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stated on January 25, 2026 an X post
An image shows Alex Pretti holding a gun, not a phone, while pinned by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis.
False
By Maria Briceño • January 27, 2026
stated on January 25, 2026 an interview on Fox News "Sunday Morning Futures"
“You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.”
Mostly False
By Louis Jacobson • January 27, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 21, 2026 a speech in Davos
Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.”
False
By Amy Sherman, Maria Briceño • January 26, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 20, 2026 posts on social media
Trees can explode if temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.
Mostly False
By Madison Czopek • January 26, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 25, 2026 posts
Evan Kilgore is one of the Border Patrol agents who shot Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • January 26, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 24, 2026 posts
Donald Trump posted on Truth Social, “Only criminals carry guns on our streets, we need law and order.”
Pants on Fire!
By Maria Briceño • January 26, 2026
stated on January 16, 2026 an email
“Trump’s $2,000 tariff dividend is live but you must act.”
False
By Paul Specht • January 23, 2026
Benny Johnson
Benny Johnson
stated on January 16, 2026 an X post
Video showing a vacant lot at a Venice, California, address where 26 voters were registered exposes voter fraud.
False
By Maria Briceño • January 21, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 5, 2026 a graphic on Truth Social and Instagram
The former U.S. childhood vaccine schedule called for babies to get “72 injections.”
False
By Grace Abels, Loreben Tuquero • January 15, 2026
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on January 11, 2026 una entrevista
“No están recibiendo el entrenamiento tradicional de cinco meses… .El entrenamiento para los agentes de ICE ahora es de 47 días”.
Mostly True
By Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 15, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 11, 2026 social media posts
A letter sent to postal service employees about working during emergencies such as civil unrest is a sign that President Donald Trump will impose martial law.
False
By Amy Sherman • January 15, 2026
Mehmet Oz
Mehmet Oz
stated on January 6, 2026 an interview on Fox News
“By federal law, if you sign someone up for Medicaid, you also give them the right to vote. … This is political patronage at the expense of Medicaid.”
False
By Amy Sherman • January 14, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 13, 2026 a speech in Detroit
"If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget."
False
By Amy Sherman, Louis Jacobson • January 13, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 11, 2026 social media posts
A document shows Minnesota shooting victim Renee Good had a record of child abuse.
False
By Loreben Tuquero • January 12, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 11, 2026 remarks to reporters
Credit card companies would be “in violation of the law” if they don’t cap interest rates at 10% by Jan. 20.
False
By Louis Jacobson • January 12, 2026
Mark Warner
Mark Warner
stated on January 11, 2026 an interview
“They are not getting the traditional five months training. … The training for the ICE agents now is 47 days.”
Mostly True
By Madison Czopek, Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 12, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 7, 2026 social media posts
Images of an unmasked man show the immigration officer who shot a woman in Minneapolis.
Pants on Fire!
By Loreben Tuquero • January 8, 2026
Social Media
Social Media
stated on January 7, 2026 social media posts
Viral photo shows the woman killed by an ICE agent Jan. 7 in Minneapolis.
False
By Maria Briceño • January 8, 2026
Pam Bondi
Pam Bondi
stated on December 29, 2025 an X post
The Justice Department has been investigating fraud in Minnesota “for months. So far, we have charged 98 individuals.”
Half-True
By Amy Sherman • January 8, 2026
Donald Trump
Donald Trump
stated on January 5, 2026 an X post
Maduro was “flooding America with deadly fentanyl.”
False
By Maria Ramirez Uribe • January 7, 2026
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