FactCheck.org found no evidence of per-arrest cash payments to ICE agents, despite social media claims suggesting a bounty system is in place.
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False: The B-52 Crash at Edwards Air Force Base Photos Circulating Online Are Not Authentic
PolitiFact confirmed that images circulating as the Edwards Air Force Base B-52 crash are not photos of the actual June 2026 incident.
False: The USS Liberty Attack Was Not Intentional Says US and Israel After New Viral Claims
Snopes investigated renewed social media posts about the USS Liberty incident, reaffirming that both the US and Israel concluded the 1967 attack was accidental.
False: Iran Will Not Receive US Government Money Under the Peace Deal
Following confusion about the $300 billion Iran investment fund, Snopes confirmed the US government will not directly invest or grant money to Iran.
PIB debunks claim that UPSC 2026 prelims paper was leaked
India’s Press Information Bureau labeled as fake viral posts alleging the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary exam paper had leaked
Snopes examines viral claims on paraquat and Parkinson’s risk
Fact-checkers reviewed circulating health claims linking the herbicide paraquat to Parkinson’s disease
Snopes debunks Islamophobic ‘invasion’ image shared online
Accounts shared an image with false Islamophobic messaging about an immigrant ‘invasion’
Snopes fact-checks claims around Kennedy Center name-removal order
Fact-checkers examined viral claims surrounding the court order to remove Trump’s name from the Kennedy Center
Snopes checks viral claim about governor’s data-center remarks
A circulating claim about a governor’s alleged statement at a data-center groundbreaking was reviewed by fact-checkers
False: Video of Israelis Fleeing to Cyprus Debunked by PolitiFact
PolitiFact rates as false a viral social media video falsely purporting to show Israeli citizens evacuating to Cyprus during conflict.