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Was ICE training shortened to 47 days to honor Trump? What we know

Written by: Taija PerryCook

Jan. 16, 2026

An August 2025 report by The Atlantic claimed three anonymous officials said ICE shortened the t ...

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A white man wearing a black suit appears to speak while standing indoors.

What we know about Ford autoworker's confrontation with Trump

Written by: Joey Esposito

Jan. 15, 2026

A video shows the president flipping off a heckler during a visit to a Ford plant in Michigan.

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Can ICE arrest US citizens? Explaining agents' legal authority

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 15, 2026

Questions surrounding ICE's arrest powers resurfaced after an agent fatally shot Renee Good in M ...

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What we know about ICE arrest, detention of observer Brandon Siguenza in Minneapolis

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 14, 2026 (Updated: Jan. 19, 2026)

According to Siguenza, ICE offered him money or legal protection for undocumented relatives if h ...

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Unpacking claim that 'one of ours, all of yours' phrase on Noem's podium is Nazi slogan

Written by: Joey Esposito

Jan. 14, 2026

We found no evidence confirming the phrase appearing on a lectern originated verbatim in Nazi Ge ...

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What we know about rumor US used sonic weapon during Venezuela attack

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Jan. 14, 2026

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt fueled the rumor when she shared an unsourced X post.

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No evidence Trump paid millions in settlements over allegations of sexually assaulting minors

Written by: Aleksandra Wrona

Jan. 13, 2026

This rumor about the president has circulated for years and is unsupported by any credible evidence.

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Unpacking claims Mamdani aide Cea Weaver said home ownership is 'white supremacy' despite mother's alleged $1.4M home

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 13, 2026

The Daily Mail accused Weaver of "breathtaking hypocrisy" over remarks she made in 2019.

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Inspecting video claiming to show ICE agent accidentally discharging weapon while falling on ice

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Jan. 12, 2026

There was no evidence the video was fake, but we couldn't geolocate it or confirm the gun had fired.

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Nick Shirley claims he uncovered Minnesota day care fraud scheme. We examined the facts

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 12, 2026

The state's Department of Children, Youth, and Families said it was investigating four day cares ...

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Inspecting claim about Brigitte Bardot's reported racial hatred convictions

Written by: Jack Izzo

Jan. 12, 2026

Bardot's history of making racist comments resurfaced online after her death in December 2025.

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What Mamdani actually said about World Cup tickets

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 10, 2026

In January 2026, the New York City mayor signed executive orders battling junk fees and hidden c ...

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Erika Kirk, a blonde woman in a gold blouse.

Did Erika Kirk lose her children in custody battle? No evidence claim's true

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 9, 2026

Kirk had two kids with her late husband, conservative commentator Charlie Kirk.

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This image doesn't show Cilia Flores in court with head bandage and black eye. Here's the proof

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 9, 2026

Flores, the wife of Nicolás Maduro, has appeared in public with light blond hair since at least ...

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Obama dropped more than 26K bombs on 7 countries without congressional approval in 2016. Here's how

Written by: Nur Ibrahim

Jan. 9, 2026

Trump supporters spread the claim again after he ordered a "large-scale strike" on Venezuela in ...

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Unpacking claim Kamala Harris said Venezuela 'is a country, but we don't live there, so it's not our country'

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 9, 2026

The former vice president supposedly added, "And when we go there, we are in another country."

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A map of the UK is shown next to an insert of a map of Greenland. The Greenland map shows an outline of the country with a circle inside it. The top half of the map is white with the circle red, while the bottom Half is red with the circle white.

Unraveling claim UK has 'dibs' on Greenland should Denmark decide to sell territory

Written by: Anna Rascouët-Paz

Jan. 8, 2026

The rumor came from Denmark's former Minister of Greenland Tom Høyem. A British journalist contr ...

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Inspecting image of Maduro giving thumbs up next to DEA agent

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 8, 2026

A flurry of images purportedly showing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro circulated online aft ...

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Why unverified claim Barron Trump made $400K from insider trading on Maduro capture spread online

Written by: Laerke Christensen

Jan. 7, 2026

One trader made more than $400,000 betting on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's downfall. Bu ...

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A photo collage with Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, an older Hispanic man with a mustache, on the left, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, a woman with long brown hair, in the center and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, a Hispanic man with short brown hair, on the right.

Anna Paulina Luna claims Maduro 'put out a hit on' Rubio. There's no evidence

Written by: Rae Deng

Jan. 6, 2026

The U.S. representative may have misremembered a 2017 Miami Herald report about a different Vene ...

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