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U.S. President Donald Trump delivers the 2026 State of the Union address.

Inspecting Trump's 2026 State of the Union claim that zero 'illegal aliens' were admitted to US in 9 months

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 26, 2026

The president's claim slightly conflated immigration terminology about how Border Patrol process ...

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AI-generated image showing Willie Nelson at left and a woman at right singing into a microphone. Text on the image says "No One Was Ready"

Posts claim Willie Nelson helped woman named Sarah Mitchell become country singer. Block out the noise

Written by: Emery Winter

Feb. 26, 2026

The tale was described as a "dramatized narrative" in which the events were "fictionalized for s ...

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Erika Kirk

False rumor claims Epstein files, federal lawsuits connect Erika Kirk to child trafficking operation

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Feb. 26, 2026

Social media users linked Kirk to Romania-related lawsuits and Epstein files, though neither pro ...

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A group of men wearing masks, sunglasses and tactical military gear stand in a group looking to the left. The image is overlayed on top of a collage of $100 bills.

Unpacking rumor ICE agents aren't receiving $50K bonuses

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 26, 2026

The source of the rumor, a subreddit for ICE employees, was quickly set to private after reports ...

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A pair of black-and-white AI-generated images of a nun feeding Nazis soup, overlaid atop a sepia image of the same. The B&W images are a vertical pair. The bottom black and white image curiously includes Hitler himself at the table with the bowl of soup next to him.

Story about Canadian WWII nun poisoning Nazis with soup can be laid to rest

Written by: Emery Winter

Feb. 26, 2026

We found numerous signs the rumor was AI-generated.

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This image depicts AI-generated images of U.S. First Lady Melania Trump with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

7 fake images of Melania Trump we've fact-checked

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Feb. 26, 2026

AI-generated images seemed to show the first lady kissing Epstein on the cheek, opening a hospit ...

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Trump said he'd send 'criminals or people that don't work' elsewhere if he could

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 26, 2026

Trump made the statement during a speech meant to honor "American lives tragically taken by crim ...

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FBI director Kash Patel wears a white USA hockey long-sleeved shirt while looking over a plexiglass barrier

Posts claim Kash Patel's flight to Milan cost taxpayers $400K. That estimate seems a little high

Written by: Jack Izzo

Feb. 25, 2026

This wasn't the first time the FBI director was accused of using the government's private jets f ...

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Former Norwegian Prime Minister Thorbjørn Jagland, a 75-year-old man with white hair, photographed on Feb. 12, 2026.

Unpacking claims former Norwegian PM attempted suicide over Epstein ties

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Feb. 25, 2026 (Updated: Feb. 26, 2026)

Thorbjørn Jagland was hospitalized, but his lawyer denied that he had tried to end his life.

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Texas Democratic Rep. Al Green holds a sign reading "Black people aren't apes" at the 2026 State of the Union address.

Why Rep. Al Green held 'apes' sign protesting Trump at 2026 State of the Union

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Feb. 25, 2026 (Updated: Feb. 26, 2026)

Green cited a racist video posted — then deleted — by Trump's Truth Social account that portraye ...

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Was Ghislaine Maxwell replaced with a body double in prison?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Feb. 25, 2026

Maxwell testified before the U.S. House Oversight Committee via video conference, sparking rumor ...

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Tune out claims mechanic escaped from hospital that secretly harvested organs

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Feb. 25, 2026

The clip provided no hospital name, location or evidence for its dramatic allegations.

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This photo doesn't show Melania Trump on Epstein's plane. Here's where it was really taken

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 25, 2026

Online users shared a meme claiming as a "fun fact" that the U.S. first lady once took partially ...

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Epstein files don't reveal Leonardo DiCaprio ate 70 pounds of 'child meat'

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Feb. 25, 2026

Social media posts cited the Department of Justice's Epstein document release, but no credible e ...

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AI-generated image of several buildings in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on fire. One of the buildings is the Our Lady of Guadalupe church. Several buildings are distorted and merged into each other.

Don't fall for AI-generated image of Puerto Vallarta after cartel attacks

Written by: Emery Winter

Feb. 24, 2026

The image depicted one of the Mexican city's most iconic landmarks, the Our Lady of Guadalupe Ch ...

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Does photo show Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, with Epstein's ex-girlfriend Karyna Shuliak?

Written by: Jordan Liles

Feb. 24, 2026

The Russian state TV network RT and social media users shared the picture, alleging it showed Me ...

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The U.S. hockey men's team listens to a phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump.

Video shows Trump saying he'd 'have to' bring women's hockey team to White House

Written by: Nick Hardinges Laerke Christensen

Feb. 24, 2026

The footage shows the president saying he "probably would be impeached" if he didn't extend his ...

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U.S. Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu holds her gold medal.

Olympian Alysa Liu did not say she no longer believes in pronouns, pro-LGBTQ+ stance

Written by: Rae Deng

Feb. 24, 2026

Liu has a close, public friendship with fellow Olympic gold medalist Amber Glenn, an openly quee ...

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Mexico President Claudia Sheinbaum, a Latina wearing a dark outfit, gestures as she speaks during a daily morning briefing at Palacio Nacional on Feb. 23, 2026 in Mexico City, Mexico.

Why Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum once said war on narcos was 'fascism'

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Feb. 24, 2026

Her quote gained new life after an operation by Mexico's federal forces led to the death of cart ...

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This image depicts U.S. "border czar" Tom Homan.

Did ICE find more than 3,000 missing children in Minnesota? Unpacking Trump admin's claim

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Feb. 24, 2026

Rather than "missing" children, it was more likely a matter of missing paperwork.

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