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Alleged image of Epstein and Clintons, CNN takeover & more

Plus: Did ICE find more than 3,000 missing children in Minnesota? Unpacking Trump admin's claim

February 28, 2026

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An AI-generated photo shows Hillary Clinton, a white woman, pulling on Jeffrey Epstein's tie as Bill Clinton laughs. Both Epstein and Bill Clinton are white men.

Fact-checking alleged photo of Epstein and Clintons

An image showing Hillary Clinton pulling on Jeffrey Epstein's tie while Bill Clinton laughs is spreading online. Some people have suggested it proves Hillary Clinton wasn't truthful when she said she "did not recall ever encountering Epstein" during a Feb. 26 deposition to Congress.

We looked into the image's origin and identified several flags that confirmed it's not authentic. Snopes reporter Laerke Christensen breaks down the evidence.

An image shows an Amber Alert sign on a highway that says "AMBER ALERT CALL 511 FOR INFO."

Is Ghislaine Maxwell's sister behind Amber Alerts? Here's the real origin story

We examined the inception of the nationwide alerts system and claims about Isabel Maxwell's alleged ties to it.

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Two officers in suits hold the arms of Aliya Rahman, a Bangladeshi American woman wearing a black mask, amid a large audience in a congressional gallery.

Aliya Rahman was arrested while attending Trump's 2026 State of the Union speech. Here's context

Rahman, a disabled U.S. citizen, made headlines in January after immigration officers dragged her out of a car.

Image shows the Paramount Pictures logo displayed on the water tower. The logo is of a mountain top on a blue circle with the word PARAMOUNT above, surrounded by stars going around it. On the bottom, it says A SKYDANCE CORPORATION.

Are 'MAGA billionaires' buying CNN?

After Netflix bowed out from the Warner Bros. bidding war, Paramount looks likely to take over.

A split-screen image shows former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, a white man, and pop star Katy Perry, a white woman.

Is Katy Perry pregnant with twins? Don't be fooled

Perry had not posted a pregnancy announcement on social media, and reputable news outlets had not reported she was expecting.

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A white man wearing a black suit stands to the right of an image behind a microphone. A blue flag can partially be seen behind him.

Did ICE find more than 3,000 missing children in Minnesota? Unpacking Trump admin's claim

Earlier this month, Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan claimed Immigration and Customs Enforcement had found 3,364 "missing" migrant children during the federal government's two-month-plus operation in Minnesota. It was the latest version of a claim the Trump administration has been making since at least 2024.

Snopes reporter Taija PerryCook investigated Homan's claim. She concluded that missing paperwork, not missing children, likely accounted for the figure.