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Trump Claimed US Military 'Turned on the Water' in Fire-Scorched California. Here's What We Know

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Truth Social on Jan. 27 that the U.S. military had "turned on the water" in wildfire-scorched California. Popular posts across X and Facebook repeated this claim. Many posts repeated Trump's line about water in California being "turned on." Snopes readers emailed to ask us about this claim.

However, the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), which manages the state's water resources, posted on X shortly after Trump's Truth Social post that the military did not enter California. Rather, the department said: "The federal government restarted federal water pumps after they were offline for maintenance for three days." Snopes reporter Laerke Christensen explains.

No, Trump Did Not Sign Executive Order Ending Food Stamps, Cash Assistance

Although there is speculation regarding cuts to food stamps and other programs, Trump has not signed any such executive order to date.

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Yes, RFK Jr. Said His Kids Were Vaccinated During First Senate Confirmation Hearing

It wasn't the first time; Kennedy said in 2020 he would do anything to "go back in time and avoid giving my children the vaccines that I gave them."

Misleading Rumor Claims Trump Admin Found 75K-80K 'Missing' Migrant Children

Fox News TV host Harris Faulkner promoted the rumor while speaking about 300,000 purported "missing," unaccompanied migrant children. Here's the truth.

What To Know About Kansas City Tuberculosis Outbreak Officials Called 'Unprecedented'

In the last 12 months, 67 active cases of TB had been reported in the Kansas City area.

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Biden Didn't Pardon Murderers on Death Row. He Gave Them Life in Prison

President Donald Trump claimed on his 2025 Inauguration Day that his predecessor pardoned "33 murderers."