At least five explosive devices and suspicious packages targeting the homes of prominent Democrats and the New York offices of CNN have been intercepted this week, sending the internet's misinformation machine into a tailspin. On Wednesday, news broke that two packages were intercepted en route to the home of former President Barack Obama as well as that of Bill and Hillary Clinton, the former president and secretary of state, respectively. Another, containing a pipe bomb and an envelope of white powder, was discovered in the CNN building mailroom.

The news set off a wave of reports about additional packages targeting other liberal leaders, including former Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz. The Federal Bureau of Investigations later said that Wasserman Schultz was listed on the return address of all of the packages.1

Meanwhile, false reports of a bomb sent to the White House quickly spread, while partisans on both sides ginned up unproven theories about who was behind the attempted bombings—or whether there were really any bombs at all. (There were.)

As with any breaking news story, the conversation you see online may not always represent the truth. Here's what we know so far.

What’s Happening

On Monday night, an explosive device was found at the suburban New York home of billionaire philanthropist and Democratic donor George Soros . The pipe bomb, affixed with a detonator, was reportedly hand-delivered, not sent through the mail, and discovered by a caretaker, who then called the police. The FBI's Joint Terrorism Task Force is investigating the matter, but as of Wednesday morning hadn't produced any results.

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Then, early Wednesday morning, reports of three additional bombs emerged. According to the Secret Service, on Tuesday night agents intercepted a "suspicious package" addressed to Hillary Clinton at her home in Chappaqua, New York. The next morning, Secret Service discovered a second package addressed to Obama's Washington, DC home.

"The packages were immediately identified during routine mail screening procedures as potential explosive devices and were appropriately handled as such," the Secret Service wrote in a statement. "Both packages were intercepted prior to being delivered to their intended location. The protectees did not receive the packages nor were they at risk of receiving them."

Shortly after that story broke, CNN’s offices at the Time Warner Center in New York were evacuated after the mailroom received a suspicious package. In a press conference, NYPD Commissioner James O'Neill confirmed that the package included a "live explosive device" and an envelope full of white powder. According to the FBI, the device was addressed to former Central Intelligence Agency head John Brennan, who is now a contributor to MSNBC.