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False: CLAIM:A Florida bill signed into law by Gov. Ron DeSantis, which allows people to carry concealed weapons without a government permit, went into effect in April. Following a Memorial Day shooting at a beach near Hollywood, Florida, thatinjured nine people,somesocial media userssuggested a connection to the concealed carry legislation. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

False: House Speaker Kevin McCarthy called for the immediate “expulsion and prosecution of Rep. Adam Schiff for committing crimes of treason against the United States.” House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., has publicly questioned whether Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., should be expelled from the House. But McCarthy has stopped short of calling for Schiff’s removal. Another Republican representative submitted a resolution to expel Schiff, but McCarthy has not voiced his support for the resolution. (Source: PolitiFact)

Mixture: A video posted online in May 2023 showed U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham saying to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, "And the Russians are dying  — it's the best money we've ever spent." About this rating While it was true Graham said these two phrases ("And the Russians are dying" and "It's the best money we've ever spent") in a conversation with Zelenskyy in May 2023, he did not say them together or in that order. The video representing the remarks in that way  (Source: Snopes)

False: 'Albedo effect' proves synthetic cover over Earth is causing global warming False claim 'albedo effect' proves global warming is engineered | Fact checkShow Caption Hide Caption Global warming to fuel more supercells in the US A new study says warming will fuel more supercells in the United States and that those storms will move eastward from their current range. The post goes on to claim that this synthetic cover, not human activity, is causing global warming. The existence of the albedo effect does not prove a "synthetic cover" has been placed around the Earth, according to experts. “It has a role in global warming because the albedo of the planet determines how much sunlight is reflected back to space." Global warming driven by greenhouse gas emissionsThe Instagram post claims that global warming is “temporary” and that “the effects of a ‘climate crisis’ are intentionally being facilitated” using geoengineering technologies. (Source: USA Today)