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FalseU.S. Sen. Joni Ernst confronted Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth during a Senate hearing, demanded that he show a Combat Action Badge, revealed that he lied about combat experience and referred him for a "stolen valor" investigation.SnopesMay 8, 2026FalseIn May 2026, Pope Leo XIV called evangelist Franklin Graham U.S. President Donald Trump's "puppet" on live TV.SnopesMay 8, 2026TrueReporting from May 2026 accurately claimed that Google Chrome silently installed a 4-gigabyte artificial intelligence model on users' devices without consent, and that the model reinstalls itself if deleted.SnopesMay 8, 2026FalseProposed data centers in New York state would use “approximately double the energy usage of all households in the state combined.”Said by Liz KruegerPolitiFactMay 8, 2026False“California only has ‘enough’ oil and gas supply to meet demand for the next six weeks.”Said by X postsPolitiFactMay 8, 2026FalseAn image authentically shows a woman named Laree Chante attending the 2026 Met Gala in a dress made of newspaper articles about Jeffrey Epstein.SnopesMay 7, 2026FalseA court sentenced a teenager to 452 years in prison, as seen in a video that circulated in May 2026.SnopesMay 7, 2026TrueFBI Director Kash Patel provides personalized bottles of bourbon as gifts to staff and civilians.SnopesMay 7, 2026FalseBefore the May 2026 outbreak on the MV Hondius cruise ship, hantavirus had never spread from one person to another.SnopesMay 7, 2026FalseVideos authentically show Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wearing a Palestinian flag at a United Nations event with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.SnopesMay 7, 2026TrueThe U.S. Geological Survey announced a massive lithium deposit in the Appalachian Mountains, large enough to replace years of imports of the mineral.SnopesMay 7, 2026TrueVivek Ramaswamy, the Republican candidate for Ohio governor in 2026, once said, "Ohio is a good state; I can't say it's the best state."SnopesMay 7, 2026False“Consumer confidence is way up.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactMay 7, 2026FalseU.S. President Donald Trump called a series of notable people — including celebrities, royals and religious figures — "offenders of Jesus" in April and May 2026.SnopesMay 6, 2026Can’t tellFormer U.S. Attorney General Bill Barr said he regretted not prosecuting former U.S. President Barack Obama.SnopesMay 6, 2026Can’t tellIn 2025, MS NOW host Rachel Maddow said, "Trump is going to ignore Iran until they have a nuclear warhead pointed at us, and then it's too late." Then, in 2026, she said, "Trump has no right to strike Iran."SnopesMay 6, 2026MixedGraham Platner, a Maine Democrat running for U.S. Senate, has a tattoo resembling a Nazi symbol.SnopesMay 6, 2026FalseDuring the 2024 election, U.S. President Joe Biden deployed troops to polling locations in 15 different states.SnopesMay 5, 2026TrueFrom January 2025 to January 2026, “hate crimes in New York City increased by 152%”Said by Sam SuttonPolitiFactMay 5, 2026FalseVideos shared in April and May 2026 authentically showed the United Kingdom's Queen Camilla calling U.S. President Donald Trump an "arrogant and rude clown."SnopesMay 5, 2026FalseVideos feature authentic audio of former U.S. President Bill Clinton criticizing Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth following his congressional testimony in late April 2026.SnopesMay 5, 2026Can’t tellAn authentic screenshot of U.S. President Donald Trump’s Truth Social account shows he posted an image generated by artificial intelligence of himself as Jesus delivering a baby Trump from the Statue of Liberty.SnopesMay 4, 2026FalseA screenshot authentically shows an X post from U.S. President Donald Trump advising Americans to "only drive downhill whenever possible" because "gravity is FREE energy," as part of a list of tips to save gas.SnopesMay 4, 2026Can’t tellDemocratic Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren sold 20,000 shares in Spirit Airlines two weeks before the company went out of business in May 2026.SnopesMay 4, 2026