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PolitiFact

“You can't shovel snow in New York City without an ID.”

Publisher’s rating: Mostly False

Related reporting says President Donald Trump stated that applicants for New York City’s snow-shoveling job needed two original forms of ID and a Social Security card. An Associated Press report later described the city signing up emergency shovelers, but the supplied excerpts do not establish that the rule applied to everyone shoveling snow in the city.

youturnHealth & medicine

A man bought a watermelon in the evening. He kept it in the fridge for a while. After some time, the outer layer started peeling off like paper. This raises simple questions to govt. Is anything truly pure available anymore, or are we just consuming chemicals in the name of food.

Publisher’s rating: mislaeding

Related reporting from S4 describes a video, believed to be from Pune, showing a watermelon rind peeling after refrigeration. It says there is “currently no confirmed evidence” linking the incident to chemical contamination, while temperature-related changes are the most widely supported explanation in the excerpt.

PolitiFactElections & voting

The SAVE America Act “would force Americans to register (to vote) only in person, something only 5% of Americans do today."

Publisher’s rating: Half True

Research from related reporting says that, under the bill’s proof-of-citizenship rules, people registering for an absentee ballot would generally have to appear in person at a local elections office. The excerpt does not establish whether only 5% of Americans register in person, or whether the bill would require all Americans to register only in person.

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