail' next to each other Post misrepresents contrail as a 'chemtrail' based on size | Fact checkShow Caption Hide Caption Plane's landing gear snaps during emergency landing A plane bound for Chicago O'Hare International Airport had its landing gear snap during an emergency landing at Luxembourg Airport. Damien Henderson, NewsflareThe claim: Video shows contrail and 'chemtrail' next to each otherA May 10 Instagram video (direct link, archive link) shows a blue sky with two white streaks across it. "Chemtrail vs contrail and the moon as a witness to the sickness," reads the post's caption. Both of the white streaks in the sky shown in the video are airplane contrails, experts told USA TODAY. Contrails vary in sizeAirplane contrails are white streaks of water vapor left in the sky from airplanes. (Source: USA Today)

False: UN and World Economic Forum want 15-minute cities to restrict movement, assign people 'tasks' 15-minute city concept falsely compared to 'The Hunger Games' | Fact checkShow Caption Hide Caption New York City buildings turn to carbon capture New York City is forcing buildings to decrease their greenhouse gas emissions. The user ties this to the "15-minute city" concept in the post's caption. '15-minute cities' plan does not restrict movement or assign people 'tasks'The "15-minute city" concept was created by Carlos Moreno, a professor at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne. "The 15-minute city concept does not propose any limitations on residents' freedom to travel outside their city," Moreno told USA TODAY in an email. Fact check: False claim ‘15-minute cities’ plan will confine residentsNeither organization has the power to command cities to adopt the "15-minute city" idea. (Source: USA Today)

Misleading: The Kerala Story actor Devoleena Bhattacharjee is married to a Muslim An image of television actress Devoleena Bhattacharjee with her husband Shanwaz Shaikh is circulating on social media with false claims that she acted in the film 'The Kerala Story' despite being married to a Muslim in real life.BOOM found that the claim is misleading as Bhattach (Source: BOOM Live)

False: Video shows a sex slave auction organised by ISIS. A video of a street play from Iraq is being shared online with a false claim that it shows a sex slave auction organised by terrorist group ISIS.BOOM found that the video was staged for social awareness, and was part of an art performance shot in Erbil, Iraq.The video shows a man (Source: BOOM Live)