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FalsePolitiFactImage shows Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, after the killing of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the head of Jalisco New Generation Cartel.Said by Social MediaFeb 23, 2026FalseSnopesU.S. first lady Melania Trump and her son, Barron Trump, opened a free hospital for homeless people in early 2026.Feb 22, 2026Can’t tellSnopesAn image posted online in early February 2026 shows sex offender Jeffrey Epstein posing with singer Courtney Love.Feb 22, 2026Can’t tellSnopesA man was arrested in Florida after he attempted to “baptize” an alligator inside a Waffle House.Feb 22, 2026TrueSnopesPrince Andrew said in 2008, “We're not allowed to play Monopoly at home. It gets too vicious."Feb 21, 2026FalseSnopesAn email addressed to Jeffrey Epstein about a November 2013 party and "a dozen one-year-olds" referenced child sex trafficking or other illegal acts.Feb 21, 2026TrueSnopesIn January 1999, Civil Rights leader Jesse Jackson praised Donald Trump, saying the future U.S. president embraced the "underserved communities."Feb 21, 2026FalseSnopesJournalist Savannah Guthrie's husband's company is listed as a co-conspirator of Jeffrey Epstein in files from the federal investigation into the late sex offender.Feb 20, 2026TrueSnopesA mention of singer Stevie Wonder's refusal to play for the Israeli army appears in the documents related to the case of late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.Feb 20, 2026TrueSnopesA video authentically shows attendees at a White House Black History Month reception in February 2026 chanting "Four more years!"Feb 20, 2026TrueSnopesDonald Trump once said, "Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He's weak and he's ineffective."Feb 20, 2026Can’t tellSnopesCadbury Chocolate sold an "Eid Egg" in the U.K. in early 2026.Feb 20, 2026TrueSnopesU.S. Sen. Jon Husted, a Republican from Ohio, received more than $100,000 in donations from Les Wexner, an associate of Jeffrey Epstein, before voting to block the release of additional files related to the investigation into the late sex offender.Feb 20, 2026FalseSnopesA YouTube video authentically shows conservative columnist George Will reporting that Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney walked out of the White House after U.S. President Donald Trump triggered a North American economic crisis.Feb 20, 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.Feb 20, 2026TrueSnopesBo French, a Republican candidate for Texas' oil and gas regulatory body, said he wanted to deport Native Americans.Feb 20, 2026TrueSnopesActor Woody Harrelson said of U.S. President Donald Trump: "We have a guy running this country who has unearthed a lot of bigotry and a lot of racism, and it seems to be more virulent than ever. So, yeah, it's strange how we just, it seems like we're going backward. And yeah, I wish that there were a way to, I wish there were a way to get rid of that son of a b**** and get in a great president, you know, but it doesn't seem like that's going to happen. And I don't know how much he's going to continue to foment hatred."Feb 19, 2026FalseSnopesThe word "jerky" in Jeffrey Epstein's federal case files is coded language for human meat.Feb 19, 2026FalseSnopesA YouTube video authentically shows conservative columnist George Will reporting that Fox News cut away from U.S. President Donald Trump mid-speech during a Cabinet meeting because Trump was "falling apart."Feb 19, 2026Can’t tellSnopesIn February 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump asked when he could kill members of the 2026 U.S. Olympic team who lost in their events.Feb 19, 2026TrueSnopesImages authentically show floats mocking U.S. President Donald Trump at a German parade, including a float of a pantsless Trump and a gagged Statue of Liberty.Feb 19, 2026FalsePolitiFactSays “90% of health care spending treats chronic disease.”Said by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Feb 19, 2026FalseSnopesAn online video authentically captures Macaulay Culkin saying, "I'll never forget that Michael Jackson saved me from getting on a plane to that tiny island," referring to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's private island.Feb 18, 2026FalseSnopesTwo U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents “destroyed” their careers after arresting a Black federal judge in her driveway without a warrant in Alexandria, Virginia.Feb 18, 2026