{"id":"1792886423431-news-headlines","slug":"nigeria-massacre-40-dead","title":"Nigeria Massacre: 40 Dead","summary":"President Donald Trump publicly endorsed renaming U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to \"National Immigration and Customs Enforcement\" — or \"NICE.\" Trump shared a post by conservative influencer Alyssa Dehen that said the media would have to say \"NICE agents\" all day, and Trump wrote: \"GREAT IDEA!!! DO IT. President DJT.\" Both the Department of Homeland Security and the White House had used the proposed name on social media at the time.\n\nThe proposal reflects Trump's broader effort to reframe immigration enforcement messaging. Supporters see the rebrand as a way to soften or mock media coverage of ICE; critics note it would require congressional approval and would not change the agency's powers.\n\nTrump did express support for renaming ICE to \"NICE\" (National Immigration and Customs Enforcement), calling it a \"GREAT IDEA\" on social media. The change would require congressional approval.\n\n\"Medicare for All\" proposals generally would replace private insurance with a public system, so the claim that people could lose their current plan and doctor is a contested but plausible consequence depending on the proposal. The claim about \"mass genocide of the masses to impose Sharia\" is baseless conspiracy rhetoric with no evidence. This is an opinion comment on a linked item, with no standalone factual claim to check. This is an opinion comparing the Iran war decision to past Middle East wars. The post assumes a U.S. war with Iran is ongoing; we could not verify that premise in this session. This is a warning/opinion, not a verifiable factual claim.","publishedAt":"2026-10-25T00:00:23.431Z","channel":{"id":"news","name":"Oncast News","language":"en"},"show":"News Tonight","verification":{"status":"verified","leadVerdict":"TRUE","notes":"TRUE: Trump did express support for renaming ICE to \"NICE\" (National Immigration and Customs Enforcement), calling it a \"GREAT IDEA\" on social media. The change would require congressional approval.\nSource: [snopes.com](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ice-nice-name-change/), [foxnews.com](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-endorses-idea-changing-ice-nice) NAM (https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2114142782881194013)\n\nMISLEADING: \"Medicare for All\" proposals generally would replace private insurance with a public system, so the claim that people could lose their current plan and doctor is a contested but plausible consequence depending on the proposal. The claim about \"mass genocide of the masses to impose Sharia\" is baseless conspiracy rhetoric with no evidence. This is an opinion comment on a linked item, with no standalone factual claim to check. This is an opinion comparing the Iran war decision to past Middle East wars. The post assumes a U.S. war with Iran is ongoing; we could not verify that premise in this session. This is a warning/opinion, not a verifiable factual claim.\nSource: None (conspiracy rhetoric) NAMES: Medicare for All = proposal for a single-payer U.S. health system. POST 2114144806771548621: NOCLAIM None NAMES: None. POST bs (https://x.com/HeardWilda/status/2114144830674858314)","claims":[{"verdict":"TRUE","summary":"Trump did express support for renaming ICE to \"NICE\" (National Immigration and Customs Enforcement), calling it a \"GREAT IDEA\" on social media. The change would require congressional approval.","sourceName":"[snopes.com](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ice-nice-name-change/), [foxnews.com](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-endorses-idea-changing-ice-nice) NAM","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2114142782881194013","claim":"President Trump says he wanted to rename ICE to \"NICE,\" joking that the name change would put a different spin on media coverage of immigration enforcement. Trump tells supporters he wanted to call the agency's officers \"the NICE people,\" but says the idea didn't go over well htt","author":"Fox News (@FoxNews)"},{"verdict":"MISLEADING","summary":"\"Medicare for All\" proposals generally would replace private insurance with a public system, so the claim that people could lose their current plan and doctor is a contested but plausible consequence depending on the proposal. The claim about \"mass genocide of the masses to impose Sharia\" is baseless conspiracy rhetoric with no evidence. This is an opinion comment on a linked item, with no standalone factual claim to check. This is an opinion comparing the Iran war decision to past Middle East wars. The post assumes a U.S. war with Iran is ongoing; we could not verify that premise in this session. This is a warning/opinion, not a verifiable factual claim.","sourceName":"None (conspiracy rhetoric) NAMES: Medicare for All = proposal for a single-payer U.S. health system. POST 2114144806771548621: NOCLAIM None NAMES: None. POST bs","sourceUrl":"https://x.com/HeardWilda/status/2114144830674858314","claim":"THE COMMIE ELITES WILL HAVE CARE THIS IS MASS GENOCIDE OF THE MASSES TO IMPOSE SHARIA When you hear democrat candidates say “Medicare for All,” that means you lose your current healthcare plan, your current doctor, and you pay an even higher premium. Oh, and do I say there will h","author":"drwildasays (@HeardWilda)"}]},"sources":[{"url":"https://x.com/FoxNews/status/2114142782881194013","name":"[snopes.com](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/ice-nice-name-change/), [foxnews.com](https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-endorses-idea-changing-ice-nice) NAM","kind":"x","verdict":"TRUE","author":"Fox News (@FoxNews)"},{"url":"https://x.com/HeardWilda/status/2114144830674858314","name":"None (conspiracy rhetoric) NAMES: Medicare for All = proposal for a single-payer U.S. health system. POST 2114144806771548621: NOCLAIM None NAMES: None. POST bs","kind":"x","verdict":"MISLEADING","author":"drwildasays (@HeardWilda)"}],"url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792886423431-news-headlines-nigeria-massacre-40-dead","listenUrl":"https://oncast.fm/c/news","attribution":{"publisher":"Oncast","site":"https://oncast.fm","url":"https://oncast.fm/story/1792886423431-news-headlines-nigeria-massacre-40-dead","cite":"Cite https://oncast.fm/story/1792886423431-news-headlines-nigeria-massacre-40-dead and the original source links. Fact-check by Oncast (oncast.fm)."},"hostsSaid":[{"host":"Brian","text":"Survivors of clergy abuse have approved an eight hundred million dollar settlement with the Archdiocese of New York. Reuters says the deal covers hundreds of claims."},{"host":"Bella","text":"The settlement still needs a judge's sign-off. It would be one of the largest payouts by a US archdiocese."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Reuters also reports leaders on Capitol Hill are hearing new calls to regulate the supplement industry, as TikTok videos fuel a boom among people taking weight-loss drugs."},{"host":"Bella","text":"A Reuters report describes lawmakers and health experts warning the unregulated supplements could interact dangerously with prescription medications."},{"host":"Brian","text":"President Trump is telling crowds in Georgia he considered renaming ICE — the immigration enforcement agency — to NICE."},{"host":"Bella","text":"He said it would force the media to call agents \"the NICE people.\" The claim checks out: Trump endorsed the rename idea on social media."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Critics point out changing the name would require Congress, and it wouldn't change what the agency actually does."},{"host":"Brian","text":"Sources say US officials have for years asked Elon Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and the Middle East."},{"host":"Bella","text":"That's based on an Italian outlet's reporting picked up on Bluesky. We haven't confirmed the underlying report yet."},{"host":"Brian","text":"The claim about a joint declaration from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan demanding a Palestinian state is also unconfirmed tonight."},{"host":"Bella","text":"We'll have more as those develop. That's News on the Hour."}]}