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MixedAn image authentically shows part of a White House report signed by U.S. President Donald Trump broadly targeting trans rights advocates for death.SnopesMay 13, 2026TrueDiscount retailer Dollar Tree sells cheaper versions of Girl Scout Cookies made by the same manufacturer.SnopesMay 13, 2026Can’t tellDemocratic U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu of California said, "The unreleased Epstein files show Trump raping children. That's what's being hidden. That's why the files stay sealed. That's why there are no arrests."SnopesMay 13, 2026TrueU.S. President Donald Trump said acting Attorney General Todd Blanche kept him “out of jail for years.”SnopesMay 13, 2026FalseAn image authentically shows an eagle attacking a man dressed in a furry costume for defiling a Washington, D.C., veterans memorial.SnopesMay 12, 2026TrueOn May 6, 2026, evangelical minister Mark Burns held a dedication ceremony of a golden statue of U.S. President Donald Trump at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.SnopesMay 12, 2026False“Today, there are more children sleeping in New York City’s homeless shelters than there are seats in Yankee Stadium.”Said by Christine QuinnPolitiFactMay 12, 2026True“The average IRS tax refund is up 11% compared to last year.”Said by Nicholas LangworthyPolitiFactMay 12, 2026TrueU.S. President Donald Trump once posted a Mother's Day message beginning, "Happy Mother’s Day to ALL, in particular the Mothers, Wives and Lovers of the Radical Left Fascists, Marxists, and Communists who are doing everything within their power to destroy and obliterate our once great Country."SnopesMay 11, 2026FalseA screenshot authentically shows an X post from U.S. President Donald Trump claiming Iran was "pushing massive amounts of wind" into the U.S. through "secret atmospheric corridors" to power windmills.SnopesMay 11, 2026MixedAfter Eminem mocked, or "dissed," Michael Jackson in "Just Lose It," Jackson stayed silent but later bought the rights to Eminem's "whole catalogue" so he would make money whenever Eminem performed.SnopesMay 11, 2026TrueIn 2026, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency put birth control and abortion pills on a water contamination "watch list."SnopesMay 11, 2026MixedFormer U.S. President Barack Obama "gave" Iran $1.7 billion in cash in 2016, sending pallets of money to the country.SnopesMay 11, 2026TrueA U.S. airport sniffer dog found at least 100 pork and chicken sandwiches from 7-Eleven in Thailand in a traveler's luggage.SnopesMay 11, 2026FalseSocial Security checks have officially been renamed "federal benefit payments."SnopesMay 10, 2026FalseAn image authentically shows a sexist 1952 advertisement for Calm-a-Lot tranquilizer tablets that asked, "Is your wife getting hysterical again?"SnopesMay 10, 2026TrueRobert Morris, a former spiritual adviser to U.S. President Donald Trump, was released from an Oklahoma jail in early 2026 after serving six months for sexually abusing a 12-year-old.SnopesMay 10, 2026TrueIn 2022, a user on X — then known as Twitter — posted: "2023: Corona ended … 2026: Hantavirus."SnopesMay 9, 2026FalseAn image authentically showed a memo from the White House's chief butler accusing staff of stealing cutlery and tableware.SnopesMay 9, 2026FalseGasoline prices have “come down very substantially today.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactMay 9, 2026FalseCongress passed the 1965 Voting Rights Act because “the Democrat party at the time, especially in the South, were racially gerrymandering districts to disenfranchise Black voters.”Said by Byron DonaldsPolitiFactMay 9, 2026TrueRepublicans “want you to pay $1 Billion for a ballroom.”Said by Marcy KapturPolitiFactMay 8, 2026FalseHantavirus is a side effect of Pfizer's mRNA COVID-19 vaccine, according to Pfizer's own internal document listing side effects.SnopesMay 8, 2026FalseAs of spring 2026, HIV is curable.SnopesMay 8, 2026