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Verify: No, heating up your car will not help your engine

Unless your car still uses a carburator and not fuel injectors.
No, Social Security recipients aren’t getting an extra $200 per month

The Social Security Expansion Act included a $200 monthly increase to benefits. But it didn’t pass in 2022 and hasn’t been reintroduced in the House or Senate.

3 fast facts about the Chinese balloon flying over the U.S.

Government officials confirmed a surveillance balloon from the People’s Republic of China is flying over the U.S. Here’s what we know.
Yes, you can develop myocarditis after having a cold

A VERIFY viewer asked if the common cold can cause myocarditis, a serious but rare condition that occurs when the heart muscle becomes inflamed. It can.
No, Netflix isn’t cracking down on password sharing in the U.S.

Netflix is testing a feature that charges a fee for password sharing, but it’s only happening in Chile, Costa Rica, and Peru — not in the United States.

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Verify: No, heating up your car will not help your engine

No, Social Security recipients aren’t getting an extra $200 per month

3 fast facts about the Chinese balloon flying over the U.S.

Yes, you can develop myocarditis after having a cold

No, Netflix isn’t cracking down on password sharing in the U.S.

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