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Trump State of the Union claim, US men's hockey team & Nancy Guthrie

Plus: Posts claim Willie Nelson helped woman named Sarah Mitchell become country singer. Block out the noise

February 27, 2026

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President Donald Trump, a white man wearing a dark blue suit, delivers the 2026 State of the Union address while standing behind a podium with a microphone on it.

Inspecting Trump's 2026 State of the Union claim that zero 'illegal aliens' were admitted to US in 9 months

During his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Donald Trump said, "In the past nine months, zero illegal aliens have been admitted to the United States."

Trump made the claim while praising what he called "the strongest and most secure border in American history." Reporter Laerke Christensen broke down what we know.

Image shows a screenshot of an X post showing U.S. Olympic men's ice hockey team eating a meal in the White House.

Did Trump feed US Olympic men's hockey team McDonald's at White House?

The men's hockey team visited the White House after winning gold at the Olympics.

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A person holds a sign that says "NANCY GUTHRIE DESAPARECIDA EN TUCSON, ARIZONA 01 DE FEBRERO DEL 2025." Contact information is listed at the bottom of the sign.

Videos falsely claim Nancy Guthrie's body was found in pond near Catalina Foothills

People shared the videos with footage showing police handling human remains during past, unrelated investigations.

A screenshot of Pam Bondi at a podium with a satirical Fox News chyron that says: "Bondi: 'We will visit each house we know watched 'Jeopardy' instead of the State of the Union.'"

Did Bondi say feds will visit households that watched 'Jeopardy!' over State of the Union?

We'll take "things that never happened" for $1,000, Ken.

FBI Director Kash Patel, an Indian American man wearing a dark suit, is pictured speaking.

7 rumors involving FBI Director Kash Patel, investigated

Trump's FBI director has faced multiple accusations about his use of taxpayer money.

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AI-generated image showing Willie Nelson at left and a woman at right singing into a microphone. Text on the image says "No One Was Ready"

Posts claim Willie Nelson helped woman named Sarah Mitchell become country singer. Block out the noise

A YouTube video claimed Willie Nelson helped a woman named Sarah Mitchell become a country singer, allowing her to perform for a crowd of 35,000 people at Farm Aid — an annual festival Nelson helps host to raise money to support farmers.

Reporter Emery Winter inspected the video and found it was nothing more than a bunch of noise.