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Trump's National Guard plans, Joy Reid & Cracker Barrel

Plus: Posts claim teen campers were exposed to nuclear fallout from Trinity test. Here's the full story

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Izz LaMagdeleine
August 26, 2025

TUESDAY EDITION

Snopes Debunker

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Unpacking claim Trump plans to deploy National Guard to 19 states

This month, a rumor spread that President Donald Trump had ordered the deployment of the National Guard to 19 states.

The claim stemmed from a Fox News investigation that 1,700 National Guard troops would be deployed to 19 states to support deportation efforts by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The news network said it had seen documents detailing the plan, including a list of states to which the troops would be deployed. Snopes reporter Anna Rascouët-Paz investigated.

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DeSantis mobilized Florida National Guard to pick fruit?

The rumor originated with Duffel Blog, a self-proclaimed satire news outlet.

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Snopes has been busy fact-checking political claims, including many involving President Donald Trump's administration. But we look into claims on every topic, not just politics. For instance, one of our favorite fact checks that published this weekend was about posts claiming teen campers were exposed to nuclear fallout from Trinity test, featured later in this newsletter. We need your help to keep doing this far-ranging work. By building our membership, we will be able to continue cutting straight to the facts on any subject our readers are interested in. We appreciate any support you can give.

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Did Texas 'fire' Jasmine Crockett by redrawing congressional map?

Social media claims that Crockett was "fired" by a new Texas congressional map weren't true in any sense of the word.

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Stephen Colbert, Rachel Maddow and Joy Reid launched new newsroom?

Online users shared a rumor claiming the three U.S. progressive voices joined forces.

Two signs are shown that say "Cracker Barrel" on it. The one on the bottom left shows a man in a rocking chair in the design, saying "Old Country Store" below. The other sign in the top right simply says "Cracker Barrel" on a mustard yellow background.

Cracker Barrel's logo controversy, explained

The popular restaurant chain has significantly updated its logo for the first time since 1977.

Staff Pick

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Posts claim teen campers were exposed to nuclear fallout from Trinity test. Here's the full story

Barbara Kent and a dozen other 13-year-old girls believed nuclear fallout from the Manhattan Project's Trinity test was summertime snow.