FACT CHECK

Fact Check: Did Barron Trump make $400K from insider trading on Maduro capture?

By Ishan Jain . Jan 9, 2026
Reports said an anonymous Polymarket bettor made $409,882 on well-timed bets, including how long Nicolas Maduro would stay in power

Fact Check: Did Trump say Democrats want 'transgender for everyone' if they win midterms?

By Saurav Suresh . Jan 9, 2026
Trump had repeatedly used the phrase 'transgender for everyone' and similar language to attack Democrats and criticize transgender rights policies

Fact Check: Is viral image of Renee Nicole Good speaking to an ICE officer before being shot real?

The emotional framing and apparent realism of the image have fueled its rapid spread, particularly amid intense scrutiny of ICE’s use of force
By Ishan Jain . Jan 9, 2026

Fact Check: Did Ron DeSantis defend Renee Nicole Good or say she could hit ICE officers?

A viral clip claims Florida Gov Ron DeSantis defended Renee Nicole Good and supported her driving into people
By Ishan Jain . Jan 9, 2026

Fact Check: Does the viral photo show Renee Nicole Good who was shot by an ICE agent?

In the aftermath of the shooting, the photo even appeared on a protest sign at a rally in Chicago
By Saurav Suresh . Jan 9, 2026

Fact Check: Does viral photo show unmasked ICE agent who shot Renee Nicole Good?

Social media posts circulated a photo claiming it showed the unmasked ICE agent involved in the Minneapolis shooting
By Saurav Suresh . Jan 9, 2026

Fact Check: Did Minnesota day cares donate $35M to political campaigns?

A viral chart claimed Minnesota day care providers donated $35 million to political campaigns, fueling online debate amid fraud concerns
By Gopika Subramanian . Jan 8, 2026

Fact Check: Did Tom Hanks confront Pam Bondi on ‘60 Minutes’ over Jeffrey Epstein accuser’s memoir?

By Gopika Subramanian . Jan 8, 2026
A viral claim said Tom Hanks confronted US Attorney General Pam Bondi on 60 Minutes

Fact Check: Was Renee Nicole Good a ‘legal observer’ filming anti-ICE protests when she was shot?

By Kunal Dey . Jan 8, 2026
Good, a 37-year-old Minneapolis woman, was identified by her family as the person fatally shot by ICE agents during protests tied to immigration raids in the city on Wednesday, January 7.

Fact Check: Did Robert De Niro claim that he was leaving NYC because of Mamdani?

Online posts claimed Robert De Niro planned to leave New York City over Zohran Mamdani’s policies
By Saurav Suresh . Jan 8, 2026

Fact Check: Did Trump aide Katie Miller post a Greenland map with US flag captioned 'SOON'?

Katie Miller posted a Greenland map with a US flag and 'SOON' after the January 2026 US military operation in Venezuela
By Ishan Jain . Jan 7, 2026

Fact Check: Is Anna Paulina Luna’s claim that Nicolas Maduro 'put out a hit on' Marco Rubio true?

Anna Paulina Luna said Nicolas Maduro targeted Marco Rubio years ago, a claim the Republican Study Committee repeated in a January 3 release
By Conrad Dias . Jan 7, 2026

Fact Check: Did Trump strike a deal with Venezuelan officials to remove Nicolas Maduro?

After Nicolas Maduro was captured, Donald Trump addressed speculation and unanswered questions surrounding the January 3 Caracas operation
By Shanmugapriya Murugesan . Jan 6, 2026

Fact Check: Did ICE accidentally deport Nicolas Maduro back to Venezuela?

Claims circulated online suggesting US immigration authorities mistakenly deported Nicolas Maduro to Venezuela shortly after his reported arrest
By Rishab Rathi . Jan 6, 2026

Fact Check: Did Hakeem Jeffries try to contact Nicolas Maduro before his capture?

By Gopika Subramanian . Jan 6, 2026
Viral social media posts alleged that House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries attempted to reach Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro before his capture

Fact Check: Did Trump say his ear started 'regrowing' the day after he was shot?

By Ishan Jain . Jan 6, 2026
After Trump was wounded in the July 2024 shooting, a X screenshot of his alleged post claimed he said his ear started 'regrowing'

Fact Check: Did Joe Biden place a $25M reward on Nicolas Maduro during his tenure?

Democrats criticized Donald Trump’s Maduro capture but claimed Joe Biden had already set a $25 million bounty on Nicolas Maduro
By Kunal Dey . Jan 6, 2026

Fact Check: Did NYT and The Washington Post know about Trump’s Venezuela raid in advance?

A report claimed The New York Times and The Washington Post learned in advance of Donald Trump’s Venezuela operation but delayed reporting it
By Ishan Jain . Jan 4, 2026

Fact Check: Did Supreme Court give Trump 72 hours to release financial records or face jail?

Social media posts had claimed Donald Trump risked jail if he failed to submit financial records under a Supreme Court deadline
By Riya Siddhacharjee . Jan 4, 2026

Fact Check: Is the video of Jack White blasting Trump supporters shared by Rep Tim Burchett real?

In his now-deleted post, Tim Burchett called Jack White 'ugly and angry' for blasting Trump supporters
By Yasira Rahman . Jan 3, 2026
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