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MixedIn July 2026, anti-migration buoys broke loose as the Rio Grande flooded in Texas, closing the port in Laredo.SnopesJul 23, 2026TrueThe YouTube channel of the Miami Heat posted a link to a July 27, 2026, news conference announcing the signing of basketball superstar LeBron James.SnopesJul 22, 2026TrueThe baby name "Donald" hit a record low popularity for new U.S. births in 2025.SnopesJul 22, 2026FalseCharles Spencer, brother of Princess Diana, criticized Queen Camilla in a speech delivered at a 2026 royal gala.SnopesJul 22, 2026TrueIn social media posts on July 19, 2026, FIFA and the Spanish national men's soccer team posted photos of Spain celebrating their World Cup victory over Argentina, with U.S. President Donald Trump cropped out.SnopesJul 21, 2026Can’t tellCoca-Cola and General Motors pulled advertising from ABC and NBC in response to the TV networks “refusing” to air U.S. President Donald Trump's July 16, 2026, presidential address.SnopesJul 21, 2026TrueIn July 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump issued an order to cut 3 million acres of land from two national monuments in Utah.SnopesJul 21, 2026FalseA video authentically shows a man destroying Flock cameras in the U.S.SnopesJul 21, 2026True“Congress just picked the one version of clock reform America has already tried, hated, and repealed.”Said by Social MediaPolitiFactJul 21, 2026TrueThe crowd at the 2026 World Cup Final booed when U.S. President Donald Trump and FIFA President Gianni Infantino walked onto the pitch to present the tournament's trophy to Spain.SnopesJul 20, 2026MixedSince the passage of the “Jon Husted-backed” HB 6, Ohioans’ residential utility rates have gone up $663 a year.Said by Sherrod BrownPolitiFactJul 20, 2026FalseA screenshot authentically shows a July 2026 Truth Social post by U.S. President Donald Trump saying that he would turn on a “GIANT FAUCET” in California to extinguish the wildfires in Canada.SnopesJul 20, 2026FalseA new Facebook rule starts "tomorrow" allowing Meta the rights to users' photos.SnopesJul 20, 2026TrueIn early 2025, the U.S. Department of Defense removed a webpage about Ira Hayes, a Marine and Pima Nation member best known for being one of the six men who raised a U.S. flag on Iwo Jima during WWII.SnopesJul 20, 2026TrueA Tennessee woman spent six months in jail after an artificial intelligence tool misidentified her as a North Dakota bank fraud suspect.SnopesJul 20, 2026FalseIn April 2026, Apple removed the names of villages in Southern Lebanon from its maps application.SnopesJul 19, 2026FalseMark Zuckerberg's data center in New Mexico "completely drained" the Rio Grande of water.SnopesJul 18, 2026Can’t tellA screenshot circulating in mid-2026 authentically showed a Truth Social post from U.S. President Donald Trump that disparaged The Beatles and called musician Paul McCartney an "ANTI-TRUMP JOKE."SnopesJul 18, 2026MixedAuthor J.K. Rowling posted an "upskirt" photo of a transgender woman named Freda Wallace on social media.SnopesJul 17, 2026FalseAn image accurately shows U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth dressing in emo fashion for his senior yearbook photo.SnopesJul 17, 2026Can’t tellA group of six "MAGA fans" in Louisiana started a hunger strike they vowed would continue until writer E. Jean Carroll returns U.S. President Donald Trump's $5.6 million sexual abuse and defamation lawsuit payment.SnopesJul 17, 2026TrueA 2007 photograph authentically shows a young Lionel Messi bathing Lamine Yamal when he was a baby.SnopesJul 17, 2026FalseThe United States is the only country competing in the 2026 FIFA World Cup without universal healthcare.SnopesJul 17, 2026Can’t tellIn April 2026, former U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi released nude images of President Donald Trump as revenge for Trump firing her.SnopesJul 17, 2026