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FalseAdamari López “delató a dos inmigrantes que fueron capturados por las autoridades de inmigración”.Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactSep 16, 2026FalseAn image authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump leaving a brown stain on a chair during his trip to Ireland in September 2026.SnopesSep 16, 2026TrueFollowing the 9/11 terrorist attacks, then-real estate developer Donald Trump said 40 Wall Street, a building he owns, was "the tallest" in downtown Manhattan or New York City.SnopesSep 16, 2026FalseThe 119th Congress, which has been active between 2025 and 2026, is the most productive Congress in 80 years, as Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson claimed in September 2026.SnopesSep 16, 2026TrueA video authentically shows U.S. President Donald Trump in 1987 saying that the U.S. should "go in" and take Iran's oil.SnopesSep 16, 2026FalseThe Chinese government issued a nationwide alert telling people not to communicate with aliens and to contact the United Nations if extraterrestrial life reaches out to them.SnopesSep 15, 2026MixedFormer U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers “voted to deny health care” to 9/11 first responders “nine times.”Said by Abdul El-SayedPolitiFactSep 15, 2026FalseU.S. Rep. Mike Collins “voted to gut Social Security” and “wants to push (older Americans) off Social Security and back to work.”Said by Jon OssoffPolitiFactSep 15, 2026TrueA screenshot shared online in September 2026 authentically shows a 2012 tweet from U.S. President Donald Trump, reading, "Don't let Obama buy the election by handing out unlimited free money to states."SnopesSep 15, 2026TrueU.S. President Donald Trump helped a farmer's widow clear her debts to keep her farm in Georgia after her husband died by suicide trying to stop it being auctioned off.SnopesSep 15, 2026FalseAn image dated July 14, 1985, legitimately shows U.S. President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein shirtless and on a boat together.SnopesSep 15, 2026Can’t tellAn image authentically shows an interview with a man with a massive face tattoo of U.S. President Donald Trump, claiming he was rejected for a job because of his red MAGA hat.SnopesSep 15, 2026MixedAhead of the November 2026 U.S. midterm elections, Postmaster General David Steiner said there are ways he'd block mail-in ballots. As a result, voters should skip the mail and instead deliver completed ballots in designated drop boxes.SnopesSep 15, 2026TrueA video clip authentically showed New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sharing a smile and a laugh as victims' names were being read during a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.SnopesSep 14, 2026False“Troy Jackson expanded Medicaid health coverage in Maine. Susan Collins was the deciding vote for Trump’s Medicaid cuts.”Said by WinSenatePolitiFactSep 14, 2026FalseIn 1998, Donald Trump said he would run as a Republican in a presidential campaign because they are the "dumbest group of voters."SnopesSep 14, 2026FalseSinger Dolly Parton became the legal guardian of an abandoned newborn baby and promised to cover all of the child's living expenses until they reach age 18.SnopesSep 14, 2026FalseU.S. President Donald Trump drafted written instructions in case he dies in office, requesting a simple funeral and calling for: "No gold. No extravagance. No expensive casket. Military honors only."SnopesSep 14, 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.SnopesSep 14, 2026FalseKeiko Mori, a 22-year-old teacher in Japan, defied orders to lead 30 students to their deaths with hand grenades rather than allow them to surrender to American forces during the Battle of Okinawa in June 1945.SnopesSep 13, 2026Can’t tellU.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said, "We're not going to prosecute the predators in the Epstein files and we're not going to release their names to the public."SnopesSep 13, 2026TruePhotograph authentically shows a circular "experimental forestry" project in Japan.SnopesSep 12, 2026Can’t tellSen. Marsha Blackburn said she would bring back school segregation if elected governor of Tennessee.SnopesSep 12, 2026Can’t tellIn September 2026, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney offered Americans $6,000 to vote against Republicans.SnopesSep 11, 2026