Did singer Beyoncé Knowles announce she would be covering the expenses of Renee Good's children until they were adults? No, that's not true: The viral video apparently showing that was labeled as AI generated by the TikTok account that posted it. Beyoncé's actual social media accounts and those of her charitable foundation have not made any mention of the Minneapolis ICE shooting victim or her children.
The viral TikTok video (archived here) was published on January 9, 2026 with a description that read:
#Beyoncé has stated that she is willing to cover all expenses for Renee Good's three children until they reach adulthood. #ICE #usa #foryoupage #celebrity
This is what the first frame of the video looked like on TikTok at the time of writing:
(Source: TikTok screenshot taken on Sun Jan 11 13:55:35 2026 UTC)
@royalsecrets1 #Beyoncé has stated that she is willing to cover all expenses for Renee Good's three children until they reach adulthood. #ICE #usa #foryoupage #celebrity ♬ original sound - Royal Secrets
A transcript of the voiceover in the video reads:
Rest in peace, Renee Good. I am willing to cover all expenses for her three children until they reach adulthood. I cannot accept the cold blooded response given by Christie Noem to this wrongful killing, especially as she herself is a mother of three. Thousands of people have taken to the streets to mourn Renee.
This is not emotional hysteria. It is society's natural moral response. Renee committed no crime that would justify being shot on the spot. She was a lawful US citizen, a poet and a mother. ICE's responsibility is to enforce immigration law against undocumented individuals, not to spread fear in communities, and certainly not to take the life of a mother in the absence of a clear threat.
After the incident, ICE offered no remedial action, no compensation plan, and no arrangements for the children, only repeated lies and self-justification. I am also a mother. I know what children face after losing their mother. Those children are the most innocent victims in this tragedy. Today, it is Renee. Tomorrow, it could be any ordinary woman.
However, the video had a disclaimer that said "Creator labeled as AI-generated".
Neither Beyoncé's Instagram page (archived here) or X account (archived here) or the website (archived here), X account (archived here) and Facebook page (archived here) of her "Beygood" charity made any mention of such a donation.
A search of Google News for coverage containing the phrases "Beyoncé", "Renee Good" and "children" did not bring up any results (archived here) about the story either.
