ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso...

Question

BREAKING: The ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good last week in Minneapolis, Jonathan Ross, suffered internal bleeding to the torso following the incident, according to two U.S. officials briefed on his medical condition.

Answer 1

Think of this as your investigation log. Answer each question to explain what you discovered and how you got there.

1. Write a brief overall summary of your findings. 

• I looked over the allegation that an ICE agent who shot Renee Good to kill her had internal bleeding afterward. This was asserted to be true by several major news media channels through statements from US officials. However, nothing was revealed about its extent or nature, so this allegation is somewhat verifiable. I didn't think it was tho from seeing this.

2. What primary sources did you find (e.g., transcripts, videos of politician speeches, tweets from public figures, scientific studies)? For each source, write at least one or two sentences explaining what you learned. Include all links. 

• There are no primary sources such as medical evidence from medical records or official ICE statements that are directly accessible. The data was obtained from U.S. officials interviewed by news writers but through press releases without disclosure.

• Referenced through CBS News: https://www.cbsnews

3. What secondary sources did you find (e.g., newspapers, magazines)? Only use secondary sources if sufficient primary sources are not available. For each source, write at least one or two sentences explaining what you learned. Include all links. 

• CBS News, citing two U.S. officials, reported the ICE agent suffered internal bleeding, though details of how that occurred weren't clear.https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-agent-shot-renee-good-internal-bleeding/

• AP News reported a similar account from officials while noting that no details on medical conditions had been provided.by Associated Press Goes to https://apnews.com

4. What potential biases or interests might each of your sources have? 

• U.S. officials may have an interest in controlling the narrative around a law enforcement shooting.

• News outlets rely on official sources and are limited by what information officials choose to share.

5. What evidence supports the claim you are fact-checking? 

• Information came through reputable sources including news agencies.

• The statement was quoted from U.S. officials and not from speculation.

6. What evidence undermines the claim you are fact-checking? 

• Medical records and actual ICE files were not released.

• The seriousness of the internal bleeding and its cause are not made clear.

7. What happened when you tried contacting the person or group who made the original claim? (Always try to contact them—it’s okay if you don’t get a reply. For example, if the claim is that the president said something, try reaching out to the administration. If it was a Bluesky user, message that user on Bluesky.) 

• The assertion appeared in CBS News. I reviewed follow-up information for this topic, but I  attempted to find clarification through CBS News but did not receive a response nor information. 

Comments

I liked that you used the CBS News source. I also used that one. It gave really good insight into what actually happened instead of the reports from the Department.

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I agree that the assertion seems to be sort of fishy, even though there is not a lot of direct evidence to say that it is false, I think that it is a good idea to assume that if there is not direct evidence supporting the fact, it is likely false.

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I like that you mentioned officials may want to control the narrative, but I think that actually weakens the claim. Also, while CBS and AP are reputable, they’re both relying on the same unnamed officials, so it’s not really independent confirmation just repetition of the same source.

Answer 2

Consider this your investigation log. Answer each question to explain what you discovered and how you got there.

1. Write a brief overall summary of your findings.

What I found was that they said the ICE agent who fatally shot Renee Good was internally bleeding. Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security secretary, claimed that Renee Good had run over Jonathan Ross. He also went to the hospital and was treated. Then he was later released. He's had several threats against his life, but is in a safe place, according to U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino.

2. What primary sources did you find (e.g., transcripts, videos of politician speeches, tweets from public figures, scientific studies)? For each source, write at least one or two sentences explaining what you learned. Include all links.

Eric Balliet, the retired ICE agent, said that they didn't ID themselves, which is a red flag to start the video. Also, they aren't at an advantage being on foot with Renee in a car. Then, when the car fled, is when they shot Renee. The rule is that if the person fleeing has a weapon or is putting someone in danger. This didn't happen, therefore making the shooting invalid.

https://youtu.be/6ywLEESFDu0?si=x29FsOgAWNFrqYbs

3. What potential biases or interests might each of your sources have?

The agent is a former ICE worker, so that would be his bias towards anything. He was very neutral and just gave evidence of work and his duty when he was on the team.
4. What evidence supports the claim you are fact-checking?

The ICE agent said there wasn't any reason to shoot Renee Good based on the reasons why you would open fire. The video shows no evidence of wrongdoing by Renee.
5. What evidence undermines the claim you are fact-checking?

The Department of Security confirms the injuries to Jonathan Ross and makes it seem that he was somehow bleeding internally, but it wasn't recorded.
6. What happened when you tried contacting the person or group who made the original claim? (Always try to contact them—it’s okay if you don’t get a reply. For example, if the claim is that the president said something, try reaching out to the administration. If it was a Bluesky user, message that user on Bluesky.) They did not respond.

Comments

This is good work, but you may want to delete the formatting from it. Other than that, good, very comprehensive analysis.

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I noticed that your fact-check relies heavily on a single tweet from a public official. While it’s good to cite primary sources, tweets can sometimes be misleading or lack context. For example, the tweet you used didn’t include any evidence or documentation for the claim, so it’s hard to verify independently.

Answer 3

Think of this as your investigation log. Answer each question to explain what you discovered and how you got there.

1. Write a brief overall summary of your findings.

- So the claim posted on Bluesky accurately reflects a report by CBS News citing unnamed U.S. officials that the ICE agent involved in the shooting suffered internal bleeding after the incident. Independent reports from multiple major news outlets also confirm this claim was made by federal authorities. However, the extent of those injuries is unclear, and available video and eyewitness evident does not clearly show the officer being hit by a vehicle. Some people in the comments as well point out and question the narrative. Thus, the report is supported by offical statement yet lacks independent verification of medical details. I want to factcheck whether or not the claim that the ICE agent has been injured is correct or false. 

2. What primary sources did you find (e.g., transcripts, videos of politician speeches, tweets from public figures, scientific studies)? For each source, write at least one or two sentences explaining what you learned. Include all links.

USA TODAY Article https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2026/01/14/ice-agent-jonathan-ross-injured-internal-bleeding-torso/88182659007/ 

- What I learned from this article is that a DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News reporters Ross (The ICE Agent) had been struck by Renee Nicole Good's Vehicle. Yet the Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey mentioned a quote saying that Ross, "walked away with a hip injury that he might as well have gotten from closing a refrigerator door with his hips. Give me a break. No, he was no ran over. He walked out of there with a hop in his step." This shows the switch of narrative. So does this mean that the headline doesn't actually accurately reflect what truly happened? 

- Not a lot of primary reports of politician speeches or public figures talking about the reported ICE agent getting hurt, just the statement of the Mayor speaking in USA Today. 

3. What secondary sources did you find (e.g., newspapers, magazines)? Only use secondary sources if sufficient primary sources are not available. For each source, write at least one or two sentences explaining what you learned. Include all links.

Fox News Article https://www.foxnews.com/us/ice-agent-struck-renee-goods-vehicle-suffered-internal-bleeding-torso-dhs-says)

- This article from what I have learned has also shown a quote from the Vice President JD Vance basically in support of the ICE agents actions towards Renee Good and claiming "his life was endangered and he fired in self defense," when in the video shown of Renee bumping into the ICE agent you could see that he wasn't ran over. They are calling Renee's actions as an act of "domestic terrorism." Fox News however can be shown to have an agenda with grouping democrats into thinking what had happen to Renee is murder implying Republicans think the opposite. This mention of split could be harming in a rhetorical sense. Also shows the video of both Mayor Jacob Frey's comment AND the initial video of the interaction of Renee and the ICE agent. 

CBS News Article (OG)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ice-officer-who-shot-renee-good-internal-injuries-sources-say/?linkId=898655577

- This article mentions everything the USA Today article mentions yet the article doesn't actually elaborate on any of the actual medical examination of Ross's condition of his current injury being announced. Yet they mention an injury that he had back in June that had nothing to do with Renee. 

4. What potential biases or interests might each of your sources have?

-The Fox News article was shown to have Bias towards the end after showing both sides of the story by mentioning what the Mayor of Minneapolis said about the ICE agents injury verses what JD Vance had to say about the situation. The quote "Other Democrats and some local residents, however, have condemned the shooting as a murder and called for Ross' prosecution," is a clear indicator of this agenda and bias of splitting the opinions of the citizens by political views. 

-USA Today potential biases is that the article from what I found relies on official statements from the federal authorities about ICE agent's injury's and what they heard from multiple people including the statement given to Fox News. This can frame the narrative in a way favorable to law enforcements explanation before independent or eyewitness evidence is available. 

5. What evidence supports the claim you are fact-checking?

- Some evidence that supports the claim I am fact checking is a direct quote from USA Today stating, "Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent Jonathan Ross suffered the injury "when he was struck by her vehicle," DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News." The assistant secretary is the only person I have seen that has come out to claim this and there is no medical evidence to back this up, however this does support the claim.

6. What evidence undermines the claim you are fact-checking?

- In USA Today it also claims that after the fatal shooting where Ross also got injured, he was taken to the hospital then released to be home with his family. With a simple google search you would know that it could take weeks to months for internal bleeding to be treated and heal. Minor bleeding could heal with rest, meaning at the least this could have been a very minor injury and not what it is built up to be on the internet like Bluesky for example. 

7. What happened when you tried contacting the person or group who made the original claim? (Always try to contact them—it’s okay if you don’t get a reply. For example, if the claim is that the president said something, try reaching out to the administration. If it was a Bluesky user, message that user on Bluesky.)

- There was no contact or message back after I contacted the Bluesky user. 

Comments

I see where your skepticism comes in. I wrote a little about similar topics, and I considered choosing the article to be misleading.

Answer 4

Think of this as your investigation log. Answer each question to explain what you discovered and how you got there.

1. Write a brief overall summary of your findings.

I found the interview with Nicole Sganga, who is sharing this information with CBS News. The article we are given here seems to just be a summary of the interview. Sganga is a CBS News correspondent with homeland security, so I would consider her points as trustworthy. I would also consider this article to be true because it is based on information that they were given. It isn't CBS News directly making the claim.

2. What primary sources did you find (e.g., transcripts, videos of politician speeches, tweets from public figures, scientific studies)? For each source, write at least one or two sentences explaining what you learned. Include all links.

I found the CBS interview with Nicole Sganga, CBS homeland security correspondent. In the interview, she talks about how she spoke with the commander who is overseeing the situation, and how they talked to multiple doctors who had seen the ICE agent in a local hospital.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqGaWx6MHDs

3. What secondary sources did you find (e.g., newspapers, magazines)? Only use secondary sources if sufficient primary sources are not available. For each source, write at least one or two sentences explaining what you learned. Include all links.

I found another news source claiming a similar scenario from what I assume is the same source, being U.S. Officials: https://abc7chicago.com/post/ice-agent-shot-renee-good-suffered-internal-bleeding-officials-say/18402408/

4. What potential biases or interests might each of your sources have?

Both sources got information from the U.S. officials who could be sugarcoating the scenario to make the ICE agents' actions look justified.

5. What evidence supports the claim you are fact-checking?

The statements given by multiple news sources and government officials.

6. What evidence undermines the claim you are fact-checking?

I think the fact that they didn't share more about the severity of the injury or the specifics about the hospital/medical records is misleading.

7. What happened when you tried contacting the person or group who made the original claim? (Always try to contact them—it’s okay if you don’t get a reply. For example, if the claim is that the president said something, try reaching out to the administration. If it was a Bluesky user, message that user on Bluesky.)

I did not get a response.

Answer 5

Think of this as your investigation log. Answer each question to explain what you discovered and how you got there.

1. Write a brief overall summary of your findings.

I found the claim wasn't well supported. It mainly relies on vague references to anonymous officials, without strong confirmation from multiple reliable sources

2. What primary sources did you find (e.g., transcripts, videos of politician speeches, tweets from public figures, scientific studies)? For each source, write at least one or two sentences explaining what you learned. Include all links.

The main primary source linked was CBS News post on social media. It mentioned unnamed U.S officials but didn't include official medical records, named sources, or detailed reporting. Because of that, it didn't give enough solid evidence to fully support the claim.

3. What secondary sources did you find (e.g., newspapers, magazines)? Only use secondary sources if sufficient primary sources are not available. For each source, write at least one or two sentences explaining what you learned. Include all links.

Mostly information came from the new detective, which is a crowd source checking site

4. What potential biases or interests might each of your sources have?

The news detective post was submitted by a user, not a reporter, so it may reflect personal opinions or assumptions. the CBS news social media post uses anonyms US officials, which can limit transparency and make it harder to judge creditability. Because the topic involves law enforcement and immigration, political bias can also influence how the information is framed.

5. What evidence supports the claim you are fact-checking?

The only evidence supporting the claim is a CBS new post that says Two US officials were briefed on the agent's medical condition. However, no official medical records, named sources, or detailed reporting are provided.

6. What evidence undermines the claim you are fact-checking?

There is no confirmation from official ICE statements, medical documentation, or multiple reputable news outlets. The lack of details reporting and reliance on anonymous sources weakens the claim.

7. What happened when you tried contacting the person or group who made the original claim? (Always try to contact them—it’s okay if you don’t get a reply. For example, if the claim is that the president said something, try reaching out to the administration. If it was a Bluesky user, message that user on Bluesky.)

I did not contact the person who made the original claim. Instead, I relied on analyzing the sources and evidence that were publicly available.