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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has faced persistent, AI- and social media-driven death rumors, despite video and posts meant to prove he is alive; PolitiFact debunked a viral 'six-finger' frame as a light artifact, while Netanyahu continues to publicize proof of life amid health history and war tensions with Iran, illustrating how AI-enabled misinformation erodes trust online.
PolitiFact's MAGA-Meter tracks 75 second-term promises and finds only about 19% kept, with roughly 45% in the works and 31% stalled, plus a 'compromise' category and one 'broken' promise (to end the Ukraine-Russia war in 24 hours). Trump has claimed to have kept all promises, citing items like first-day pardons, a tax-cut extension, and a TikTok deal, but many promises remain unfulfilled due to Congress, courts, or administration constraints. The rating framework assesses progress by measurable outcomes, not intentions, and updates ahead of the State of the Union.