Donald Trump’s frequent spotlighting of stock market milestones to showcase his financial achievements has brought renewed focus to his economic claims. WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump has actively promoted his economic accomplishments across social media and public appearances, including an August 5 rally in Las Vegas. With the November 3 midterm elections drawing closer, economic … Read more
Following the August 4 primary election, Mike Rogers—the Republican nominee for Michigan’s U.S. Senate seat and a former U.S. House member—painted his Democratic rival, Abdul El-Sayed, as an extremist. In an August 5 statement that leaned on his background in law enforcement fighting terrorism, Rogers remarked, “Never in a million years did I think that … Read more
The question of whether massive artificial intelligence data centers should be built in Florida—and how they might impact residential power bills—has emerged as a central debate in the state’s gubernatorial race. Republican frontrunner and U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds supports bringing these facilities to the state as long as proper consumer safeguards are in place, a … Read more
Claim: In August 2026, New York City’s upcoming government-run grocery stores announced a policy requiring shoppers to bear “a special mark on hand or forehead” in order to purchase items. <div class=”rating_wrapper”> <span class=”wrapper_title”>Rating:</span> <a id=”main_rating” class=”rating_link_wrapper” href=”https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rating/labeled_satire”> <div class=”rating_img_wrap”> <img class=”lazy-image” src=”https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/200/https://media.snopes.com/2019/08/snopes-rating-icon-satire_4x.png” alt=”Labeled Satire”/> </div> </a> </div> </section> <input type=”hidden” id=”article_url” value=”/fact-check/mamdani-grocery-stores-special-mark/”/> <p dir=”ltr”><span>A … Read more
Claim: In August 2026, 300 military officers and generals resigned from the U.S. Department of Defense. Rating: In August 2026, various social media posts began claiming that 300 military officers and generals had collectively resigned from the U.S. Department of Defense. These claims, spreading across X, Facebook, and Threads, alleged that this event constituted the … Read more
Claim: School officials in Bridgehaven, Pennsylvania, fired Denise Whitmarsh, a 61-year-old school cook, after they found out she packed extra meals on Fridays for hungry kids to eat over the weekend. Rating: A viral rumor claiming that administrators in Bridgehaven, Pennsylvania, terminated 61-year-old cafeteria worker Denise Whitmarsh for sending extra food home with needy students … Read more
Claim: Michigan Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed stated that he believes the United States deserved the 9/11 terrorist attacks. <div class=”rating_wrapper”> <span class=”wrapper_title”>Rating:</span> <a id=”main_rating” class=”rating_link_wrapper” href=”https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/rating/false”> <div class=”rating_img_wrap”> <img class=”lazy-image” src=”https://mediaproxy.snopes.com/width/200/https://media.snopes.com/2018/03/rating-false.png” alt=”False”/> </div> </a> </div> <div id=”outer_fact_context” class=”outer_fact_check_context”> <div class=”fact_check_info_wrapper”> <span class=”fact_check_info_title”>Context</span> <p class=”fact_check_info_description”>No evidence exists showing that El-Sayed ever made comments suggesting … Read more
Fact Check: Perez Hilton Death Rumor Claim: In August 2026, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton passed away from self-inflicted injuries sustained during a brief livestream on TikTok. Rating: False What Happened On August 4, 2026, celebrity blogger Perez Hilton (whose legal name is Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr.) initiated a live broadcast on TikTok that lasted approximately … Read more
The May 14 crash claimed the lives of all four individuals on board and triggered a wildfire that led to local evacuations. WASHINGTON, DC: Throughout August 2026, social media platforms saw a surge in posts alleging that US military GPS signal jamming was responsible for the tragic May 2026 crash of a private medical transport … Read more
A viral screenshot on social media falsely suggests that Donald Trump endorsed a book by convicted criminal Ghislaine Maxwell. WASHINGTON, DC: Social media users have been buzzing over a fabricated rumor alleging that President Donald Trump used social media to endorse a memoir by Jeffrey Epstein’s former associate and convicted felon, Ghislaine Maxwell. The startling … Read more