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Viral Claim: Donald Trump has just announced that the United States and Iran have reached a settlement ending the war.

The viral video is recycled June 11, 2026 footage of Trump claiming a 'great settlement' that was never signed — no US-Iran settlement has been announced in November 2026.

Viral Claim: Donald Trump said it would be working-class Americans' fault if Republicans lose the 2026 midterm elections.

Trump told Michigan voters they would have 'yourselves to blame' if Democrats win, but he never singled out working-class Americans — the viral claim adds a target he did not name.

Viral Claim: Benjamin Netanyahu was seriously injured in an attack in Tel Aviv in October 2026, and a plane was being sent to transport him to the United States

The viral video does not show Netanyahu being attacked in Tel Aviv in 2026; it shows the attempted gun attack on Bulgarian politician Ahmed Dogan in Sofia on January 19, 2013, in which Dogan was unharmed.

Brent crude closed October at $117.64 after a fresh tanker attack, while the strait that normally carries a fifth of the world's oil stays constrained. This study measures the flows, the price shock and the bypass limits behind the crisis.

A record 47.9 million early ballots, final polls and trust data sketch a price-driven, sceptical electorate two days before the November 3 midterms.

Q3 growth accelerated to 3.4% while September PCE inflation rose to 3.6% and hiring stalled at 29,000 jobs, leaving the Fed on hold and households squeezed days before the midterms.