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ICE shooting claims, Barron Trump insider trading rumor & more

Plus: Unraveling claim UK has 'dibs' on Greenland should Denmark decide to sell territory

January 09, 2026

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Photo allegedly showing unmasked ICE agent who shot Renee Nicole Macklin Good spreads online

Images spreading online claimed to reveal the identity of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who fatally shot Renee Nicole Macklin Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday. The ICE agent was wearing a mask in footage of the shooting, but a slew of X users claimed to have found a photo of the man with his mask removed.

We inspected the image, as well as other alleged images of the officer without his mask on. Snopes reporter Joey Esposito has the real story.

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Video shows DeSantis defending ICE shooting victim Renee Nicole Macklin Good?

"You have a right to flee for your safety," DeSantis said in a 2025 clip unrelated to the Minneapolis shooting.

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Photo shows ICE shooting victim Renee Nicole Macklin Good? Here's the truth

A photo claiming to show Macklin Good spread on social media platforms. It even appeared on a protest sign at a Chicago rally.

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Why unverified claim Barron Trump made $400K from insider trading on Maduro capture spread online

One trader made more than $400,000 betting on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro's downfall. But was the anonymous bettor a Trump insider?

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Did María Corina Machado say she wants to give Trump her Nobel Peace Prize?

During a Fox News interview, the opposition leader said Venezuelans want to share her 2025 Nobel Peace Prize with the U.S. president.

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Unraveling claim UK has 'dibs' on Greenland should Denmark decide to sell territory

As speculation intensified online that the U.S. might focus on acquiring Greenland after capturing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, a rumor spread that a longstanding agreement gave the U.K. first right of refusal should Denmark decide to sell the territory.

Snopes reporter Anna Rascouët-Paz spoke to Denmark's former (and final) Minister of Greenland and emailed a British journalist who contradicted the claim while unpacking the claim.