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FalseA screenshot authentically shows a December 2025 post by U.S. President Donald Trump on Truth Social saying that he talked to Jesus.SnopesJul 12, 2026MixedTom Homan, U.S. President Donald Trump's "border czar," served as former President Barack Obama's "ICE chief," and was honored for large numbers of deportations.SnopesJul 12, 2026TrueStarting on July 7, 2026, all new cars sold in the European Union must include an infrared camera that monitors the driver's eyes and face for distraction.SnopesJul 11, 2026FalseA screenshot authentically showed that U.S Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., posted proof of life on X including a picture of himself holding a copy of The Washington Post on July 7, 2026.SnopesJul 10, 2026FalsePresident Joe Biden “raised the cost of housing by 40 and 50% — the cost of (a) rental — because they were housing illegal aliens in all of those empty units.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactJul 10, 2026Can’t tellOregon Gov. Tina Kotek signed a bill to remove math, reading and writing requirements for graduation to help students of color.SnopesJul 10, 2026TrueSpencer Pratt, a former candidate for Los Angeles mayor and TV personality, posted a picture of himself alongside the Declaration of Independence in the White House with the caption: “If you look closely, it reads 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal…except for communists.'”SnopesJul 10, 2026TrueMatthew Reilly, a Republican Party chairman, resigned after police found him passed out in his car with a crack pipe in his hand.SnopesJul 10, 2026Falsein July 2026, New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani pushed for a 20% raise in his salary and the salaries of other city officials.SnopesJul 10, 2026FalseIn early July 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump was "number one on TikTok," ahead of Taylor Swift.SnopesJul 10, 2026FalseIn July 2026, Muslims in Dearborn, Michigan, demanded that churches stop ringing bells on Sundays.SnopesJul 10, 2026Can’t tellIn July 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump placed a 2,000% tariff on Belgian chocolate following Belgium's victory over the U.S. men's national soccer team during the FIFA World Cup.SnopesJul 10, 2026MixedU.S. President Donald Trump said when his kids invest in stocks or crypto, they benefit from "inside information."SnopesJul 10, 2026MixedJay Collins sponsored a bill to give AI hyperscale data centers “permanent tax incentives.”Said by Paul RennerPolitiFactJul 10, 2026FalseVideo authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump falling asleep during a bilateral meeting with Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in July 2026.SnopesJul 9, 2026Can’t tellIn July 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump said his funeral will draw a much bigger crowd than Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's funeral.SnopesJul 9, 2026FalseA photo circulating online in 2026 authentically shows a young Zohran Mamdani, New York's mayor, standing with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his associate Ghislaine Maxwell, former U.S. President Bill Clinton and tech billionaires Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos.SnopesJul 9, 2026TrueU.S. President Donald Trump said, "We had 111 missiles shot by the Islamic Republic of Japan."SnopesJul 8, 2026TrueA group of 25 gas stations around Philadelphia, called the Freedom Fuel Network, offered large discounts on gas on July 3, as U.S. President Donald Trump announced in a Truth Social post.SnopesJul 8, 2026FalseA screenshot authentically shows a July 2026 Truth Social post in which U.S. President Donald Trump said he was seeking to use Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centers for communists and "Democrat politicians."SnopesJul 8, 2026FalseA video authentically shows a drone light show on Portugal's Madeira Island showing a figure representing soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo waving goodbye following his announcement that the 2026 FIFA World Cup would be his last.SnopesJul 8, 2026FalseAn image shared online in early July 2026 authentically shows Kentucky Sen. Mitch McConnell in the hospital.SnopesJul 8, 2026Can’t tellNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani was asked not to come back to Katz's Deli, a well-known Jewish eatery, after he supposedly visited with pro-Palestine activists in July 2026.SnopesJul 8, 2026TrueAfter Politico reported an allegation in July 2026 that Maine's former Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Graham Platner had raped a woman, author Stephen King said, "Tell you what — if you knew the whole truth about everyone in the Senate and House of Reps, those chambers would be dead empty. Jesus said, 'Let him without sin cast the first stone.'"SnopesJul 8, 2026