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Your Roundup of Top Rumors

Fact-checked by Snopes, these rumors attracted the most readers over the past week: a fake photo of Donald Trump and a young girl, made-up quotes by Fox News host Jesse Watters and Eric Clapton, and claims about Rep. Ilhan Omar's and House Speaker Mike Johnson's finances.

Was this photo of Trump and a young girl removed from Epstein files?

The image spread online as users pored over documents released by the Department of Justice related to Jeffrey Epstein.

600,181 views

Did Fox News' Jesse Watters say, 'If Trump had been president during the Civil War, we would've won it'?

Users questioned what Watters meant by "we," but the claim was intended comedically.

195,659 views

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Posts claim Eric Clapton called Trump 'disgrace to America' and 'cancer on society.' Here's the truth

A meme featuring the musician's alleged comments made the rounds online, but there was no indication he actually produced the quote.

127,949 views

Did Ilhan Omar's net worth increase by more than $30M since 2019? What we know

Omar captioned a September 2025 TikTok post, "Keep wishing millions into existence so I could pay off these student loans."

95,934 views

Auditing claim Mike Johnson donates his salary to charity

Johnson has described himself as "a man of modest means."

87,608 views