Is this a real photo of Hillary Clinton pulling Jeffrey Epstein's tie in front of Bill Clinton? No, that's not true: An online AI image detection tool found it to be 99.8% likely AI-generated. A separate analysis further revealed a SynthI
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PolitiFact→ What we know about the new COVID-19 variant ‘cicada’ or BA.3.2.
What we know about the new COVID-19 variant ‘cicada’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Skit Of ICE Agent Removing a U.S. Citizen From A Plane Is NOT Real
Does a video of an ICE agent taking a U.S. citizen off a plane in Texas show a real incident? No, that's not true: The video was a scripted skit performed by actors, showing a person wearing a face covering and flashing a badge before rem
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lunch Date Video Does NOT Show Real Woman Confronted By Her Husband For Cheating — It’s Staged Scene
Does a viral video show a real-life lunch date set up by a husband to confront his "cheating wife" at the location of her potential date? No, that's not true: The video was staged. It was one of many clips promoting an app that claims to
Full Fact→ Meta Oversight Board thinks Community Notes are inadequate as a standalone solution for addressing harmful misinformation
Full Fact Full Fact sent written evidence and joined one of the stakeholder events to provide additional expert evidence. We are widely cited in the opinion, published today.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Missiles Destroying U.S. Navy Warship In Strait Of Hormuz
Does a real video show Iranian missiles destroying a U.S. Navy warship in the Strait of Hormuz? No, that's not true: There are no credible news reports of such an attack, and the clip appears to be from a military simulation video game kn
PolitiFact→ Will you pay $500 more for gas this year because of the Iran war? Fact-checking Democrat Ed Markey
Is Markey right about Iran war’s added gas cost?
Full Fact→ Fake Keir Starmer post about US leaving NATO circulates online
A statement supposedly posted by the Prime Minister on X saying that American forces must leave UK airbases within 48 hours if the US withdraws from NATO is fake.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – After voting by mail in Florida, Trump said mail-in voting means cheating. Pants on Fire!
"Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Erika Kirk Did NOT Announce She Is Opening An Orphanage "In Honor Of Charlie" — It’s A False Rumor Started From Clickbait
Did Erika Kirk announce she was opening an orphanage in honor of Charlie Kirk? No, that's not true: A video on TikTok repeats a false claim which began circulating on social media in late October 2025. There is no record of Erika Kirk ann
PolitiFact→ Trump has threatened ‘taking Cuba.’ What’s at stake for the US economically, politically?
What’s at stake if the U.S. takes Cuba, as Trump threatened?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Hollywood Actors, Including Stallone and Schwarzenegger, Attending Chuck Norris’ Funeral — It’s AI
Does a photo show Hollywood actors, including Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger, attending the funeral of Chuck Norris? No, that's not true: An online AI image detection tool found it to be 100% likely AI-generated. A separate
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Wolff’s Book About Trump Does NOT Mention ‘Gorilla Channel’ — It’s A Joke From 2018
Does a viral screenshot deliver a real extract from Michael Wolff's book about U.S. President Donald Trump demanding a "gorilla channel" in the White House? No, that's not true: It's an old joke that first emerged in January 2018 as a res
Full Fact→ Video of 2022 fire in Saudi Arabia shared with false claims it shows Tel Aviv
The video, which has been shared on social media with claims it shows Tel Aviv burning, is actually four years old.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lufthansa Did NOT Offer Free Business Class Tickets To People In Israel To Apologize For Holocaust
Did Lufthansa offer free business class upgrades to people in Israel to apologize for the Holocaust? No, that's not true: The company publicly denied it. Two online AI detectors said the image purportedly providing the proof was likely to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Announce That Everyone Born Before 2000 Would Have All Debt Erased
Did President Donald Trump announce that everyone born before 2000 would get all their debt erased? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that he made such an announcement or is considering a similar plan, and no official statements,
Full Fact→ Government drops plans for new immigration returns unit promised in manifesto
A Full Fact FOI request has revealed ministers have decided not to establish a separate unit.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say Queen Elizabeth Should Pardon Prince Andrew — Satire Post
Did President Donald Trump post a message on his Truth Social account saying that Queen Elizabeth should pardon former prince Andrew after his arrest? No, that's not true: The original message was posted by an account clearly marked as sa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Selfie Of Seven Dogs Walking Together In China Is NOT Real Photo
Is the viral selfie of the seven dogs walking home together in China a real photo? No, that's not true: The picture was likely generated by AI. AI detection results from two tools pointed to AI generation, as did a key detail in the image
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kuwait Did NOT Declare War on Iran
Did Kuwait declare war on Iran as a viral social media post claimed? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Kuwait made any such declaration; however, it did declare force majeure due to the Middle East conflict involving the Unit
FactCheck.org→ Competing Claims on SAVE America Act Disenfranchising Voters
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said the SAVE America Act “could disenfranchise over 20 million American citizens,” while Republicans dispute that the voter registration and ID bill would block any legitimate voters. Election expe
PolitiFact→ Facts on the vitamin K shot for newborns
Facts on the vitamin K shot for newborns
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims that activists caused a Cuban hospital power outage, stayed in five-star hotel
Did activists cause power outage and patient deaths in Cuba?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pilots Of Air Canada Plane Crash With Fire Truck At LaGuardia Were NOT Female — Two Male Pilots
Were the pilots of the Air Canada plane that crashed into a fire truck at LaGuardia Airport both females? No, that's not true: The pilot and co-pilot killed in the ground collision have been identified as Antoine Forest and Mackenzie Gunt
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE TV Special "Seeking The Truth, Finding Justice" About Virginia Giuffre Allegedly Funded By Celebrities From Pope Leo XIV To Barbra Streisand — Story Is Viet Spam
Is there a television special called "Seeking the Truth, Finding Justice" about Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre in which celebrities -- from Pope Leo XIV to Barbra Streisand -- invested over $246,000? No, that's not true: There is no evid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hungarian Opposition Leader Péter Magyár Did NOT Call Trump ‘A Senile Grandpa’
Did Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyár, who is challenging sitting Prime Minister Viktor Orbán in the April 2026 election, describe U.S. President Donald Trump as "a senile grandpa" in a public speech? No, that's not true: The cl
Full Fact→ Defence spending is not set to get an extra £270 billion
The PM said the government is set to spend £270 billion more on defence than it otherwise would have done, but this figure refers to the MoD’s total projected budget, not just increases to it.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Keanu Reeves, Other Celebrities, Did NOT Say Children Should Be Raised According To "Traditional Values" Avoiding "LGBTQ Themes" — It’s A Fake Clickbait Story From Overseas
Did Keanu Reeves, Dolly Parton, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, and many others say that children should be raised according to "traditional values" avoiding "LGBTQ themes"? No, that's not true: This is a fake ragebait story claiming tha
PolitiFact→ Mark Kelly – SAVE America Act wouldn't make everyone reregister to vote, but could still affect millions
The SAVE America Act “requires everyone to re-register to vote in person and your driver’s license, REAL ID, or military ID aren’t even good enough.”
Full Fact→ Old footage of market fire shared with false claims it shows Dubai airport in flames
The video, which has been recently shared on social media with claims it shows Dubai’s international airport on fire, is actually over five years old.
Full Fact→ Fake Farage X post about Trump on £5 notes circulates
A real X post from Mr Farage about the Bank of England replacing Winston Churchill on bank notes has been edited to make it seem like he wanted the US President on them instead.
Full Fact→ Fake image of Jewish charity ambulances on fire shared online
An AI-generated image of the incident, which saw four ambulances belonging to a Jewish community ambulance service set on fire in the early hours of Monday morning, has been posted on social media.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AI Montage Does NOT Show Real Convictions Or Repossessions Related To Somali Daycare Fraud In Minnesota
Does a video montage show real scenes of courtroom verdicts and repossessions related to Somali daycare fraud in Minnesota? No, that's not true: These videos are AI-generated ragebait. They are not real videos of courtroom verdicts or rep
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video SHOWS Plainclothes ICE Agents Arresting Woman At San Francisco Airport Gate — NOT Related To ICE Surge To Help TSA
Does a video show plainclothes ICE agents arresting a woman at a gate at San Francisco International Airport on March 22, 2026? Yes, that's true: A Department of Homeland Security spokesperson told Lead Stories that two women-- not one --
PolitiFact→ Why are ICE agents paid during the partial government shutdown but TSA agents aren't?
Partial government shutdown: Why does ICE get paid, not TSA?
PolitiFact→ Social Media – This video doesn't show Israelis fleeing to Cyprus; it's from the Philippines
Video shows Israelis fleeing to Cyprus.
PolitiFact→ Is this March Madness betting cause for concern? How to tell and what to do
Sports betting: Casual entertainment or cause for concern?
PolitiFact→ Could TSA agents be paid with passengers’ ticket fees during shutdown?
Could TSA agents be paid with passengers’ ticket fees?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Arnold Schwarzenegger Did NOT Reveal Chuck Norris Asked Him To Take Care Of Kickstart Kids Before Norris Died
Did Arnold Schwarzenegger reveal Chuck Norris asked him before his passing to take care of his Kickstart Kids program? No, that's not true: The video is fake, Schwarzenegger's publicist told Lead Stories. The video is clearly labeled as A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sylvester Stallone Did NOT Say He Will Pay For Chuck Norris’ Funeral And ‘Fulfill Three Wishes On His Behalf’
Did movie star Sylvester Stallone say that he will cover all the expenses of Chuck Norris' funeral and "fulfill these three wishes on his behalf"? No, that's not true: The viral clip about this on social media used AI to alter Stallone's