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Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez was hit by more than six bullets, says lawyer, with ICE facing scrutiny over shootingA California man shot by US immigration agents said officials have falsely accused him of being a gang member and that officers fired on him without justification during a traffic stop.Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, 36, was pulled over and shot by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers on Tuesday in Patterson, a rural agricultural town in California’s central valley. Patrick Kolasinski, Hernandez’s attorney, visited him in the hospital on Thursday morning and summarized his client’s comments. Continue reading...

Reports, based on X post from unofficial account, follow JD Vance’s accusations and threats of finding ‘legal remedies’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxSeveral news outlets have falsely reported that Somaliland’s government called for the extradition of Ilhan Omar, basing their stories on a post from an X account that does not represent the state despite its claims to the contrary.Fox News, the New York Post, Sinclair Broadcast Group’s the National News Desk and the Independent ran stories on the US representative. The reports centred on a post by @RepOfSomaliland in reaction to claims by JD Vance that Omar had committed immigration fraud, which echoed prior allegations against the Somali-born Minnesota Democrat that she has vehemently denied. Continue reading...

A doctored image circulated on March 14, 2026, purporting to show a Simpsons episode with 'Trump dead' and dates 1946-2026, sparking concerns amid US-Iran war tensions after strikes on Kharg Island. Fact-checks confirm the image is a fabricated hoax, AI-generated or edited, with showrunners stating no such episode exists and similar fakes have spread before. The virality coincides with President Trump's announcement of US attacks on Iran's energy lifeline following joint US-Israel strikes killing Ayatollah Khamenei. Public reactions included fears like 'Can this Simpson prophecy be true?', but experts dismiss it as meme bait on a tense news day.