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26 claims about 2026 midterm elections candidates, investigated

As voters head to the polls, we've compiled our reporting on rumors about Talarico, Paxton, El-Sayed and more high-profile candidates.

https://www.snopes.com/collections/midterms-candidates-fact-checks/?

Is gold melting off Trump's regilded horse statues in DC? What we know

We asked the National Park Service to explain the golden drip streaks seen in an image circulating online.

https://www.snopes.com/news/2026/11/02/gold-melting-trump-horse-statues/?

Did Trump cut down 250-year-old 'grandmother' tree to pave way for border wall?

Claim:

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration cut down a 250-year-old cottonwood tree on the southern border in Lochiel, Arizona, to make way for border wall construction.

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What's True

The Trump administration truly cut down not one but four large, old cottonwood trees on the border in Lochiel, among the many efforts to clear land for border wall construction. Crews cut down three trees on July 27, followed by the fourth on Oct. 5. A widely shared video highlighted the moment crews felled the fourth tree. However …

What's False

… Reported estimates placed the collection of trees anywhere between 100 and 250 years old. A scientist examining a sample of the fourth tree estimated its age at a maximum of 146 years — still a very old tree, though at least a century short of some claims.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/trump-grandmother-tree-border-wall/?