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FalseAn image shows Bad Bunny wearing a dress and burning the U.S. flag.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactFeb 9, 2026FalseDuring the Super Bowl halftime show, “Bad Bunny brought Liam Conejo Ramos onto the stage,” the 5-year-old detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactFeb 9, 2026Mixed“We right now have more factories and plants being built in our country than we've ever had before.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactFeb 9, 2026TrueIn 2012, an Ohio woman was arrested after breaking into a home, cleaning it and leaving a $75 bill for services rendered.SnopesFeb 8, 2026FalseA 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.SnopesFeb 8, 2026Can’t tellActor Kevin Spacey, who faced allegations of sexual misconduct, said he would play the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in a biographical movie.SnopesFeb 8, 2026FalseFederal 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.SnopesFeb 7, 2026FalseAn authentic letter from U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem declared a "temporary suspension" of Second Amendment rights.SnopesFeb 6, 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 monkeys.SnopesFeb 6, 2026FalseA screenshot authentically depicted a 2018 email found in the Jeffrey Epstein files claiming World War III would begin on Feb. 8, 2026.SnopesFeb 6, 2026TrueAn 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.SnopesFeb 6, 2026TrueA 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.SnopesFeb 6, 2026FalseIn 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.SnopesFeb 6, 2026Can’t tellIn 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.SnopesFeb 6, 2026FalseAn emailed receipt appearing in the Epstein files for a Wayfair order totaling $8,453 confirms the online retailer participated in child sex trafficking.SnopesFeb 6, 2026FalseIn 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.SnopesFeb 6, 2026FalseAn image shows Jeffrey Epstein “still alive and walking the streets of Tel Aviv,” Israel.Said by Social MediaPolitiFactFeb 6, 2026MixedUnder Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor.Said by Gretchen WhitmerPolitiFactFeb 6, 2026FalseLos 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.SnopesFeb 5, 2026FalseIn April 2009, Jeffrey Epstein emailed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who was in China, saying he "loved" a torture video.SnopesFeb 5, 2026Can’t tellIn February 2026, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced a permanent ban on CNN, calling it a “radical leftist propaganda brainwashing machine."SnopesFeb 5, 2026FalseU.S. first lady Melania Trump and her son, Barron Trump, opened a free hospital for homeless people in Los Angeles in early 2026.SnopesFeb 5, 2026FalseScreenshots authentically show 2013 emails from Jeffrey Epstein claiming that Donald Trump "doesnt like black girls" and "calls them 'boogers.'"SnopesFeb 5, 2026TrueMusician Kid Rock sang "I like 'em underage" and "some say that's statutory" in the song "Cool, Daddy Cool."SnopesFeb 5, 2026