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False: Footage purporting to show astronauts aboard the International Space Station is staged and was actually filmed on Earth. Some social media users are reviving a long-running conspiracy theory that   there’s no one actually manning the wheel in the International Space Station that’s been orbiting Earth for more than two decades now. (Source: Associated Press - AP News)

Warming Beyond 1.5 C...: Warming Beyond 1.5 C Harmful, But Not a Point of No Return, as Biden Claims It’s increasingly likely that the planet will reach 1.5 degrees Celsius, or 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit, of warming, probably within the next two decades. But while that level of warming comes with a variety of dangerous effects, it’s not a point of no return, scientists say, and it d (Source: FactCheck.org)

Altered: Video shows new Bud Light billboard Fact check: No, Bud Light didn't create billboard calling critics 'crybabies'Show Caption Hide Caption Ad Meter 2023: Bud Light Easy to Hold Miles Teller stars in this Bud Light Super Bowl ad. Go to admeter.usatoday.com USA TODAYThe claim: Video shows new Bud Light billboardAn April 21 Facebook video shows what appears to be a Bud Light billboard that says, "lol CRYBABIES." The on-screen text says, "BUD LIGHT FIRES BACK." Bud Light 'crybabies' billboard isn't realAnheuser-Busch, the company that owns Bud Light, faced conservative backlash following its recent partnership with transgender social media influencer Dylan Mulvaney. An Anheuser-Busch spokesperson told USA TODAY in an email that the billboard isn't an official Bud Light advertisement. (Source: USA Today)

False: Drag shows are sex crimes punishable by death in Florida Fact check: No, Florida did not define drag shows as sex crimes punishable by deathShow Caption Hide Caption Blue states bolster trans health coverage As Republican-led states increase anti-trans laws, states with Democrats in power are moving to expand healthcare and civil rights for transgender people. Like our page to get updates throughout the day on our latest debunksOur rating: FalseThe Florida legislature has not defined drag shows as sex crimes punishable by death, according to multiple legal experts. Rather, the post conflates several bills passed by the Florida legislature, which do not create this penalty either individually or together. Nothing in the bill addresses drag shows or adult live performances. The law eliminates the requirement that juries have to unanimously recommend a death penalty, lowering that threshold to eight out of 12 jurors. (Source: USA Today)