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TruePolitiFact“There is no history … that shows an air campaign alone will result in positive regime change. In fact, there's not a single example of it in the entirety of American history.”Said by Chris MurphyMar 2, 2026Can’t tellSnopesFollowing the Rev. Jesse Jackson's death in February 2026, his family said they did not want former President Barack Obama at his funeral.Mar 1, 2026FalseSnopesSix prominent U.S. late-night TV hosts secretly banded together to launch an independent show titled "Voice of Truth," whose first episode focused on Virginia Giuffre and drew more than 1.3 billion views within hours.Mar 1, 2026TrueSnopesIn December 2025, the U.S. Department of Justice released an FBI tip in which a complainant alleged President Donald Trump witnessed her uncle kill her newborn child and dispose of the body in Lake Michigan when she was 13 and being trafficked for sex by Jeffrey Epstein.Feb 27, 2026FalseSnopesThe U.S. federal government has spent about $250 million on transgender animal testingFeb 27, 2026FalseSnopesGhislaine Maxwell’s sister Isabel founded and owns Amber Alerts, the nationwide alerts system used to find missing children.Feb 27, 2026Can’t tellSnopesA photo shared in February 2026 authentically shows former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton pulling on the tie of disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein as former U.S. President Bill Clinton is laughing.Feb 27, 2026TrueSnopesAliya Rahman, a disabled U.S. citizen whom immigration agents previously dragged out of a car while she was on her way to a medical appointment, was arrested while attending President Donald Trump's Feb. 24, 2026, State of the Union as a guest of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn.Feb 27, 2026FalseSnopesA photograph authentically shows U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts seated next to Jeffrey Epstein associate and convicted sex offender Ghislaine Maxwell.Feb 27, 2026FalseSnopesA video authentically shows a frozen, Hydra-like sea monster spotted in the side of an ice shelf.Feb 27, 2026FalseSnopesAn image showing a young woman or girl giving a shirtless Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein a foot wash is authentic and appeared in the U.S. Department of Justice's release of files pertaining to Epstein.Feb 27, 2026FalseSnopesPoet and activist Amanda Gorman confronted U.S. President Donald Trump during a TV debate in late February 2026.Feb 27, 2026Can’t tellSnopesPop star Katy Perry and former Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau were pregnant with twins in early 2026.Feb 27, 2026FalseSnopesA video shared to social media in February 2026 authentically showed U.S. women's ice hockey team captain Hilary Knight's response to President Donald Trump's comment about the team, saying the team declined an invitation to the White House.Feb 27, 2026Can’t tellSnopesA day after the February 2026 State of the Union address, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Justice Department will visit each household that watched "Jeopardy!" instead of President Donald Trump's speech.Feb 27, 2026FalsePolitiFactAn Instagram video shows a New York City man sculpting a car out of snow.Said by Instagram postsFeb 27, 2026FalsePolitiFactU.S. men’s hockey Olympian Brady Tkachuk said about the Canadian hockey team, “They booed our national anthem, so I had to come out and teach those maple syrup eating f----s a lesson.”Said by Donald TrumpFeb 27, 2026FalseSnopesVideos published prior to Feb. 26, 2026, accurately reported Arizona police recovered the body of Nancy Guthrie in a pond near the Catalina Foothills community.Feb 26, 2026TrueSnopesMembers of the U.S. Olympic men's hockey team were given McDonald's fast food during their visit to the White House in February 2026.Feb 26, 2026FalseSnopesAn image from February 2026 authentically depicts Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney with the U.S. and Canadian women's Olympic hockey teams following the U.S. team's Olympic win.Feb 26, 2026FalseSnopesCountry music legend Willie Nelson helped a woman named Sarah Mitchell become a country singer, leading to her performing at a benefit concert Farm Aid in front of 35,000 people.Feb 26, 2026FalseSnopesFederal lawsuits and documents relating to the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein show that Turning Point USA CEO Erika Kirk was involved in child trafficking.Feb 26, 2026FalseSnopesDuring a Christmas lunch in 1943, a Canadian nun based in Belgium poisoned and killed 45 Nazi officers by lacing their soup with arsenic.Feb 26, 2026TrueSnopesDuring an event the White House described as "honoring American lives tragically taken by criminal illegal aliens who never should have been in our country," U.S. President Trump said: "I would do exactly what they did if the United States would be willing to take all of our criminals or people that don't work."Feb 26, 2026