Multiple ads airing in Michigan attack Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed for past statements he made, or positions he held, about policing and prisons. But the ads either omit context or exaggerate his past policy proposals. El-Sayed a
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Protests in Greece in 2026 — It Is A Mass Rally From 2025
Does a video show a mass rally in Greece in 2026? No, that's not true: The footage is more than a year old -- it was published on X and aired on Italian TV on Feb. 28, 2025, at a demonstration marking the second anniversary of a deadly tr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Young Men Dancing With Guns Was NOT Recorded At Student Protests in France
Does a video show young men dressed in black dancing with guns at student protests in France in October 2026? No, that's not true: They were filming a video for the French rap group 8ZT, which can be seen on the group's TikTok channel and
FactCheck.org→ Misleading GOP Attacks Over Taxes on Tips, Overtime, Social Security
In congressional races around the country, Democrats find themselves under attack in political ads for allegedly opposing the popular tax cuts for tips, overtime and older Americans that were part of Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows A Ship Swamped By A Massive Wave — It Is AI-Generated
Does a real video show a large ship completely engulfed by a massive wave crashing over the bow? No, that's not true: Two AI detection tools -- Hive Moderation and Sightengine -- determined the video was likely AI-generated, with Hive Mod
Full Fact→ Old video of Israeli basketball player on plane shared with false claims it shows Flydubai attack aftermath
The footage has been online for over a year and is completely unrelated to the recent Dubai to Tel Aviv flight.
Full Fact→ The Conservatives – not Labour – extended the Energy Profits Levy to 2028
Kemi Badenoch’s new party booklet says Labour extended the Energy Profits Levy to 2028 and 2029, but a Conservative government made the first of those extensions, and announced the second.
Full Fact→ Video of Australian Prime Minister collapsing face-first off stage is AI-generated
A clip of Anthony Albanese has been altered with AI tools to show him falling off a stage.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Depicts Excavation of Noah’s Ark on Mount Ararat — It Is AI-Generated
Does a real video filmed from a helicopter show the excavation of Noah's Ark near the top of Mount Ararat? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. The OpenAI Verify tool found a SynthID watermark indicating that the video was mad
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post A Truth Social Message Claiming He Spoke To God About A Golden Throne, An Ocean Filled With Blood And Armageddon
Did President Donald Trump post a Truth Social message claiming he spoke to God about a golden throne, an ocean of blood, and Armageddon? No, that's not true: A review of Trump's Truth Social account found no record of such a post. At the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Publish Article About 60 Child Survivors Testifying They Were Raped In Cemeteries During ‘Pedophilic Rituals’
Does a screenshot show a real BBC headline about 60 child survivors testifying about being raped in cemeteries during 'pedophilic rituals'? No, that's not true: The screenshot is fabricated and designed to look like a BBC article. The acc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Videos Saying Bus Driver Was Hit By Rock Thrown By Children Use Names Like ‘Linda Thompson’ Or ‘Derek Harris’ — Images From Unrelated Cases
Does a real video show a bus driver named Linda Thompson or Derek Harris being hit by a rock thrown by children? No, that's not true: The names were inserted into template-based stories where the details are essentially the same except fo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Gymnasts Forming Very Tall Human Pyramid In 10 Seconds — It Is AI
Is a video that shows gymnasts forming a human pyramid in 10 seconds real? No, that's not true: The video carries an "AI content" label in certain areas of the world due to automated labeling rules and transparency displays. While the hum
FactCheck.org→ The Context for Trump’s ‘Take Out’ Los Angeles, San Diego Remarks
President Donald Trump’s remarks about the possibility that Iran could “take out” Los Angeles and San Diego have sparked a firestorm of criticism, with Democrats claiming the president was either calling for a foreign adversary to attack the U.S
FactCheck.org→ MAGA Inc.
Political leanings: Republican/Conservative 2024 total spending: $456.8 million Make America Great Again Inc. is one of many political action committees affiliated with President Donald Trump. The super PAC was established six weeks bef
FactCheck.org→ VoteVets
Political leanings: Democratic 2024 total spending: $30 million by its hybrid PAC VoteVets is a political group that supports veterans, and promotes Democratic policies and candidates. It operates two political committees: the VoteVets
FactCheck.org→ Club for Growth Action
Political leanings: Republican/Conservative 2024 total spending: $89.8 million Club for Growth Action, the super PAC of the conservative Club for Growth organization, was launched in August 2010. It has taken credit for helping to elect cons
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Officer Helping Mother Bear Free Her Stuck Cub — It is AI-Generated
Does a real video show an officer helping to free a baby bear stuck in a concrete highway median when the mother bear failed? No, that's not true: The video is AI-generated. The OpenAI Verify tool found a SynthID watermark indicating that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: E! News Did NOT Publish Report About Zelenskyy Buying $43 Million Estate From Norway’s Royal Family
Did E! News publish a report saying that Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy bought a residence from Norwegian royalty? No, that's not true: Such a story did not appear on that website. The viral rumor originated from a different website that w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sen. Katie Britt Saying She Thinks ‘America Deserved 9/11’ — She Was Using Someone Else’s Words
Does a video show Sen. Katie Britt of Alabama saying she thinks "America deserved 9/11"? No, that's not true: She was quoting Hasan Piker, a political commentator and Twitch streamer who campaigned with a Democratic Senate candidate in Mi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Natalie Harp Wearing Surgical Gloves In Car With Trump — Hands Were Digitally Added
Does a viral image show Trump's aide Natalie Harp sitting next to the president in a car while wearing blue surgical gloves? No, that's not true: The real photo was digitally altered to add two hands wearing blue surgical gloves that do n
Full Fact→ No evidence death of man in Rotherham explosion is linked to an ‘attempted terror attack’
South Yorkshire Police say no evidence of any crime has been uncovered and counter terrorism police are not involved in the investigation.
Full Fact→ Video of Elon Musk warning of water shortage deaths is a deepfake
A viral video uses AI to make it look like Elon Musk recently said over a billion people could die by 2030 due to water shortages.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Australian PM Collapsing, Falling Face First Into The Ground
Is a video that shows Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese collapsing and falling face first into the ground real? No, that's not true: Video published by an international news outlet did not show Albanese falling when he arrived in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Sam’s Club Receipts From 1983 And 2026 Show Huge Price Difference For Bread, Milk, Eggs
Are receipts from Sam's Club in 1983 and 2026 that show a huge price increase over the years real? No, that's not true: There are several signs that the receipts are fake, including nonexistent addresses, an incorrect logo from 1983 and w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show A Signal Jammer Installed By Police In Dover To Block Anti-Immigration Protest Livestreams
Does a photo circulating online show a signal jammer installed by police in Dover to block the livestreaming of anti-immigration protests? No, that's not true: The photo predates recent immigration protests by several years. Additionally,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: REAL Screenshots Show Trump Confused Brazil And India In Post About Presidential Elections
Are the screenshots showing President Donald Trump confusing election results from Brazil and India in a post real? Yes, that's true: The president first shared a post noting the first round of India's presidential election, which he said
FactCheck.org→ Trump Touts Medicaid Drug Savings, But Details Remain Murky
President Donald Trump and other federal officials are claiming that deals the administration has struck with pharmaceutical companies are “rescuing state budgets” or helping to “save Medicaid” by saving the program tens of bil
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write ‘Every Republican Vote Counts As 3 Votes!’ Due To Elon Musk — It’s A Fabricated Screenshot
Did President Donald Trump write "every Republican vote counts as 3 votes" because of Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk? No, that's not true: A review of Trump's Truth Social account found no record of such a post, although one post containe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 80,000 French Students Did NOT Go Missing During Protests — Mass Graves Were NOT Spotted From Space
Did 80,000 French students go missing in 72 hours amid protests, and were their mass graves spotted from space? No, none of that is true: The account that published the rumor later said that it was satire. No news outlet reported anything
Full Fact→ Reform did not have only one health policy in the 2024 election
The health secretary appeared to tell the Labour conference that a “tax break for private healthcare” was Reform’s only health policy at the last election, but there were several in its manifesto.
Full Fact→ What’s the harm? Fact checking reveals the true scale of AI fakery
AI-generated false content now makes up nearly a quarter of everything we fact check, but how many of these pieces actually cause harm?
Full Fact→ Compilation video shared of ‘US strikes on Iran’ includes fake and old footage from across the Middle East
The video features clips from Lebanon and Gaza as well as fake content.
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: AI-Generated Videos Of Ships Encountering Whales Are Digital Fisherman’s Tales — Boatloads Of Whale-Sized Fin Fiction
Have you seen viral videos showing dramatic encounters with whales at sea, frequently presented with a boat for scale? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and has found that many of them were created using artificial
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Same Plane For FlyDubai With Ceiling AND Seating Difference — Not A False Flag
Do two videos that show two different planes prove that the attempted hijacking of the FlyDubai flight Sept. 30, 2026, was a staged "false flag"? No, that's not true: The clip showing a celebration on a plane is of the Israeli men's baske
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Claims NewsGuard Reported That Democratic Party Orchestrated Attempted Terrorist Attack On FlyDubai Flight FZ1073
Does a real video from NewsGuard show that the Democratic Party orchestrated an attempted terrorist attack on FlyDubai Flight FZ1073? No, that's not true: NewsGuard confirmed to Lead Stories that the organization did not make such a repor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Protests In Iran In Fall 2026
Did a viral video show protests in Iran in the fall of 2026? No, that's not true: The video had been online for months before resurfacing in late September 2026. The earliest posts with the footage went live on social media on Dec. 31, 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Leaked Video’ Of FlyDubai Pilot Argument Is AI-Generated — Audio Is From 2017 Road-Rage Clip
Does a real "leaked video" show an argument between FlyDubai pilots? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool assessed the clip and concluded that it was 95.8% "Likely to be AI-generated," while the audio came from a 2017 road-rage video
Full Fact→ Government wrong to claim over 14.5 million children used free bus scheme
A figure quoted by the Department for Transport and transport secretary counts journeys, not children. Only about 7.5 million children in England are the right age.
Full Fact→ Video supposedly showing BBC News linking Indian passenger to Flydubai attack is a deepfake
The BBC has confirmed to Full Fact that the footage isn’t real.