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TSA workers are classified as essential personnel and continue working during government shutdowns without receiving paychecks until appropriations are restored. While they may receive pay stubs showing $0 for the current pay period, they are guaranteed back pay once the shutdown ends, making the characterization of '$0 paychecks' technically accurate for the shutdown period but incomplete without the context of guaranteed retroactive compensation.

No evidence supports the existence of this claim. Zohran Mamdani is a New York State Assembly member, not NYC Mayor. No credible reports exist of an ISIS-inspired attack attempt involving Pennsylvania teens Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi at his residence. The claim appears to conflate or misrepresent actual events and positions.

The Department of Homeland Security has experienced a shutdown or significant operational disruption in March 2026, leading to increased wait times at airports. However, the characterization of DHS being completely 'shut down' may oversimplify the situation, as essential security functions typically continue during federal agency funding lapses, though with reduced capacity.

A shooting occurred in Austin, Texas in early March 2026 with multiple casualties. The claim contains conflicting information about the death toll, with some sources reporting 2 deaths and others reporting 3. The FBI investigation into potential Iran-related motivation appears to be reported by news sources, though the exact casualty count remains inconsistent across reports.

As of February 2026, there is no credible evidence from Mexican government sources or major news outlets confirming the death of Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as 'El Mencho,' leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel. The U.S. State Department maintains a $10 million reward for information leading to his arrest, and no official Mexican or U.S. government announcement has been made regarding his death. Reports of his death have circulated multiple times over the years without verification.

On February 22, 2026, an armed individual was fatally shot by law enforcement after breaching the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida. The U.S. Secret Service confirmed the incident occurred and that the individual was armed when intercepted within the protected area.

Recent data shows the murder rate in the United States has declined significantly, reaching levels comparable to rates from the mid-1960s. However, comprehensive crime data before 1960 is limited due to incomplete FBI reporting systems, making 125-year comparisons difficult to verify with precision. The claim captures a genuine downward trend in violent crime but overstates the historical certainty of the comparison.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, part of the U.S. Department of Transportation, issued an emergency order in February 2025 to shut down 550 commercial truck driving schools for safety violations. The schools failed to meet federal training standards required for entry-level commercial driver licensing.

The claim that the crime rate is at its lowest point in 125 years contains factual elements but requires significant context. Violent crime rates in 2023-2024 reached near 50-year lows according to FBI data, and the murder rate specifically declined to levels not seen since the early 1900s. However, crime data from before 1960 is incomplete due to changes in reporting methodology, making direct comparisons across the full 125-year period problematic.

The violent crime rate in the United States has declined significantly in recent years, reaching levels not seen in decades. However, the claim that it is the lowest since 1900 requires important context about data availability, measurement changes, and the distinction between different types of crime.

Crime rates in the United States have declined significantly in recent years according to FBI data, with violent crime reaching levels comparable to the early 1960s. However, the claim of the lowest rate since 1900 lacks support from complete historical data, as comprehensive nationwide crime statistics were not systematically collected until the 1930s, and recent data collection methodology changes and incomplete reporting create gaps in comparability.

The claim that the crime rate is at its lowest point in 125 years contains partial truth but requires important context. While violent crime rates, particularly murder rates, have declined significantly and are near historic lows in recent data, the claim oversimplifies a complex picture involving different crime categories, reporting changes, and data collection methods that have evolved substantially since 1900.

The murder rate in the United States has declined significantly and reached historic lows in recent years. However, the claim requires important context: comprehensive crime data from 1900 does not exist, and the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program only began in 1930. The claim conflates murder rates with overall crime rates, which show different trends.

Current U.S. crime statistics show significant declines in certain categories, with murder rates reaching historic lows comparable to levels from the early 20th century. However, the claim requires important context about data collection limitations, differences between violent and property crime trends, and gaps in reporting from law enforcement agencies.

The claim that US crime rates are at their lowest point since 1900 contains significant truth but requires context. Murder rates have dropped to historically low levels comparable to the early 1900s, but property crime data from that era is incomplete or nonexistent, making comprehensive crime comparisons across 125 years difficult to verify definitively.

TSA agents are classified as essential employees under the Department of Homeland Security and are required to continue working during government shutdowns without receiving paychecks until funding is restored. This occurred during previous shutdowns, including the 2018-2019 shutdown, and would apply to any future DHS funding lapse.

Former President Trump stated that immigration enforcement led to a 25-30% reduction in crime in Minneapolis. Minneapolis crime data shows a decline in overall crime in 2024, but the decline began before increased federal immigration enforcement activities in 2025, and law enforcement officials have not attributed the reduction to immigration enforcement.

Reports indicate that El Paso's airspace was closed in February 2026 due to a laser weapon incident. The claim identifies this weapon as the LOCUST (Low-Cost Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Swarming Technology) system, though the connection between LOCUST and laser weapons requires verification.

Minneapolis crime statistics show a decline in certain categories in 2025, but multiple fact-checking organizations found no evidence linking the decrease to immigration enforcement. Crime data analysts and city officials have not attributed crime reductions to ICE operations, and the scale of ICE arrests does not align with the magnitude of crime reduction claimed.

Reports indicate that federal agents were involved in a fatal shooting incident in Minneapolis that resulted in the deaths of two individuals identified as Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good. The incident allegedly involved Department of Homeland Security Border Patrol agents. Additional details regarding the circumstances, date, and official confirmation of the incident require verification.

The claim references a reported FAA closure of El Paso airspace due to concerns about border technology. Without access to the full New York Times report or official FAA documentation, the specific wording of 'grave risk of fatalities' and details about the technology cannot be independently verified at this time.

The claim refers to reported injuries to federal officers during protests in Los Angeles involving immigration enforcement facilities. According to available source context, DHS statements reported by the New York Times indicated one ICE officer and two Federal Protective Services officers were injured, with one ICE officer reportedly struck in the head with a rock. Without access to the original DHS statement or contemporaneous reporting, the specific details cannot be independently verified at this time.