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FalseAn online video authentically captures Macaulay Culkin saying, "I'll never forget that Michael Jackson saved me from getting on a plane to that tiny island," referring to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein's private island.SnopesFeb 18, 2026FalseTwo U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents “destroyed” their careers after arresting a Black federal judge in her driveway without a warrant in Alexandria, Virginia.SnopesFeb 18, 2026TrueDuring a speech in 2009, then-U.S. President Barack Obama said, "We can't have half a million people pouring over the border [...].”SnopesFeb 18, 2026FalseA January 2026 document release by the U.S. Department of Justice included July 2021 emails showing Jeffrey Epstein was alive and living in Colorado.SnopesFeb 18, 2026TrueFootage from NASCAR's Daytona 500 victory celebration on Feb. 15, 2026, authentically depicted NBA legend Michael Jordan touching the backside of driver Tyler Reddick's young son.SnopesFeb 18, 2026FalseIn April 2009, Jeffrey Epstein emailed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in China, saying he "loved" a torture video.SnopesFeb 17, 2026MixedU.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi stole a dog from a Hurricane Katrina survivor who lost their parents in a murder-suicide and sued the child's grandparents when they attempted to get it back.SnopesFeb 17, 2026TrueNearly 32 years after the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain, a forensic study concluded he died by homicide, not suicide.SnopesFeb 17, 2026FalseImages posted online in February 2026 showed a legitimate post from Fox News host Jesse Watters calling for victims of Jeffrey Epstein's sex trafficking ring to "have a good laugh about it" because "the past is the past."SnopesFeb 17, 2026TrueThe White House posted an image of a candy heart on Valentine's Day in 2026 with the words "DADDY'S HOME."SnopesFeb 17, 2026TrueNew York ranks No. 1 in the nation for individual tax burden.Said by Bruce BlakemanPolitiFactFeb 17, 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 16, 2026Can’t tellAn image posted online in mid-February 2026 authentically shows a man wearing a MAGA hat blocking a transgender person from entering the women's restroom.SnopesFeb 16, 2026Can’t tellIn February 2026, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump said in a new ruling that "when the sun disappears at night, we don’t know where it goes."SnopesFeb 16, 2026FalseAn image from the U.S. Department of Justice's Epstein files authentically showed President Donald Trump sitting in a room looking at a group of blindfolded girls.SnopesFeb 16, 2026Can’t tellAn image posted online in early February 2026 authentically shows sex offender Jeffrey Epstein sitting with U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.SnopesFeb 16, 2026TrueSide-by-side photographs of actors Sean Connery and Thomas Brodie-Sangster show each at age 34.SnopesFeb 16, 2026FalseA chart of mass shooters by demographic depicting transgender people at the highest per capita rate of any group is accurate.SnopesFeb 16, 2026FalseSavannah Guthrie's husband’s company is listed as a "co conspirator" in the Epstein files, “in case you're wondering why now of all times for (her) mother to be 'kidnapped.'"Said by X postsPolitiFactFeb 16, 2026FalseThe Epstein files “expose Ellen DeGeneres” as a cannibal.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactFeb 16, 2026FalseA video authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein at a social gathering with young girls.SnopesFeb 15, 2026FalseAn image shared online in February 2026 showed a real Truth Social post made by U.S. President Donald Trump, in which he wondered why no one had tried plugging volcanoes with cement to prevent eruptions.SnopesFeb 15, 2026FalseAn image of a woman with orange hair is an authentic photo of Jesse Van Rootselaar, the 18-year-old woman who killed at least eight people at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in Canada in February 2026.SnopesFeb 14, 2026MixedFrida Baby, a company that makes products for baby, birth and postpartum care, used sexual innuendo in its marketing, both in its social media posts and on its packaging.SnopesFeb 14, 2026