Today: College Pro-Palestinian Protests, 'Cat's Eye Dazzle' Flower Seeds and Prince Louis

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The posts claimed that the images showed law enforcement snipers standing on the roofs of campus buildings at Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, and Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana. The OSU newspaper confirmed the people on the roof of the OSU building were not, in fact, snipers, but state troopers on watching duty. However, we have not been able to confirm whether there was a sniper on the roof of the IU building. Snopes reporter Anna Rascouët-Paz has the details. 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[Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoD3vkP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvaWZibDdvZzcydy8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXhjZzNxcHd1M3gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZifo9ixm8HsFWlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [A room full of white people standing up is shown above a Fox News chryon that says PA DINERS SAY PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE LIVE ON F&F.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoD3vkP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvd2k4OHo4Nnppdi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXhjZzNxcHd1M3gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZifo9ixm8HsFWlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Fox Video Shows '1 Million White Dudes' at PA Diner 'Organically' Reciting Pledge of Allegiance? Users on X were critical of diners shown reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Those users missed out on key context. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoD3vkP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcGo5cGlkcWU2My8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXhjZzNxcHd1M3gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZifo9ixm8HsFWlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [A group of orange and white flowers that look like the faces of cats are shown.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoD3vkP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvam4zYWVlcnI4dC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXhjZzNxcHd1M3gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZifo9ixm8HsFWlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) People Are Buying Fake 'Cat's Eye Dazzle' Flower Seeds from China, Based on AI-Generated Photos "This AI garbage is all over social media — especially Facebook — and thousands of people eat it up thinking it's real," a Reddit user commented. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoD3vkP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZTZ2b2hxMWQ5bC8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXhjZzNxcHd1M3gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZifo9ixm8HsFWlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [A white woman wearing a black dress and sharp black eyeliner looks towards the right.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoD3vkP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZ2IzandpMThrZS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXhjZzNxcHd1M3gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZifo9ixm8HsFWlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Clip of Taylor Swift Expressing Opposition to Same-Sex Marriage Real? The clip, which was taken from Swift's 2020 Netflix documentary feature "Miss Americana," was posted to social media. [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoD3vkP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvdXZ3OThpcmIxaS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXhjZzNxcHd1M3gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZifo9ixm8HsFWlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [Images of a white man and Black woman are pictured next to each other.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoD3vkP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbDA5bzNhem9wbS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXhjZzNxcHd1M3gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZifo9ixm8HsFWlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Elon Musk Fired 'The View' Cast After Acquiring ABC? An online article claimed Musk "took this daring step due to his dissatisfaction with the show’s repetitive arguments and lack of innovation." [Read Story](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoD3vkP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvYWg2b3FsdXJneS8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXhjZzNxcHd1M3gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZifo9ixm8HsFWlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) [A white boy lies down outside on a blanket.](~/AASU4wA~/RgRoD3vkP0RoaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMGpsZng0dThrNi8_bGhfYWlkPTQ2MDA2OTImbGhfY2lkPXhjZzNxcHd1M3gmbGhfZW09dHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODUlNDBnbWFpbC5jb21XA3NwY0IKZifo9ixm8HsFWlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luODVAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAABb) Prince Louis' Official 6th Birthday Photo Was 2 Years Old? Prince William and Kate Middleton posted a photo of their third child on social media to mark his sixth birthday on April 23. 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