Yes. According to U.S. officials cited by Reuters and Axios, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman spoke with President Donald Trump at least twice on Thursday, September 10, 2026, and sought U.S. military help as Iran-aligned Houthi forces advanced along Yemen’s Red Sea coast. Washington declined direct U.S. strikes for now, sources said, but offered … Read more
Yes. In early September 2026, the International Atomic Energy Agency’s Board of Governors passed a resolution referring Iran to the United Nations Security Council for “non-compliance” with its Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty safeguards obligations — the first such IAEA referral in about 20 years. The resolution, tabled by the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the United … Read more
Short answer: There is no confirmed Grindr outage tied to the 2026 Republican midterm convention in Dallas. Grindr told Snopes it had not experienced recent outages, and the company’s public status page showed no incidents in August or September 2026. Social posts pointed to Downdetector spikes around Sept. 9–10, including a heat-map hotspot near Dallas. … Read more
Yes. U.S. Central Command spokesman Capt. Tim Hawkins said the U.S. military has assisted roughly 1,600 vessels and more than 800 million barrels of crude oil through the Strait of Hormuz since early May 2026. Stars and Stripes reported the figure on September 11, 2026, alongside Energy Secretary Chris Wright’s note that a seven-day average … Read more
Yes. On September 10, 2026, NASA published a Request for Information seeking one governor-endorsed submission from each U.S. state interested in hosting and sponsoring the planned United States Space Academy. Responses are due by 6 p.m. EDT on October 26, 2026. The RFI outlines a timeline calling for a groundbreaking no later than 2027, temporary … Read more
No. On Sept. 11, 2026, President Trump marked the 25th anniversary at the Pentagon; VP Vance and four former presidents attended Ground Zero in New York.
Yes. On September 11, 2026, the United Kingdom’s Chief of the Defence Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton, said more than 500,000 Russian troops have been killed since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine began in February 2022. He said those deaths are part of about 1.5 million total Russian casualties (killed and wounded). Knighton … Read more
Yes. On Thursday, September 10, 2026, projectiles struck pump stations along Saudi Arabia’s East-West oil pipeline system, triggering fires, according to CNN citing two U.S. officials familiar with the matter. One official said the strikes involved drones originating from Iraq; responsibility was not immediately confirmed, and it was unclear whether the pipeline itself was damaged. … Read more
No. A viral screenshot purported to show a Truth Social post in which President Donald Trump threatened to “turn off the tap” to Niagara Falls unless Canada paid a 100% tariff. Snopes rated the screenshot fake after finding no matching post on Trump’s Truth Social or X accounts and no coverage from major news outlets. … Read more
Yes. On Sept. 11, 2026, the U.S. national average retail diesel price reached about $6.06 a gallon, according to AAA data reported by CNBC — the first time the nationwide average has crossed the $6 mark. Truckers and farmers were paying roughly 63% more than a year earlier, and California’s average was near $8 a … Read more