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Did Trump compare EU-India trade deal to 'high school science project'?

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Jan. 29, 2026

The claim spread online as the European Union and India reached “the mother of all deals” after ...

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Charlie Kirk once said 2nd Amendment is for citizens to 'defend themselves' against tyrannical government

Written by: Joey Esposito

Jan. 29, 2026

Kirk's 2018 post about the Second Amendment resurfaced following the fatal shootings of citizens ...

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Digging into false claim FBI, ICE uncovered 'drug tunnel' under Somali attorneys' Minneapolis mansion

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Jan. 29, 2026

Posts claimed federal agents seized 2.64 tons of narcotics and $18.7 million in cash and arreste ...

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Containers on a cargo ship in Tacoma spell out "renee."

Container ship in Port of Tacoma raises questions about rumored Renee Good tribute

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 29, 2026

A photo appeared to show a ship in Tacoma's port loaded with red and green containers spelling " ...

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Did Trump email supporters asking if they were American citizens or if ICE needed to track them down?

Written by: Joey Esposito

Jan. 28, 2026

A fundraising email from the president's leadership PAC asked recipients to take a survey confir ...

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Don't believe rumor about 'Operation Iron North' cartel member arrests in Minneapolis

Written by: Jordan Liles

Jan. 28, 2026

According to online posts, ICE, the FBI and the DEA collaborated on the mission, arresting more ...

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Was Alex Pretti fired from nursing job for misconduct? Here's the truth

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 28, 2026

After Pretti was fatally shot by U.S. Border Patrol agents, his family and friends said he becam ...

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'You can't have guns': What Trump said after Alex Pretti's killing

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 28, 2026 (Updated: Jan. 29, 2026)

The U.S. president was responding to a question from a reporter who asked if he thought Pretti h ...

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25 claims about Minnesota's immigration crackdown, investigated

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Jan. 28, 2026

There's been a wave of misinformation surrounding the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, as w ...

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Does TikTok's new terms of service allow app to track sensitive info like immigration status?

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Jan. 28, 2026

A review of the app's former privacy policy revealed it has tracked this information for a while.

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Are Wimbledon tennis balls repurposed as homes for threatened harvest mice?

Written by: Emery Winter

Jan. 28, 2026

Harvest mice are Britain's smallest rodent, and tennis balls with holes can serve as shelters fo ...

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Don't fall for Trump post claiming he's 'proud' of his 'ICE boys'

Written by: Joey Esposito

Jan. 28, 2026

The fictional post spread online after federal agents fatally shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis on ...

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Does this video show Alex Pretti receiving 'honor walk' at Minneapolis VA hospital he worked at?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 27, 2026

Some internet users said the video, which spread widely after Pretti's death, showed medical sta ...

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Look out for this photo claiming to show Alex Pretti dressed in drag

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 27, 2026

Federal agents fatally shot Pretti in Minneapolis on Jan. 24, 2026.

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Is Evan Kilgore the Border Patrol agent who killed Alex Pretti? Here's the truth

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 27, 2026

Kilgore provided Snopes with documentation showing he couldn't have been the Border Patrol agent ...

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Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, a brunette white woman, stands in front of a screen showing a pistol.

Minnesota law lets licensed gun owners carry loaded firearms at protests, despite Trump officials' claims

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 27, 2026

Claims about gun rights laws in Minnesota circulated after Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti died at ...

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Did Cher curse Trump in 2016, saying he awakened 'bigotry and distrust' in America?

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 27, 2026

The singer and actor allegedly had a few choice words to say about the U.S. president.

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Unpacking claim Wisconsin man died from asthma attack because he paid rent instead of buying inhaler

Written by: Joey Esposito

Jan. 27, 2026

The man's family later sued OptumRx and Walgreens, claiming they didn't offer alternatives after ...

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Image of a town full of 6+ story apartment buildings, some of which have what appears to be a tidal wave of snow on top of them at about twice the apartment buildings' height

Avalanche of fake snow images from Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula hits social media

Written by: Emery Winter

Jan. 27, 2026

Real photos of the January 2026 snowstorm in Kamchatka's capital were dramatic, but some images ...

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Was Tom Homan Obama's 'ICE chief' who received award for deportations? We inspected

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 27, 2026

Homan held senior leadership roles at ICE while Obama was president, but he served as the agency ...

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