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Trump post with pink triangle, Vance's cousin and Mahmoud Khalil

Plus: Unpacking claims about Payton McNabb, anti-trans activist and former volleyball athlete

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Izz LaMagdeleine
March 13, 2025

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A social media account belonging to President Donald Trump shows a link. The link says "Army recruitment ads look quite different under Trump." THe description says, "President Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth are accomplishing what often takes years in a matter of weeks." Next to the description shows an image of an upside-down pink triangle with a red circle with a line going through it on top. The triangle is inside a TV.

In March, a rumor spread online that President Donald Trump posted a symbol Nazis used as a badge to identify gay men to his social media platform, Truth Social. Snopes readers also wrote in to ask us whether Trump had posted such an image.

In short, Trump did post a link on Truth Social to an article published on the website of the conservative daily newspaper The Washington Times. The article's feature illustration displays in the preview and depicts a television set with a pink upside-down triangle and an overlaid red symbol, usually taken to mean "not allowed." Several sources confirmed Nazis did indeed use a pink triangle to identify gay men in concentration camps. Snopes reporter Amelia Clarke investigated.

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Yes, Vice President JD Vance's cousin Nate fought in Ukraine for three years

Nate Vance spoke with several news outlets in early 2025 following JD Vance's comments about Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

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Yes, Canada can place 250% tariffs on US dairy products — but online claims lack context

Tariffs on U.S. dairy products imported into Canada depend on whether the U.S. has exceeded quotas agreed to in U.S.-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement.

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Yes, ICE arrested Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, a lawful permanent resident of US

Khalil, a recent graduate of Columbia University, was a negotiator for pro-Palestine protesters during the 2024 encampment protest.

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Rumor of secret tunnel filled with bodies found under Gene Hackman's home doesn't add up

Hackman and his wife, Betsy Arakawa, were found dead in their home in late February.

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Unpacking claims about Payton McNabb, anti-trans activist and former volleyball athlete

McNabb claims a transgender athlete injured her during a volleyball match in 2022. It is not possible to verify this athlete was trans.