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FalseImages posted online in February 2026 showed a legitimate post from Fox News host Jesse Watters calling for victims of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring to "have a good laugh about it" because "the past is the past."SnopesFeb 17, 2026TrueThe White House posted an image of a candy heart on Valentine's Day in 2026 with the words "DADDY'S HOME."SnopesFeb 17, 2026TrueNew York ranks No. 1 in the nation for individual tax burden.Said by Bruce BlakemanPolitiFactFeb 17, 2026FalseThe U.S. Department of Justice's documents released in January 2026 pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein contain evidence that Ellen DeGeneres is a cannibal.SnopesFeb 16, 2026Can’t tellAn image posted online in mid-February 2026 authentically shows a man wearing a MAGA hat blocking a transgender person from entering the women's restroom.SnopesFeb 16, 2026Can’t tellIn February 2026, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump said in a new ruling that "when the sun disappears at night, we don’t know where it goes."SnopesFeb 16, 2026FalseAn image from the U.S. Department of Justice's Epstein files authentically showed President Donald Trump sitting in a room looking at a group of blindfolded girls.SnopesFeb 16, 2026Can’t tellAn image posted online in early February 2026 authentically shows sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sitting with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.SnopesFeb 16, 2026TrueSide-by-side photographs of actors Sean Connery and Thomas Brodie-Sangster show each at age 34.SnopesFeb 16, 2026FalseA chart of mass shooters by demographic depicting transgender people at the highest per capita rate of any group is accurate.SnopesFeb 16, 2026FalseSavannah Guthrie's husband’s company is listed as a "co conspirator" in the Epstein files, “in case you're wondering why now of all times for (her) mother to be 'kidnapped.'"Said by X postsPolitiFactFeb 16, 2026FalseThe Epstein files “expose Ellen DeGeneres” as a cannibal.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactFeb 16, 2026FalseA video authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein at a social gathering with young girls.SnopesFeb 15, 2026FalseAn image shared online in February 2026 showed a real Truth Social post made by U.S. President Donald Trump, in which he wondered why no one had tried plugging volcanoes with cement to prevent eruptions.SnopesFeb 15, 2026FalseAn image of a woman with orange hair is an authentic photo of Jesse Van Rootselaar, the 18-year-old woman who killed at least eight people at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in Canada in February 2026.SnopesFeb 14, 2026MixedFrida Baby, a company that makes products for baby, birth and postpartum care, used sexual innuendo in its marketing, both in its social media posts and on its packaging.SnopesFeb 14, 2026FalseCrime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% because we’ve removed thousands of criminals from the area.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactFeb 13, 2026MixedSaid she has led the House effort to build a large Micron semiconductor facility near Syracuse.Said by Claudia TenneyPolitiFactFeb 13, 2026True“New Yorkers pay 49% more than the national average for electricity.”Said by Tom O'MaraPolitiFactFeb 13, 2026FalseA photograph authentically shows former U.S. President Barack Obama drinking beer in Southeast Asia with sex offender Jeffery Epstein.SnopesFeb 12, 2026TrueA photograph shared online in early 2026 authentically showed former President Donald Trump adviser Steve Bannon and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein taking a selfie in a mirror.SnopesFeb 12, 2026FalseAn authentic February 2026 interview with musician Bad Bunny revealed that his 2026 Super Bowl halftime show performance was shortened because of death threats that required him to wear a bulletproof vest.SnopesFeb 12, 2026Mixed"The crime rate now is the lowest it's been since 1900. That's 125 years."Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactFeb 12, 2026Can’t tellReacting to Bad Bunny's 2026 Super Bowl halftime show, U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said: "If Jesus wanted America to speak Spanish and have the Super Bowl half time show in a foreign language, he would not have written the Bible in English."SnopesFeb 11, 2026