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FalseDuring a Christmas lunch in 1943, a Canadian nun based in Belgium poisoned and killed 45 Nazi officers by lacing their soup with arsenic.SnopesFeb 26, 2026TrueDuring an event the White House described as "honoring American lives tragically taken by criminal illegal aliens who never should have been in our country," U.S. President Trump said: "I would do exactly what they did if the United States would be willing to take all of our criminals or people that don't work."SnopesFeb 26, 2026FalseAn audio clip reveals a Jeffrey Epstein victim’s account of abuse by the Clintons.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactFeb 26, 2026TrueA 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 apes.SnopesFeb 25, 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.SnopesFeb 25, 2026FalseA photo authentically shows future U.S. first lady Melania Trump, then Melania Knauss, posing partially nude for modeling pictures on the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's airplane.SnopesFeb 25, 2026FalseDocuments released on Jan. 30, 2026, relating to the case of sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, revealed that actor Leonardo DiCaprio ate more than 70 pounds of "child meat" and discussed a cannibalism diet in emails with filmmaker Woody Allen.SnopesFeb 25, 2026FalseAn image of Puerto Vallarta authentically shows the Mexican resort city's famous church and other structures on fire following the death of Mexican cartel leader El Mencho in late February 2026.SnopesFeb 25, 2026FalseA photo authentically shows Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, and Karyna Shuliak, Jeffrey Epstein's last girlfriend, posing with five other women on a boat.SnopesFeb 25, 2026TruePresident Donald Trump’s tariff policies “have forced American families to pay more than $1,700 each in tariff costs” since last year.Said by Abigail SpanbergerPolitiFactFeb 25, 2026FalseSays Sam Page “got busted calling Trump’s (immigration) plan unrealistic.”Said by NC True Conservatives PACPolitiFactFeb 25, 2026Mixed“Nearly 27% of all homes sold in the first quarter of 2025 were bought by investors.”Said by Josh RileyPolitiFactFeb 25, 2026TrueA video shared online in late February 2026 authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump telling the U.S. men's Olympic hockey team he would also "have to" invite the women's team to the White House for a victory celebration or he "probably would be impeached."SnopesFeb 24, 2026Can’t tellWhen Olympic figure skater Alysa Liu was asked about the removal of pronouns and pro-LGBTQ+ content from her social media profile, she said: "I was a kid, I don't believe in that stuff anymore."SnopesFeb 24, 2026TrueMexico President Claudia Sheinbaum said calls to resume the war against the "narco" (drug trafficking) would be a return to fascism and autoritarianism, saying that "these authoritarian calls … tend towards fascism, where there is no rule of law and where everything is extrajudicial and where state violence is imposed. That is true authoritarianism, the return to the war on drugs."SnopesFeb 24, 2026FalseThe U.S. Department of Justice's documents released in January 2026 pertaining to Jeffrey Epstein contain evidence that Ellen DeGeneres is a cannibal.SnopesFeb 24, 2026FalseIn September 1992, musician Eric Clapton invited 16-year-old Sarah Mitchell, who was deaf, onstage at a concert in Birmingham, England, and performed for her.SnopesFeb 24, 2026FalseIn February 2026, comedian and late-night TV host Stephen Colbert unexpectedly hosted at livestream at 3 a.m. to inform viewers about a threatening text message he had received from a powerful politician.SnopesFeb 24, 2026FalseAn image authentically shows U.S. first lady Melania Trump pole dancing for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein.SnopesFeb 23, 2026FalseA video authentically showed Ghislaine Maxwell walking freely around in Quebec, Canada, in early 2026.SnopesFeb 23, 2026Can’t tellIn February 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump posted on Truth Social that Queen Elizabeth II, who died in 2022, should pardon former Prince Andrew.SnopesFeb 23, 2026FalseAs of February 2026, the United States is the only country in the world that allows mail-in ballots, as U.S. President Donald Trump claimed.SnopesFeb 23, 2026FalseImages shared online in February 2026 authentically showed a bucket-shaped KFC restaurant in Dayton, Ohio, that was closed and abandoned years ago.SnopesFeb 23, 2026FalseU.S. President Donald Trump made 4,725 wire transfers to the late, disgraced financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein for a total of $1.1 billion.SnopesFeb 23, 2026