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Altered: An Atlantic headline says: "White Supremacy is now a multi-racial movement" Social media users are claiming The Atlantic published an article declaring white supremacy a "multi-racial movement" after a man rammed a van containing a Nazi flag into barriers near the White House. This is false; the US magazine -- a frequent target of misinformation -- confirmed to AFP it posted no such story. (Source: Agence France-Presse - AFP)

False: A NASA study found that six to eight snake plants in a room with no airflow is enough for human survival. The agency therefore recommends 15 to 18 plants for an 1,800-square-foot home. A persisting falsehood resurfaced on Facebook this week, with users sharing a video suggesting that the federal agency found that a few of the popular house plants would be enough to save a human trapped inside without airflow. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

Pants-Fire: Photo shows the U.S. Pentagon “is under attack.” The Pentagon was not attacked. A fake photo was used in a false claim about an explosion. (Source: PolitiFact)

False: Homeless veterans in New York were evicted and replaced with illegal immigrants A hoax story about migrants replacing homeless veterans goes viral | Fact checkShow Caption Hide Caption Watch this Cuban immigrants journey to a better life Yoel and Marissa Diaz, originally from Cuba, share their heartfelt immigrant journey online as they pursue a better future in the United States. Humankind, USA TODAYThe claim: Homeless veterans in New York were evicted and replaced with illegal immigrantsA May 16 Facebook post (direct link, archive link) makes a claim about a purported incident in New York involving veterans. "Homeless veterans in New York were EVICTED and replaced with illegal immigrants," reads the post. Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunksOur rating: FalseThere is no evidence homeless veterans were evicted and replaced by migrants in New York. Several homeless men later said they were recruited to pretend to be the supposed displaced veterans. (Source: USA Today)