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MixedPolitiFact“We right now have more factories and plants being built in our country than we've ever had before.”Said by Donald TrumpFeb 9, 2026TrueSnopesIn 2012, an Ohio woman was arrested after breaking into a home, cleaning it and leaving a $75 bill for services rendered.Feb 8, 2026FalseSnopesA screenshot shared on social media in February 2026 authentically showed an email from the Epstein files proving that he was Satoshi Nakamoto, the anonymous creator of Bitcoin.Feb 8, 2026Can’t tellSnopesActor Kevin Spacey, who faced allegations of sexual misconduct, said he would play the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a biographical movie.Feb 8, 2026FalseSnopesFederal case files related to Jeffrey Epstein, along with a Fortnite account using the handle "littlestjeff1," confirm the sex offender played the video game both before and long after his reported death.Feb 7, 2026FalseSnopesAn authentic letter from U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem declared a "temporary suspension" of Second Amendment rights.Feb 6, 2026TrueSnopesA post on U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social account in February 2026 depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as monkeys.Feb 6, 2026FalseSnopesA screenshot authentically depicted a 2018 email found in the Jeffrey Epstein files claiming World War III would begin on Feb. 8, 2026.Feb 6, 2026TrueSnopesAn image of a trapdoor above water shared to social media in February 2026 was a real photo of Jeffrey Epstein's home from the Epstein files released by the U.S. Department of Justice.Feb 6, 2026TrueSnopesA video shared online since June 2024 authentically shows actor Kevin Spacey saying "young girls" were on a plane belonging to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that Spacey flew on with Clinton Foundation members.Feb 6, 2026FalseSnopesIn January 2026, screenshots from Google Maps showed the Leviathan, a biblical sea monster, "waking up" and moving along the east coast of the United States.Feb 6, 2026Can’t tellSnopesIn February 2026, it was revealed that Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk removed his wife, Erika Kirk, from his will before he was fatally shot in September 2025, suspecting she was having an affair.Feb 6, 2026FalseSnopesAn emailed receipt appearing in the Epstein files for a Wayfair order totaling $8,453 confirms the online retailer participated in child sex trafficking.Feb 6, 2026FalseSnopesIn early 2026, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers illegally arrested civil rights attorney Sandra May Watkins in her own driveway — but she revealed she had been recording them and the evidence she gathered of the officers' wrongdoing led to their arrests.Feb 6, 2026FalsePolitiFactAn image shows Jeffrey Epstein “still alive and walking the streets of Tel Aviv,” Israel.Said by Social MediaFeb 6, 2026MixedPolitiFactUnder Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor.Said by Gretchen WhitmerFeb 6, 2026FalseSnopesLos Angeles-based Sinai Law Firm genuinely planned to evict singer Billie Eilish from her home after Eilish admitted she lives on stolen land in February 2026.Feb 5, 2026FalseSnopesIn April 2009, Jeffrey Epstein emailed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in China, saying he "loved" a torture video.Feb 5, 2026Can’t tellSnopesIn February 2026, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced a permanent ban on CNN, calling it a “radical leftist propaganda brainwashing machine."Feb 5, 2026FalseSnopesU.S. first lady Melania Trump and her son, Barron Trump, opened a free hospital for homeless people in Los Angeles in early 2026.Feb 5, 2026FalseSnopesScreenshots authentically show 2013 emails from Jeffrey Epstein claiming that Donald Trump "doesnt like black girls" and "calls them 'boogers.'"Feb 5, 2026TrueSnopesMusician Kid Rock sang "I like 'em underage" and "some say that's statutory" in the song "Cool, Daddy Cool."Feb 5, 2026TrueSnopesThe U.S. Department of Justice's documents released in January 2026 pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein reference cannibalism and accuse Epstein, or his inner circle, of engaging in "ritualistic sacrifice."Feb 4, 2026TrueSnopesThe city of Minneapolis was officially nominated for the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize.Feb 4, 2026