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Voter roll purges, power of belief, Met Gala: Catch up on the day’s stories

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Voter roll purges, power of belief, Met Gala: Catch up on the day’s stories By Toni Odejimi, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM!

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Voter roll purges, power of belief, Met Gala: Catch up on the day’s stories By Toni Odejimi, CNN 👋 Welcome to 5 Things PM!

Why it matters

Tonight’s Met Gala will bring together celebrities for a glamorous evening of fundraising and fashion, but this year’s billionaire sponsor is causing quite a stir.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 11 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The video game retailer GameStop is... making a daring $56 billion offer to buy a company nearly four times its size”
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Multiple independent sources (Bloomberg, Wall Street Journal via search results) confirm GameStop's $56 billion bid to acquire eBay, noting it is approximately four times its size.
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web search NEUTRAL — GameStop Makes $56 Billion Bid for eBay, Four Times Its Size.Both companies have struggled to adapt to changing consumer preferences. GameStop has shut stores and emphasized collectible toys and tradi…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-03/gamestop-…
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web search NEUTRAL — GameStop bids $56 billion to acquire eBay in cash and stock.Both companies have struggled to adapt to changing consumer preferences. GameStop has shut stores and emphasized collectible toys and tradin…
https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/gamestop-makes-56…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ebay has a market capitalization nearly four times larger than GameStop, making the buyout bid an ambitious attempt.Its unsolicited offer to buy the U.S. online marketplace was first reported by the W…
https://finance.yahoo.com/markets/stocks/articles/gamestop-m…
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Claim 2: “Supreme Court temporarily restores ability to receive abortion drug mifepristone by mail”
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Multiple independent reports confirm the US Supreme Court temporarily restored telehealth and mail access to mifepristone.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court has temporarily restored access through the mail to the abortion pill mifepristone, days after the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the drug could only be accessed in per…
https://www.notus.org/healthcare/supreme-court-abortion-pill…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court temporarily restored telehealth and mail access to the abortion pill mifepristone on Monday, responding to an emergency appeal that warned of potential chaos for patients who had app…
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/04/politics/supreme-court-aborti…
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web search NEUTRAL — The US supreme court on Monday restored broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone, blocking a ruling that had threatened to upend one of the main ways abortion is provided across the nation.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/may/04/mifepristone…
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Claim 3: “the comet 3I/ATLAS... originated outside our solar system”
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No evidence was found after searching for a comet named 3I/ATLAS or its origin.
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Claim 4: “Voter roll purges... have traditionally been completed at least 90 days out from an election”
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The provided evidence consists of general voter registration links from Vote.gov and does not mention the specific '90 days' tradition for voter roll purges.
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web search NEUTRAL — Find the information you need to make registration and voting easy. Official voter registration website of the United States government.
http://vote.gov/
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web search NEUTRAL — Register to vote Voter registration deadlines vary by state and territory. Once you register, you can vote in national, state, and local elections. Select your state or territory to do the following: …
http://vote.gov/register
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 12, 2025 · Online registration deadline: 10 days before Election Day New York offers online registration. This is often the fastest way to register to vote or update your registration, including c…
https://vote.gov/register/new-york
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Claim 5: “President Donald Trump is pushing for aggressive reviews targeting non-citizens and other ineligible voters”
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The evidence provided consists of general biographical information about Donald Trump from Wikipedia and AP News, but does not mention specific current efforts to review voter rolls for non-citizens.
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web search NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — Stay informed and read the latest breaking news and updates on Donald Trump from AP News, the definitive source for independent journalism.
https://apnews.com/hub/donald-trump
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Donald Trump (born June 14, 1946, New York, New York, U.S.) is a former real estate mogul and reality TV star who has served as the 45th and 47th president of the United States.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Donald-Trump
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Claim 6: “Authorities in Guangzhou, China, are discouraging machine-made dishes in an effort to preserve the city’s rich culinary history”
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The claim is reported by CNN, but other search results are general information about Chinese cuisine and do not corroborate the specific action by Guangzhou authorities.
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web search NEUTRAL — Authorities in Guangzhou, China, are discouraging machine-made dishes in an effort to preserve the city’s rich culinary history.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/04/us/5-things-pm-may-4-trnd
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web search NEUTRAL — The 15 Most Popular Chinese Dishes, Tasty Chinese Food. With a long history, unique features, numerous styles, and exquisite cooking, Chinese cuisine is one of the important constituent parts of Chine…
https://www.chinahighlights.com/travelguide/chinese-food/eig…
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web search NEUTRAL — A noticeable expansion of the Chinese food repertoire also took place during this period. First of all, the opening of the Silk Road introduced a variety of new ingredients like walnuts, cucumbers, an…
https://www.chinaxiantour.com/travel-guide/chinese-cuisine-h…
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Claim 7: “more than a dozen women describe how [Swalwell] made them uncomfortable in private”
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No evidence was found after searching for claims regarding Eric Swalwell and these specific allegations.
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Claim 8: “Research suggests that having optimistic views on aging could add years to your life”
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Web search results indicate that views on aging (VoA) influence health, well-being, and longevity, supporting the claim that optimistic views can impact life expectancy.
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web search NEUTRAL — Key Insights on Life Expectancy. Life expectancy has increased across the world.Life expectancy has increased at all ages. Women tend to live longer than men, but this gap has changed over time. Life …
https://ourworldindata.org/life-expectancy
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web search NEUTRAL — Life has changed dramatically. What's the best way to boost life expectancy to see the pandemic out on the other side? At present, people are allowed to leave their houses to do one form of exercise d…
https://www.express.co.uk/life-style/health/1265203/how-to-l…
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web search NEUTRAL — Views on ageing (VoA) have special relevance for the ageing process by influencing health, well-being, and longevity. Although VoA form early in life, so far, most research has concentrated on how VoA…
https://www.researchgate.net/project/Images-of-Aging-Via-a-D…
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Claim 9: “Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni’s Wayfarer reach settlement, two weeks ahead of trial start”
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NBC News and other reports confirm that Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni reached a settlement to end their legal battle regarding 'It Ends With Us' before the trial.
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web search NEUTRAL — Blake Ellender Brown (born August 25, 1987), known professionally as Blake Lively, [a] is an American actress and entrepreneur. A daughter of actor Ernie Lively, she made her professional debut in his…
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blake_Lively
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago · Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have agreed to end their legal battle over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film “It Ends With Us.”
https://apnews.com/article/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-lawsu…
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web search NEUTRAL — 3 hours ago · The legal battle between “It Ends With Us” co-stars Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni will no longer go to trial after they reached a settlement deal that their lawyers announced Monday ..…
https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/blake-l…
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Claim 10: “It’s only the third celestial body to be spotted that originated outside our solar system”
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Claim 11: “US and Iranian militaries trade shots as Strait of Hormuz tensions escalate”
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Multiple sources describe military tensions and exchanges of fire/threats between the US and Iran in the Strait of Hormuz.
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web search NEUTRAL — Tensions between Iran and the United States resulted in the 1988 Operation Praying Mantis, included some European countries in the 2011–2012 Strait of Hormuz dispute, and again in 2019.[35].
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis
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web search NEUTRAL — The next day, the US fired on an Iranian cargo vessel, which Tehran called a violation of the two countries’ temporary ceasefire and threatened retaliation. What’s actually happening in the strait? Ar…
https://theconversation.com/both-the-us-and-iran-are-firing-…
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web search NEUTRAL — CENTCOM hails two US merchant ships exiting Hormuz Strait safely in "first step". Bessent issues remarks warning the US "will fire if fired upon."The Iranian military is claiming it has prevented a US…
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-threatens-attack…
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