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DHS X account, Melania Trump photo & 2025 Thanksgiving dinner

Plus: Image of Alaska tree frozen in ice isn't what it seems

November 25, 2025

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A X account appears to say that the date it joined the platform was July 2008 in Israel. The account also appears to be based in Tel Aviv, Israel, and connected via the Israel App Store.

Investigating claim DHS runs official X account from Israel

Shortly after a new X feature revealed where accounts on Elon Musk’s social media platform were posting from, a rumor began to spread that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security was running its official account from Tel Aviv, Israel.

The rumor spread prominently on X, where some posts claimed the platform turned off the feature 20 minutes after the location of the DHS account was exposed. Reporter Anna Rascouët-Paz investigated.

A white man wearing a dark suit points at a wall. A white boy wearing a dark blue suit walks by him.

Contextualizing claim this video shows Trump having ‘hard time walking’ with grandson

Users claimed a video showed Trump displaying signs of dementia, leg braces, post-stroke issues or a pigeon-toed gait.

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A white woman is photographed wearing a revealing top. At the bottom, white text says, "FUN FACT: THIS FAMOUS PICTURE OF FIRST LADY MELANIA TRUMP WAS TAKEN ON JEFFREY EPSTEIN'S PLANE."

This Melania Trump photo is real, but it wasn’t taken on Epstein's plane

Online users shared a meme falsely claiming, “Fun fact: This famous picture of first lady Melania Trump was taken on Jeffrey Epstein's plane.”

Illustrative image of Donald Trump in the foreground, with a basket of bread in front, left, and below him, whereas a turkey dish is behind, right, and above him. A red trend line runs behind all of these. The background is a Walmart storefront

Is Thanksgiving dinner 25% cheaper in 2025, as Trump claimed? Here's what the data shows

The 2025 Walmart Thanksgiving meal basket is cheaper than the previous year’s basket — but it also contains fewer items.

A white man sppears tired at the top of an image. At the bottom, he's shown smiling with a woman on the other side of him and a man inbetween the two. An insert appears to show a hospital room.

Does Sen. John Kennedy’s son, Preston, have pancreatic cancer? Here's the truth

The Louisiana senator appeared to call the rumor “AI-generated fake news” and confirmed that everyone in his family was healthy.

Staff Pick

A tree is shown covered in ice. Snow seems to compeltely surround it.

Image of Alaska tree frozen in ice isn’t what it seems

As winter approaches many U.S. regions, an image spread online that alleged to show an Alaska tree frozen in ice that formed a peculiar fungi-esque shape.

Users on social media platforms like Facebook, X and Instagram shared the image, with some astounded by its beauty and others suspicious of its authenticity. Reporter Joey Esposito dug into the truth behind the tree.