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TrueOn May 25, 2026, Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers pepper sprayed a group of protesters, including Sen. Andy Kim, D-N.J., outside Delaney Hall, an immigration detention facility in Newark, N.J.SnopesMay 27, 2026TrueEnvironmental activist Erin Brockovich has launched an online AI data center tracking project in order to document its environmental impact on local communities.SnopesMay 27, 2026TrueFormer U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi was diagnosed with and treated for thyroid cancer after leaving the Department of Justice in early 2026.SnopesMay 27, 2026FalseImages circulating online authentically show announcements introducing laws banning "aimless driving" in New York, Florida, Kentucky, Washington and the entire United States from May 15, 2026.SnopesMay 27, 2026FalseA new “The Godfather” film, based on the trilogy directed by Francis Ford Coppola, is in development 54 years after the original’s release.SnopesMay 27, 2026TrueThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development updated its policy on what could reasonably be accommodated as a service animal, effectively removing untrained "emotional support animals."SnopesMay 27, 2026FalseIn May 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump did not attend his eldest son's wedding in the Bahamas because the country does not allow entry to adjudicated or convicted rapists.SnopesMay 26, 2026TrueA sea otter in Santa Cruz, California, is known for harassing surfers and stealing their surfboards.SnopesMay 26, 2026TrueUntil 1956, alcohol was allowed for French schoolchildren under 14 during school meals.SnopesMay 26, 2026FalseA video circulating in May 2026 authentically shows Pope Leo XIV saying, "Islam is a religion of peace we can learn from."SnopesMay 26, 2026FalseBill Gates developed, endorsed or is selling products such as "Brain Honey," "Mind Boost," "Memopezil" or similar remedies that can supposedly cure or reverse Alzheimer's disease, dementia and memory loss.SnopesMay 25, 2026Can’t tellFootball player Aaron Rodgers described seeing a shadowy “hat man” during ayahuasca-fueled trips in Peru, saying, “He will sometimes appear in the distance usually veiled by darkness holding the corpse of a dead rabbit and sometimes a blade.”SnopesMay 25, 2026TrueImages authentically show a snowy owl with bright orange coloring.SnopesMay 25, 2026FalseBillionaire investor Warren Buffett criticized U.S. President Donald Trump and warned of martial law while on a studio television broadcast in May 2026.SnopesMay 25, 2026FalseHuggies placed spiral designs on its "Lion King"-themed diapers to match symbols pedophiles use to indicate their preferences online.SnopesMay 24, 2026Can’t tellSasha Obama said her father, former U.S. President Barack Obama, is gay and her mother, Michelle Obama, is a trans woman.SnopesMay 24, 2026TrueA former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the Ebola virus could become a "very significant pandemic."SnopesMay 24, 2026FalseIn May 2026, historian Heather Cox Richardson unexpectedly hosted a livestream at 3 a.m. to inform viewers about a threatening text message she had received from a powerful politician.SnopesMay 23, 2026FalseDriscoll's strawberries are sprayed with hundreds of pesticides and have a confirmed link to cancer.SnopesMay 23, 2026Mixed“The reason (people in Cuba) are forced to survive 22 hours a day without electricity is not due to an oil ‘blockade’ by the US.”Said by Marco RubioPolitiFactMay 23, 2026FalseMichigan's election statistics prove the 2022 gubernatorial election was fraudulent by showing more registered voters than the state's voting-age population.SnopesMay 22, 2026TrueMaureen Galindo, a Texas Democratic congressional candidate, proposed turning an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center into a "prison for American Zionists" that would double as a "castration processing center" for pedophiles.SnopesMay 22, 2026FalseA screenshot authentically shows an April 16, 2026, Truth Social post by U.S. President Donald Trump in which he says he has access to "Vatican files" containing information that could bring down "the entire Catholic Church overnight."SnopesMay 22, 2026MixedAbout 50,000 residents on the California side of Lake Tahoe will lose their power because it's being redirected to data centers, as claimed in May 2026 social media posts.SnopesMay 22, 2026