On February 21–22, 2026 President Donald Trump announced on Truth Social he was sending a “great hospital boat” to Greenland to treat people he said were “sick, and not being taken care of there,” and credited Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry with helping coordinate the effort. (apnews.com) Denmark and Greenland said they had not requested assistance and defended their universal healthcare; Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command separately evacuated a U.S. submariner near Nuuk for urgent treatment. (apnews.com) Trump’s post featured an image of the USNS Mercy, but U.S. officials have not confirmed any deployment and Navy hospital ships were reported drydocked in Mobile, Alabama. (gcaptain.com)
Viral posts claiming “BREAKING: Donald Trump has died” spread across social platforms, driven by a doctored news screenshot and memorial pages. Major outlets and the White House did not confirm any death, and fact‑checkers quickly labelled the reports a hoax. (snopes.com) The rumor echoed earlier false death scares about Trump. (aljazeera.com) Reuters and other outlets showed the president active on February 22, 2026, announcing policy moves. (gmanetwork.com) In short, the widely shared “Trump has died” item is unverified misinformation — treat it skeptically and avoid sharing unverified posts publicly.
Zohran Mamdani urged New Yorkers to sign up as “emergency snow shovelers” ahead of a forecast blizzard, telling volunteers to report to sanitation garages with ID. (zerohedge.com) The registration reportedly requires two small photos, two original IDs and copies, and a Social Security card, provoking ridicule and accusations of hypocrisy given Mamdani’s past opposition to voter‑ID laws. (nypost.com) Critics also blamed his response to a prior storm, asserting that nine‑ and ten‑foot piles of ice blocked roads for weeks. (hindustantimes.com) The mayor’s office said the city is ramping up sanitation operations and urged residents to follow official registration instructions and Notify NYC alerts. (nyc.gov)
Trump’s FDA has retreated from plans to ban artificial food colours, instead loosening labeling so companies may claim “no artificial colors” even when products include additives such as titanium dioxide, provoking outrage from health experts. (theguardian.com) Critics including the Environmental Working Group and CSPI say the change will mislead consumers and leave potentially carcinogenic or neurotoxic substances permitted. (theguardian.com) HHS secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. defended the move as progress toward replacing petroleum-based dyes under the “Make America Healthy Again” agenda, and industry hailed voluntary commitments. (theguardian.com) States such as West Virginia and Texas are pursuing their own bans or warning-label laws nationwide. (theguardian.com)
Social-media posts quote a ‘former FBI special agent’ warning that newly released Jeffrey Epstein files will “unleash a Pandora’s Box” of national-security threats and unprecedented geopolitical fallout. (bsky.app) The Justice Department published more than three million pages, roughly 2,000 videos and 180,000 images on January 30, 2026, under the Epstein Files Transparency Act. (cbsnews.com) Critics say the release over-redacted suspected perpetrators while exposing survivors’ identities, prompting congressional hearings and fierce questioning of Attorney General Pam Bondi’s handling. (cbsnews.com) Lawmakers, prosecutors and foreign authorities are now combing the trove, raising fears of diplomatic crises, legal liability and political upheaval if additional incriminating material emerges. (newzscroll.com)
An X post showing U.S. troops served menus of steak, pie, crab legs and lobster sparked viral speculation on February 21, 2026, that the lavish “surf and turf” might signal imminent deployment amid rising U.S.–Iran tensions. Social-media users called it a possible “last meal” while others reposted a short clip of soldiers dining in a DFAC. Journalists traced the footage to earlier posts (February–June 2025) and note such meals commonly mark birthdays or morale boosts, not official pre-deployment rituals. Military and fact-checkers caution there is no verified link between these meals and an imminent combat deployment. Authorities urge public caution. (english.bombaysamachar.com)
UN Secretary-General António Guterres warned in a letter to all 193 member states that the United Nations faces imminent financial collapse unless member states pay dues or reform rules. (washingtonpost.com) The U.N.’s 2026 regular budget is $3.45 billion, yet unpaid assessments and liquidity shortfalls left $1.57 billion overdue at the end of 2025. (apnews.com) The United States is the largest debtor, owing roughly $2.2 billion to the regular budget plus about $1.8 billion for peacekeeping. (washingtonpost.com) Guterres warned cash could be exhausted by July 2026 and criticised a rule forcing the U.N. to return unspent funds it never received immediately. (euronews.com)
Rep. Ilhan Omar and two House members attempted to inspect a local ICE facility in Minneapolis; they say they were allowed in briefly and then told to leave, a move Omar called unlawful obstruction of congressional oversight. (theguardian.com) ICE officials said visits must follow existing notice rules and cited funding sources to justify restricting access. (foxnews.com) Omar said she observed planes departing and was told those flights were transfers to other U.S. facilities, not deportations. (theguardian.com) The visit occurred amid heightened federal enforcement in Minnesota after the deployment of thousands of agents and the fatal shooting of Renee Good, which intensified local protests. (theguardian.com)
