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Contradicted"Power in America will be down for 90 days. The only Americans who will have electricity during that time will be those who hold the United States Asset Reserve." — words put in Trump's mouth in an AI-altered video posted Nov. 6, 2026, by the Facebook and Instagram account Shythechosen under the caption "TRUMP CONFIRMS NO POWER FOR 90 DAYS"Matches record"Three suspected Iran-backed terrorists plotted an attack on a British air base housing American troops using vans carrying barrels of fuel, according to a federal indictment unsealed Tuesday by the Justice Department (DOJ)." — Fox News, Brittany Miller, Nov. 10, 2026Matches record"In a review released by the National Park Service in August, the administration acknowledged that the arch would have 'adverse' effects on as many as 42 historic sites." — CNN, Aleena Fayaz, "Kennedy family sues to block Trump's arch," Nov. 10, 2026Contradicted"So it can't be a Learjet. A Learjet would take up half the bloody road. That's not taking up half the road. It is a drone or a missile." — unnamed Facebook user in a Nov. 2, 2026 video, as quoted by AAP FactCheck; the post had been viewed more than 920,000 timesMatches record"In Trump v. United States, the case in question, the court ruled that former presidents have absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within their core constitutional powers and at least presumptive immunity for other official acts. The justices ruled that former presidents have no immunity from prosecution for unofficial conduct." — Robert Schmad, Fox News, Nov. 10, 2026, reporting Justice Sonia Sotomayor's wish to see the ruling overturnedMissing context"He failed to win the speakership when he topped out at 200 votes – shy of the 218 required – and the conference removed him as its nominee, eventually landing on now-Speaker Mike Johnson." — Aaron Blake, CNN analysis, "Jim Jordan's long, fraught path to lead the House GOP," live updates, Nov. 10, 2026Contradicted"Abdul El Sayed has failed the background check required for classified Senate briefings. The denial blocks him from any session that involves sensitive national security information." — X account @TrumpNews_Baby (posting as "Jonathan Gregory"), Nov. 8, 2026, in a wire-style post viewed about 2.7 million timesMatches record"Following investigations, France is now in a position to attribute these destructive actions to Iran: they were carried out by SHAHID KAVEH, an offensive cyber unit affiliated with the Electronic Warfare and Cyber Defense Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps," the ministry continued. — Greg Norman-Diamond, Fox News Digital live updates, Nov. 10, 2026, reporting that France's foreign ministry said Oct. 11-12 attacks hit the refrigeration controls of more than 700 retail sites

““An FBI raid of a storage locker warehouse in Houston Texas last night uncovered over twenty thousand fraudulent ballots all marked in favor of Democratic candidates.” — X and Facebook posts from the account “TrumpNews.Baby,” bylined “Jonathan Gregory,” Nov. 3, 2026, as documented by AFP and PolitiFact”

Contradicted

The claim: ““An FBI raid of a storage locker warehouse in Houston Texas last night uncovered over twenty thousand fraudulent ballots all marked in favor of Democratic candidates.” — X and Facebook posts from the account “TrumpNews.Baby,” bylined “Jonathan Gregory,” Nov. 3, 2026, as documented by AFP and PolitiFact”

Why we rated it this way: The FBI's Houston office told AFP the posts were false and that “no election-related operation occurred,” and Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth told PolitiFact the information circulating was false. The post's FBI-vehicle image is marked “FBI Atlanta” and matches the Georgia Recorder's coverage of the January 28, 2026 search of Fulton County's election center in Union City, Georgia, and its ballot close-up shows San Francisco Department of Elections ballots. No court filing, FBI release or news report documents any Houston seizure.

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What would change our rating: An FBI or Justice Department release, a search warrant or court filing, or Harris County records documenting a Nov. 2-3 seizure of ballots in Houston would move this toward Matches record.

PolitiFact, “No evidence of an FBI raid that revealed ‘fraudulent ballots’ in Houston,” November 3, 2026

Our read

The FBI's Houston office told AFP the posts were false and that “no election-related operation occurred,” and Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth told PolitiFact the information circulating was false. The post's FBI-vehicle image is marked “FBI Atlanta” and matches the Georgia Recorder's coverage of the January 28, 2026 search of Fulton County's election center in Union City, Georgia, and its ballot close-up shows San Francisco Department of Elections ballots. No court filing, FBI release or news report documents any Houston seizure.

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Evening Check. A viral post claims an FBI raid in Houston found twenty thousand fraudulent ballots for Democrats. The FBI says no election-related operation happened, Harris County's clerk calls it false, and the raid photo is from Georgia in January. Verdict: contradicted.

Corrections

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