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Here's the truth</h2></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 24px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Social media users claimed the House speaker said, "Every dollar spent on seniors could have gone elsewhere." </p></td></tr><tr class="btn_row"><td valign="top" style="padding-bottom:14px;padding-left:24px;padding-right:24px;padding-top:14px;text-align:center;width:100%;word-break:break-word;" class="dd"><table width="100%" role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:14px auto 14px auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="middle"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td style="background-color:#000000;border-radius:8px;mso-padding-alt:14px 20px;" class="btn"><a href="https://elink378.snopes.com/ls/click?upn=u001.qynS8GY0ZxGWz34zdrv7Uw0KRnMsWq6oxXcQQxq7mSzyTVJTAhJQvIg07AkGRwt6FKkwCiUvef4Bd2DaTmYE-2BTm62fivJanCLmRXffcP4vQnFdt6A1XLlx-2BnUzPRVqGJl5QL8FgM2vWPWpjKtmdE-2Fr7FFdzskSLWvsyFQLy8yBegr4eHPIATZuYJ-2BFZkLbW6d1VClPRvzqb7LQj6o7Y8iEOALQKgyEUR8ovrS-2B1nw5UgNXu2Az-2FSawY5ZhVCSy3m-2Fl4IHMWpnrHCEqK-2F6ODWieGbcPlfA3Cddb3KW5HiRuVuxp3IoKUmsWIs4cuw2WVcaYGOpHoBrkfwsInKwGG156DCvXxFi3rd1R9NJWcx-2FBiQ-2FCAaJiB6zb4WCoKL9-2Fyken8bzm-2BRm-2F7aSbVXCe2ATw-3D-3D4_Cr_fvha5zL32SB-2F8GXtqOAUNUfq3zfDL435FiQzhY1q4jVbDRcn6RtZGyfkWFTaO6PN46vlxIzrY7rbuiIunFtg-2BIgGUWy7X7a8Fyj6Oeo2HY8w9z7ZI-2B9-2F1WJVHI5i3aQ7pIUDO2gMdxAlJ8jzEUcbwZUN9v827scvSE6IKjkFp-2BnCxoC1Y8IIht9aWmf1qYXN9WYD9P6rPTc05iTr2LaRApn7MpML39ETeuJZpsPuW3TaRK8iaXRi4Yx6fdViDBp0dBQ6bKxeRfExGchkCLIJPAR3KNg0LXZ7hjsqlN3hHcfmJ4X2q4njrnnh8rTBxf5KPRDqDqKeQxtX2XPPw-2FGVZrrIL2QffleSyJK1JNM5Zbuy0zuCoBgyX1dS6WL7znJnRrPytYzNg0PGXNXAkDjeoBQmiOOXXVgZOkcS0m-2FWe-2FWFruYMhcG7LylNusSkY5yRVL0kG4hL5fRFrYwe5QHMzUM-2FRs-2BV6aVybOm0SHUCawnIQrZanqg6fDw0Ow0u7-2F2X8joUGr92RmwmG8R2WxxtbLUpIXa5WGFdy1v2WPkogEWl6FSOSBRTLUxceiTKUG1ff8lDHWE7-2Fw7IPHLoWVVBqwAMoi-2BJN-2Fn2Ge946cCAtEIeTTULNZXkW61r1BQ2L5Ew" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="background-color:#000000;border-radius:8px;color:#FFFFFF;display:inline-block;font-family:'Helvetica',Arial,sans-serif;font-size:16px;font-weight:normal;line-height:18px;padding:14px 20px;text-decoration:none;"> Read More </a></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="font-size:0px;line-height:0px;padding:30px 0px 30px;" class="dd"><table class="j" role="none" width="95%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td> </td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="padding-bottom:20px;padding-left:15px;padding-right:15px;padding-top:20px; " class="dd"><table role="none" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="margin:0 auto 0 auto;"><tr><td align="center" valign="top" style="width:628px;"><a href="https://elink378.snopes.com/ls/click?upn=u001.qynS8GY0ZxGWz34zdrv7Uw0KRnMsWq6oxXcQQxq7mSyNtxrsSmm2GMPA3M5OLUx18WMlpjI0yH-2FVR4-2FOUn69vXFqLqQbOBiDBjIITKx7uhk8VBVSDL1WV4EZNKuw1LbL9lVaihe5jYLzRtKjYaScs78ZezWw-2FF6a7ALk34LWuwOkL-2FlHeamNoWfc90xcyLKWdrlwOS8qI65gozAWW0Nd-2BGJwln-2FQhHxX9PPpIoM-2FM9rpgByMSTAVnhb7qTqbhqkBb9YkWvq3B4DROkJv32xdOMtZUKC9CPuVSkCjL0xZceEp9Lp-2BLboExlWfPOfdi85MG6stC7Xu5ieaErLPOa4hvayKE3c2Poyf264-2B4uDTFLW6M-2BPusxXVAqSYj9ygb6S3XctJh1vT89S7KgJG-2B2jwCA-3D-3DyYCK_fvha5zL32SB-2F8GXtqOAUNUfq3zfDL435FiQzhY1q4jVbDRcn6RtZGyfkWFTaO6PN46vlxIzrY7rbuiIunFtg-2BIgGUWy7X7a8Fyj6Oeo2HY8w9z7ZI-2B9-2F1WJVHI5i3aQ7pIUDO2gMdxAlJ8jzEUcbwZUN9v827scvSE6IKjkFp-2BnCxoC1Y8IIht9aWmf1qYXN9WYD9P6rPTc05iTr2LaRApn7MpML39ETeuJZpsPuW3TaRK8iaXRi4Yx6fdViDBp0dBQ6bKxeRfExGchkCLIJPAR3KNg0LXZ7hjsqlN3hHcfmJ4X2q4njrnnh8rTBxf5KPRDqDqKeQxtX2XPPw-2FGVZrrIL2QffleSyJK1JNM5Zbuy0zuCoBgyX1dS6WL7znJnRrPytYzNg0PGXNXAkDjeoBQmiOOXXVgZOkcS0m-2FWe-2FWFruYMhcG7LylNusSkY5yRVL0kG4hL5fRFrYwe5QHMzUM-2FRs-2BV6aVybOm0SHUCawnIQrZanqg6fDw0Ow0u7-2F2XyQtPwUvk-2FaIiIvmuGVHai-2FO9k3JNv-2F7TL6VO8v4Yz6dG-2FSY662BAE944vDuDxbWPj5k-2BzOA7u-2FIcrQhfPbgZbGxNJ6q15cHIeJNsSNsa8UrbcXcdFb7buWP-2BDLbWu-2FnOnyg5z3M7iqBySjerbHDzFg-3D-3D" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" style="text-decoration:none;" target="_blank"><img src="https://media.beehiiv.com/cdn-cgi/image/fit=scale-down,format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1920,height=3840/uploads/asset/file/ae952b72-a0c3-434b-b742-1f386d240dc7/waze_israel_featured_image.jpg" alt="An image shows two photos separated by a vertical line, on the left displaying the Waze logo and a phone with the navigation mobile app, and on the right a person holding an Israeli flag." height="auto" width="628" style="display:block;width:100%;" border="0"/></a></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td id="does-israel-control-waze-surveil-ap" class="dd" align="left" valign="top" style="color:#000000;font-weight:normal;padding:0px 24px;text-align:left;"><h2 style="color:#000000;font-weight:normal;mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;">Does Israel control Waze, surveil app's users? </h2></td></tr><tr><td class="dd" align="left" style="padding:0px 24px;text-align:left;word-break:break-word;"><p style="mso-line-height-alt:150.0%;"> Waze's terms of use state Israeli courts and laws govern the app's legal matters. 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Social media users appeared to misunderstand a philanthropic support agreement between the White House, National Park Services and a nonprofit organization. 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# Snopes Debunker
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## Did Trump's motorcade leave tire tracks in reflecting pool? What photos show
Do photos prove Trump's motorcade left tire tracks on the surface of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool? That's what social media users are claiming after crews drained the pool for the second time this year to begin repairs.
Senior reporter Jordan Liles found there's more to the story.
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## Did Trump admin stop tracking 'explosive diarrhea' parasite before 2026 outbreak?
FoodNet, a CDC-led federal collaboration, made tracking the cyclospora parasite optional in 2025.
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## Did Mike Johnson say this quote about spending on seniors? Here's the truth
Social media users claimed the House speaker said, "Every dollar spent on seniors could have gone elsewhere."
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## Does Israel control Waze, surveil app's users?
Waze's terms of use state Israeli courts and laws govern the app's legal matters. But there's no proof the country is surveilling users.
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## 8 times we've investigated claims about Mitch McConnell's health
The longest-serving senator in Kentucky's history is no stranger to rumors about his well-being.
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## Breaking down claim Trump paid himself 2.5% contractor fee on new White House ballroom
A rumor spread online that Trump took a 2.5% contractor fee on the construction of the new White House ballroom.
There's no evidence the claim is true. Social media users appeared to misunderstand a philanthropic support agreement between the White House, National Park Services and a nonprofit organization. Reporter Anna Rascouët-Paz has the details.
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