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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

“"Troubling scene in Texas… this is what I feared after the election! Be prepared people!" — X post by the account "William Munny" (@Willy_Munny), Nov. 5, 2026, with a video of tanks and armored vehicles on rail cars (about 101,000 views; the same text was reposted by @EBSAlertNetwork and others)”

Contradicted

The claim: “"Troubling scene in Texas… this is what I feared after the election! Be prepared people!" — X post by the account "William Munny" (@Willy_Munny), Nov. 5, 2026, with a video of tanks and armored vehicles on rail cars (about 101,000 views; the same text was reposted by @EBSAlertNetwork and others)”

Why we rated it this way: The U.S. Army's own May 22, 2025, release from Fort Cavazos, Texas, documents M1A2 Abrams tanks and dozens of other armored vehicles being loaded onto rail cars starting May 21, 2025, to travel by train to Washington for the Army's 250th Birthday Parade on June 14, 2025. Misbar traced the clip in the viral posts to a YouTube video titled "U.S. Army: Transporting Tanks and Armored Vehicles by Rail from Texas to Washington, DC.", which it says was uploaded June 6, 2025, months before the Nov. 3, 2026, midterms. The footage therefore shows a documented parade shipment from 2025, not a military movement in response to this month's election, contradicting the post's framing.

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What would change our rating: Evidence that the specific footage was recorded after the Nov. 3, 2026, election, such as original metadata, a dated first upload later than the June 2025 YouTube video, or an official Army or Defense Department record of a new rail deployment in Texas this month, would move this verdict.

Misbar's Editorial Team, "Video Does Not Show Military Deployment in Texas Following U.S. Midterm Elections," Nov. 8, 2026

Our read

The U.S. Army's own May 22, 2025, release from Fort Cavazos, Texas, documents M1A2 Abrams tanks and dozens of other armored vehicles being loaded onto rail cars starting May 21, 2025, to travel by train to Washington for the Army's 250th Birthday Parade on June 14, 2025. Misbar traced the clip in the viral posts to a YouTube video titled "U.S. Army: Transporting Tanks and Armored Vehicles by Rail from Texas to Washington, DC.", which it says was uploaded June 6, 2025, months before the Nov. 3, 2026, midterms. The footage therefore shows a documented parade shipment from 2025, not a military movement in response to this month's election, contradicting the post's framing.

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Evening Check. A viral video of tanks loaded on a train was shared as a troubling scene in Texas after the election. The Army documented that rail shipment from Fort Cavazos in May 2025, for its 250th Birthday Parade in Washington, and the clip traces to a June 2025 upload. Verdict: contradicted.

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