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Minnesota hotel, Greenland map & Walmart allegedly leaving US

Plus: 9 claims about Maduro we've investigated after his capture

January 08, 2026

THURSDAY EDITION

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What to know about Hilton hotel in Minnesota refusing to serve ICE agents

As U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducted highly publicized operations in Minnesota, a rumor spread online that a Hampton Inn hotel in a suburb of Minneapolis had refused service to ICE agents.

We can confirm the Hampton Inn in Lakeville did refuse the agents accommodations. Snopes reporter Taija PerryCook broke down what you need to know about what happened.

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Did Katie Miller post Greenland map overlaid with US flag, captioning it 'SOON'?

Miller, a conservative podcaster and wife of Trump adviser Stephen Miller, posted the map following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

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Is Walmart leaving US due to tariffs, as Rachel Maddow allegedly reported?

There was no evidence the retail giant planned to make such a move.

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Did Robert De Niro say he was leaving NYC because of Mamdani?

Without citing a source, Facebook posts claimed the actor said he has "no choice" but to leave the city due to the new mayor's policies.

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Did Tom Hanks confront Pam Bondi on '60 Minutes'?

According to the story, Hanks supposedly questioned why Bondi refused to read a posthumous memoir by one of Jeffrey Epstein's best-known accusers.

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9 claims about Maduro we've investigated after his capture by the US

On Saturday, news broke about an overnight American military operation to capture Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The Trump administration took Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, to a New York City courthouse and charged them with operating a "narco-terrorism conspiracy."

Snopes reporter Emery Winter put together a collection of rumors we've investigated about Maduro since the news broke.