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Masked fan unplugs VAR monitor during penalty decision

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A masked fan unplugged a VAR monitor during ‌a German second division football match. Referee Felix Bickel stands in front of the blank screen.

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Bundesliga 2 club Preussen Munster said “a masked spectator from the active fan section illegally entered the pitch and unplugged the technical equipment” during their league match against Hertha Berlin.

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Did Bill Gates donate $50M to create 'biologically modified' crops? Here's the truth

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Online posts claimed Gates donated $50 million to develop RNA-based technology for crops that U.S. regulators had supposedly already approved.

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The true story behind photo of Catholic wife and Protestant husband 'holding hands' across cemetery wall

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Why Hillary Clinton once said US would attack Iran if she was president

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March 9 : Commonwealth Day in the Commonwealth of Nations (2026); National Heroes and Benefactors Day in Belize (2026)

Kaʻiulani

1776 – Scottish philosopher Adam Smith publishes his book The Wealth of Nations , the first classical treatise on political economy .

1891 – Kaʻiulani (pictured) was appointed the heir apparent to the throne of the Hawaiian Kingdom .

1925 – The Royal Air Force began a bombardment and strafing campaign against the mountain strongholds of Mahsud tribesmen in South Waziristan , present-day Pakistan.

1956 – In Tbilisi , Georgia, soldiers suppressed mass demonstrations against Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev 's policy of de-Stalinization .

1957 – The Andreanof Islands earthquake struck Hawaii and the Aleutian Islands , causing more than $5 million in damage from ground movement and a destructive tsunami.

Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi (d.  886) Catherine of Bologna (d.  1463) Friederike Caroline Neuber (b.  1697) Dick Walker (b.  1938)

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The one British fatality, as envisaged by The Illustrated London News

The Zungeni Mountain skirmish took place on 5 June 1879 between British and Zulu forces in what is now South Africa during the later stages of the Anglo-Zulu War . British irregular cavalry discovered a force of 300 Zulus at the settlement of eZulaneni near Zungeni Mountain. The horsemen charged and scattered the Zulus, burnt the settlement, and withdrew after coming under fire from Zulus who threatened to surround them. Reinforced by more irregulars and a force of regular cavalry, two British squadrons approached the Zulu position, but could not close as the Zulus were in an area of bushes and long grass. Zulu fire killed a British officer; the British withdrew after the Zulus moved to outflank them. British casualties were one killed and two wounded; two months later, the remains of 25 Zulus were found on the battlefield. After the skirmish the British paused before proceeding further into Zululand, where they decisively defeated the Zulus at the 4 July Battle of Ulundi . (Full article... )

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Did Hillary Clinton supply Iran with uranium? Inspecting her role in nuclear deal

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Did Hillary Clinton supply Iran with uranium? Inspecting her role in nuclear deal

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U.S.-Israel war on Iran: 14 claims we've examined

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U.S.-Israel war on Iran: 14 claims we’ve examined

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Iwona B. Horyn is actual name of DHS acting chief security officer

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In late February 2026, Snopes readers reached out and searched the website for information about a person allegedly named Iwona B. Horyn, who some claimed was the acting chief security officer of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

The rumor, which has circulated online since late November 2025, found a resurgence after the alleged Horyn was featured in a segment on the late night comedy show "Jimmy Kimmel Live."

Kimmel used the apparent wordplay in Horyn's name ("I wanna be whorin'") as an introduction for a segment featuring other "unfortunate" people with odd names. The segment is available to watch on YouTube with the relevant portion beginning around the 14:00 mark.

As a result, users took to social media platforms like Instagram ( archived) to spread the alleged DHS employee's purported name and photograph.

The claim that a person named Iwona B. Horyn was the acting chief security officer of DHS is true.

The rumor originally circulated following the October 2025 publication of an by the website AntiPolygraph.org , which described itself as "a non-profit, public interest website dedicated to exposing and ending waste, fraud, and abuse associated with the use of polygraphs and other purported lie detectors."

The article cited a February 2025 report that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "issued an internal directive that all polygraphs the Department of Homeland Security administers must include a question about unauthorized communications with media and nonprofit organizations," in an alleged effort to contain DHS "leaks of both border and interior immigration enforcement activities."

AntiPolygraph reported that DHS' acting Chief Security Officer Iwona B. Horyn would be "given the unenviable task of establishing a department-wide polygraph program."

Horyn was listed on the official DHS website under "Leadership." She also was present in an official transcript for a State, Local, Tribal, Public Sector Policy Advisory Committee meeting that occurred on Sept. 20, 2023, which predated her appointment as acting chief security officer but confirmed she was employed in the office.

According to the transcript, Horyn stated during the meeting: "My name is Iwona Horyn. I'm with the Department of Homeland Security, Office of Chief Security Officer. I am standing in for Mr. McComb today due to his unavailability, and I just wanted to go over a couple of things as we wrap up FY23 and start moving towards FY24."

"Mr. McComb" appeared to reference Richard D. McComb, who was appointed chief security officer on April 3, 2016, according to DHS .

A March 2025 post on McComb's LinkedIn page confirmed his "retirement from federal service" and on his resume, his time as chief security officer was listed as April 2016 to March 2025. Horyn's LinkedIn page stated her tenure as acting chief security officer began in August 2025.

Horyn made a post that referenced her role as acting chief security officer on Sept. 16, 2025, commemorating the anniversary of the 2013 Navy Yard shooting .

Horyn wrote:

Years ago, I called the Navy Yard home. On that tragic day, I was fortunate to be working just down the road and even more lucky to be able to tell my family I was safe. Now, as DHS Acting Chief Security Officer, I work with a passionate group of people to do everything in our power to prevent it from happening again by: strengthening physical security, access controls, credentialing, personnel screening, and threat assessment across DHS facilities.

Snopes reached out to DHS and Horyn for further comment and will update this article if we receive a response.

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Did Mark Twain say, 'God created war so that Americans would learn geography'?

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Medicare durable medical equipment moratorium hits new suppliers, not patients. It could still affect your care

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Medicare durable medical equipment moratorium hits new suppliers, not patients. It could still affect your care

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March 8 : International Women's Day ; Aurat March in Pakistan

Io with two volcanic plumes

1576 – A Spanish colonial officer wrote a letter to King Philip II containing the first mention of the Maya ruins of Copán in present-day Honduras.

1910 – French aviator Raymonde de Laroche became the first woman to receive a pilot's licence .

1963 – The Ba'ath Party came to power in a coup d'état by a clique of quasi-leftist Syrian Army officers calling themselves the National Council for the Revolutionary Command .

1979 – Images taken by Voyager 1 proved the existence of volcanoes on Io (pictured) , a moon of Jupiter .

2014 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people on board, with aircraft debris subsequently washing ashore a few years later in the Indian Ocean .

Adela of Normandy (d.  1137) Louie Nunn (b.  1924) Alfons Rebane (d.  1976) Haseeb Ahsan (d.  2013)

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Luisa Capetillo (1882–1922) was a Puerto Rican labor organizer, writer, and cigar factory reader —a person whose job is to read aloud to cigar factory workers. She began writing for her local paper in 1904. In 1905, she became involved with a local anarcho-syndicalist union, organizing an agricultural strike in her hometown of Arecibo and eventually becoming a leader in the union. Starting in 1912, she journeyed across the Atlantic and Caribbean, organizing workers, and in 1915, she was arrested in Cuba for wearing trousers. She was deported back to Puerto Rico but continued to travel and organize until her death. Capetillo published four books in her lifetime, covering a wide variety of forms, genres, and topics. She advocated for free love, universal education, and women's liberation. Interest in her life surged in 1990 with the publication of a biography by journalist Norma Valle Ferrer. Capetillo is considered one of Puerto Rico's earliest feminists. (Full article... )

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25 rumors about Barron Trump, investigated

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The president's youngest son has attempted to stay out of the spotlight, but that hasn't stopped public intrigue.

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The president’s youngest son has attempted to stay out of the spotlight, but that hasn’t stopped public intrigue.

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There's no proof Iran bombed Minab girls' school. Evidence points to likely US role

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There's no proof Iran bombed Minab girls' school. Evidence points to likely US role

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A missile strike hit the girls' school in Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, the same day the United States and Israel launched an offensive.

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There’s no proof Iran bombed Minab girls’ school. Evidence points to likely US role

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A missile strike hit the girls’ school in Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, the same day the United States and Israel launched an offensive.

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Look out for outdated video of Iranian aircraft being bombed

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Many people said footage actually showed a decoy drawing of an F-14 Tomcat, but we were not immediately able to verify that.

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Footage authentically depicts the U.S. striking Iranian jets during its March 2026 military campaign.

The Israeli military posted the footage in June 2025, meaning that posts claiming the video was from March 2026 were misleading. It's unclear precisely what is depicted in the footage, which some users said showed decoy drawings of Iranian aircraft.

As the U.S. and Israel continued their military campaign on Iran in early March 2026, a video purportedly showing U.S. strikes on an aircraft in Tehran spread online, with many users claiming the F-14 bomber in the video was a decoy drawing instead of a real jet.

The video spread across multiple platforms, including Facebook and YouTube. One video on X ( archived) with more than 10 million views had a caption reading:

The US has been bombing drawings of F-14s this entire time lol. The Iranians put their jets underground before the war began. Trump thought he destroyed the entire Iranian air force. It's a literally drawing. I can't believe it.

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However, the video was misleading - the Israeli military originally posted the footage months earlier, during its June 2025 conflict with Iran. Therefore we've rated the claim that the video showed U.S. strikes in March 2026 as miscaptioned.

On June 16, 2025, the Israeli military posted the video on X ( archived), captioned:

RECAP of Our Recent Operations Over Tehran:

Strike on two F-14 fighter jets that were located at an airport in Tehran. These jets were intended to intercept Israeli aircraft.

Thwarted a UAV launch attempt toward Israel.

Eliminated a launch cell minutes before launch toward Israel after intelligence tracked and identified its launch team deploying UAV launchers and weapons.

In March 2026, many X users asked Grok, X's artificial intelligence chatbot, whether the footage actually depicted strikes on a decoy drawing of an aircraft. Thousands of users liked Grok's response, in which it said ( archived) the video showed "US/Israeli strikes on painted 2D decoy F-14 silhouettes (static mock-ups) at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport-not real jets."

We were unable to determine, as of this writing, whether the jets were actually decoy drawings.

According to Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, who gave a news conference alongside Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth on March 5, 2026, the U.S. had struck nearly 200 targets in Iran over the course of 72 hours.

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Andrew Paul Johnson, Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump, got life sentence for sexually abusing children

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Andrew Paul Johnson, Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump, got life sentence for sexually abusing children

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Andrew Paul Johnson, Jan. 6 rioter pardoned by Trump, got life sentence for sexually abusing children

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March 7 : Feast day of Saints Perpetua and Felicity (Catholicism , Anglicanism , Lutheranism ); Girls' Day in China

Daniel Webster

1850 – United States senator Daniel Webster (pictured) delivered a speech advocating compromise on slavery, which proved to be unpopular with abolitionists in his home state.

1900 – The German ocean liner SS Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse became the first ship to send a wireless telegraph message to an onshore receiver.

1936 – Nazi German forces re-occupied the demilitarized Rhineland , violating both the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Treaties that were signed after World War I .

1945 – World War II : At the beginning of the Battle of Remagen , Allied forces unexpectedly captured the Ludendorff Bridge , which possibly hastened the war's conclusion.

1968 – Vietnam War : The United States and South Vietnam began Operation Truong Cong Dinh to sweep the area surrounding the Mekong Delta town of Mỹ Tho to root out Viet Cong forces in the area.

Cuthbert Collingwood, 1st Baron Collingwood (d.  1880) Akseli Gallen-Kallela (d.  1931) Bryan Cranston (b.  1956) Amanda Gorman (b.  1998)

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Taylor Swift

"Mean " is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift (pictured) , and is from her third studio album, Speak Now (2010). Big Machine Records released it to US country radio on March 7, 2011. Produced by Swift and Nathan Chapman , "Mean" is a six-string banjo -led country , country pop , and bluegrass track that incorporates fiddles and mandolins . In the lyrics, Swift addresses her detractors and strives to overcome the criticism and achieve success. Several publications have listed "Mean" as one of the best country songs. It won Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance at the 2012 Grammy Awards . The track received certifications in Australia, Brazil, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. The music video, which features themes of self-empowerment and anti-bullying, garnered multiple industry nominations. Swift included "Mean" in the set lists of the Speak Now World Tour (2011–2012) and the Red Tour (2013–2014). (Full article... )

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Investigating claims US sank unarmed Iranian ship and refused to rescue survivors

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Investigating claims US sank unarmed Iranian ship and refused to rescue survivors

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The IRIS Dena was headed back to Iran from Visakhapatnam, India, where it participated in a multination naval exercise.

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Investigating claims US sank unarmed Iranian ship and refused to rescue survivors

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The IRIS Dena was headed back to Iran from Visakhapatnam, India, where it participated in a multination naval exercise.

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Protesting veteran Brian McGinnis suffered broken arm in struggle with Sen. Sheehy, police

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Protesting veteran Brian McGinnis suffered broken arm in struggle with Sen. Sheehy, police

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"America does not want to send its sons and daughters to war for Israel," Brian McGinnis said before police and the Republican senator forced him out.

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Protesting veteran Brian McGinnis suffered broken arm in struggle with Sen. Sheehy, police

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“America does not want to send its sons and daughters to war for Israel,” Brian McGinnis said before police and the Republican senator forced him out.

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Video of Iranian missile strikes on Tel Aviv predates 2026 war

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Video of Iranian missile strikes on Tel Aviv predates 2026 war

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Video of Iranian missile strikes on Tel Aviv predates 2026 war

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Rep. Jared Moskowitz wore 'Justice for Cricket' pin as he questioned Kristi Noem

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Rep. Jared Moskowitz wore 'Justice for Cricket' pin as he questioned Kristi Noem

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Moskowitz wore the pin, referencing a dog Noem said she once shot, during a House oversight hearing.

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Rep. Jared Moskowitz wore ‘Justice for Cricket’ pin as he questioned Kristi Noem

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Moskowitz wore the pin, referencing a dog Noem said she once shot, during a House oversight hearing.

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16 claims involving Trump's former DHS secretary Kristi Noem we've investigated

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16 claims involving Trump's former DHS secretary Kristi Noem we've investigated

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On March 5, 2026, Trump announced he was replacing Noem as Homeland Security Secretary. Her tenure had been rife with controversy.

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16 claims involving Trump’s DHS secretary Kristi Noem we’ve investigated

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On March 5, 2026, Trump announced he was replacing Noem as Homeland Security Secretary. Her tenure had been rife with controversy.

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Did Iran try to assassinate Trump, as Hegseth claimed? Here's what we know

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Did Iran try to assassinate Trump, as Hegseth claimed? Here's what we know

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The secretary of defense said the man behind the plot died in a strike, without mentioning his name.

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Did Iran try to assassinate Trump, as Hegseth claimed? Here’s what we know

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The secretary of defense said the man behind the plot died in a strike, without mentioning his name.

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Did 4chan time traveler predict 'orange man' and WWIII?

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Did 4chan time traveler predict 'orange man' and WWIII?

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An alleged screenshot of a 2006 4chan post displayed a user's warning about a dark future, predicting pandemics and World War III.

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Did 4chan time traveler predict ‘orange man’ and WWIII?

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An alleged screenshot of a 2006 4chan post displayed a user’s warning about a dark future, predicting pandemics and World War III.

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Trump claims 'Shariah courts' enforce UK laws. Don't believe it

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Trump claims 'Shariah courts' enforce UK laws. Don't believe it

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Trump previously made the claim while criticizing London's Mayor Sadiq Khan, who is Muslim.

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Trump claims ‘Shariah courts’ enforce UK laws. Don’t believe it

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Did US figure skater Ilia Malinin receive threatening message from Trump?

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Did US figure skater Ilia Malinin receive threatening message from Trump?

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Malinin reportedly told his Instagram followers about the alleged message in a late-night livestream.

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Did US figure skater Ilia Malinin receive threatening message from Trump?

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Malinin reportedly told his Instagram followers about the alleged message in a late-night livestream.

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Did Jim Carrey use body double or clone to accept French award? Publicist denies conspiracy theory

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Did Jim Carrey use body double or clone to accept French award? Publicist denies conspiracy theory

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Photographs and videos of Carrey at the César Awards also corroborate the actor attended the event.

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Did Jim Carrey use body double or clone to accept French award? Publicist denies conspiracy theory

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Elon Gust and Dame Judi Drench among storm names sent to Met Office

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Elon Gust and Dame Judi Drench among storm names sent to Met Office

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Elon Gust and Dame Judi Drench are among the names that have been submitted to the Met Office for UK storms. File pic: Reuters

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Image of Iranians mourning schoolgirls killed by airstrikes is fake. Here's the proof

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Image of Iranians mourning schoolgirls killed by airstrikes is fake. Here's the proof

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A social media user said he shared it "symbolically to reflect the scale of the tragedy."

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Image of Iranians mourning schoolgirls killed by airstrikes is fake. Here’s the proof

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March 6

William Speirs Bruce

845 – The Abbasid Caliphate executed 42 Byzantine officials who had been captured in the sack of Amorium of 838 for refusing to convert to Islam.

1447 – Tommaso Parentucelli was elected as Pope Nicholas V in Rome.

1904 – Scottish National Antarctic Expedition : Led by William Speirs Bruce (pictured) , the Antarctic region of Coats Land was discovered by the Scotia .

1988 – The Troubles : In Operation Flavius , the Special Air Service killed three volunteers of the Provisional Irish Republican Army conspiring to bomb a parade of British military bands in Gibraltar .

2000 – The Marine Parade Community Building , the mural cladding of which is the largest installation art in Singapore, was opened.

Clark Shaughnessy (b.  1892) Joseph Berchtold (b.  1897) Shaukat Aziz (b.  1949) Zoi Sadowski-Synnott (b.  2001)

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Le Guin, author of Paradises Lost

Paradises Lost is a science fiction novella by American author Ursula K. Le Guin (pictured) , first published in 2002 in the collection The Birthday of the World . Set during a multigenerational voyage from Earth to a potentially habitable planet, it follows two members of the fifth generation born aboard the vessel as the ship's society responds to the prospect of landing on a planet after generations spent in space. The novella explores the isolation brought on by space travel, as well as themes of religion and utopia. It has elements of ecocriticism , a critique of the idea that human beings are altogether separate from their natural environment. Scholar Max Haiven described the novella as "a chastening lesson in both the potential and the perils of freedom", while author Margaret Atwood said that it "shows us our own natural world as a freshly discovered Paradise Regained, a realm of wonder". The novella has been anthologized as well as adapted into an opera of the same name. (Full article... )

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Paradises Lost is a science fiction novella by American author Ursula K. Le Guin (pictured), first published in 2002 in the collection The Birthday of the World. Set during a multigenerational voyage from Earth to a potentially habitable planet, it follows two members of the fifth generation born aboard the vessel as the ship's society responds to the prospect of landing on a planet after generations spent in space. The novella explores the isolation brought on by space travel, as well as themes of religion and utopia. It has elements of ecocriticism, a critique of the idea that human beings are altogether separate from their natural environment. Scholar Max Haiven described the novella as "a chastening lesson in both the potential and the perils of freedom", while author Margaret Atwood said that it "shows us our own natural world as a freshly discovered Paradise Regained, a realm of wonder". The novella has been anthologized as well as adapted into an opera of the same name. (Full article...)

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Paradises Lost is a science fiction novella by American author Ursula K. Le Guin (pictured), first published in 2002 in the collection The Birthday of the World . Set during a multigenerational voyage from Earth to a potentially habitable planet, it follows two members of the fifth generation born aboard the vessel as the ship's society responds to the prospect of landing on a planet after generations spent in space.

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Sen. Thom Tillis didn't ask Kristi Noem about salacious text from Corey Lewandowski

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Sen. Thom Tillis didn't ask Kristi Noem about salacious text from Corey Lewandowski

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Noem faced intense scrutiny from the Senate and House Oversight Committees in early March 2026.

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Sen. Thom Tillis didn’t ask Kristi Noem about salacious text from Corey Lewandowski

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Noem faced intense scrutiny from the Senate and House Oversight Committees in early March 2026.

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Did Iranians burn Baal statues at rallies? What we know

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Did Iranians burn Baal statues at rallies? What we know

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The statues at public rallies in Iran were apparently meant to represent the U.S., Israel and Jeffrey Epstein.

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Did Iranians burn Baal statues at rallies? What we know

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The statues at public rallies in Iran were apparently meant to represent the U.S., Israel and Jeffrey Epstein.

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12 rumors about Epstein's death we've examined

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12 rumors about Epstein's death we've examined

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The FBI has repeatedly said Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide, but this hasn't stopped conspiracy theories regarding the convicted sex offender's death.

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12 rumors about Epstein’s death we’ve examined

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The FBI has repeatedly said Jeffrey Epstein died by suicide, but this hasn’t stopped conspiracy theories regarding the convicted sex offender’s death.

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Why 'pizza' mentions in Epstein files don't prove 'pizzagate' conspiracy theory

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Why 'pizza' mentions in Epstein files don't prove 'pizzagate' conspiracy theory

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Online users and Colorado Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert failed to fully research the Epstein files before sharing the false claim.

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Why ‘pizza’ mentions in Epstein files don’t prove ‘pizzagate’ conspiracy theory

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Online users and Colorado Republican Congresswoman Lauren Boebert failed to fully research the Epstein files before sharing the false claim.

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Tune out claim 'SpongeBob Square Pants' was created to entertain children trafficked by Epstein

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Tune out claim 'SpongeBob Square Pants' was created to entertain children trafficked by Epstein

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Remarkably, this is the third time Snopes has fact-checked a claim attempting to connect the two.

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Tune out claim ‘SpongeBob SquarePants’ was created to entertain children trafficked by Epstein

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Lyon escaping from New Prison

Elizabeth Lyon (fl.  c.  1722–1726 ) was an English thief and prostitute. By 1723, she was working in London as a prostitute at the Black Lyon alehouse, where she began a relationship with Jack Sheppard . At Lyon's instigation, Sheppard stole from places where he worked, then moved to housebreaking; Lyon became an accomplice to his crimes. Sheppard was arrested on several occasions and broke out soon after incarceration, often assisted by Lyon. In May 1724, she was arrested when visiting him in prison, and the pair broke out of New Prison (pictured) . After Sheppard's execution in November 1724, Lyon entered into relationships with other men who were, or became, involved in housebreaking, and she sometimes assisted them. She was arrested in March 1726 and was transported to Maryland . Lyon's notoriety is based on her connection to Sheppard; in the years following his execution, novels were published and plays performed that retold their story. (Full article... )

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March 5 : Learn from Lei Feng Day in China; St Piran's Day in Cornwall , England

Prototype Spitfire K5054

1811 – Peninsular War : At the Battle of Barrosa , Anglo-Iberian forces trying to lift the Siege of Cádiz defeated a French attack but could not break the siege itself.

1825 – Roberto Cofresí , one of the last Caribbean pirates , was apprehended after his flagship sloop Anne was captured by authorities .

1936 – The prototype (pictured) of the Supermarine Spitfire flew for the first time.

1981 – The ZX81 , a pioneering British home computer , was launched by Sinclair Research , and went on to sell more than 1.5 million units around the world.

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Did White House say Barron Trump was 'too tall' for military service? Here's the truth

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Did White House say Barron Trump was 'too tall' for military service? Here's the truth

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Calls for Trump's youngest son to enlist intensified in March 2026 during the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.

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Soon after Israel and the U.S. launched their military campaign against Iran on Feb. 28, 2026, a claim circulated online that the White House said U.S. President Donald Trump's youngest son, Barron Trump, was unable to serve in the military due to his height, racking up millions of views across multiple platforms.

"The White House says Barron Trump is 'too tall' at 6'9" to serve in the military. David Robinson was 7'0" and put his NBA career on hold to serve in the Navy. If Robinson could do it, Barron can too. Who agrees?" one popular ( ) read.
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Although we were unable to determine which account first made the claim, the earliest related version of the rumor we could find was a since-deleted Reddit post .

We found no evidence the White House issued such a statement. The White House archive of briefs and statements ( archived) contained no announcement regarding Barron Trump's height or potential military enlistment. We reached out to the White House seeking confirmation and did not immediately receive a response. We will update this story if we do.

A review of Donald Trump's social media pages also did not return any evidence the president made such a claim.

After six U.S. soldiers were killed by Iran's retaliatory fire following the U.S.-Israel strikes, Donald Trump said in a March 2 speech, "Sadly, there will likely be more before it ends, that's the way it is." At the same time, calls intensified for Barron Trump to enlist in the military - including by a satirical website launched by "South Park" writer Toby Morton called DraftBarronTrump.com . We reached out to Morton seeking comment, and will update this story if we receive a response.

A Google search for a White House statement regarding Barron Trump's height primarily turned up results primarily related to Morton's website and other social media posts. If the White House or Trump had made such a public statement, credible news outlets would have reported it.
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Barron Trump is indeed of above-average height. As of January 2024, he reportedly stood at 6 feet, 7 inches, and his father has also said he is 6 feet, 8 inches tall. As of this writing, Barron Trump's Wikipedia page listed his height as 6 feet, 9 inches, but the cited article did not support that claim - which may have misled social media users into thinking he is taller than previously reported.

Men looking to enlist in the U.S. Army must be between 58 and 80 inches, capping height eligibility at 6 feet, 8 inches. However, because Snopes was unable to confirm Barron Trump's exact height, we are unable to say whether he cannot serve in the military.

Some social media users compared the claim to Trump's own draft exemption during the Vietnam War, when he was diagnosed with bone spurs. The New York Times later claimed Trump's doctor may have fudged the diagnosis as a favor to his building's owner, Trump's father.

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Did White House say Barron Trump was 'too tall' for military service? Here's the truth

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Calls for Trump's youngest son to enlist intensified in March 2026 during the U.S.-Israel war with Iran.

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Photo shows graves of Iranian girls killed in Minab school attack

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Photo shows graves of Iranian girls killed in Minab school attack

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Did Trump threaten to invade Spain? What we know

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Did Trump threaten to invade Spain? What we know

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In a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House, Donald Trump said, "We could just fly in and use" Spain's military bases.

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Did Trump threaten to invade Spain? What we know

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In a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz at the White House, Donald Trump said, “We could just fly in and use” Spain’s military bases.

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Investigating claim video shows downed US pilot in Kuwait being confronted by locals

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In early March 2026, a video ( archived) circulated online that claimed to show people in Kuwait approaching a downed pilot after the country's air defenses mistakenly ( ) three U.S. fighter jets.

The footage showed the alleged downed pilot telling a man wielding what appeared to be a pipe above his head to "back up" and "I'm American."

Snopes found at least two different videos ( archived) from the same location that appeared to show the same alleged pilot. The videos showed a location near the Al Farwaniyah Equestrian Club on the outskirts of Kuwait City, as geolocated ( archived) by CNN journalists and confirmed by Snopes.

Because we could not identify who originally recorded any of the videos, we were unable to independently verify that they had not been generated or altered using artificial intelligence or other digital editing tools and showed an authentic interaction. Therefore, we've left this claim unrated.

Snopes contacted the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Central Command, which oversees U.S. military operations in the Middle East, to ask about the authenticity of the videos allegedly showing locals confronting a downed U.S. pilot in Kuwait and await replies to our queries.

We matched landmarks such as buildings, lampposts and fences from CNN's geolocation with frames in the video of the alleged pilot to conclude the footage showed the suggested location near the Al Farwaniyah Equestrian Club (seen below on Google Earth).
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According to Central Command's March 2, 2026, news release , six aircrew ejected from three U.S. F-15 fighter jets after Kuwaiti air defenses shot the jets down in "an apparent friendly fire incident."

Central Command said all six crew members were "safely recovered" and stable. The cause of the apparent friendly fire remained under investigation as of this writing.

Officials did not detail how the downed crew members were recovered or whether that involved interactions with locals. It was possible that locals may have been the first to encounter the crew after they parachuted from their downed planes.

Other videos circulating online in early March 2026 appeared to show two planes crashing near Al Jahra, on the western edge of Kuwait City. Two videos ( archived, archived) geolocated by X users Christiaan Triebert and John Marquee, who both contribute open-source intelligence investigations to The New York Times, showed planes crashing around 23 miles from where CNN geolocated the video of the alleged pilot.
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It was unclear whether the alleged pilot seen in the confrontation video was on either of the planes shown crashing in the videos above. A plume of black smoke was visible behind the alleged pilot in the video, suggesting that his plane may have crashed nearer to the site of the claimed confrontation.

At the time of this writing, the DOD and Central Command had not identified any of the crew members who were on the crashed F-15 fighter jets or confirmed exactly where they crashed.

Snopes previously investigated an image claiming to show a crashed pilot that had been generated or enhanced using artificial intelligence. We regard images created in this way to be fake, even if they are based on authentic images.

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Investigating claim video shows downed US pilot in Kuwait being confronted by locals

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Rumor loss of 3 fighter jets in Iran operation cancels out alleged DOGE savings doesn't add up

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Rumor loss of 3 fighter jets in Iran operation cancels out alleged DOGE savings doesn't add up

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Even if the claim wasn't labeled as satire, the cost of three fighter jets is far less than the amount DOGE claimed they saved taxpayers.

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Rumor loss of 3 fighter jets in Iran operation cancels out alleged DOGE savings doesn’t add up

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Even if the claim wasn’t labeled as satire, the cost of three fighter jets is far less than the amount DOGE claimed they saved taxpayers.

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Did Trump really say he'd start war to distract from Epstein files in 'leaked' phone call?

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Did Trump really say he'd start war to distract from Epstein files in 'leaked' phone call?

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In a purported recording of the call, Trump is alleged to have said, "If I go down, I will bring all of you down with me."

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Did Trump really say he’d start war to distract from Epstein files in ‘leaked’ phone call?

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In a purported recording of the call, Trump is alleged to have said, “If I go down, I will bring all of you down with me.”

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Posts claim Pete Hegseth has racist tattoos. We took a closer look

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Posts claim Pete Hegseth has racist tattoos. We took a closer look

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Claims that Hegseth has Nazi or white supremacist tattoos have circulated online since he was nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Posts claim Pete Hegseth has racist tattoos. We took a closer look

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Claims that Hegseth has Nazi or white supremacist tattoos have circulated online since he was nominated by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Video allegedly shows Trump promising he wouldn't start war with Iran. Here's what he actually said

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Donald Trump presented himself as an anti-war candidate during his 2024 presidential election campaign.

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An authentic video reshared online in early March 2026 shows U.S. President Donald Trump saying: "I can tell you you're not going to have a war with Iran with me as president."

The footage was authentic, but it did not show Trump specifically naming Iran. He actually said, "I will tell you, you're not going to have a war with me and you're not going to have a third world war with me."

On Feb. 28. 2026, the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran, reportedly killing more than 500 people including Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Following the airstrikes, social media users shared a video, claiming it showed U.S. President Donald Trump promising to not start a war with Iran.

One popular featuring the clip read ( ), "A clip of Donald Trump from 2024 is going mega viral: 'I can tell you you're not going to have a war with Iran with me as president.'"

Users on , and others shared the footage alongside Trump's purported statement, or a similar version of it.

The video is authentic, meaning it was not digitally edited or the product of artificial intelligence tools. It originated from an October 2024 campaign rally , during which the president said, "You're not going to have a war with me." Neither the full rally footage nor the clip circulating online shows Trump specifically naming Iran as a country he would not start a war with.

An ABC affiliate in Atlanta posted a video of his full remarks, showing that Trump said, "I will tell you, you're not going to have a war with me and you're not going to have a third world war with me, that I can tell you" ( see 1:39:57). He also suggested a war could happen in a "long shot" scenario, at 1:39:43, but he was not specifically talking about Iran.

Given the multiple caveats Trump provided while promising no wars, in the full context of the speech, and the fact he did not specifically refer to Iran, we concluded social media users miscaptioned the clip.

It is worth noting the president has repeatedly touted himself as an anti-war candidate. During his election night victory speech (at 23:51), he said, with no backtracking or caveats, "I'm not going to start a war. I'm going to stop wars" ( transcript).

Full context of Trump's speech

The original footage of Trump's statement about not starting wars came from a rally he held at Madison Square Garden, New York City, on Oct. 27, 2024, before Americans elected him into office for his second term.

During the rally, the then presidential candidate was talking about the United States' steel industry before saying, "You're not going to have a war with me" (emphasis in bold and detail in brackets ours):

I saved our steel. I saved our steel plants. And I don't like Japan buying U.S. steel. U.S. steel used to be like Elon Musk, like 70 years ago - the biggest, the best company in the world. You know that, Elon? [Points offscreen]

You wouldn't know, he's too young to know. U.S. steel was the big baby. That was our big - I don't know. There's something nice about U.S. steel being the biggest as opposed to Google. It's like a different kind of a company.

But we sort of need steel in this country. Like, we're not going to go to war with me as your president, but on the long shot that we do, we don't want to say, "We need steel, can we get it from China, or can we get it from someplace else?"

You know, it's always a possibility, but I will tell you, you're not going to have a war with me, and you're not going to have a third world war with me. That I can tell you. [Cheers]

But we need steel, and I would not approve U.S. steel being bought by Japan.

The transcript above begins at 1:39:15.

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Kansas is revoking many trans people's driver's licenses due to new law

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Kansas is revoking many trans people's driver's licenses due to new law

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The legislation was written so that trans people's licenses are revoked immediately without a grace period to swap to new licenses.

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Kansas is revoking many trans people’s driver’s licenses due to new law

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The legislation was written so that trans people’s licenses are revoked immediately without a grace period to swap to new licenses.

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Unpacking claims Polymarket bets on Iran strikes point to insider knowledge

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Unpacking claims Polymarket bets on Iran strikes point to insider knowledge

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Bettors on the site wagered more than half a billion dollars on when the U.S. would attack Iran. Some newer accounts made big money.

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Unpacking claims Polymarket bets on Iran strikes point to insider knowledge

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Bettors on the site wagered more than half a billion dollars on when the U.S. would attack Iran. Some newer accounts made big money.

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March 4 : Shushan Purim (Judaism, 2026); Feast day of Saint Casimir (Catholicism )

Władysław II Jagiełło

1386 – Jogaila, Grand Duke of Lithuania , was crowned King of Poland as Władysław II Jagiełło (pictured) , beginning the Jagiellonian dynasty .

1773 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart departed Italy after the last of his three journeys there .

1899 – Cyclone Mahina struck Bathurst Bay , Queensland, killing more than 300 people in one of the deadliest natural disasters in Australian history.

1918 – A case of influenza was recorded at Camp Funston , Kansas, conventionally marking the beginning of the Spanish flu pandemic.

2017 – Construction began on a 69-metre (226 ft) statue of the Buddha at Wat Paknam Bhasicharoen in Bangkok .

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Model of a Montana -class battleship

The Montana class was a planned class of battleships for the United States Navy ; five ships were approved for construction during World War II, but none were built. With increased anti-aircraft capability and thicker armor in all areas, the Montanas would have been the largest and most heavily armed US battleships ever, and rivaled Japan's Yamato -class battleships in terms of displacement . The first two vessels were approved by Congress in 1939 following the passage of the Naval Act of 1938 . The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor delayed the construction of the Montana class. The importance of carrier combat at the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway diminished the perceived value of the battleship, and the US Navy chose to cancel the Montana class before any keels were laid in favor of more urgently needed aircraft carriers as well as amphibious and anti-submarine vessels. Instead, the Navy continued production of Essex -class aircraft carriers and Iowa -class battleships . (Full article... )

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The was a planned class of battleships for the United States Navy; five ships were approved for construction during World War II, but none were built. With increased anti-aircraft capability and thicker armor in all areas, the Montanas would have been the largest and most heavily armed US battleships ever, and rivaled Japan's Yamato-class battleships in terms of displacement. The first two vessels were approved by Congress in 1939 following the passage of the Naval Act of 1938. The Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor delayed the construction of the Montana class. The importance of carrier combat at the Battle of the Coral Sea and the Battle of Midway diminished the perceived value of the battleship, and the US Navy chose to cancel the Montana class before any keels were laid in favor of more urgently needed aircraft carriers as well as amphibious and anti-submarine vessels. Instead, the Navy continued production of Essex-class aircraft carriers and Iowa-class battleships. (Full article...)

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Who bombed girls' school in Iran? Examining unproven claims of military misfire

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Who bombed girls' school in Iran? Examining unproven claims of military misfire

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An unsubstantiated claim circulated on social media blaming an Iranian missile for the deadly strike on the Minab girls' school.

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Who bombed girls’ school in Iran? Examining unproven claims of military misfire

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An unsubstantiated claim circulated on social media blaming an Iranian missile for the deadly strike on the Minab girls’ school.

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Email saying Hillary Clinton was 'much prettier in person' is real. Epstein didn't send it

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Email saying Hillary Clinton was 'much prettier in person' is real. Epstein didn't send it

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A simple read of the file in the DOJ's library clearly showed that a redacted sender wrote the message about Clinton rather than Epstein himself.

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Email saying Hillary Clinton was ‘much prettier in person’ is real. Epstein didn’t send it

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Investigating claim US troops were told Iran war is for 'Armageddon,' return of Jesus

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One commander reportedly said U.S. President Donald Trump was "anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran."

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In March 2026, after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran that killed the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a claim ( ) circulated online that U.S. military commanders told troops that attacks were part of a Christian war to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus.

One Facebook that shared the claim featured a quote from a Substack ( ) that read: "A combat-unit commander told non-commissioned officers at a briefing Monday that the Iran war is part of God's plan and that Pres. Donald Trump was 'anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth,' according to a complaint by a non-commissioned officer."

The claim came from by the independent journalist Jonathan Larsen, who also writes the commentary Substack " The F***ing News ." Larsen based his report on information from the Military Religious Freedom Foundation, a nonprofit organization that works to protect religious freedom in the U.S. armed forces.

According to Larsen's report, an anonymous service member had complained to the MRFF that one commander reportedly told troops, "President Trump has been anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran to cause Armageddon and mark his return to Earth." Larsen reported that MRFF kept complaints anonymous to protect complainants from backlash.

Armageddon is the name of a biblical place where, according to the Bible, the kings of earth lead by demons would wage war on the forces of God. According to the Book of Revelation , Jesus would return during this fight, also known as the Second Coming.

Snopes does not rely on anonymous sources in our reporting. Larsen and Mikey Weinstein, the MRFF founder, both said they had not received any video or audio recordings of the reported Christian messaging by commanders. Therefore, we leave this claim unrated.

We contacted the Department of Defense for its comment on the Larsen's reporting and the information from the MRFF and await a reply.

Weinstein told Snopes that by the morning of March 3 the MRFF had received around 200 complaints about commanders invoking Christian messaging to describe U.S. action in Iran.

Weinstein previously told Larsen the organization received more than 110 such complaints between Feb. 28 and March 2, 2026. Those complaints came from "more than 40 different units spread across at least 30 military installations" across "every branch" of the military, Larsen reported, citing the MRFF.

Reason behind reported Christian messaging unclear

Because the Department of Defense had not returned requests for comment by Snopes or Larsen at the time of this writing, it was unclear whether the Pentagon had directed commanders to use Christian messaging about the strikes on Iran.

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is a Christian. In May 2025, he introduced ( archived) a monthly Christian prayer service at the Pentagon, and he sometimes invokes his faith during interviews and appearances.

During a March 2, 2026, news conference, Hegseth said ( archived) the focus of U.S. strikes in Iran was to "destroy Iranian offensive missiles, destroy Iranian missile production, destroy their navy and other security infrastructure and they will never have nuclear weapons."

Hegseth did not say during that news conference that the war in Iran was a religious war.

DOD allows some religious expression

In a statement reported by Larsen, Weinstein urged members of the military who used Christian messaging to describe strikes in Iran to remember that "their oath is SOLELY to the United States Constitution, which includes both a full separation of church and state mandate in the First Amendment."

The oath Weinstein referred to was the Oath of Enlistment, in which a person enlisting into the military swears to protect the U.S. Constitution and follow orders from commanding officers and the president.

The First Amendment secures the rights to freedom of religion and speech and the rights to assemble and petition Congress.

Weinstein also said members of the military who engaged in Christian messaging should be "swiftly, aggressively and visibly prosecuted for numerous violations of the military criminal code known as the Uniform Code of Military Justice" the federal law governing the military. Weinstein's statement did not specify which parts of the code he thought commanders who employed Christian messaging to talk about the war in Iran had breached. Code breaches can result in prosecution under the code's criminal justice system.

According to one DOD policy document (Section 1.2.b):

Components will accommodate individual expressions of sincerely held beliefs (conscience, moral principles, or religious beliefs) which do not have an adverse impact on military readiness, unit cohesion, good order and discipline, or health and safety.

The complaint that Larsen included in his report specifically said the Christian messaging destroyed "morale and unit cohesion."

At the time of this writing, it was unclear whether the Defense Department would investigate complaints received by the MRFF.

Weinstein told Snopes that before the Trump administrations, the Pentagon was responsive to complaints brought by the MRFF but that was no longer the case. Instead, Weinstein said, the foundation employed a "Chronicle, Expose, Intervene, Attack" strategy to attempt to mount public pressure on the department and Hegseth to address the complaints.

Snopes has reported extensively on claims related to Hegseth in the past, including whether his tattoos have religious or political associations.

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Investigating claim US troops were told Iran war is for 'Armageddon,' return of Jesus

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One commander reportedly said U.S. President Donald Trump was "anointed by Jesus to light the signal fire in Iran."

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Does this photo show Ghislaine Maxwell at Chelsea Clinton's wedding?

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Online users reposted the image in late February 2026 after a House committee deposed Bill and Hillary Clinton regarding Jeffrey Epstein's crimes.

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In February 2026, social media users claimed a photo showed Ghislaine Maxwell, convicted on federal sex-trafficking charges in 2021, attending Chelsea Clinton's 2010 wedding. Users alleged the picture depicted Maxwell, an associate of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, standing during the wedding ceremony on the right-hand side of the frame with other guests observing former U.S. President Bill Clinton walking Chelsea Clinton down the aisle.

In short, users shared an authentic picture of Maxwell at the wedding. The photo was real and was not manipulated with artificial intelligence or other image-editing software. The Getty Images media-licensing website hosted the photo.

Users reposted the picture in late February after the Republican-controlled House Oversight Committee deposed Bill and Hillary Clinton in regard to Epstein and his crimes. At a news conference following Hillary Clinton's deposition, Sky News correspondent James Matthews asked her, "Why was Ghislaine Maxwell invited to your daughter, Chelsea Clinton's wedding in 2010?" She answered, "She came as the plus-one, the guest of someone who was invited."

Where the photo circulated

For example, one Facebook user posted ( archived) the image with the text caption, "Bill Clinton escorting Chelsea down the aisle at her wedding... and look who's casually in the audience smiling away? Ghislaine Maxwell herself. Yet Hillary insists she only met Maxwell 'on a few occasions' and they have 'no links' to any of this mess. Sure, Jan. Photos don't lie, but some stories do."
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Attendees at Chelsea Clinton's wedding

Chelsea Clinton married investment banker Marc Mezvinsky at the Astor Courts estate in New York on July 31, 2010. The BBC reported:

A no-fly zone was in place above the Hudson valley and nearby roads were closed as guests arrived in limousines.

The television star, Oprah Winfrey, film director Steven Spielberg, Hollywood actor Tom Hanks and singer Barbra Streisand are reportedly among the 500 guests.

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Earlier, actors Ted Danson and his wife Mary Steenburgen told reporters in the town of Rhinebeck, where many of those invited are staying, that they were both excited about attending the ceremony.

Maxwell in attendance

Weeks prior to the wedding, on June 18, 2010, New York magazine's Intelligencer reported Chelsea Clinton had a firm policy on wedding invitations. According to the article, "bride-side sources" said Chelsea "instituted a strict no-strangers policy" and that "she must personally know every invitee."

Years later, in 2019, Politico published "a person familiar with the relationship" said that, prior to the 2010 wedding, Chelsea had become close with Maxwell, something a spokesperson for Clinton later disputed:

[Maxwell's] family knew Trump before Epstein arrived on the scene, and she continued to socialize with Chelsea Clinton after Epstein was jailed on sex offenses.

Maxwell first grew close with the Clintons after Bill Clinton left office, vacationing on a yacht with Chelsea Clinton in 2009, attending her wedding in 2010, and participating in the Clinton Global Initiative as recently as 2013, years after her name first emerged in accounts of Epstein's alleged sexual abuse.

"Ghislaine was the contact between Epstein and Clinton," a person familiar with the relationship said. "She ended up being close to the family because she and Chelsea ended up becoming close." Lawyers for Maxwell did not respond to requests for comment, and a spokesperson for Clinton disputed the idea that the two women were ever close.

For further reading, we previously reported what we know about users claiming someone replaced Maxwell with a body double in prison.

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Does this photo show Ghislaine Maxwell at Chelsea Clinton's wedding?

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Inspecting claim Netanyahu once said, 'America is a golden calf and we will suck it dry'

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Inspecting claim Netanyahu once said, 'America is a golden calf and we will suck it dry'

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Netanyahu allegedly said he would exploit the US "until there is nothing left but the World’s biggest welfare state that we will create and control."

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Inspecting claim Netanyahu once said, ‘America is a golden calf and we will suck it dry’

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Netanyahu allegedly said he would exploit the US “until there is nothing left but the World’s biggest welfare state that we will create and control.”

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How the SAVE America Act could impact voting process for everyone, including married women

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The Republican-backed legislation requiring proof of citizenship to vote would need to gain Democratic support to pass the Senate and become law.

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During U.S. President Donald Trump's Feb. 24, 2026, State of the Union address, he lawmakers to pass the SAVE America Act, a revised version of the SAVE Act, a federal bill that would require proof of citizenship to register to vote.

House lawmakers the SAVE America Act on Feb. 11, 2026, but the Senate must pass it before it can become law, which has not happened as of this writing.

The president has called for lawmakers to pass SAVE Act-style policies since at least 2024 , citing false claims of widespread voter fraud in American elections. In , Democratic politicians and media have alarms about the potential impact of " show your papers " legislation on voting rights.

Some posts said the act would make it harder for married women to vote; others claimed it would prevent people who have changed their names - like married women who take their husband's last name - from voting altogether.

Snopes readers also asked us about both the SAVE Act and the SAVE America Act's potential impact on voting rights for women. One reader asked if Vice President JD Vance, who has gone by several different names , would be able to vote under the SAVE Act.

We first confirmed in February 2025 that the SAVE Act is a requiring documentary proof of American citizenship to register to vote. U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, R-TX, initially introduced the bill. The SAVE America Act builds on the original language of the SAVE Act and would add additional requirements such as requiring voters to present photo identification when casting a ballot, both in-person and by mail.

For many Americans, documentary proof of citizenship is a birth certificate - but if the bill passes, citizens using a birth certificate to prove citizenship would need to present it alongside a government-issued photo ID. If the documents , applicants would either have to produce additional documentation or a signed affidavit attesting to their name change. This could make voting harder for married women who have taken their husband's last name, as well as Americans who changed their names for any other reason.

Additional requirements would also exist for voters without proof-of-citizenship documents or . The legislation leaves many processes for proving citizenship up to the states, which could mean states might impose different requirements. Experts also that in the case of the legislation passing, widespread confusion among both voters and election officials may further hinder voting access, especially because the bill doesn't allocate any funding to implement the new requirements.

While Congress only has authority over federal elections , the SAVE America Act may also impact state and local elections. That's because states, which administer their own elections, tend to follow federal requirements for all elections so that officials do not have to use two different processes for elections happening on the same ballot, according to Eliza Sweren-Becker , deputy director of the elections program at the Brennan Center, a progressive policy think tank, who spoke via phone call.

In an emailed statement in February 2025, Roy, the SAVE Act's original sponsor, dismissed allegations about the SAVE Act disenfranchising women and other voters as "absurd armchair speculation being spun up by media outlets who care more about clicks than reality." Roy and other lawmakers championing the legislation did not immediately return a request for an updated comment in February 2026.

Here's everything you need to know about the SAVE America Act and its impact on your right to vote if it becomes law.

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Is image of Trump yelling at Hegseth in Oval Office real?

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Online users shared the alleged photo in March 2026 after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes targeting Iran.

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Is image of Trump yelling at Hegseth in Oval Office real?

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Online users shared the alleged photo in March 2026 after the U.S. and Israel launched airstrikes targeting Iran.

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Was Trump partying at Mar-a-Lago while US bombed Iran? We unpacked the claim

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Was Trump partying at Mar-a-Lago while US bombed Iran? We unpacked the claim

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U.S. strikes on Iran began early Feb. 28. Trump spent the day at Mar-a-Lago and briefly stopped by a fundraiser as events unfolded.

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Was Trump partying at Mar-a-Lago while US bombed Iran? We unpacked the claim

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U.S. strikes on Iran began early Feb. 28. Trump spent the day at Mar-a-Lago and briefly stopped by a fundraiser as events unfolded.

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March 3 : Purim (Judaism, 2026); Lantern Festival in China (2026); Hinamatsuri in Japan

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1776 – American Revolutionary War : Samuel Nicholas and the Continental Marines successfully landed on New Providence in the Bahamas and began a raid of Nassau , capturing the port the next day.

1875 – The first indoor game of ice hockey was played at the Victoria Skating Rink in Montreal by James Creighton and students of McGill University .

1933 – The first Nazi concentration camp was opened in Nohra to reduce overcrowding in prisons from the arrest of German Communists .

1945 – A Polish Home Army unit massacred at least 150 Ukrainian civilians in Pawłokoma , Poland.

1986 – The American heavy metal band Metallica (pictured) released their third studio album, Master of Puppets , considered one of the greatest in the genre's history.

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John Tonkin (1902–1995) was the premier of Western Australia from 3 March 1971 to 8 April 1974. Born and receiving most of his education in the Goldfields town of Boulder , Tonkin became a member of the Labor Party and a minister in the Willcock , Wise and Hawke governments. He was a member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly from 1933 to 1977, making him the longest-serving member of the Parliament of Western Australia as of 2021. Tonkin became premier after the 1971 state election , but with a majority of only one seat. The Tonkin government's achievements included reforms in industrial relations and employment, and the passing of the Aboriginal Heritage Act 1972 . Labor was defeated in the 1974 state election , and Tonkin was succeeded as premier by Charles Court . Tonkin was made a companion of the Order of Australia in 1977, and has been honoured with the naming of the Tonkin Highway and John Tonkin College. (Full article... )

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Inspecting video said to show Iranian mourners calling for revenge over strikes that killed Khamenei

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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died during U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic on Feb. 28, 2026.

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In early March 2026, shortly after U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, a ( ) circulated online purportedly showing people in the Islamic republic calling for revenge for their leader's death.

For example, one Reddit user who the footage wrote ( ), "They say Iranians are 'celebrating' the death of Ayatollah Khamenei and are happy about Americans bombing their country. So why are Iranians flooding the streets demanding revenge?"

They say Iranians are "celebrating" the death of Ayatollah Khamenei and are happy about Americans bombing their country. So why are Iranians flooding the streets demanding revenge?
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It was not possible to independently verify who recorded the video ( archived), which carries the watermark of Student News Network, an Iranian news media outlet that, according to its website, is mainly run by university students and graduates. Snopes did verify that it shows Enqelab Square in the Iranian capital, Tehran, and was recorded after January 2026.

Because Snopes could not obtain the original video, it was not possible to determine whether someone had edited the footage or the chanting heard in the clip. Therefore, we have left this video unrated.

According to its website, SNN is licensed by the Iranian Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance that oversees press freedom in the country. The network says on its website that it adheres to the "ideals of the Islamic Revolution."

The 1979 revolution toppled the country's monarchy and resulted in a Shiite Muslim clerical rule led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini . Khamenei succeeded Khomeini in 1989.

Inspecting 'revenge' video

According to reporting by NBC News ( archived) and the reputable picture agency Getty Images, people in Iran gathered to mourn Khamenei's death in Enqelab Square on March 1, 2026. This was also the date SNN published its version of the video. In separate footage Getty shared (time code 0:05), which seems to depict the same event, protesters appear to chant "entegam," the romanization of the Farsi word for "revenge."

The caption for SNN's video reads, "Slogan of the mourning people in Tehran: Armed forces, revenge, revenge," according to Google Translate. The Farsi translation for the "Armed forces, revenge, revenge" chant matches the audio in SNN's clip using the romanization, "Nirveyaye mosleh, entegam, entegam." It was not possible to independently verify whether this audio was authentic.

SNN's footage does show Enqelab Square, as evidenced by the blue fencing and building with a blue "H" that also appears in a geotagged photo from Google Maps.
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The video also shows an anti-U.S. mural in the square that Iran unveiled in January 2026, according to The Associated Press. The mural warned the U.S., "If you sow the wind, you will reap the whirlwind."

The clip purportedly showing Khamenei supporters rallying in Tehran circulated as U.S. President Trump called his administration's strikes "the single greatest chance for the Iranian people to take back their Country."

It is unclear whether Iranian opposition powers are moving to seize control of the Islamic republic after the killing of Khamenei. The AP conducted interviews with people in Iran, during which they indicated uncertainty over the direction the country's people would take.

According to U.S. Central Command, which is responsible for military operations in the Middle East, four U.S. service members were killed in action ( archived) in the Middle East by the morning of March 2.

Al Jazeera reported, citing the Iranian Red Crescent, that various US-Israeli strikes had killed at least 555 people in Iran. Israeli officials reported ( archived) that Iranian missile strikes had killed at least nine people in the Israeli city of Beit Shemesh by March 2. It was not possible to independently verify either of these figures.

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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei died during U.S. and Israeli strikes on the Islamic republic on Feb. 28, 2026.

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Did UN Security Council label Trump a 'war criminal' after Iran strikes? Here's the truth

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Did UN Security Council label Trump a 'war criminal' after Iran strikes? Here's the truth

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The United States has veto power in the U.N. Security Council, meaning it would need U.S. support to label Trump a war criminal.

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Did UN Security Council label Trump a ‘war criminal’ after Iran strikes? Here’s the truth

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Fake image of man in Kuwait confronting crashed US fighter pilot spreads after jets shot down

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Fake image of man in Kuwait confronting crashed US fighter pilot spreads after jets shot down

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U.S. Central Command said Kuwaiti air defenses shot down three U.S. fighter pilots in an "apparent friendly fire incident."

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Fake image of man in Kuwait confronting crashed US fighter pilot spreads after jets shot down

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U.S. Central Command said Kuwaiti air defenses shot down three U.S. fighter pilots in an “apparent friendly fire incident.”

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Vance once wrote op-ed claiming Trump's best foreign policy during first term was 'not starting any wars'

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Vance once wrote op-ed claiming Trump's best foreign policy during first term was 'not starting any wars'

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The 2023 Wall Street Journal piece recirculated following the U.S.-Israel attack on Iran in late February 2026.

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Vance once wrote op-ed claiming Trump’s best foreign policy during first term was ‘not starting any wars’

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Department of Education hung Charlie Kirk banner on DC building near education heroes message

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Department of Education hung Charlie Kirk banner on DC building near education heroes message

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Kirk's portrait appeared alongside images of education advocates Booker T. Washington and Catharine Beecher.

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Department of Education hung Charlie Kirk banner on DC building near education heroes message

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Kirk’s portrait appeared alongside images of education advocates Booker T. Washington and Catharine Beecher.

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Did school officials try to 'secretly transition' Sage Blair, Trump's 2026 State of the Union guest? What we know

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The claim was the focus of a lawsuit that a federal court dismissed in 2024.

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Did school officials try to ‘secretly transition’ Sage Blair, Trump’s 2026 State of the Union guest? What we know

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Story of Punch the monkey finding comfort in stuffed animal after abandonment melts hearts

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Story of Punch the monkey finding comfort in stuffed animal after abandonment melts hearts

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Zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan hand-reared the rescued monkey after his parents rejected him.

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Story of Punch the monkey finding comfort in stuffed animal after abandonment melts hearts

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Zookeepers at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan hand-reared the rescued monkey after his parents rejected him.

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Why Stevie Wonder appears in Epstein files for refusing to perform for Israeli army

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Why Stevie Wonder appears in Epstein files for refusing to perform for Israeli army

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Among the released Epstein files were newsletters Epstein apparently subscribed to, not just his personal correspondence.

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Why Stevie Wonder appears in Epstein files for refusing to perform for Israeli army

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Among the released Epstein files were newsletters Epstein apparently subscribed to, not just his personal correspondence.

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23 rumors about Erika Kirk we've examined

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Contextualizing claim deployed US Navy sailors pay for their meals at sea

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Contextualizing claim deployed US Navy sailors pay for their meals at sea

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A policy change in 2002 resulted in service members getting a stipend to cover their meals.

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Did ex-Prince Andrew say royals couldn't play Monopoly because 'it gets too vicious'?

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Did ex-Prince Andrew say royals couldn't play Monopoly because 'it gets too vicious'?

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's past comments spread after British police arrested him in connection with his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

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Did ex-Prince Andrew say royals couldn’t play Monopoly because ‘it gets too vicious’?

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Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor’s past comments spread after British police arrested him in connection with his ties to Jeffrey Epstein.

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7 claims about Leonardo DiCaprio we've screened

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The Academy Award-winning Hollywood actor, who's starred in dozens of blockbuster movies, has been subject to myriad rumors over the years.

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NGC 4414 , a typical spiral galaxy

A galaxy is a massive system bound together by gravity that contains stars and surrounding matter , stellar remnants , interstellar matter, and dark matter , all orbiting a common center of gravity . Typical galaxies range from as few as 10  million stars up to supergiants with 100 trillion stars, but most of the mass is dark matter. The Solar System is in the Milky Way galaxy, whose nearest large neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy , is about 750,000 parsecs (2.4 million light years ) away from Earth; the two galaxies dominate the Local Group . There are probably more than 200  billion galaxies in the observable universe . Most are 1,000 to 100,000 parsecs (about 300 to 300,000 ly ) in diameter and are often separated from their neighbors by millions of parsecs. There is evidence that supermassive black holes exist at the center of many, if not all, galaxies. The Milky Way, a spiral galaxy with a diameter of at least 26,800 parsecs (87,400 ly), has such an object at the Galactic Center . (Full article... )

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Breaking down false claim 'jerky' in Epstein files references human meat

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Breaking down false claim 'jerky' in Epstein files references human meat

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As victims continued seeking justice for Epstein's crimes, online users claimed emailed mentions of food — jerky included — were secret code words.

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Poster for The Sound of Music

1836 – Texas Revolution : At a convention of delegates in Washington-on-the-Brazos , the Mexican state of Texas adopted a declaration of independence , establishing the Republic of Texas .

1965 – The Sound of Music (poster pictured) was released in American theatres; it became the highest-grossing film of all time.

1970 – The Rhodesian monarchy was abolished by the government of Rhodesia , which declared the internationally unrecognised country to be a republic.

1995 – Researchers at Fermilab in Illinois announced the discovery of the top quark , the most massive of all observed elementary particles .

2014 – The Oscar selfie , considered to be one of the most influential photographs of all time, was taken at the 86th Academy Awards ceremony.

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Mexican cartels: 6 rumors we've unpacked

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Mexican cartels: 6 rumors we've unpacked

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Violence flared in early 2026 after Mexican forces killed a top cartel leader.

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Did Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy discuss 'bringing back slavery' on phone call? There's no proof

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Did Mitch McConnell and Kevin McCarthy discuss 'bringing back slavery' on phone call? There's no proof

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No credible reports provided details on when, where or why the alleged phone call took place.

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Did Jesse Jackson's family say they didn't want Obama at funeral? Don't believe claim

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Detractors sparked unfounded drama between the two as the Civil Rights leader's memorial services commenced.

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Tune out claim 6 late-night hosts launched 'Voice of Truth' show

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American release trailer

High and Low is a Japanese police procedural film directed by Akira Kurosawa , released in Japan on 1 March 1963. It is a loose adaptation of the 1959 novel King's Ransom , by Evan Hunter under the pen name Ed McBain. Starring Toshirō Mifune and Tatsuya Nakadai , it tells the story of Japanese businessman Kingo Gondō, who plans to use his life savings in a leveraged buyout . When kidnappers mistakenly abduct his chauffeur's son for ransom—believing the boy to be Gondō's son Jun—Gondō must decide whether to use the money to complete the buyout or pay the ransom. High and Low became the highest-grossing film at the Japanese box office for 1963. It received positive reviews both domestically and abroad, with critical attention focusing on the film's structure, the moral humanism of Kurosawa's depiction of the class divide, and the use of blocking to demonstrate character relationships. The film has been influential among modern filmmakers, and has been remade multiple times internationally. (Full article... )

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1562 – An attempt by François, Duke of Guise , to disperse a church service by Huguenots in Wassy , France, turned into a massacre , resulting in 50 dead, and starting the French Wars of Religion .

1869 – The Russian chemist Dmitri Mendeleev (pictured) finished his design of the first periodic table .

1921 – The Australian cricket team , led by Warwick Armstrong , became the first team to complete a whitewash in the Ashes , an achievement that would not be repeated for 86 years.

1992 – A Bosnian-Serb wedding procession was attacked in Sarajevo , resulting in what is widely considered the first casualty of the Bosnian War .

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25 rumors about Ghislaine Maxwell we've inspected

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The U.S. Department of Justice's releases of Epstein-related files in early 2026 amplified scrutiny of Maxwell's connections to prominent people.

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Did Ilhan Omar marry her brother? Baseless rumor resurfaces

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Did Ilhan Omar marry her brother? Baseless rumor resurfaces

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The Somali American representative has frequently been the target of such rumors.

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Evie likes scary movies, musicals and Taylor Swift - but there is something that sets her apart. Evie

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February 28 : Kalevala Day in Finland; Peace Memorial Day in Taiwan

Ranavalona III of Madagascar

202 BC – Rebel leader Liu Bang declared himself Emperor Gaozu of Han after overthrowing the Qin dynasty , the first imperial dynasty of China .

1897 – Ranavalona III (pictured) , the last sovereign ruler of the Kingdom of Madagascar , was deposed by French military forces.

1928 – Indian physicist C. V. Raman and his colleagues discovered what is now known as Raman scattering , for which he later became the first Asian to win the Nobel Prize in Physics .

1975 – A London Underground train failed to stop at the terminal Moorgate station , crashing and causing the deaths of 43 people .

2002 – During a period of religious violence in Gujarat , India, mobs of Hindus attacked Muslims in Naroda Patiya and in Chamanpura , resulting in 166 deaths.

Cornelius Gemma (b.  1535) Alfred von Schlieffen (b.  1833) Charles Bassett and Elliot See (d.  1966 ) Koesbini (d.  1991)

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Exit building of Hume station

Hume MRT station is an underground Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) station on the Downtown Line (DTL) in Singapore. Featuring a colour scheme of green, yellow, and white, the station has two exits and serves the Bukit Timah Nature Reserve , the Rail Corridor , and the Former Ford Factory , the latter of which is depicted in the Art-in-Transit artwork Continuity . The station was initially built only with structural provisions due to a lack of projected ridership, with works completed in 2014. Following petitions by nearby residents to improve connectivity around the area, the government announced the start of construction of the remaining facilities in March 2019. Fitting-out works began in February 2021, and the station opened on 28 February 2025, ahead of the original deadline of the second quarter of the same year. Hume was the first underground infill station on the Singapore MRT network. (Full article... )

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FBI tip claims Trump witnessed Epstein victim's baby being killed, dumped in Lake Michigan. It remains unverified

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FBI tip claims Trump witnessed Epstein victim's baby being killed, dumped in Lake Michigan. It remains unverified

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The FBI declined to comment and the White House said it was among "untrue and sensationalist" claims made against Trump leading up to 2020 election.

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After Netflix bowed out from the Warner Bros. bidding war, Paramount looks likely to take over.

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GOP lawmakers say feds spent about $250M on transgender animal testing. That's misleading

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GOP lawmakers say feds spent about $250M on transgender animal testing. That's misleading

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The claim originated from reports published by the conservative-led nonprofit White Coat Waste, which aims to end animal testing.

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Is Ghislaine Maxwell's sister behind Amber Alerts? Here's the real origin story

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Is Ghislaine Maxwell's sister behind Amber Alerts? Here's the real origin story

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The nationwide alerts system has been used to search for missing children who are believed to be abducted.

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Fake photo of Epstein and Clintons spreads online

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Fake photo of Epstein and Clintons spreads online

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Was Aliya Rahman arrested while attending Trump's 2026 State of the Union speech?

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Was Aliya Rahman arrested while attending Trump's 2026 State of the Union speech?

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Rahman, a disabled U.S. citizen, made headlines in January 2026 after U.S. immigration officers dragged her out of a car.

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Photo allegedly shows Ghislaine Maxwell with Chief Justice John Roberts. Here's the real story

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Photo allegedly shows Ghislaine Maxwell with Chief Justice John Roberts. Here's the real story

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We've investigated several images claiming to show Maxwell with high-profile individuals.

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Does video show Hydra-like sea monster frozen in ice shelf? There's nothing to fear

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Does video show Hydra-like sea monster frozen in ice shelf? There's nothing to fear

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Online users said the video reminded them of the "Godzilla" franchise's King Ghidorah and "Game of Thrones" dragons, as well as mythical creatures.

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Don't fall for alleged image of Trump and Epstein getting feet washed by girl

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Don't fall for alleged image of Trump and Epstein getting feet washed by girl

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The image was created by Alison Jackson, an artist who creates "convincingly realistic photographs."

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Did poet Amanda Gorman 'confront' Trump in TV debate?

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Did poet Amanda Gorman 'confront' Trump in TV debate?

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Gorman's alleged takedown of Trump mirrored other, similar false stories about celebrities reportedly confronting the president on TV.