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TrueIn July 2026, some families of 9/11 victims signed a petition aimed at excluding New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani from the 25th-anniversary commemoration ceremony of the attacks.SnopesAug 2, 2026Can’t tellSeveral U.S. Senate Republicans reportedly suffered from diarrhea in July 2026 after filming themselves eating salads to troll Dr. Anthony Fauci after he criticized the party for food regulation cuts.SnopesAug 1, 2026Mixed“With our democracy on the line against Donald Trump in 2024, El-Sayed told Democrats to vote uncommitted — even after Gov. (Gretchen) Whitmer warned those efforts would help elect Donald Trump.”Said by United Democracy ProjectPolitiFactAug 1, 2026FalseNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said in a July 2026 interview that white New Yorkers must pay cash reparations to the descendants of Black slaves.SnopesJul 31, 2026Can’t tellA meme authentically shows a photo of one of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's discount grocery stores and reveals a scam alleging his extended family both sold and then bought back the property to financially profit.SnopesJul 31, 2026FalseSandra Bullock announced in July 2026 that after 18 years in remission from multiple myeloma, the rare blood cancer had returned.SnopesJul 31, 2026FalseAn image authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump's aide Natalie Harp carrying a bag full of diapers for the president.SnopesJul 31, 2026TrueA Tennessee school board voted to enact a policy that banned LGBTQ+ Pride flags and allowed only the United States flag or Tennessee state flag to hang in public schools.SnopesJul 31, 2026FalseA video authentically shows Black children throwing water balloons, shooting water guns and dumping water on a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer to protect Latino neighbors.SnopesJul 31, 2026TrueAnthony Fauci, former top infectious-disease official at the National Institutes of Health, wrote in his publicly released diary of President Donald Trump, "POTUS has no interest at all in the Pandemic. He is focusing on blocking Biden from being POTUS. He is embarrassing the USA."SnopesJul 31, 2026TrueThe administration of U.S. President Donald Trump announced the end of a Medicare subsidy program aimed to help lower the cost of prescription drugs.SnopesJul 30, 2026FalseIn July 2026, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un demanded all of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's associates be turned over to North Korea so they could be executed by firing squad.SnopesJul 30, 2026FalseA video authentically showed that the boba used in popular milk and fruit tea drinks are made from rabbit droppings.SnopesJul 30, 2026False“No,” she hasn’t taken money from utility companies for her U.S. Senate campaign.Said by Haley StevensPolitiFactJul 30, 2026Can’t tellIn July 2026, Maple Leaf Foods recalled more than 12,000 pounds of bacon sold in the Pacific Northwest.SnopesJul 29, 2026FalseA screenshot authentically shows a July 2026 post by U.S. President Donald Trump in which he shared an artificial intelligence-generated image of himself standing in front of the White House with Mahatma Gandhi, former President John F. Kennedy and a person dressed like Jesus Christ.SnopesJul 29, 2026FalseThe U.S. Congress just “voted to merge our military with Israel’s military.”Said by James FishbackPolitiFactJul 29, 2026FalseAn image authentically shows an X post from "Stacy is Right" (@PoliticalStacy) approving of U.S. President Donald Trump hypothetically raping the user and touching the user's children.SnopesJul 29, 2026FalseMaine Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Troy Jackson hit a female colleague.Said by Senate Leadership FundPolitiFactJul 29, 2026FalseU.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff “voted against the Laken Riley Act.”Said by Mike CollinsPolitiFactJul 29, 2026MixedAnthony Fauci, the chief medical adviser to the U.S. president during the COVID-19 pandemic, had a pulmonary infarct that was a side effect of a COVID-19 vaccine months earlier.SnopesJul 28, 2026FalseMore than 250,000 non-U.S. citizens are registered to vote across California, Nevada, New Jersey and Pennyslvania.SnopesJul 28, 2026MixedIn July 2026, 198 Democratic representatives voted against banning congressional stock trading.SnopesJul 28, 2026Can’t tellActor Kurt Russell wrote "The Badge," a monologue praising law enforcement officers and opposing the defunding of police departments.SnopesJul 28, 2026