Entertainment in January 2026
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Friday, January 30, 2026
- Fact Check: Video Of Man Smoking In Minnie Mouse Costume Is NOT At A Disney Park -- Unauthorized Character In Las Vegas
- Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Man In McDonald's During Toronto Earthquake -- It's AI
- Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Make The Melania Movie Mandatory In History Courses, Did NOT Spell Her Name 'Melanie'
Thursday, January 29, 2026
- Fact Check: Your Favorite Celebrity Did NOT Defend Donald Trump, Saying Chaos In Streets Isn't Spontaneous, It's Weaponized to Scare Americans -- Viet Spam
- Fact Check: Millie Bobby Brown Did NOT Say Being Deported Is 'Not The End Of The World' And 'There's A Literal Genocide In Gaza.' -- Fake Quote
Monday, January 26, 2026
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: Karoline Leavitt, Sunny Hostin, Or Whoopi Goldberg Did NOT Say Your Favorite Artist Is 'Just A Musician' -- It's Viet Spam Clickbait
Saturday, January 24, 2026
Friday, January 23, 2026
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: Mia Khalifa Is NOT Dating Rowan Atkinson, The Actor Who Played "Mr. Bean" -- Rumor Denied By Khalifa
Tuesday, January 20, 2026
- Fact Check: Johnny Carson Did NOT Comfort Dying Woman Barbara Martinez While Taping The Tonight Show On March 17, 1983
- 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: Story about Ronald Reagan Driving Himself To Visit Virginia Nursing Home On Christmas Day 1983 Is NOT Real -- Spam From Pakistan
- Fact Check: Fake Video Of Erika Kirk Jumping On Stage Using A Power Boosted Lift At 'Rolling Loud Orlando 2026 Is AI
Sunday, January 18, 2026
Saturday, January 17, 2026
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
Thursday, January 15, 2026
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
- Fact Check: Erika Kirk And Tom Brady Are NOT Dating -- The 'Report' Came From A Parody Account
- Fact Check: Video Does NOT Really Show Local Officer Ordering Driver To Open Armored Truck That Was 'A Federal Asset"
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: Video Does NOT Show Timberwolves National Anthem Ceremony For Renee Good, Minneapolis Mother Killed By ICE
Sunday, January 11, 2026
Thursday, January 8, 2026
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: South Park Did NOT Do An Episode With Minnesota Governor Walz And The 'Quality Learing Center' -- AI-Generated Clip
Tuesday, January 6, 2026
Monday, January 5, 2026
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