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TrueNew Hampshire Republican U.S. Senate candidate John Sununu “led efforts to privatize Social Security.”Said by Chris PappasPolitiFactSep 23, 2026TrueSen. Jon Husted “led the push to bring data centers to Ohio and gave billions of tax dollars to make it happen.”Said by Sherrod BrownPolitiFactSep 23, 2026FalseSeptember 2026 social media posts shared an authentic story about a chimpanzee rescuing a zookeeper from a faulty electrical cabinet.SnopesSep 23, 2026TrueThirty-five Pennsylvania Republicans voted against a bill that guaranteed daily recess for children in the state.SnopesSep 23, 2026FalseFormer U.S. President Barack Obama banned Fox News from White House press briefings.SnopesSep 22, 2026FalseThe people who warned of climate change, the “Russia hoax” and the “Ukraine hoax” are the same people “now saying that AI is going to kill us all.”Said by Donald TrumpPolitiFactSep 22, 2026FalseA Facebook graphic authentically showed that the price of some household goods and utilities rose more during U.S. President Joe Biden's administration than during President Donald Trump’s second term.SnopesSep 22, 2026TrueImages authentically show a sculpture of Jesus Christ holding two Uzi submachine guns.SnopesSep 22, 2026FalseA U.S. Secret Service agent said working for U.S. President Donald Trump had "ruined" him because of the president's kindness.SnopesSep 22, 2026TrueMike Rogers, the 2026 Republican candidate for a U.S. Senate seat to represent Michigan, has received nearly $4.7 million from donors who appeared in the Epstein files.SnopesSep 22, 2026TrueA video circulating online in 2026 authentically showed a rhino and muntjac deer headbutting each other at a Polish zoo.SnopesSep 22, 2026MixedJoe Biden's administration cut 442 reporters from the White House press pool in 2023.SnopesSep 22, 2026FalsePresident Joe Biden “cut off 440 reporters’ credentials.”Said by TikTok postsPolitiFactSep 21, 2026FalseDenver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix responded to U.S. President Donald Trump calling a female reporter a "pig" by releasing a video in which he said that "staying silent makes me part of the problem."SnopesSep 21, 2026TrueU.S. President Donald Trump called the U.S. and Israel's war with Iran "small potatoes."SnopesSep 21, 2026TrueMore than 20 African countries banded together to combat the spread of the Sahara Desert by planting a giant wall of trees to run across the continent. This wall will stretch for around 7,000 km coast to coast.SnopesSep 21, 2026MixedA Facebook post accurately described 13 acts of kindness carried out by U.S. President Donald Trump before he ran for office.SnopesSep 21, 2026MixedA meme accurately cites facts and fundraising figures in comparing prosecutors charging Lindsay Clancy with killing her three children, with Clancy receiving more than $1 million in fundraising, and the story of Emma Schols sustaining severe burns while rescuing her six children from a house fire, then receiving only $42,000 in fundraising.SnopesSep 20, 2026TrueU.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering two deals that would give pieces of Georgia's Cumberland Island National Seashore land to private owners.SnopesSep 19, 2026TrueIn September 2026, footwear company Converse published an ad that social media users said evoked Ku Klux Klan and lynching imagery.SnopesSep 18, 2026TrueU.S. President Donald Trump's administration is considering a deal that would give a piece of Yosemite National Park to a private developer.SnopesSep 18, 2026Can’t tellIn mid-September 2026, music streaming company Spotify removed the music of Ed Sheeran from its platform.SnopesSep 18, 2026TrueImages authentically showed U.S. President Donald Trump viewing a large printout about the demolition of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.SnopesSep 18, 2026TrueActor Christian Bale helped build 12 homes in a $22 million village in Palmdale, California, that aims to keep siblings in the foster-care system together.SnopesSep 18, 2026