Did Abdul El-Sayed, the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in Michigan, say he "celebrated 9/11"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that El-Sayed celebrated 9/11. In an interview in early April 2026, he said, "I don't think 9/
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FactCheck.org→ Oz’s Medicaid Fraud Claims About California and Minnesota Lack Context
Announcing a pause on more than $1 billion in Medicaid funding to Minnesota and California last month, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz accused state officials of being too lax about fraud, citing among other th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump DID Post AI-Generated Image Of Himself With Patton, MacArthur — All In Historically Inaccurate Uniforms
Did President Donald Trump post an AI-generated image of himself standing between Gen. George Patton and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, with all three men wearing inaccurate uniforms? Yes, that's true: The image appeared on his Truth Social acco
Full Fact→ No, Screwfix is not selling display drill sets for less than a tenner
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows A Fiery Crash Landing Of A Passenger Plane On A Wet Georgia Highway — AI-Generated
Does a real video show the moment a passenger plane made an emergency landing on a highway in Georgia? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. The Hive Moderation AI-generated content detection tool found the video was 96.1% like
Full Fact→ John Lewis isn’t giving away Maison Francis Kurkdjian perfume for £3
Posts claim a Facebook user’s daughter knows about the deal because she works at the department store—but the deal isn’t a real John Lewis one.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Karoline Leavitt, Usha Vance, Katie Miller Holding Babies as President, Melania Trump Look On
Is a photo real that shows White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, second lady Usha Vance and Katie Miller, wife of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, holding their babies as President Donald Trump and his wife Melani
FactCheck.org→ Trump Overstates Magnitude of Noncitizen Voting in New Jersey
New Jersey’s governor announced that “a software error” in the state’s motor vehicle registration system resulted in 6,600 noncitizens being improperly added to the state’s voter registration list. The state’s preli
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Cherry-Picked Inflation Boast
In one month, from May to June, overall inflation in the U.S. dropped at the “fastest rate in more than six years,” as President Donald Trump said in late July remarks. But he has repeatedly cited the statistic while wrongly suggesting tha
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: AI Policewomen Want To Arrest Your Attention — Don’t Get Caught In Their Emotional Speed Trap
Have you seen a viral video showing a beautiful policewoman asking for engagement or friendship, a simple "Hello" or a follow? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and has found that many of them were created using ar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence August 3, 2026, Louisville Procession Was To Bring Mitch McConnell’s Corpse To Coroner’s Office — It Was For Deceased Officer
Did an Aug. 3, 2026, procession in Louisville bring the corpse of Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky to the coroner's office there? No, that's not true: The Louisville Metro Police Department told Lead Stories that reports involving McConne
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE 689,235.43 EUR Receipt From Le Club 55 In St. Tropez Was Generated By AI
Does a viral image show a real restaurant bill from Le Club 55 in St. Tropez for 689,235.43 EUR? No, that's not true: It displayed a nonexistent business code and contained math errors. Le Club 55 told Lead Stories that the restaurant doe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Staged Video Shows A FAKE Scene Of A Transgender Woman With A Gun Angry Over Being Misgendered
Does a real video show a transgender woman threatening her neighbor with guns after she was misgendered? No, that's not true: The scene depicted in the video is a skit from the social media creator Spicy Jayy. The apartment door with a Ri
Full Fact→ Video of Muslims praying in Tube carriage is fake
A video circulating online, which appears to show a number of people praying in the middle of a London Underground train, is not genuine, it is AI-generated.
Full Fact→ How many prison places did the Conservatives create?
Andy Burnham and Kemi Badenoch have made seemingly contradictory claims about the previous government’s record on prison places.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Surgeon Named ‘François Faivre’ Died In Paris In June 2026 Or Ever — Claim Comes From Recycled, AI-Made Falsification
Was a man named "François Faivre", the supposed surgeon who "announced Brigitte Macron's transgender transformation," found dead in Paris in June 2026? No, that's not true: Lead Stories searched the French national registry of the deceas
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Muslim Men Praying On The London Tube — It’s AI-Generated
Does a real video show a group of Muslim men kneeling on prayer rugs while riding on the London Tube? No, that's not true: The Hive Moderation AI-generated content detection tool determined the video was 99.9% likely to be AI-generated. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jason R. Day Is NOT Real Artist, Impersonator Who Vanished In 2012 — He Is AI-Generated Wikipedia Spoof of Professor Jason Arday
Is Jason R. Day a real performance artist and impersonator who disappeared in 2012? No, that's not true: Day is an AI-generated character intended to satirize University of Cambridge professor Jason Arday in a fabricated Wikipedia page. A
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr.’s Falsehood-Filled CNN Interview
In a contentious interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made several false, misleading and baseless claims about the origins of Lyme disease and the respiratory syncytial vi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Suspected Spokane Arsonist Aaron F. Farinacci Is NOT A Registered Republican Voter — Washington Voters Do NOT Choose Party Affiliation When Registering
Is suspected Spokane arsonist Aaron F. Farinacci a registered Republican voter? No, that's not true: Voters in Washington state do not register by political party, according to the Washington Secretary of State's office. Voters in the sta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Christian Men’s Gym’ Did NOT Have 3 Men Caught ‘Violating Leviticus’ In Locker Room After Banning Women For ‘Lust-Free Workouts’
Did a new "Christian men's gym" in Georgia that bans women so pious men can have "lust-free workouts" have three men caught "violating Leviticus in the locker room" just six days after opening? No, that's not true: The claim appeared from
Full Fact→ Image of Andy Burnham running has been edited to include film crew
There are real pictures of the Prime Minister running near his home in Cheshire but one image circulating online has been edited to include people with cameras and microphones in the foreground.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image NOT From Reuters Shows Moroccan Officer Throwing Rocks At Migrant Returning From Ceuta
Did Reuters publish a photo which shows a Moroccan police officer about to throw a rock down on a migrant who is crawling up a rocky embankment? No, that's not true: This image was made with OpenAI tools, it was not published by Reuters.
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Continued Claims of Vandalism at Reflecting Pool Disputed by U.S. Attorney Memo
President Donald Trump continues to insist damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was the result of vandalism, despite a Department of Justice motion filed on July 31 that placed the blame squarely on a contractor’s “botched”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Of Woman With Prominent Nose Waving At Migrants In Spanish Ceuta Is AI
Does a viral image show the real face of a woman who seemed to have waved at migrants in Ceuta, Spain? No, that's not true: The picture portrayed the woman with an anatomically impossible nose. The image was generated by AI, according to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Of Sophie Cunningham, Caitlin Clark Wearing ‘XX-XY Athletics’ T-Shirts Was Made With AI
Is there a real photo of WNBA players Sophie Cunningham and Caitlin Clark wearing T-shirts with the words "XX-XY Athletics" printed on them? No, that's not true: The image was created with AI, as a verification tool showed. There are no c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Suspect Climbing On SUV To Taunt Police During LA Car Chase
Is a video showing a suspect climbing on top of an SUV to taunt police during a car chase in Los Angeles authentic? No, that's not true: The original footage of the car chase, captured by a local news station, does not show the driver cli
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Zohran Mamdani Not Applauding At Funeral Of Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad — Originally Had AI Disclaimer
Does a real video show New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani not applauding at the funeral of Staff Sgt. Angel Rampersad? No, that's not true: The video is AI-generated. It was originally posted with an AI disclaimer. The video has since been rep
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Shows REAL Massachusetts License Plate Reading ‘5TAB 47’ — It Is Random
Does a photo show a real Massachusetts license plate that reads "5TAB 47"? Yes, that's true: The Massachusetts Department of Transportation told Lead Stories that it is "an existing Massachusetts passenger plate," is not a vanity plate an
Full Fact→ How many people die trying to cross the Channel in a small boat?
Reform UK’s home affairs spokesperson Zia Yusuf told the Today programme that “almost 1%” of those crossing the Channel via small boat are dying, but the actual figure is much less.
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Claims About the Effect of the Iran War on Oil Prices, Munitions and More
The president misleadingly blamed the Biden administration’s weapons transfers to Ukraine for current concerns over munitions stockpiles, among other claims about the Iran war.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nate Ward Is NOT Dead — He Confronted Fauci, D.C. Mayor Bowser Over COVID-19 Vaccine
Is Nate Ward, who confronted Dr. Anthony Fauci, then-director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser over the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021, dead? No, that's not true: Lead Stori
FactCheck.org→ Paul Distorts Fauci’s Diary Entry About COVID-19 and Wet Market
Sen. Rand Paul has pointed to a line in Dr. Anthony Fauci’s diary to claim that the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases privately “knew” in January 2020 that the coronavirus did not come from a wet market
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Moroccan Guard Opening Border Gate Into Ceuta, Spain In July 2026 — Footage Was Posted In 2021
Does a video show a guard in Morocco opening a border fence located at Ceuta, a Spanish territory, in July 2026? No, that's not true: The footage was posted online in 2021. According to a Spanish police union, it does show Moroccan people
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: SATIRICAL California ‘Rep. Jack Kimble’ Posted ‘This Is The America They Want To Take Away’
Does a screenshot show a post made by a real California congressman, Jack Kimble, that includes an AI-generated image of an idealized American family? No, that's not true: Kimble is a fictional satirical politician, not a real congressman
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Karoline Leavitt Did NOT Say ‘It’s Hard For President Trump To Make Key Decisions On Iran When He Doesn’t Have Enough Intelligence’
Did Karoline Leavitt say, "It's hard for President Trump to make key decisions on Iran when he doesn't have enough intelligence"? No, that's not true: The White House press secretary never remarked that Trump "doesn't have enough intellig
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video PREDATES July 30, 2026, Migrant Influx To Ceuta, Spain
Does a video show a migrant crisis in Ceuta, Spain? No, that's not true: The clip was uploaded to social media weeks earlier. Two online AI detectors suggested the presence of generative AI. The claim appeared in a post (archived here and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sophie Cunningham Did NOT Say She Would Take 5-Game Suspension Instead Of Recanting Remarks On Trans Women In Sport
Did basketball player Sophie Cunningham refuse to apologize for her words about transgender athletes in women's sports and thus get suspended for five games? No, that's not true: This story originated as self-described satire. As of this
Full Fact→ Council document doesn’t prove lease for Number 10 North was agreed before Andy Burnham was elected as Makerfield MP
Posts on social media claim a decision notice shows a lease for the offices used by Number 10 North was approved before the Makerfield by-election. But the council says the document has nothing to do with Number 10 North.
Full Fact→ Viral energy price figures don’t show annual consumer energy bills across Europe
The figures circulating online resemble wholesale electricity price values we’ve checked before rather than consumer energy costs.