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| - In February 2026, a rumor circulated online that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said, "Stop mailing coupons for Depends to the White House or else," an apparent reference to Depend adult incontinence products.
A screenshot of an allegedly authentic Fox News chyron — text superimposed on the bottom of a news broadcast — with the aforementioned quote spread on Reddit, Threads and Facebook. A Snopes reader also wrote in to ask if the chryon was real.
Some posts seemed to take the image at face value. However, the image originated from the Facebook page of comedian and satirist James Schlarmann, whose social media alias, @JamboSchlarmbo, appeared as a watermark on the screenshot being circulated. As such, this claim originated as satire.
Snopes frequently fact-checks Schlarmann's satirical chyrons. As of this writing, his Facebook page's about section read, "Comedian and poltical satirist, even if Snopes isn't ready to anoint him so."
In a statement sent via Messenger, Schlarmann
Unfortunately, people believe my stuff is real whether I label it as statire or not because media literacy doesn't seem to be a thing anymore, but the truth is that satire is most potent when people think it's real, at least first. Then, their community can bring them correct information, and a discussion can be had about it. Satire isn't as effective if you hand it to people on a silver platter. That being said — anyone who thinks Bondi would call a press conference to address people pranking Dear President in the way I joked about probably should go find a patch of grass to lie on.
The font in the fake Bondi chyron differed from legitimate Fox News broadcasts, a good clue that an alleged chyron isn't real. Based on a reverse image search, the original image, without manipulation, came from a Feb. 6 news conference in which Bondi and FBI Director Kash Patel announced the arrest of a suspect in the 2012 attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya.
Schlarmann's chyron spread amid online speculation about Trump's rumored urinary and fecal incontinence, which Snopes has found no evidence to support. Schlarmann said that his chryon was poking fun at Bondi, painting her as Trump's "attack dog" who will "jump great distances at the American people at his command, no matter how absurd or peaceful the protest may be."
For background, here is why we alert readers to rumors created by sources that call their output humorous or satirical.
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