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Top headlines: Ukraine 'sting operation' claim & Victoria Beckham

Top headlines: Ukraine 'sting operation' claim & Victoria Beckham

Your Monday roundup of the most popular rumors over the past week.

January 26, 2026

MONDAY EDITION

YOUR ROUNDUP OF TOP RUMORS

From a rumor Ukraine ran a "sting operation" providing false intelligence to the US that was then leaked to Russia to photos purportedly showing Victoria Beckham's alleged "inappropriate" dance at son Brooklyn's wedding, these were the headlines that generated the most buzz over the past week.

Four white men are pictured. On the left side, two men outlined in white clasp hands while looking at the camera. On the right side, two men outlined in yellow look down while speaking. In the background, a map that appears to show Ukraine is shown.

Did Ukraine run 'sting operation' providing false intelligence to US that was leaked to Russia? We inspected

The rumor appeared to stem from a mistranslation of an interview on French news television.

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A white woman wearing a grey shiny dress performs various fance moves. A white man and woman wearing a black suit and white dress respectively stand in the background.

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