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False“By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote. … This is political patronage at the expense of Medicaid.”Said by Mehmet OzPolitiFactJan 14, 2026Can’t tellIn January 2026, people in Minnesota who were protesting the killing of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent demanded higher wages for protesting.SnopesJan 14, 2026FalseA screenshot shared online in January 2026 authentically showed a post from U.S. President Donald Trump's X account calling for a permanent ban on alcohol in a return to Prohibition-era America.SnopesJan 14, 2026FalseA 42-year-old mechanic named Mark Delcourt escaped from a hospital in the northern United States while shouting, "They want to take my organs," and a police raid soon after uncovered a secret organ-harvesting operation in the hospital's basement.SnopesJan 13, 2026FalseGov. Tim Walz changed the state flag of Minnesota to closely resemble the national flag of Somalia.SnopesJan 13, 2026False"If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget."Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactJan 13, 2026FalseA screenshot circulating online authentically depicted the criminal record of Renee Nicole Good, the 37-year-old woman fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis in early January 2026.SnopesJan 13, 2026TrueIn January 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump shared a fake Wikipedia screenshot labeling him the acting president of Venezuela.SnopesJan 13, 2026TrueU.S. Vice President JD Vance said, "I think we're going to see those deportation numbers ramp up as we get more and more people online, working for ICE, going door-to-door and making sure that if you're an illegal alien, you've got to get out of this country."SnopesJan 13, 2026FalseThe Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is shutting down following a government clawback of its funding.SnopesJan 13, 2026FalseIn 1961, actor John Wayne penned an inspiring letter to — and later visited — a rural Montana school, sending the classroom a projector, a handful of his films and a $500 check.SnopesJan 12, 2026FalseA plane that vanished while flying between Germany and Argentina in 1962 landed 29 years later in Chile.SnopesJan 12, 2026FalseA secret NASA document named "Project Anchor" leaked in November 2024, revealing the agency believed the Earth would "lose gravity" for seven seconds on Aug. 12, 2026.SnopesJan 12, 2026TrueProject 2025, The Heritage Foundation's document that has largely been used as a roadmap for U.S. President Donald Trump's second term in office, contains language calling for the "re-hemisphering" of Latin American countries.SnopesJan 12, 2026Can’t tellIn January 2026, King Charles III "reasserted British rule" over the U.S., saying the U.K. would follow the U.S. in "advocating a muscular return to colonialism."SnopesJan 12, 2026FalseA document shows Minnesota shooting victim Renee Good had a record of child abuse.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactJan 12, 2026FalseCredit card companies would be “in violation of the law” if they don’t cap interest rates at 10% by Jan. 20.Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactJan 12, 2026True“They are not getting the traditional five months training. … The training for the ICE agents now is 47 days.”Said by Mark WarnerPolitiFactJan 12, 2026TrueA video from November 2025 that circulated online in early January 2026 correctly stated that the Free Application for Federal Student Aid asks white applicants to further specify what ethnic background they have.SnopesJan 11, 2026FalseU.S. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump spent New Year's Day at an orphanage in Pennsylvania in 2026.SnopesJan 11, 2026Can’t tellIn January 2026, former President George W. Bush said he was celebrating "no longer having started the dumbest war in U.S. history."SnopesJan 11, 2026FalseAn image authentically shows Renee Nicole Good's car aimed toward the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot her on Jan. 7, 2026.SnopesJan 10, 2026True"Jeopardy!" host Ken Jennings posted to social media, "The 'prosecute the former regime at every level' candidate has my vote in 2028."SnopesJan 10, 2026TrueAs of Jan. 7, 2026, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer's fatal shooting of Minneapolis woman Renee Nicole Good was the only homicide recorded in the city during 2026.SnopesJan 10, 2026