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Full Fact→ Toby Carvery isn’t giving away free carvery on Facebook to celebrate ‘National Spud Week’
Full Fact→ False claim cancer is ‘trying to heal’ shared online yet again
Full Fact→ No, Currys isn’t giving away KitchenAid mixers for £10
Full Fact→ Fake Currys Samsung smartphone offer circulating online
Full Fact→ Eligible asylum seekers could get support before 2003 court case
Eligible asylum seekers received support prior to a 2003 court case involving Keir Starmer, despite online claims that he “won the case that gave illegal migrants access to UK benefits”.
Full Fact→ Facebook post’s ‘National Cheeseburger Day’ deal is not a real Burger King offer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show September 12, 2026 Anti-AfD March in Germany
Was a viral video of people dressed in various costumes recorded at protests against the Alternative for Germany political party on Sept. 12, 2026? No, that's not true: The clip predated those rallies. It was recorded at a Pride event, as
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Paris Butcher Was NOT Arrested For Selling Human Meat — That Never Happened, Video Was Filmed In Dubai
Does a video show human meat for sale in a Paris butcher shop where arrests have been reportedly made? No, that's not true: There are no news reports matching the story of a butcher arrested for selling human meat in Paris. The video of a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video of JD Vance Asking For ‘Another Chance,’ Saying ‘Things Are Bad’ Is AI
Is a video of Vice President JD Vance asking for "another chance" and saying "things are bad" real? No, that's not true: The video was made with artificial intelligence, though Vance did ask for "another chance" at a summit. No credible s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Trump Making Kissy Faces And Sounds In Front Of Sarah Huckabee Sanders — It Is An Altered Satire Video
Does a real video show Donald Trump making kissy faces and sounds in front of former White House press secretary and Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders? No, that's not true: The claim appeared on an X account known for satirical content
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AI-Generated Images Falsely Claim To Show Sam Smith In 2016 And 2025
Do real photos show English singer-songwriter Sam Smith in 2016 and 2025? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool determined both images were 99.9% likely to be AI-generated. The images show Smith with noticeably different appearances,
Full Fact→ Old video of Alaskan glacier shared with claims it shows cause of Nepal flood
Dramatic helicopter footage above a glacier has been shared online with false claims it shows the glacier that caused last month’s flood in Nepal.
Full Fact→ Covid vaccines have not been shown to cause ‘turbo cancer’
Social media posts suggest that Covid vaccinations are responsible for ‘turbo cancers’. There is no evidence to support this.
Full Fact→ The UK’s foreign-born population in 2024 was not ‘up 143% in a decade’
A figure quoted by Reform UK’s Zia Yusuf for the increase in the UK’s foreign-born population is far too high, and may refer to an estimate of the increase over 20 years.
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Storm Of Made-Up Severe Weather Posts Floods Timelines — Bring An Umbrella Against This Torrent Of AI Warnings
Have you seen viral videos showing an alarming weather alert for one state? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such posts recently and has found that many of them were created using artificial intelligence. The colorful maps and emergen
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Children’s Health Defense Keynote
Headlining a conference for Children’s Health Defense, the nonprofit he previously led that regularly spreads vaccine misinformation, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a litany of familiar false and misleading claims, pa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Republican Activist Konner Earnest Has Admitted To Having Sex With A Dog
Did Republican activist Konner Earnest admit to having sex with a dog? No, that's not true: There is no evidence from credible sources that Earnest has ever made such an admission. Public records show that he was arrested in April 2025 on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Spotify Did NOT Remove Ed Sheeran’s Songs
Did music streaming platform Spotify delete Ed Sheeran's songs after Macklemore's removal from Sheeran's tour for pro-Palestine statements? No, that's not true: As of this writing, the artist's songs are still available on the platform. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE CBC Story Linking Paying For Groceries To White Supremacy — Network Denied
Did the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC publish an online story that tied paying for groceries to white supremacy? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such a story was ever published by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporati
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Accurately Depict Kash Patel’s Height Running Alongside FBI New Agent Trainees — Digitally Altered
Does a real photo accurately depict a notable difference in height between Kash Patel and the FBI agent trainees running with him? No, that's not true: This image has been altered to make Patel appear much smaller than he appears in the o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post A Map With "United States" Covering Russia and U.S. — Screenshot Is Made-Up
Did Donald Trump post a map with "United States" covering both Russia and the U.S. on social media? No, that's not true: A review of Trump's Truth Social account found no record of such a post. There are no credible reports that he shared
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mel Gibson Video Criticizing Gavin Newsom And Karen Bass Is NOT Fake — AI Tools And Reporting Confirm It Is Real
Is the video of actor Mel Gibson criticizing Gavin Newsom and Karen Bass fake? No, that's not true: The video first appeared on Raymond Arroyo's podcast in the summer of 2025 during the wave of anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles. Six AI-det
FactCheck.org→ GOP Ad Attacks Ossoff’s Vote Against Trump Tax Cuts
A Republican TV ad cherry-picks parts of last year’s budget reconciliation law, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, to overstate the impact of the law or distort Georgia Sen. Jon Ossoff’s record. The ad from One Nation never ment
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr.’s Faulty Claim that U.S. Measles Response Is ‘Better’ Than ‘Any Other Country’
When asked about the largest surge in measles in over 30 years, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has repeatedly claimed that the U.S. is doing or has done “better … than any country in the world” in controlling outbreaks
Full Fact→ Monzo bank hasn’t launched its own online casino site
Social media posts are advertising a new ‘Monzo slots’ casino, but the bank has confirmed that this is not a genuine offering from the company.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ALTERED Video Does NOT Show David Byrne Criticizing Ed Sheeran In Real Life
Does a viral video capture musician David Byrne actually telling singer Ed Sheeran that "it's time to make a musical change"? No, that's not true: The video was not a real recording of the conversation between the two. It originated from
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Foods From Europe And America Compared — Video Is AI-Generated
Does a real video show a woman named Consuela Herrera performing side-by-side comparisons between food from Europe and America? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. The account on Instagram where the video originated is labele
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Masked Police Officers Walking Around Polling Station, Looking At How People Are Voting
Does a real video show masked police officers walking around in a polling station and looking at how people are voting? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that this incident ever occurred, and there have been no news repor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Mugshot Resembling Jennifer Lopez Does NOT Show Minnesota Woman Cyrena Anne Quast
Is a mugshot that looks like Jennifer Lopez the real mugshot of a woman arrested for shoplifting in Minnesota? No, that's not true: The mugshot used in a post by the New York Post on X was generated with AI to look more like Jennifer Lope
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ed Sheeran Did NOT Donate Concert Tickets To Veterans After Macklemore Palestine Controversy — It Is Satire
Did Ed Sheeran donate concert tickets to veterans after fans requested refunds over Macklemore's removal from his tour for pro-Palestine statements? No, that's not true: The rumor originated from an account on Facebook that explicitly say
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Muslim Man Was NOT Proven To Have Spiked Millie Taplin’s Drink — Essex Police Say Claim Is ‘Deliberately False’
Was it proven that a Muslim man spiked Millie Taplin's drink in an Essex, England, nightclub on her 18th birthday in 2021, paralyzing her? No, that's not true: Essex Police told Lead Stories there is "absolutely nothing" in the case that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Old Ed Sheeran Video Does NOT Show Him Performing Since His Band Quit — Filmed in 2022 At Wembley Stadium
Does a video show Ed Sheeran playing a concert alone with a "loop station" after his backing band Beoga quit? No, that's not true: The video footage shows Sheeran in concert on July 1, 2022 at Wembley Stadium in London. Beoga published a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Indian Air Force MiG-29 Crashing And Ejecting Pilot Is Actually War Thunder Gameplay
Does a real video show an Indian Air Force MiG-29 fighter jet crashing into the runway, scraping the tarmac in a hail of sparks before the pilot ejects? No, that's not true: The video is from the online combat game War Thunder. There is a
Full Fact→ Scottish council corrects outdated asylum seeker support figure
Stirling Council’s website wrongly claimed asylum seekers in catered accommodation receive a weekly payment of £8.86.
FactCheck.org→ Midterm Ads Clash Over GOP Law’s Impact on Rural Healthcare
As the midterms approach, ads supporting Democrats and Republicans are making competing claims about how President Donald Trump’s signature domestic policy law will impact rural healthcare. Ads backing Republican candidates have highlig
Full Fact→ Edited video of South Tower on 9/11 circulates again
An altered video of the South Tower attack is circulating again, implying no plane hit the building on 9/11. But the video has been edited to remove the plane.
Full Fact→ Apprenticeship starts have risen—not fallen—under this government
In a debate in the Commons, Conservative shadow minister Bradley Thomas compared data for the latest nine-month period with the whole year of 2023/24, making it sound like apprenticeships had fallen.
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: AI-Generated Earthquake Posts About Various U.S. States Causing Tremors Online — Shake-And-Rattle Grip On Reality
Have you seen viral posts showing a map graphic with information about tremors felt all around a state? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such posts recently and found that many of them were created using artificial intelligence. The m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett Have NOT Both Disclosed ‘Gifts’ From George Soros Foundation
Did Supreme Court justices John Roberts and Amy Coney Barrett both disclose "gifts" from the George Soros Foundation? No, that's not true: The claim originated on a Facebook page known for posting satirical content that carries the discla