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ICE didn't raid LA elementary school graduation ahead of immigration protests

On Friday, a claim circulated online that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had raided an elementary school graduation in Los Angeles. The claims circulated ahead of a weekend of protests in the city following ICE raids the same day.

The claim likely stemmed from a TikTok video who said a nearby elementary school — Gratts Learning Academy for Young Scholars — "was having their graduation and all of a sudden a bunch of parents have to run out because [ICE] is there." Snopes reporter Laerke Christensen has the details.

Noem didn't tell Congress that Republicans voted for Jan. 6 rioters to work for ICE

She testified in a series of hearings throughout May and made no such claim in any of them.

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Yes, video shows Trump stumbling up steps to Air Force One

Snopes readers asked if someone generated the clip, showing the president nearly falling on his way up the steps, with AI.

Debunking rumor that Elon Musk said he 'took' Stephen Miller's wife in X post

Musk rebuked his own AI, Grok, after it claimed the post "likely existed."

Simone Biles was suspended from Team USA over comments to Riley Gaines?

Gaines' extensive history of attacking transgender (and cisgender) women in sports led Biles to call her a "bully" in an X post.

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Suzuki launched $3K robot transport dog to market?

The claim that Suzuki is selling a low-cost transport robot dog called “MOQBA” is a misinterpretation of a real but conceptual mobility prototype.