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MixedArtificial intelligence data centers "drive up electric bills by 30 or 40%" and "suck up 500,000 gallons of water a day.”Said by James FishbackPolitiFactMar 4, 2026FalseVideo shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran.Said by X postsPolitiFactMar 4, 2026Can’t tellConvicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sent an email stating former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was “much prettier in person.”SnopesMar 3, 2026TrueGhislaine Maxwell, convicted on federal sex-trafficking charges in 2021, appears in a photograph attending Chelsea Clinton's 2010 wedding.SnopesMar 3, 2026FalseA photo authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump pointing and yelling at Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.SnopesMar 3, 2026FalseNC state Sen. Phil Berger, R-Rockingham, “killed a bill banning sex-change surgeries for minors.”Said by Guilford-Rockingham AlliancePolitiFactMar 3, 2026FalseThe United Nations Security Council labeled U.S. President Donald Trump a "wanted international war criminal" following the United States and Israel's Feb. 28, 2026, joint strikes on Iran.SnopesMar 2, 2026FalseA photo authentically showed a man in Kuwait confronting a downed American pilot.SnopesMar 2, 2026TrueIn 2023, U.S. Vice President JD Vance, then a senator, wrote an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal titled "Trump's Best Foreign Policy? Not Starting Any Wars."SnopesMar 2, 2026TrueIn February 2026, a banner with the portrait of Turning Point USA co-founder and conservative commentator Charlie Kirk appeared on the building of the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C.SnopesMar 2, 2026TrueThe story of Punch the monkey, who found comfort in a stuffed animal after being abandoned at birth, is real.SnopesMar 2, 2026TrueA 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.SnopesMar 2, 2026TrueEnlisted members of the United States Navy pay for their own meals when on sea duty or living in the barracks.SnopesMar 2, 2026TrueThen-Prince Andrew said in 2008, “We're not allowed to play Monopoly at home. It gets too vicious."SnopesMar 2, 2026FalseThe word "jerky" in Jeffrey Epstein's federal case files is coded language for human meat.SnopesMar 2, 2026FalseVideos show Iranian missiles struck and damaged the USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft carrier.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactMar 2, 2026False“Israeli shooter opened fire inside an Austin (Texas) bar” on March 1, 2026.Said by X postsPolitiFactMar 2, 2026False“The regime in Iran has now confessed that the (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) mistakenly bombed an Iranian school yesterday.”Said by X postsPolitiFactMar 2, 2026True“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 MurphyPolitiFactMar 2, 2026Can’t tellFollowing the Rev. Jesse Jackson's death in February 2026, his family said they did not want former President Barack Obama at his funeral.SnopesMar 1, 2026FalseSix 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.SnopesMar 1, 2026TrueIn 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.SnopesFeb 27, 2026FalseThe U.S. federal government has spent about $250 million on transgender animal testingSnopesFeb 27, 2026FalseGhislaine Maxwell’s sister Isabel founded and owns Amber Alerts, the nationwide alerts system used to find missing children.SnopesFeb 27, 2026