A rumor spread online that the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff prevented Trump from invoking the nuclear codes against Iran during a heated emergency meeting.

The story appeared to originate from a podcast episode released on Monday featuring a blogger and former CIA analyst who has spread false claims before. Reporter Nur Ibrahim has the details.

The Connecticut Democrat shared the one-word X post in response to a report that 26 Iranian vessels had bypassed the Strait of Hormuz blockade.

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The rumor spread from a report by the Citizen Journalism Foundation, which is led by conservative activist James O'Keefe.

The claim stems from a news conference Hungarian Prime Minister-elect Péter Magyar gave after winning the general election.

For years, social media users have shared an image purportedly showing a news article claiming Trump evicted a 74-year-old stroke victim in the 1980s, when he was a New York landlord.

"Trump Evicts Stroke Victim, 74," the alleged article's headline read in social media posts. Reporter Rae Deng unpacked what we know about the claim.