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Rumored saucy text to Noem, alleged Ilia Malinin threat & Jim Carrey

Rumored saucy text to Noem, alleged Ilia Malinin threat & Jim Carrey

Plus: Breaking down claim Iranians burned Baal statues at rallies

March 06, 2026

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A white woman speaks while sitting at a desk. A plaque sitting in front of her says Hon. Kristi Noem. To her right, a person can be seen faintly sitting behind her.

Did Thom Tillis ask Kristi Noem about salacious text from Corey Lewandowski?

Rumors spread online that Sen. Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, chastised former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem about a salacious text message from her special adviser Corey Lewandowski.

The claim spread following Noem’s testimony in a Senate hearing about her leadership of the Department of Homeland Security — days before Trump fired her from the position. Reporter Joey Esposito has the real story.

A split-screen image shows a white man wearing a white jacket pictured next to a white man wearing a dark blue suit.

Did US figure skater Ilia Malinin receive threatening message from Trump? Not so fast

Malinin reportedly told his Instagram followers about the alleged message in a late-night livestream.

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In this image, mourners dig graves during the funeral for children killed in a reported strike on a primary school.

Does this photo show graves of Iranian girls killed in Minab school attack?

Contrary to claims from Grok and others, the image doesn't show grave sites in Indonesia or Brazil.

An AI-generated image of two rows of bodies covered in white sheets. Mourners gather around the bodies, praying.

Posts claim this image shows Iranians mourning schoolgirls killed by airstrikes. Here’s the truth

A social media user said he shared it “symbolically to reflect the scale of the tragedy.”

A white man wearing a black suit smiles while holding an award.

Did Jim Carrey use body double or clone to accept French award?

Photos and videos of Carrey at the César Awards corroborate the real actor attended the event.

Staff pick

A photo of a large statue of a bull-headed figure sitting on a throne. The Star of David is on its forehead, Baal is written on its chest, and the throne itself has a pentagram and the number 666. An obelisk with hieroglyphs is to the write, and a crowd surrounds with Iranian flags and signs written in Persian.

Breaking down claim Iranians burned Baal statues at rallies

Social media users claimed Iranians burned statues of Baal, an ancient Middle Eastern god, during public rallies. Some posts suggested a link between the statue burnings and the decisions by the U.S. and Israel to attack Iran on Saturday.

Reporter Emery Winter verified what we do (and don’t) know about the claim.