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Ask PolitiFact: If Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is confirmed as HHS secretary, could he ban vaccines?

If he’s confirmed as President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wouldn’t be able to unilaterally ban vaccines, vaccine law experts told us. But he could reduce vaccine accessibility.
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On Facebook, Elon Musk is an invention superhero. But many of these posts are made-up and feature AI

Facebook posts credit Elon Musk with supposed inventions including a Tesla water engine, low-cost Tesla houses, and a UFO fighter jet. Images generated with artificial intelligence make these inventions seem real, but they aren’t.
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Threads posts – The proof is in the pudding: Elon Musk isn’t suspending users who post food pics on X

“Elon Musk thinks that posting what you eat is worthy of a suspension” from X.
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Facebook posts – This video doesn’t show recent floods in France or Spain

Video shows floods in Spain and France.
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Eric Hovde – Hovde’s claim Baldwin won “nearly 90%” of Milwaukee absentee votes is a flop

Says the election results are suspicious because opponent U.S. Sen. Baldwin won “nearly 90%” of absentee ballots in Milwaukee.
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Facebook posts – Posts about purported missing police officer are scams, and misuse a photo of a deceased NYPD cop

Photo shows a missing police officer.
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