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TrueThe United States purchased land from Denmark in 1917, which included Little St. James, the private island later owned by disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein and nicknamed "Epstein island."SnopesJan 25, 2026Can’t tellU.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. posted to social media, "Dear Oprah, Yes, you were overeating! For years! And it wasn't some mystical 'obesity gene' puppeteering your fork. It was your choices."SnopesJan 24, 2026FalsePhiladelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts established the Renee Good Hope Scholarship Fund — in honor of the woman fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis in January 2026 —and contributed $300,000.SnopesJan 24, 2026Can’t tellU.S. Vice President JD Vance said: "If Canada really is as independent from the U.S. as they claim they'd have their own currency. And anthem. And flag."SnopesJan 23, 2026TruePhotos authentically showed bruising on U.S. President Donald Trump's left hand while he was attending the World Economic Forum summit in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 22, 2026.SnopesJan 23, 2026TrueAbout 130,000 people without legal immigration status reside in Minnesota, as opposed to 2.1 million in Texas and 1.6 million in Florida.SnopesJan 23, 2026MixedAs of late 2025, NASA had confirmed the existence of a temporary second moon that would remain in orbit next to Earth until 2083.SnopesJan 23, 2026FalseA series of photos shared online in January 2026 authentically showed Victoria Beckham dancing inappropriately during her son Brooklyn Beckham’s wedding to Nicola Peltz.SnopesJan 23, 2026FalseIn January 2026, former first lady Michelle Obama said people should avoid "white" or "white-owned" brands.SnopesJan 23, 2026False“Trump’s $2,000 tariff dividend is live but you must act.”Said by Major Gross ProfitPolitiFactJan 23, 2026FalseAn image authentically shows convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and four boys posing for a photo on an island.SnopesJan 23, 2026Can’t tellFootage shared in January 2026 authentically showed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attacking a Black church choir.SnopesJan 23, 2026TrueIn January 2026, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt denied U.S. President Donald Trump said "Iceland" when he meant "Greenland" during his speech at the World Economic Forum, even though video evidence showed he did confuse the two.SnopesJan 22, 2026Can’t tellU.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said, "Jesus Christ would never have stormed a church in protest of the people who were running it."SnopesJan 22, 2026Can’t tellU.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi fired a Department of Justice employee after she found a copy of the U.S. Constitution on his desk.SnopesJan 22, 2026TrueIn January 2026, a video circulated online showing an Italian TV program using an image from the American mobster film "Goodfellas" and claiming that it depicted an Iranian family before the Islamic Revolution in 1979.SnopesJan 22, 2026Can’t tellAn image shared in January 2026 authentically depicted a massive snowbank on Wyoming's Devils Tower as a result of a "historic wind event."SnopesJan 22, 2026TrueIn January 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump said, "Sometimes you need a dictator."SnopesJan 22, 2026FalseThe European Union will suspend visa-free travel for U.S. citizens on Feb. 1, 2026.SnopesJan 22, 2026FalseA video circulating online in January 2026 authentically showed an older woman on a red mobility scooter fleeing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Minnesota.SnopesJan 21, 2026FalseMore than 2,000 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers surrendered their firearms and walked off their jobs to protest President Donald Trump's immigration enforcement policies.SnopesJan 21, 2026FalseVideo showing a vacant lot at a Venice, California, address where 26 voters were registered exposes voter fraud.Said by Benny JohnsonPolitiFactJan 21, 2026TrueA photo authentically showed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents escorting a U.S. citizen wearing only underwear, shoes and a blanket in freezing temperatures out of his home in St. Paul, Minnesota.SnopesJan 21, 2026TrueIn January 2026, U.S. President Donald Trump shared a photograph of a map with Venezuela, Canada and Greenland covered with the U.S. flag on his Truth Social account.SnopesJan 21, 2026