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TrueIn response to a question about whether U.S. President Donald Trump would put troops on the ground in Iran that also included mention of a potential military draft, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said, "It is not part of the current plan right now but the president again wisely keeps his options on the table."SnopesMar 9, 2026FalseA legal spokesperson advised "60 Minutes" viewers to repost an advisory on Facebook that forbids Meta from using their photos and personal data and revokes certain AI permissions.SnopesMar 9, 2026FalseAn image authentically shows a real person named James Peterson, who doctors lobotomized in 1948 for being gay.SnopesMar 9, 2026FalseTech billionaire and investor Bill Gates donated $50 million to a company developing "biologically modified" crops that have already received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.SnopesMar 9, 2026TrueA photograph genuinely shows the gravesites of a Catholic wife and Protestant husband, situated in separate cemeteries because the couple was not permitted to be buried together.SnopesMar 9, 2026TrueDuring an interview in 2008, then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said "I want the Iranians to know that if I'm the president, we will attack Iran."SnopesMar 9, 2026FalseFormer U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton supplied Iran with uranium to enrich their nuclear program.SnopesMar 8, 2026TrueThe acting chief security officer at the U.S Department of Homeland Security as of March 2026 was named Iwona B. Horyn.SnopesMar 8, 2026Can’t tellAmerican author Mark Twain once said or wrote, "God created war so that Americans would learn geography."SnopesMar 8, 2026MixedDr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, announced a six-month moratorium blocking all new Medicare enrollments for durable medical equipment, thus preventing patients from receiving necessary home care supplies.SnopesMar 8, 2026FalseFootage authentically depicts the U.S. striking Iranian jets during its March 2026 military campaign.SnopesMar 7, 2026TrueAndrew Paul Johnson, whom President Donald Trump pardoned for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was sentenced to life in prison for sexually abusing two children.SnopesMar 7, 2026TrueOn March 4, 2026, protester Brian McGinnis' arm broke as U.S. Capitol Hill Police and Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy attempted to forcibly remove him from a congressional hearing.SnopesMar 6, 2026FalseA video shared online authentically shows Iranian missiles hitting Tel Aviv in March 2026.SnopesMar 6, 2026TrueOn March 4, 2026, U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz, D-Fla., wore a pin that read "Justice for Cricket" as he questioned then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a House Judiciary Committee hearing, referring to the dog she said she shot in her autobiography.SnopesMar 6, 2026FalseAn image authentically shows a 4chan post screenshot from 2006, in which a time traveler from 2032 predicts a "black man," "orange man," "senile old man," pandemics and the start of World War III.SnopesMar 6, 2026FalseShariah courts enforce laws in the U.K.SnopesMar 6, 2026FalseTeam USA figure skater Ilia Malinin received a message from U.S. President Donald Trump that Malinin said "was meant to shut me up."SnopesMar 6, 2026FalseActor Jim Carrey's body double or clone received a César Award in France on Feb. 26, 2026.SnopesMar 6, 2026FalseAn image shared on social media authentically showed Iranians mourning the death of schoolgirls from U.S. and Israeli airstrikes.SnopesMar 6, 2026FalseIran released a list of U.S. cities it will target.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactMar 6, 2026Can’t tellDuring a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing about the Department of Homeland Security, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, “Well, Secretary Noem, we still haven't gotten a clear answer about this text from Mr. Lewandowski that says ‘see you on the Flying F*** Shop.’”SnopesMar 5, 2026FalseThe federal case files for late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein contain mentions of "pizza" as a code word for child sex trafficking.SnopesMar 5, 2026FalseThe children's TV show "SpongeBob Square Pants" was created to entertain children trafficked by sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein.SnopesMar 5, 2026