TV News LIES

A Jan. 1 Instagram post (direct link, archive link) shows a picture of a white truck surrounded by more than a dozen police officers.

"The person behind the terrorist attack in New Orleans last night cross (sic) the Southern Border at the Eagle Pass crossing 2 days ago," reads text within the post, which was originally shared on X.

The Instagram post garnered more than 500 likes in a day. Other versions of the claim were shared on Instagram and Threads.

One person died and seven others were injured after a Tesla Cybertruck packed with fireworks exploded outside president-elect Donald Trump’s Las Vegas hotel on Wednesday, with officials saying they were investigating potential motives for the incident.

Las Vegas police said that one person died inside the futuristic-looking pickup truck, which also contained camp fuel canisters, while seven people nearby suffered minor injuries.

“This is a Tesla truck, and we know that Elon Musk is working with president-elect Trump, and it’s the Trump Tower,” police department sheriff Kevin McMahill said when reporters asked about possible political connections.

“So there’s obviously things to be concerned about and it’s something we continue to look at.”

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States across the country are bracing for new laws set to take effect as early as Wednesday, including some that have stirred controversy.

In Louisiana, a new law will require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools, including universities and colleges. Some areas won’t be required to enforce it amid a lawsuit.

Meanwhile, California passed legislation that blocks municipalities from requiring voter ID in elections, a move made in response to one city passing their own voter ID requirement.

Here’s a look at five controversial laws going into effect in 2025:

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Two people are dead and about 20 injured after a fireworks incident overnight in Honolulu, officials with the city's emergency medical services told USA TODAY.

Around 1:45 a.m. local time, the Honolulu Police Department said on X there was a "fireworks-related incident with multiple causalities" in the city's Salt Lake area, a major residential zone just east of Pearl Harbor on the state's most populated island, Oʻahu.

EMS paramedic supervisor Sunny Johnson said her teams pronounced two people dead at the scene of the massive explosion early Wednesday, and transported over 20 to hospitals with injuries.

“We can confirm we had two fatalities on scene, and that number could change, we don’t know as far as what’s going on at hospital," Johnson, 32, told USA TODAY.

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- The man the FBI says rammed his truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers in New Orleans, killing 15 of them, had been having severe financial difficulties despite holding a $120,000-a-year job, according to court records obtained by USA TODAY.

The FBI identified the driver of in the Bourbon Street rampage on New Year's Day in New Orleans as 42-year-old Shamsud Din Jabbar. Federal agents say the deadly assault is being investigated as "an act of terrorism." Jabbar was fatally shot by police after he opened fire on officers.

Court records in Texas show Jabbar, who has been married and divorced twice, had written of financial troubles during his legal ups and downs with wives. As he negotiated his second divorce two years ago, his attorney attached records to court files indicating Jabbar’s finances were limited.

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Ten people were injured when a Lego display collapsed on to a crowd at an arcade center in Massachusetts, police said.

Peabody police said the incident took place on Tuesday at the In the Game family fun center when “a display was pulled down by balloons attached to it, causing it to fall”.

All 10 individuals sustained minor injuries, police said, and eight people were taken to hospital for treatment. It was not immediately clear if any of the people who were hurt were children.

Video posted on the company’s social media before the noon New Year’s Eve celebration showed balloons inside a netting attached to a large Lego structure.

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