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False: “The best type” of drinking water is H3O2, from fruits, “a more structured form of water.” Something called ‘H3O2’ is touted as the best drinking water, but it’s not better than regular H2O. (Source: PolitiFact)

Miscaptioned: Image of caskets inside plane was released by Pentagon in 2005 Contrary to some social media captions, a photograph of caskets inside a plane with American flags draped over them is unconnected to the war in Ukraine and was released by the Pentagon in 2005. One user shared the image on Facebook with a caption that reads: “Patriot missile bat (Source: Reuters)

False: Target’s ‘tuck-friendly’ swimsuits are for adults, not children Target’s “PRIDE” line of merchandise includes a “tuck-friendly” swimsuit made for adults, contrary to posts shared online saying the retailer is selling this product for children. Target has faced a customer backlash after rolling out its Pride Collection, which includes a swimsu (Source: Reuters)

False: False claim resurfaces of HIV spike in US military tied to COVID vaccines The U.S. military is not “testing soldiers for AIDS” based on the debunked idea that a Department of Defense database registered an increase in HIV infections since the COVID-19 vaccine rollout. Posts (here) and ((here) include a screenshot of a tweet that reads, “BREAKING: U.S.  (Source: Reuters)

False: Beau Biden, U.S. President Joe Biden’s son, died while serving in the military in Iraq. About this rating Biden did mistakenly state that his son died in Iraq, even though Beau Biden died from brain cancer in 2015, six years after he returned from his military service. Biden himself has been open about his son’s death from brain cancer, so the Iraq statement was mad (Source: Snopes)