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TrueSnopesDuring a speech in 2009, then-U.S. President Barack Obama said, "We can't have half a million people pouring over the border [...].”Feb 18, 2026FalseSnopesA January 2026 document release by the U.S. Department of Justice included July 2021 emails showing Jeffrey Epstein was alive and living in Colorado.Feb 18, 2026TrueSnopesFootage from NASCAR's Daytona 500 victory celebration on Feb. 15, 2026, authentically depicted NBA legend Michael Jordan touching the backside of driver Tyler Reddick's young son.Feb 18, 2026FalseSnopesIn April 2009, Jeffrey Epstein emailed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in China, saying he "loved" a torture video.Feb 17, 2026MixedSnopesU.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi stole a dog from a Hurricane Katrina survivor who lost their parents in a murder-suicide and sued the child's grandparents when they attempted to get it back.Feb 17, 2026TrueSnopesNearly 32 years after the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, a forensic study concluded he died by homicide, not suicide.Feb 17, 2026FalseSnopesImages 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."Feb 17, 2026TrueSnopesThe White House posted an image of a candy heart on Valentine's Day in 2026 with the words "DADDY'S HOME."Feb 17, 2026TruePolitiFactNew York ranks No. 1 in the nation for individual tax burden.Said by Bruce BlakemanFeb 17, 2026FalseSnopesThe U.S. Department of Justice's documents released in January 2026 pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein contain evidence that Ellen DeGeneres is a cannibal.Feb 16, 2026Can’t tellSnopesAn 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.Feb 16, 2026Can’t tellSnopesIn 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."Feb 16, 2026FalseSnopesAn 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.Feb 16, 2026Can’t tellSnopesAn 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.Feb 16, 2026TrueSnopesSide-by-side photographs of actors Sean Connery and Thomas Brodie-Sangster show each at age 34.Feb 16, 2026FalseSnopesA chart of mass shooters by demographic depicting transgender people at the highest per capita rate of any group is accurate.Feb 16, 2026FalsePolitiFactSavannah 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 postsFeb 16, 2026FalsePolitiFactThe Epstein files “expose Ellen DeGeneres” as a cannibal.Said by Social MediaFeb 16, 2026FalseSnopesA video authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein at a social gathering with young girls.Feb 15, 2026FalseSnopesAn 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.Feb 15, 2026FalseSnopesAn 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.Feb 14, 2026MixedSnopesFrida 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.Feb 14, 2026FalsePolitiFactCrime in Minneapolis “is down 25, 30% because we’ve removed thousands of criminals from the area.”Said by Donald TrumpFeb 13, 2026MixedPolitiFactSaid she has led the House effort to build a large Micron semiconductor facility near Syracuse.Said by Claudia TenneyFeb 13, 2026