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Republicans Use Trump-Era Photo to Criticize Biden on Border Security

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Conservatives blanketed users’ feeds across social media on Monday with a photo of what they insinuated was a surge of migrants numbering in the thousands crossing the U.S. border from Mexico.

From former congressional candidates to cryptocurrency influencers, conservatives discussed the photo in apocalyptic terms, characterizing the group pictured as an invading force that had only grown increasingly emboldened by the perception of weakness in President Joe Biden’s immigration policies.

The migrant crisis has attracted greater scrutiny with this week’s end of Title 42, a Trump-era policy allowing asylum seekers to be turned away under the guise of the COVID-19 health emergency. The Biden administration fought to maintain the law in court but was ultimately unsuccessful, raising concerns from critics that the administration is left with few tools to stem the tide of undocumented migrants seeking to enter the U.S.

Drone footage from outlets like Fox News shot over the weekend showed long lines of migrants entering the U.S. through places like Brownsville, Texas. But some Twitter users, trying to illustrate the problem under Biden’s watch, used a photo showing a scene from when President Donald Trump was in office.

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An aerial view of Honduran migrants in southern Mexico on October 27, 2018. Similar to the viral photo shared on social media May 8, 2023, to illustrate the U.S.-Mexico border crisis, the national flags at the front of the group are in the same order, and in a similar placement, to the mountains in the distance.
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Guillermo Arias, a Tijuana-based photojournalist, told his own story in the captions of the pictures, which are still widely available on hosting sites like Getty Images.

While the photos have been used to suggest an impending invasion of the U.S., the aerial view of Honduran migrants was actually taken on October 27, 2018, in the southern Mexican town of Arriaga on their way to San Pedro Tapanatepec.

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US Treasury Sanctions IRGC-Linked Digital Asset Exchanges

OFAC sanctions senior Iranian security figures, Babak Zanjani, and two UK-registered crypto exchanges for aiding the IRGC and human rights abuses. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on January 30, 2026 in Washington the designation of Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni Kalagari and multiple Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

OFAC sanctions senior Iranian security figures, Babak Zanjani, and two UK-registered crypto exchanges for aiding the IRGC and human rights abuses. The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) announced on January 30, 2026 in Washington the designation of Iran’s Interior Minister Eskandar Momeni Kalagari and multiple Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps [……
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Fact check: Did the woman who masqueraded as Batik Air flight attendant get hired by Garuda Indonesia?, Asia News – AsiaOne

asia Fact check: Did the woman who masqueraded as a Batik Air flight attendant get hired by Garuda Indonesia? Some social media posts claim that 23-year-old Khairun Nisya, who masqueraded as a Batik Air flight attendant, has been hired by Garuda Indonesia. AsiaOne finds out if this is real. Posts have emerged on social media

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Fact check: Did the woman who masqueraded as a Batik Air flight attendant get hired by Garuda Indonesia?

Some social media posts claim that 23-year-old Khairun Nisya, who masqueraded as a Batik Air flight attendant, has been hired by Garuda Indonesia. AsiaOne finds out if this is real.
Fact check: Did the woman who masqueraded as a Batik Air flight attendant get hired by Garuda Indonesia?

Posts have emerged on social media claiming that the 23-year-old woman who masqueraded as a Batik Air flight attendant has been hired by Indonesia’s national carrier Garuda Indonesia.
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A 23-year-old woman from Palembang was nabbed by Indonesian authorities on Jan 6 for masquerading as a Batik Air cabin crew. The incident sparked discussions on aviation security and the woman, Khairun Nisya, later issued a video apology. 

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Videos have gone viral of a woman dressed in a Batik Air flight attendant uniform boarding a flight travelling from Palembang to Jakarta, with allegations that she was not a real staff member. Other clips show airport staff escorting her off the flight and of the woman later detained in an office room. Batik Air has yet to comment on the incident, but the videos have raised concerns about flight safety. #indonesia #news #batikair #airline #flightattendant

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Such posts have gone on to claim that Khairun Nisya had been hired by national carrier Garuda Indonesia, with a photo showing her shaking hands with an airline executive under a sign which reads “Manager, Garuda Indonesia Company”. 

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‘Follow Me Plz’: MrBeast Publicly Tags Streamers Sydeon and Anyme, Sparking Hack Suspicions on X

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Digital authenticity was put to the test after MrBeast’s unorthodox public messages to creators Sydeon and Anyme triggered widespread suspicion of a security breach.
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Social media users are on high alert after Jimmy ‘MrBeast’ Donaldson sent unexpected follow requests to influencers Sydeon and Anyme.

The sudden interactions have triggered a wave of concern across X, with many questioning if the platform’s biggest star has lost control of his account. As fans dissect these strange notifications, the community remains divided on whether they are genuine outreach or a security breach.

Jimmy ‘MrBeast’ Donaldson, who holds the record as the most-subscribed YouTuber with hundreds of millions of followers worldwide, recently caused a stir on social media by openly asking two fellow creators for a follow-back on X, likely to enable private messaging.

MrBeast’s Unusual Public Shout-out to Sydeon and Anyme

On 31 December, MrBeast posted twice to contact Twitch personality Sydeon and French influencer Anyme023Off, explaining that he required follow-backs on X to open his direct messages for a possible project. Although his messages were straightforward, they immediately sparked a surge of uncertainty and doubt across various social platforms.

‘@Sydeon follow me plz,’ MrBeast posted, seeking a connection with the streamer. He sent another note shortly after, asking, ‘@Anyme023Off can you give me a follow,’ to see if the fellow content creator would add him back on the site.

The narrative shifted when Anyme023Off decided to address the situation directly. Instead of a standard written reply, the French influencer uploaded a brief video in his native tongue, confirming he had spotted the request and was paying attention to the high-profile shout-out.

Although this footage stopped short of announcing a formal partnership, it served as a strong hint that the message reached its intended target. This development provided the first real evidence that the exchange was legitimate, casting doubt on the theories that a hacker or fraudster was pulling the strings.

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