Did Bondi say feds will visit households that watched ‘Jeopardy!’ over State of the Union?

A rumor that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi said the Department of Justice would visit each household that watched the long-running trivia show “Jeopardy!” instead of President Donald Trump’s State of the Union speech spread online in late February 2026.

For example, a post to Threads (archived) featured an image of Bondi speaking at a White House podium with a Fox New chyron that said: BONDI: “WE WILL VISIT EACH HOUSE WE KNOW WATCHED ‘JEOPARDY’ INSTEAD OF THE STATE OF THE UNION.

(Threads user @ednawalker7)

Snopes readers searched the site to find out whether Bondi really made that statement.

However, Bondi did not say this. It originated from the Facebook page of James Schlarmann, a satirist and comedian. The Schlarmann’s original Facebook post and the Threads post above — which includes the watermark he includes on his satirical images — so we have rated this claim as labeled satire.

Schlarmann posted the image with the quote to Facebook (archived) the day after Trump’s State of the Union address. The about page of Schlarmann’s Facebook profile included the description “comedian and poltical satirist.”

Snopes sent Schlarmann a message requesting comment. Schlarmann responded by confirming he created the image, saying that “anyone who made the wise choice to watch [“Jeopardy!” host] Ken Jennings instead of Donald Trump can rest easy…for now.”

Searches for the quote on Google, DuckDuckGo, Bing and Yahoo found no credible evidence that Bondi said the government would visit the homes of people who watched “Jeopardy!” over the State of the Union. If the U.S. Attorney General really declared government officials will go to people’s homes because they didn’t watch the president’s speech, major news outlets such as The Associated Press and Reuters would have covered it. There was no reporting on Bondi saying such a thing on Fox News’ website, even though the image included a Fox News logo.

The screenshot of Bondi used in the post was from a Feb. 6, 2026, news conference, during which Bondi spoke of Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and the arrest of a third suspect in the attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi, Libya, that took place in 2012. Everyone in the screenshot is wearing the same clothing they wore during that news conference.

Snopes has previously debunked other rumors that originated from satirical Schlarmann posts people believed to be real, including a February 2026 post using the same image that claimed Bondi ordered people to stop sending ‘coupons for Depends’ to White House and a January 2026 post that claimed she said “Jesus Christ would never have stormed a church” in protest of its leaders.

Let us note here: Whether you agree with something being described as satire or parody is a matter of opinion. Snopes is in the business of facts. We label these rumors based on creators’ description of them. Your call on whether you agree.