Christiana Dillard

Christiana Dillard Tue, June 16, 2026 at 4:07 AM UTC 1 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Lead Stories says: Parody Account A video circulating on social media claiming to show the U.S. striking an Iranian fighter jet in combat action over the Strait of Hormuz was actually posted by a parody account and appears to show Russian aircraft in a video game clip.

Did Karoline Leavitt, the White House press secretary, say, "Jesus Christ didn't have electricity either and he did just fine" while explaining President Donald Trump's tariff policies? No, that's not true: None of Leavitt's press briefings before the purported quote appeared online included that remark. There is evidence that the supposed quote comes from a meme. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) on Threads on February 1, 2025.

Did the reporter who broke a news story about the resignation of a DOGE employee work for USAID when the story was published in February 2025? No, that's not true: Katherine Long, the reporter in question, was previously employed by an organization that worked with USAID. At the time of this publication, Long was writing for the Wall Street Journal. The claim appeared in a post (archived here) published on February 7, 2025.