Current Events in January 2026

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Monday, January 26, 2026

• Fact Check: Anti-ICE Protesters Did NOT Beat Up Staff At Minneapolis Hotel, NOT TRUE That 'Police Never Came'
• Fact Check: Photo Of Man In Pink Dress And Crown Is NOT Alex Pretti -- Altered Image Of Ben Taylor, Creator Of 'Fishtank' Reality Show
• Fact Check: AI-Altered Image Of Immigration Officers' Scuffle With Alex Pretti Is NOT A Reliable Picture Of The Scene -- Pulled From Blurry Video
• Fact Check: Truth Social Image Of Trump Calling For 'Kill Switch' On Phones So ICE Can 'Kill' Video Recording Is Satire
• Fact Check: Photo Of Man In Drag Is NOT Alex Pretti, ICU Nurse Shot And Killed By ICE In Minneapolis
• Fact Check: Conservative Commentator Evan Kilgore DENIES Social Media Posts Saying That He Was Officer Who Shot And Killed Alex Pretti In Minneapolis -- Agent Timeline Doesn't Match Kilgore Career Changes
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ICE Raiding Home Without A Warrant After Man Shouted They Shouldn't 'Smack' His Neighbor -- It's Columbus SWAT In 2019

Sunday, January 25, 2026

• Fact Check: Fake Stories About Celebrities Saying Alex Pretti, Fatally Shot By ICE Agents, Was A Relative Are Spam From Vietnam
• Fact Check: Fake Trump Post Image About 'Only Criminals' Carrying 'Guns On Our Streets' NOT Actual Truth Social Post After Minneapolis Shooting

Saturday, January 24, 2026

• What We Know About Claim Alex Pretti, Was Disarmed Seconds Before He Was Shot and Killed by Immigration Agent
• Fact Check: Fake Stories About Karoline Leavitt Smirking At Celebrities Because 'Complex Social Policy' Is 'Out Of Their League' Are Spam From Vietnam

Friday, January 23, 2026

• Fact Check: ICE Vehicles Are NOT Being Towed And Impounded In Atlanta, ICE NOT Banned On State Roads By 10th Amendment -- It's A Joke
• Fact Check: Karoline Leavitt Did NOT Say Trump 'Mistook Greenland For Iceland' Because 'They Share The Same Border'
• Fact Check: Video Of Somali Defendant Sentenced To 30 Years For Child Care Fraud Asking To Be Deported Is NOT Real -- AI Slop
• Fact Check: Image Of Usha Vance Dressed In The Same Fabric As Couch Is NOT Real
• Fact Check: Article, Video Do NOT Prove Crowds Chanted 'Mass Murderer' At Bill Gates During WEF Visit

Thursday, January 22, 2026

• What We Know About ICE Claim 5-Year-Old Liam Ramos' 'Criminal Illegal Alien' Father Abandoned Him To Flee ICE Agents In Minnesota
• Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Activist Nekima Levy Armstrong Crying During Arrest In FBI's Minnesota 'Church Riot' Case -- White House Posted An Altered Photo That Changes Her Expression, Adds Tears

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

• Fact Check: Your Favorite Sports Star Did NOT Refuse To Wear An LGBT Armband -- It's Spam From Vietnam
• Fact Check: Viral Video Is NOT NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte, Nor Is It AI -- It Is Dutch Comedian Remko Vrijdag's Parody Of Rutte
• Fact Check: Fake Video Of ICE Entering Class At Cal State University Looking For Student Is Made By Sora AI Tool

Tuesday, January 20, 2026

• Fact Check: Irish Teacher Enoch Burke Was Arrested Again For Contempt Of Court, NOT For Views On Transgender Issues
• Fact Check: Fake Video Of Cherokee Woman Fighting Off ICE Agent At The Grand Central Market Is AI-Generated Ragebait
• Fact Check: Jon Stewart, Willie Nelson, Taylor Swift, Dolly Parton And A Dozen Other Celebs Did NOT Call Donald Trump A 'Vicious Old Bastard Draining America's Soul'

Monday, January 19, 2026

• Fact Check: Viral Videos of Bathtub Viking And 'Techno Viking' Escaping ICE Officers In Minneapolis Are FAKE -- Made With AI By Parodists
• Fact Check: Stephen Colbert Did NOT 'Reveal' Donald Trump's 1970 Wharton Aptitude, IQ Tests
• Fact Check: Fake Video Of Erika Kirk Jumping On Stage Using A Power Boosted Lift At 'Rolling Loud Orlando 2026 Is AI
• Fact Check: Trump DID Tell Prime Minister He Isn't Obligated To 'Think Purely Of Peace' Since Norway Denied Him The Nobel Prize -- Demands 'Complete And Total Control Of Greenland'
• Fact Check: French Channel LCI Did NOT Report Ukraine Sent False Strategic Info To US -- Clip Only Mentioned 'Leaks' To Moscow

Sunday, January 18, 2026

• Fact Check: Slop Stories About $500.000 Donations To 'Remembering Renee Nicole Good Fund' Originated On Foreign Websites

Saturday, January 17, 2026

• Fact Check: Robert De Niro NOT Leaving New York Now Mamdani Is Mayor -- Liberal Trolling From Satire Page

Friday, January 16, 2026

• Fact Check: NO 'Finding The Light' Program By Tom Hanks About Jeffrey Epstein's Sexual Abuse And Trafficking Of Virginia Giuffre -- Viet Spam Posts Made It Up
• Fact Check: Colbert, Kimmel And Fallon Are NOT Officially Teaming Up For A New 'Freedom Show' -- It's Viet Spam
• Fact Check: David Muir Did NOT Launch Into An Anti-Trump Tirade Predicting Martial Law And No Midterms -- Clickbait Story

Thursday, January 15, 2026

• Fact Check: Satirical Post Said Parliament of Greenland Banned Trump And His Descendants For 100 Years -- Not Real News
• Fact Check: Proud Boys Founder Enrique Tarrio Did NOT Say He Is In ICE
• Fact Check: Photo Of Arm With 'IV' Was NOT Released By DHS As Evidence Of ICE Agent Jonathan Ross Internal Bleeding -- Old Joke Photo

Wednesday, January 14, 2026

• Fact Check: 20% of Oregon Voters Were NOT Shown To Be Fake When 800,000 Inactive Registrations Were Removed
• Fact Check: Erika Kirk And Tom Brady Are NOT Dating -- The 'Report' Came From A Parody Account
• Fact Check: Image Of Elon Musk And Ted Cruz Has Been Digitally Edited -- Faces Changed, Furries Added
• Fact Check: Video Of U.S. Marshals Confiscating A Lamborghini From A Somali Daycare Owner Is NOT Real -- Made By Sora AI Tool

Tuesday, January 13, 2026

• Fact Check: Clickbait Story About Diner Bought By Springsteen, Cher, Joni Mitchell And Other Celebrities To Feed 120 Homeless Every Day Is NOT Real - Vietnam Spam
• Fact Check: "One Of Ours All Of Yours" Is NOT A Phrase From Nazi Germany -- However It Was Really Displayed On A Lectern At A DHS Press Conference In New York City
• Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Timberwolves National Anthem Ceremony For Renee Good, Minneapolis Mother Killed By ICE
• Fact Check: NO Evidence Renee Good Lost Custody Of Her Children Because Her Wife Rebecca Put Cigarettes Out On Them
• Fact Check: "Kramer Hammy" Who Penned Viral Opinion Piece About Minnesota ICE Shooting IS A Former Deputy Sheriff

Sunday, January 11, 2026

• Fact Check: AI Video Of Beyoncé Announcing She Would Be Covering Expenses Of Renee Good's Children Is NOT Real -- No Such Announcement

Saturday, January 10, 2026

• Fact Check: Edited Picture Of Woman Blocking Line Of ICE SUVs Based On Historical 1989 Photo From Events In China -- Does NOT Show Minneapolis

Friday, January 9, 2026

• Fact Check: Claims Casting Doubt On Renee Good's Place Of Residence At Time Of Death Are NOT Supported By Facts
• Fact Check: There Were NOT Antifa and "Transgender Surgeries Performed In This Car" Stickers On Renee Good's Honda Pilot -- AI-Generated Image Originally Posted in 'Comedy' Account Riff On Minneapolis ICE Shooting
• Fact Check: Overhead Still Image Of ICE Agent Opening Fire On Renee Good In Minneapolis Is NOT Real
• Fact Check: Erika Kirk Has NOT Lost Custody Of Her Kids -- Congresswoman Says She Misspoke
• Fact Check: Satirical Post Said 'Radical Libertarian NRA Members' Wielding AR-15 Rifles Were Facing Off With ICE Vehicles In Oregon -- Not Real News

Thursday, January 8, 2026

• Fact Check: Blonde Elsa Thora's Picture Is AI-Generated Image NOT A Real Photo Aboard A Ship During A Military Operation
• Fact Check: 'Lucas Mamdani' Did NOT Buy NYC Properties Through Holding Company Co-Owned With Bernie Sanders -- Mayor Does Not Have A Brother Named 'Lucas Mamdani'
• Fact Check: Steve Grove Is NOT The Name Of The ICE Agent Who Shot And Killed Renee Good In Minneapolis
• Fact Check: Photo Circulating Does NOT Show Renee Nicole Good Who Was Shot By ICE In Minneapolis -- It Shows Another Woman Who Attended The Same University
• Fact Check: DeSantis Did NOT Defend Renee Good, Saying She Had The Right To Drive Away And Even Run Into People Blocking Her Car -- Video Predates Minneapolis ICE Killing By Six Months
• Fact Check: Photos Of Unmasked ICE Agent Involved In Renee Nicole Good Shooting In Minneapolis Are NOT Real -- Grok Made Them
• Fact Check: AI Image In Keanu Reeves 'Arch Animal Sanctuary' Story With No Verifiable Details -- No Actual News Reports

Wednesday, January 7, 2026

• Fact Check: Fake Stories Say Streisand, Farage, Speaker Johnson And Others Said 'Our country would be safer without Somali immigrants' -- Vietnam-Launched Hoaxes Say Celebrities Targeted Rep. Ilhan Omar
• Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show U.S. Operation To Capture Bella-1 Oil Tanker, Previously Known As Marinera
• Fact Check: South Park Did NOT Do An Episode With Minnesota Governor Walz And The 'Quality Learing Center' -- AI-Generated Clip
• Fact Check: Wrong Headline Saying Michael Byrd 'Pocketed' $190 Million In Maryland HHS Funds CORRECTED By Gateway Pundit

Tuesday, January 6, 2026

• Fact Check: Fake Posts About '100% Free Community Health Center' Opened By Eminem, Kid Rock, Other Celebs NOT Real -- Foreign Clickbait
• Fact Check: Mamdani Did NOT Say That 'Husbands Are Allowed To Beat Their Wives' Or That City Authorities Should Ignore Domestic Violence Calls

Monday, January 5, 2026

• Fact Check: Clickbait Story About Trump Being Told 'Shame On You' Live On Air By Depp, Eminem, Cher, McCartney, Others NOT Real - Vietnam Spam
• Fact Check: This 'Official Photo' Of Maduro In U.S. Custody Can NOT Be Traced Back To Official Government Channels
• Fact Check: Blonde's Selfie Is AI-Generated Image NOT A Real Photo With Nicolás Maduro Handcuffed In Back Seat Of Car
• Fact Check: Video Of U.K. Member Of Parliament Calling For Netanyahu To Be Captured Like Maduro Is NOT Real
• Fact Check: Inconsistent Details in Ventura Village Daycare Child Actors Wanted Craigslist Ad From Minneapolis, Minnesota

Sunday, January 4, 2026

• Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Real CBS News Report That Gabbard Thwarted A Rep. Jeffries Attempt To Tip Off Maduro -- It's Rage Bait
• Fact Check: Satirical California 'Rep. Jack Kimble' Post About Other Countries Considering Invading U.S. Over Corrupt President Is NOT Real

Saturday, January 3, 2026

• Fact Check: Viral Image of 'Captured Maduro' Is NOT Real -- Maduro's Head Was Digitally Attached To Body Of Ukrainian Businessman Known For Ties With Putin
• Fact Check: Viral Video Does NOT Show Caracas, Venezuela Under Missile Bombardment -- 2025 Israel Footage
• Fact Check: California And Colorado Are NOT 'Top Outbound States' With People Leaving -- Trump Cites Questionable Source

Friday, January 2, 2026

• Fact Check: Photo Shared By President Trump In 'Eagles Going Down' Post Is NOT An Eagle -- It's A European Red Kite
• Fact Check: Chart Does NOT Show Drug Overdose Deaths 'Dropped Off A Cliff' in 2025 Under Trump -- It Was Biden in '24