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MixedIn 2013, then-businessman and reality TV host Donald Trump said: "A government shutdown falls on the president's lack of leadership. I mean, problems start from the top and they have to get solved from the top. A shutdown means the president is weak."SnopesOct 3, 2025FalseCriminals in the U.S. are using business cards coated with a drug called burundanga to incapacitate victims and steal or take advantage of them.SnopesOct 3, 2025TrueU.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said: "It's tiring to look out at combat formations, or really any formation, and see fat troops. Likewise, it's completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals in the halls of the Pentagon and leading commands around the country and the world."SnopesOct 2, 2025MixedThirty percent of U.S. medical residents are international medical graduates, and 10,000 of 43,000 residency spots are filled by H-1B visa holders.Said by X postsPolitiFactOct 2, 2025False“Los demócratas están amenazando con cerrar todo el gobierno porque quieren dar cientos de miles de millones de dólares en beneficios de cuidado de salud a los inmigrantes ilegales”.Said by JD VancePolitiFactOct 2, 2025False“You never heard Biden say” the U.S. has “the strongest military anywhere in the world.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactOct 2, 2025TruePhotos shared online in late September 2025 authentically showed "Trump 2028" hats on the president's Oval Office desk during a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Congressional leaders.SnopesOct 2, 2025TrueU.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said, "How about we all come together and say, 'Let's stop attacking pedophiles.'"SnopesOct 2, 2025TrueRepublican lawmakers have introduced legislation that would put conservative activist Charlie Kirk's likeness on U.S. currency.SnopesOct 1, 2025MixedAs of September 2025, Pope Leo XIV is replacing New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan — who compared conservative activist Charlie Kirk to St. Paul the Apostle — with a pro-immigrant, anti-gun bishop.SnopesOct 1, 2025FalseTV personality Simon Cowell has teamed up with late-night talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert to launch an uncensored "Truth News" channel.SnopesOct 1, 2025FalseIn September 2025, Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reid said he would refuse to attend the 2026 Super Bowl over a planned tribute to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk.SnopesOct 1, 2025False“Democrats are threatening to shut down the entire government because they want to give hundreds of billions of dollars of health care benefits to illegal aliens.”Said by JD VancePolitiFactOct 1, 2025Can’t tellIn September 2025, the Nobel Prize Committee announced that U.S. President Donald Trump was permanently disqualified from receiving future awards due to recent remarks to the United Nations General Assembly and his effort to rebrand the Department of Defense as the "Department of War."SnopesOct 1, 2025FalseOn an episode of the ABC daytime talk show "The View," co-host Whoopi Goldberg lashed out at Erika Kirk, the wife of slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk, saying, "Sit down, Barbie" or "Sit down, monkey," as well as calling her a "T.R.U.M.P. puppet."SnopesOct 1, 2025Can’t tellPope Leo XIV once said, "Trump is not a savior; he is a mirror-reflecting your hatred, anger, and fear. He could have walked the path of light and hope, but instead he chose the road of darkness, bitterness, and lies. His words mislead, his attacks divide, and his greed for power is tearing this nation apart. Look into your mirror and see what he is shaping you into. You can choose God, hope, and joy — not the evil Trump pushes. Remember: God does not preach hatred or fear. So why follow a man who does?"SnopesOct 1, 2025FalseAn image authentically shows an octopus assisting a diver during underwater repairs off the coast of Portugal by handing him tools.SnopesSep 30, 2025FalseErika Kirk, widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, recruited victims for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and had her husband killed to keep him quiet about her ties to Epstein.SnopesSep 30, 2025MixedSome 274 undercover FBI agents were embedded in the crowd in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6, 2021, inciting violence that resulted in the riot at the U.S. Capitol.SnopesSep 30, 2025FalseOn Jan. 6, 2021, 274 FBI agents were “probably acting as agitators and insurrectionists, but certainly not as ‘law enforcement officials.’”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactSep 30, 2025TruePeople with insurance through the Affordable Care Act will see a “75% increase in premiums starting Nov. 1” if enhanced subsidies are not extended, including “twice as much in the rural areas.”Said by Amy KlobucharPolitiFactSep 30, 2025True“If the government shuts down, members of Congress still get paid. The janitors never get paid.”Said by Dan KohPolitiFactSep 30, 2025FalseA video authentically features an audio recording of Pope Leo XIV issuing a stark warning from God about the dangers of idolizing U.S. President Donald Trump.SnopesSep 30, 2025FalseMultiple country music stars, including Dolly Parton, Alan Jackson and George Strait, refused to perform a planned tribute to slain conservative activist Charlie Kirk at the 2026 Super Bowl.SnopesSep 30, 2025