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U.S. President Donald Trump stands outside during a sunny day at the White House in a dark suit, white shirt and dark red and black tie, wearing a U.S. flag pin on his lapel, mouth open and each hand gesturing out to corresponding sides, appearing to answer reporters' questions, with stairs and hedges visible in the out-of-focus background.

Did Trump say he feels badly for 'Cornell 7' because they 'won't get a fair shake'?

This claim is true. The quote spread after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul appointed the state's Attorney General Letitia James as a special prosecutor to investigate the Cornell University case. Trump said he feels "badly" for "whoever" James prosecutes, claiming they "won't get a fair shake."

The image is a stylized, blue and green photograph of Yersenia pestis, the bacterium that causes the plague.

Russian lab worker reportedly died of pneumonic plague. Here's what we know

According to reports, Russia announced the lab worker died of an "unknown" infection and nearly 200 people have been isolated as a result.

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Side-by-side images show U.S. President Donald Trump on the left and billionaire Elon Musk on the right.

Did Trump thank Elon Musk for making every Republican vote count 3 times?

The image spreading the claim is fake. The image is a doctored version of a real Truth Social post from Trump’s account about the 2026 midterm elections. The sentence about Musk didn't appear in the president's original post.

U.S. President Donald Trump superimposed on an image of a orange and black monarch butterfly perched on a flower.

Did Trump admin deny protections for monarch butterflies under Endangered Species Act until 2030?

This claim is largely true, although it omits a few details.

This claim omits some details. The Fish and Wildlife Service recently settled with conservation groups over the agency failing to finalize a policy protecting the butterflies under the Endangered Species Act. The settlement requires the federal agency to issue a final decision by 2030.

A wet, brown-colored dog and a monkey rest on a wet log in floodwaters, surrounded by debris, with the monkey's left paw resting on the dog and raindrops faintly visible hitting water in the background, captured from a 10-second video circulating in September 2026 that allegedly shows the monkey rescuing the dog in a village setting.

Is video of monkey rescuing dog from floodwaters in Thailand real?

This video is fake. We identified multiple red flags proving the clip was generated via artificial intelligence, including inauthentic-sounding audio. The Facebook user who made the video confirmed it was created using Meta AI.

A black-and-white photo of Jane Fonda, a younger white woman and Nguyen Duy Trinh, a middle-aged asian man, sitting and talking on a couch.

Did Jane Fonda betray US POWs in Vietnam by turning over secret messages to captors?

This rumor is false. Posts spreading the claim name two POWs that Jane Fonda supposedly betrayed. Both men denied the allegations, saying they never met the actor, in interviews with reporters for the Minnesota Star Tribune.

Trump on 'Cornell 7', Russian plague reports, Jane Fonda — and more (Premium)