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England's Jordan Henderson officially ruled out after freak fall causes fracture, opts for surgery
A freak mishap Sunday night abruptly ended England midfielder Jordan Henderson's 2026 World Cup.
Henderson, 36, spent the match on the bench in England's 3-2 win, but quickly drew attention after falling over an advertising board, leaving him writhing in pain during a moment of victory for England.
On Monday, Henderson opted to undergo surgery, bringing an unusual ending to the World Cup campaign of one of England's veteran leaders.
As the stadium speakers blasted Oasis, Henderson tried to climb over a pitch-side advertising board to celebrate with the traveling supporters. He lost his footing and landed awkwardly on his wrist.
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England captain Harry Kane reacted to Henderson's injury Sunday night after the match.
"Yeah Hendo just fell over there. I think he's OK. Something to do with his arm," Kane said, unaware of the severity of Henderson's injury at the time.
The celebrations quickly turned to concern as medical staff rushed onto the field, administered oxygen, and stretchered Henderson off the pitch.
Before the accident, Estadio Azteca hosted a World Cup classic. Jude Bellingham sparked England with a first-half brace before Harry Kane added a penalty. Mexico answered through Julian Quinones and a late Raul Jimenez penalty.
Henderson watched the thriller from the bench, picking up a yellow card in the 98th minute for his touchline protests. The match fell into chaos when England defender Jarell Quansah was shown a straight red card, forcing the Three Lions to desperately hang on.
While manager Thomas Tuchel and the squad flew to Kansas City to prepare for a quarterfinal clash against Norway, Henderson remained hospitalized in Mexico City. England next faces Erling Haaland's Norway on Saturday without the suspended Jarell Quansah.
Henderson's World Cup had its ups and downs. The last one ended it.
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Team USA's World Cup run ends as Belgium wins Round of 16 matchup to advance
Team USA’s run at the 2026 FIFA World Cup has come to an end.
Belgium, in front of a sold-out, U.S.-heavy crowd in Seattle, defeated the USMNT, 4-1, in a match where they took full advantage of their opponent’s mistakes.
Charles De Ketelaere was the man who not only scored just nine minutes into the match for Belgium, but his goal in the 39th minute made Team USA manager Mauricio Pochettino kick water bottles on the sideline.
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The reason? Malik Tillman, who scored a free kick against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32 victory in the Bay Area, took another just in front of Belgium’s box, and it deflected off a Belgian defender and threw off legendary keeper Thibaut Courtois to even the game at one apiece.
The momentum was back for the USMNT in that moment in the 37th minute. But once again, shotty defense for the U.S. resulted in an easy goal for De Ketelaere right in front of Matt Freese’s net.
Freese, though, had a massive error of his own in the second half that crushed the momentum that had conjured up while down one goal.
In the 57th minute, a total game-changer came when Freese decided to leave his net while De Ketelaere was chasing the through ball. Freese was first to get there, but as he was trying to clear the ball, his foot got caught in the turf.
In a desperation attempt, he tried to kick it with his right foot, but De Ketelaere got in the way and Hans Vanaken kicked it past Freese and Ream, who couldn’t turn his body around to save it for one of the worst goals allowed by a team at this World Cup.
Overall, it wasn’t Team USA’s best effort in the moment they needed it most in the Round of 16.
To make matters worse, Pochettino was forced to sub out Christian Pulisic, dubbed "Captain America," after a shot attempt resulted in an injury. Pulisic wound up for a kick on his right foot when a Belgian defender stepped in front of him. Instead of kicking the ball, Pulisic belted the back heel of the Belgium defender, and he went down in clear pain.
Pulisic tried to run it off, but with a clear limp, Pochettino sent in Sebastian Berhalter instead.
As for the biggest story of this match, Folarin Balogun, who became available after FIFA invoked Article 27 of its disciplinary code to suspend his red card, wasn’t much of a factor for the team. Belgium did a good job of buttoning up their defense, and Balogun never got a clean look to find the back of the net as he has in past matches.
The U.S. tried desperately to get back into the match, especially when Berhalter just missed getting a ball past Courtois, but it just went wide left. However, Belgium did their defensive duties and refused to allow what Senegal did to them in the round of 32 – a second-half miraculous comeback.
Instead, Romelu Lukaku, Belgium's superstar striker, put a cherry on top of their victory with a stoppage time goal past Freese in the second half. It was quite the statement on a game they dominated throughout.
As you'd expect, it was a sad group for the U.S. following the loss, while Belgium celebrated their spot in the quarterfinals where they will take on Spain later this week.
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New Yorker suing ICE after officers went to his home to warn him over criticism of agency
A New York resident is suing after officers went to his home to serve him with a warning after he sent an email criticizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement leadership over the agency's tactics in immigration raids.
David Streever, a U.S. citizen in Rochester, filed the lawsuit on Monday in Washington, D.C., against the Department of Homeland Security and ICE, arguing that officials violated his First Amendment right to speak out against the government, according to the complaint reviewed by Fox News Digital.
Streever was on a trip to Finland with his 7-year-old daughter last month when two officers showed up to his home and handed his wife a warning notice informing him that an email he sent months earlier was considered a threat.
He had sent an email in January to Todd Lyons, who was the acting director of ICE at the time, after an ICE agent shot and killed U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good during an immigration raid in Minneapolis.
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In the email, Streever told Lyons he was "a monstrous human being" who "will never know peace" and will "go down in history as America's Reinhard Heydrich, the butcher," a reference to a Nazi leader.
"The way you are protecting the obvious execution in Minnesota, even as we see the videos, will lead to your downfall. Even Trump will turn on you before the end, and you will be a sad, despised man who eats himself alive with shame at your own pathetic weakness," Streever said in the email, according to the complaint.
"You will seek to lose yourself, to escape the burden of knowing the truth about yourself. But wherever you go, you will find yourself. You will torment yourself until your last day on Earth," the email added.
When officers arrived at his home, Streever's wife answered the door and was handed a "warning notice" explaining that her husband "may be in violation of federal law" for sending his email to ICE's former acting director.
The notice, reviewed by Fox News Digital, urges Streever to "promptly remove and/or discontinue" his "behavior," warning that the notice will be "taken into consideration" if he continues to be involved" in "criminal activities."
Streever’s wife told the officers he was out of the country but would return to Rochester later that week, according to the lawsuit. But federal officers did not wait and instead attempted to confront him at a New York City hotel after he returned from Finland, although they were turned away by hotel staff.
That same night, officers repeatedly called Streever’s phone, leaving voicemails identifying themselves only as Homeland Security Investigations.
On their train ride home, Streever told his daughter about the possibility that federal officers might confront him, and the young girl broke down in tears, fearing for her father's safety.
Adam Steinbaugh, an attorney with the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression who is representing Streever, argued the email was protected speech under the First Amendment and does not represent a legitimate threat.
"If someone is really threatening a government official, you don’t wait five months to act on it," Steinbaugh said in a statement. "The fact that authorities didn’t respond immediately shows that David presented no threat. This pursuit is designed to intimidate lawful speech, pure and simple."
Streever said he was shocked that federal officers came to his home to question him over his email.
"I cherish our right to speak openly about issues of public concern," Streever said. "I hope others will not be discouraged from peacefully expressing their views, even when those views are critical of the government."
"Like many Americans, I was deeply upset after the shootings in Minnesota and I felt compelled to do something," Streever said in an earlier statement. "Writing an email to the head of ICE seemed like the least I could do to express my sense of outrage. I never dreamed it would lead to a knock on my door by federal officers or descending on my hotel in the dark of night."
Fox News Digital reached out to DHS and ICE for comment.
The lawsuit also names Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, whose office released a statement claiming, "Any allegation DHS and its components are attempting to ‘squash’ free speech is categorically FALSE," according to the Associated Press.
The complaint asks the court to order DHS and ICE officials to stop its "coercion and retaliation" against Streever for his protected speech.
The warning to Streever was presented the same week poll worker Paigelynne Gonyea, of Syracuse, said two federal officers confronted her at a voting site during New York’s primaries to question her about a social media post she made about Jonathan Ross, the ICE officer who killed Good.
Gonyea said she believes the warning to her was because of a post she made in January in which she shared a picture of Ross along with the caption: "I think today is a great day for Jonathan to be indicted."
Her post was made after Ross had already been identified by the media.
A spokesperson for DHS, Lauren Bis, shared an image of a different social media post from Gonyea in which she said the woman shared Ross’ address, according to the Associated Press, although part of the post was redacted.
Bis said in a statement last week that Gonyea "committed a federal crime by posting the address of an ICE law enforcement officer online" and "if you doxx our officers, we will investigate you, and you will be brought to justice."
After Donald Trump criticism, Keir Starmer intervened with FIFA ahead of England-Mexico
My, my how the tables have turned.
When FIFA announced that they'd suspended the red card punishment of US Men's National Team striker Folarin Balogun, it set off a firestorm of criticism. European soccer fans, the Belgian national soccer federation, the Union of European Football Associations, and many other commentators were outraged that Balogun's unjust red card had essentially been delayed.
Their complaints have been mostly incoherent and illogical, with UEFA's statement in particular being laughably inaccurate.
"Football, like any other sports, relies on rules, which are the basis for fair, honest and transparent competition," they said. "Sometimes rules are open to interpretation. In this case not. A minimum automatic suspension of one match following a red card is not a discretionary option and does not require the decision of a competent body to be enacted. It is a principle embedded in regulations, which cannot be made subject to exceptions, let alone in the middle of a tournament where several other players have been in the same situation and regularly served their suspension."
Notably, UEFA had no complaints when Cristian Ronaldo's three-match red card suspension was postponed by FIFA ahead of the World Cup. Under the exact same rule that was used in Balogun's case.
But another critique of the process came from those who said that President Donald Trump's involvement was an unacceptable violation of soccer norms. Essentially, that a politician should not make phone calls to FIFA leadership to question a decision or potentially influence an outcome. British host Piers Morgan was particularly consumed by inaccurate righteous indignation, accusing the USMNT of "cheating" and "not playing by the rules."
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Though of course, the USMNT did not cheat, and no rules were violated.
But the outrage from the Europeans and their fans over Trump’s involvement has been curiously missing from another revelation that was reported Monday morning: that British Prime Minister Kier Starmer called FIFA to intervene in favor of the England National Team ahead of their match against Mexico.
In the days leading up to England-Mexico at the Azteca, there were rumblings that the start time of the match might be moved up several hours to avoid forecast thunderstorms. But, according to British paper The Sun, Starmer directly intervened with FIFA to prevent that from happening.
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"The Mexicans were really talking up the storm and were pressing to move the game," a source told The Sun. "But Keir was having none of it and suspected they were trying to derail the England preparations by giving less time to adapt to the altitude, so he put his foot down."
Well, well, well! A politician interfering with FIFA in order to benefit his country's national team? Unacceptable! Outrageous! Unfair! Appeal the whole tournament!
Obviously, Starmer and England got their way, and held on to beat El Tri 3-2 in a hard fought instant classic. Curiously, though, Piers Morgan and the very angry European fans have had little-to-nothing to say about a politician "putting his foot down" with FIFA. Should England go on to win their quarterfinal or entire tournament, their run will be tainted by this scandal, forever laden with an asterisk over this unacceptable atrocity.
USA coach Mauricio Pochettino kicks Powerade bottles in frustration as team's first half defense looks shaky
Team USA did not have the first-half start they were hoping for against Belgium in the Round of 16, and head coach Mauricio Pochettino displayed some rightful frustration because of it.
Belgium sent a shock to the USA system not even 10 minutes into the match when Charles De Ketelaere tapped in a ball served right in front of Matt Freese’s net and sent a silent murmur over the sold-out Seattle Stadium crowd.
But things felt back to normal when Malik Tillman, who scored a free kick in the second half against Bosnia and Herzegovina in the Round of 32, did it again. Tillman buried his shot past legendary Belgian keeper Thibaut Courtois thanks to a deflection off one of Belgium’s defenders.
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That was in the 31st minute, but Pochettino’s display of frustration came after the U.S. conceded their second goal just two minutes later.
It was De Ketelaere once again, this time leaping over veteran defender Tim Ream and using his head to place the ball in the back of the net.
As Belgium celebrated, Pochettino walked over to his bench and let out his displeasure with what he just witnessed on the pitch with a right boot to the Powerade bottles on the ground.
That’s the type of half it was for Team USA, which went into halftime with a lot to go over before the second half begins.
While possession was relatively close – Belgium owned it 53% to the USMNT’s 47% -- it was clear the Belgians had the advantage in the offensive end. They finished the half with five shots on goal to just one from the U.S. They also created four big chances, meaning this game could’ve been a lot further away for the U.S. than the scoreboard says at the moment.
The USMNT will need better play all around if they wish to move on to the quarterfinals to meet Spain and keep their World Cup title dreams alive. If they can do so, they would become just the second team in U.S. history to get it done, as only the squad in 2002 was able to reach the quarterfinals in this modern FIFA World Cup format.
Pochettino may let out more frustrations in the locker room, but it’s clear the manager might have to get clever with Belgium owning the momentum after the first 45 minutes.
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New York Times calls University of California's 'test-blind' admissions policy a 'terrible' mistake
More than six years after the University of California system’s Board of Regents moved to stop using standardized test scores in undergraduate admissions, The New York Times Editorial Board is urging the UC system to reverse course.
In an editorial published Monday, the paper's editorial board called the UC system's decision a "terrible" mistake that left students less prepared for their college coursework. The editorial comes just days before the UC Board of Regents is expected to consider revisiting the policy.
The UC system in 2019 put together the Standardized Testing Task Force (STTF), an 18-member committee comprised of professors from across all 10 campuses. The committee was tasked with studying how the UC system used standardized testing scores in its undergraduate admissions. Around a year later, the group released a 225-page report with its findings and recommendations.
"The STTF found that standardized test scores aid in predicting important aspects of student success, including undergraduate grade point average (UGPA), retention, and completion," the group's report read.
Despite the group's conclusion that the scores played a key role in predicting student performance, the UC system voted in 2020 to no longer consider them, instead opting for a "test blind" approach. This meant that schools in the UC system would not accept test scores, even from students who wanted to send them. The decision came as the world was grappling with the COVID-19 pandemic.
The paper's editorial board said the results of the "test-blind" approach "have been terrible," noting that last year a faculty group at UC San Diego reported a sharp drop in academic preparation for new students.
"Last fall, for example, nearly 12 percent of first-year U.C.S.D. undergraduates were not qualified to take pre-calculus, a low-level class, up from only 0.5 percent in 2020," the Times Editorial Board added.
The Times acknowledged that broader education challenges have emerged, such as artificial intelligence, COVID-19 school closures and smartphone distractions, but argued that the decline in preparedness among entering UC students was "larger than the regression elsewhere." The paper said that this underscored the role of the UC system's test-blind policy.
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In response to Fox News Digital's request for comment, a spokesperson for UC pointed to a statement made by UC's Academic Senate Chair Ahmet Palazoglu.
"Academic preparedness and student success are significant priorities at the University of California. That’s why the UC faculty Academic Senate is engaged in a comprehensive, data-driven review of how to best assess college readiness and support student success at UC," Palazoglu's statement read.
"The review will go well beyond previous work on this subject because much has changed across the education landscape since the UC Board of Regents adopted its test-blind undergraduate admissions policy in 2020. Based on the authority delegated by the Board of Regents, the UC faculty Board of Admissions and Relations with Schools (BOARS) is leading the review of UC’s admissions policies and criteria."
The editorial comes as UC faculty members call for the return of standardized testing requirements.
Groups of UC faculty members sent two letters urging the university to reverse its test-blind policy. More than 2,300 of UC's Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) faculty have signed one letter, while more than 900 UC humanities faculty members signed a similar one.
"Obscuring preparation gaps harms both students individually and the University collectively. It offers the appearance of access while undermining the chance of success," the letter from the STEM faculty read.
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Despite pleas from professors, the UC system has not moved to reverse its testing policy. Instead, it has decided to form a new committee to review the pros and cons of reinstating the tests.
The Times Editorial Board noted that Janet Napolitano, who served as the university president in 2020 and backed the test blind policy, was in favor of bringing back test scores. She told the paper that the test blind policy was "a worthwhile experiment," but the results made it "increasingly clear that the experiment needs to be revisited."
The editorial noted that the UC system was not alone when it moved to no longer consider test scores during the pandemic. However, many schools that made the same choice have since reinstated the requirement. Some have remained test-optional, while others have started requiring scores for admission. The list of schools that require students to submit scores includes Harvard, Brown, Georgia Tech, Purdue, Yale, Princeton, Stanford and the California Institute of Technology, among others. The Times noted that both the Naval Academy and West Point require test scores.
The Times Editorial Board also cited Brown University President Christina Paxson, who argued in a letter that standardized test scores were better predictors of academic performance than high school grades. She admitted that there were valid concerns about the tests and that the question of whether the benefits outweighed the drawbacks remained "empirical."
"The university’s trustees, known as the regents, have the final word. When they next meet, on July 14, they should have the courage to admit they made a mistake six years ago and reverse it," the Times Editorial Board argued.
Alex Rodriguez lands on his feet once again with another fitness trainer and model after recent breakup
Alex Rodriguez has carried lessons from his years of playing baseball into his personal life. Whether it was good or bad, you have to forget your last at-bat when you're preparing for your next one.
He didn’t let an engagement to Jennifer Lopez getting called off get him down, and he's not letting the end of his relationship of three-plus years with Canadian fitness instructor Jac Cordeiro get him down either.
A-Rod is back out there. In May, Cordeiro said there was "mutual love, care, and deep respect." when discussing the split, which was described as "taking some time apart."
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He was then seen last week out at Michael Rubin's White Party with a then-unknown fit woman sharing a kiss. A beacon of hope, if you will, for other romantics out there who have momentarily taken a detour off course.
On Monday, sources had confirmed that A-Rod had landed on his feet once again with the woman he was hanging out with in the Hamptons. According to Page Six, she's a private fitness coach by the name of Meghan Hayden.
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Rodriguez, now 50, still has a type. He enjoys the fitness instructor-model game like no other. A source told the outlet, "They are dating. It’s new. She’s a really nice person from a great family."
The source added that they came with others and that the friends with them played defense for Hayden. They said, "There were other girls trying to talk and flirt with him, but the friends at the table nicely redirected them."
While it might appear as if the resilient A-Rod works fast, he's not working that fast. Let's give these two some time together. She hasn't even had a chance to be seen courtside at a Minnesota Timberwolves game yet.
Let's give her a chance. Along with being a private fitness coach, she's a former Division I athlete who graduated with a bachelor's degree in exercise physiology.
So says her website, which also states, "When Meghan isn’t training clients, she’s most likely biking to her next session or modeling on set with household brands like Under Armour & Athleta."
That all sounds like someone A-Rod could enjoy hitting the gym with, doesn't it? Good for him.
After the relationship news broke, she appeared to confirm it when she posted several pictures from the "White Party '26," including a couple of her with the former Major Leaguer.
Popular Florida social media influencer killed in drive-by shooting while inside luxury SUV
A popular South Florida influencer was killed in a drive-by triple shooting early Sunday morning, authorities said.
Brianna Johnson, 21, who posted under the Instagram handle dreamdoll_brii, was riding in a lime green luxury SUV with two other passengers when gunfire erupted, the Miramar Police Department told Fox News Digital on Monday.
Surveillance video reportedly captured the shooting, which unfolded around 5:30 a.m., just hours after the Fourth of July holiday.
Johnson was known for sharing lifestyle and beauty content and had nearly 500,000 followers across TikTok and Instagram. Her TikTok account, _itgirlbri, had about 388,000 followers, while her Instagram account had roughly 88,800 followers.
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According to police, Johnson was traveling in a lime green Lamborghini Urus when the SUV reached an intersection and a white sedan "pulled alongside the driver's side and opened fire, striking three occupants."
Surveillance video obtained by local outlet WSVN appears to show a light-colored sedan following the victims' Lamborghini down the street before gunfire erupts.
Moments later, the Lamborghini was seen drifting through the intersection before crashing into a nearby house as the suspected shooter's vehicle sped away.
Police said they were alerted to the shooting after receiving multiple ShotSpotter notifications in the area.
Miramar Police Chief Delrish Moss described the gunfire as rapid-fire, according to WSVN. Photos circulating social media also appear to show the Lamborghini riddled with a dozen bullet holes along its doors.
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According to WSVN, the three victims had attended a large party at a nearby home before the shooting. Sources told the outlet the group later stopped at a gas station, where a fight allegedly broke out.
Investigators believe the victims' luxury SUV was then targeted and followed, according to reports.
Johnson ultimately "succumbed to her injuries," police said.
The two other occupants, whose identities have not been released, were rushed to a local hospital in critical condition.
A woman identifying herself as Johnson's cousin, who goes by Instagram handle pdolly26, shared a series of Instagram Stories mourning her death and identifying the victim as the South Florida influencer.
Numerous fans also began flooding Johnson's social media accounts with messages of condolence.
Police said the shooting remains an active and ongoing homicide investigation.
Terrified passengers film Waymo autonomous vehicle driving into live fireworks in San Francisco
Passengers in a Waymo vehicle were terrified as the car drove into lit fireworks in the middle of a San Francisco street during Independence Day celebrations over the weekend.
Video footage of the incident shows a group of passengers who were shocked as the driverless car seemingly approaches lit fireworks in the middle of a street as the explosives are about to launch.
As the car gets closer, someone on the street appears to warn the vehicle to stop by waving their hand.
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"No, no, no, don’t go, don’t go, don’t go," one of the passengers is heard saying off-camera.
The autonomous vehicle then passes over the colorful flames and sparks.
"Our Waymo just drove into a firework," a passenger says in the clip.
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"Are we on fire, dude?" a fellow passenger asks.
A Waymo spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the company "is committed to keeping our riders safe and earning the trust of the communities where we operate."
"We take situations like this seriously and are committed to evaluating and learning from these events," the statement continued.
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No injuries were reported to either the passengers or the vehicle, and the company reached out to the riders after their trip. The possession of fireworks, even "Safe and Sane" explosives, is illegal in San Francisco, the city's fire department said.
One woman was killed and two other adults and a child were injured Saturday in a separate fireworks explosion, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.
Elsewhere in San Francisco, some Waymo vehicles were towed when their batteries died after vehicles became stuck in traffic for hours.
"Our priority is keeping San Francisco moving safely, especially during major city celebrations," the Waymo spokesperson said. "On the Fourth of July, extreme traffic congestion in northern San Francisco disrupted normal operations for several Waymo vehicles."
"In coordination with local authorities and emergency services, our roadside assistance team worked quickly to clear our vehicles from the area," the statement continued.
‘He is happy with his choice’: Former co-host insists Mario Lopez is a MAGA supporter
Actor and TV host Mario Lopez denied that he supported President Donald Trump in a since-deleted Instagram comment, according to a Buzzfeed report last month.
The former "Access Hollywood" host commented on a video titled "Exposing Latino MAGA Artists" from last month, which labeled Lopez a "MAGA" supporter based on a past post supporting a UFC fight on the White House lawn, as well as following Trump, his son Donald Trump Jr., and the official POTUS page, according to the June 26 report.
The video also highlighted a 2016 interview Lopez did with Trump for "Extra" during Trump's first presidential campaign.
However, Lopez allegedly denied supporting Trump politically and claimed that he did not even attend the UFC Freedom 250 fight.
"You need to get your facts straight," Lopez wrote. "I’ve interviewed Trump many times when he was on 'The Apprentice.' And I didn’t attend the White House event. I was in DC shooting a PrimeTime special at the time for CBS celebrating a civics competition for kids."
Lopez wrote that his original UFC support was in support of his friend, UFC CEO Dana White, and that he "could care less" about politics as a whole.
"Like I said, I’m not a political person. Too divisive. I could care less about politics. I care about my family, my community, my culture, and my faith. God bless you and have a nice day, but please don’t spread misinformation," Lopez wrote.
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On Thursday, Lopez's former "Extra" co-host Tanika Ray added a comment to the original report, claiming that she could "confirm this is true."
"It's unfortunate but glad the truth is out maybe it will encourage him to think about it. But then again. He's a capitalist first," Ray wrote.
In another comment, she wrote, "He is Mexican and maga and though it's really confusing to me, it's his life. He is happy with his choice. I pray people wake up bc this isn't it."
Fox News Digital reached out to Lopez's representatives for comment.
The former "Saved by the Bell" actor has remained largely apolitical in his public life but has been open about sharing his Christian faith while working in Hollywood.
During his 2016 interview with Trump, Lopez previously described himself as "Latino, happen to also be conservative, a child of Mexican immigrants."