We’ve seen claims circulating online again that Keir Starmer will get a £115,000 “pension” or “salary” for life. But this isn’t correct.
Here are the latest articles published by U.S. fact-checking sites:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Falsely Shows A U.S. B-52 Being Shot Down By A Missile — Computer Generated
Does a video show an American B-52 bomber being shot down by a missile? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that a U.S. B-52 has been shot down, and no credible news organizations had reported such an incident as of July 18, 2026. A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Iranian Attack On Base In Jordan Used By U.S. Forces — Digitally Created
Is this an actual video of the Iranian attack on a base in Jordan used by U.S. forces on July 17, 2026? No, that's not true: There is no evidence the clip depicts an actual attack. An online AI detection tool concluded that the video was
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: AI Insect, Animal Fight Videos Have Bugs In Them — Stop Fakes From Crawling Through
Have you seen viral videos showing fights between captive insects and small animals? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and found that many of them were created using artificial intelligence. A growing number of s
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Election Security Speech
In a July 16 prime-time speech that warned of “shocking vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure,” President Donald Trump cast doubt on the country’s ability to hold “free and fair elections” but offered no evidence
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Elliot Page On Men’s Health Cover For August 2026
Does a viral image of actor Elliot Page actually show him on the August 2026 Men's Health magazine cover? No, that's not true: The picture originated from a self-described satire account. The image's later variations removed the watermark
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking the Trump administration’s count of 250,000 noncitizens on the voter rolls
Fact-check: Are 250,000 noncitizens on US voting rolls?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FIFA President Gianni Infantino Did NOT Say They Will Make A Decision About Argentina Political Message After Final Game
Did FIFA President Gianni Infantino announce that the organization was going to wait until after the final 2026 World Cup game to make a decision regarding the Falklands banner displayed by players from Argentina after their win over Engl
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr.’s Flawed Claims About Sperm Count and Fertility
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has baselessly tied alleged declines in sperm counts among teenagers to a “fertility crisis” or an “explosion in infertility.” There is very little data on sperm counts in teenagers,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hillary Clinton Did NOT Appeal To China To Meddle In 2020 Election During TV Interview — It Was A ‘What If’ Question
Did former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeal to China to meddle in the 2020 election during a TV interview with Rachel Maddow on MSNBC? No, that's not true: Clinton posed the hypothetical question while mocking special counse
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Comedy Film Showing Woman Tied Up In Kitchen NOT From Epstein Files
Is a video of a woman tied up in a kitchen begging for food from the Epstein files? No, that's not true: The clip is from a comedy sketch included in a 2010 review of a "Star Wars" movie. The woman in the footage is an actor named Jocelyn
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Pete Hegseth Yearbook Picture With Black Hair And Guyliner — His Real Yearbook Pictures Are Different
Does a real yearbook photo show an edgy punk teenage Pete Hegseth with black spiky hair and eyeliner? No, that's not true: The image is AI-generated and is not Pete Hegseth's yearbook photo. Forest Lake High School has an archive of past
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Did NOT Say, ‘Infertility Is Genetic. If Your Parents Couldn’t Have Kids, Then You Won’t Either’
Did U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. say, "Infertility is genetic. If your parents couldn't have kids, then you won't either"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Kennedy ever made this statemen
Full Fact→ Posts claiming Andy Burnham ‘has no legal right to be Prime Minister’ aren’t accurate
Contrary to a claim circulating on social media, it’s not true that an MP must have been elected in a general election to become Prime Minister.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Timothy Donahue Was ICE Agent Who Shot, Killed Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine
Is Timothy Donahue the ICE agent who shot and killed Joan Sebastian Guerrero in Maine on July 13, 2026? No, that's not true: Neither Immigration and Customs Enforcement nor the Maine Attorney General's Office has released the identity of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO REPORTS About Trump Being ‘Apocalyptically Angry’ Over People Calling Diarrhea Outbreak ‘Trumporrhea’
Did Trump go "apocalyptically angry" over people dubbing the 2026 cyclosporiasis outbreak "Trumporrhea"? No, that's not true: No credible news outlets reported that. The rumor originated from a self-described satire account that claimed i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Blue Angels Flyover On Florida Beach — Digitally Fabricated Photo
Is an image of a U.S. Navy Blue Angels flyover on Pensacola Beach in Florida real? No, that's not true: Although the Blue Angels ordered an investigation into the circumstances surrounding a low flyover during the July 15, 2026, air show,
PolitiFact→ Jon Ossoff – Did Mike Collins help double health insurance premiums for 1 million Georgians?
President Donald Trump and U.S. Rep. Mike Collins “doubled health insurance premiums for more than a million Georgians and threw 300,000 Georgians off their insurance altogether.”
PolitiFact→ Live fact-check: President Donald Trump's expected address on election security
Fact-checking Trump TV address on election security
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Real Photos Show Lionel Messi Bathing Lamine Yamal As A Baby In 2007 — Photoshoot For Charity Fundraising Calendar
Do real photos show Lionel Messi bathing baby Lamine Yamal in 2007? Yes, it's true: It has been nearly 19 years since members of the Barcelona soccer team posed with children for a charity fundraising calendar. The five-month-old baby pai
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump's address: What he said about China and 2020 election, what documents show
President Trump hurled a slew of allegations about China's 2020 election activities in his primetime address. What do the documents show?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT Real Photo Of ICE Officers In Biddeford, Maine — Made-Up Details AI-Generated From Blurry Source
Does a crisp in-focus photograph help identify the two Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers who were on the scene of a shooting in Biddeford, Maine, on July 13, 2026? No, that's not true: According to the content detection tool at
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Nick Shirley And Tyler Robinson Are Cousins — Social Media Rumor
Are YouTube content creator Nick Shirley and Charlie Kirk shooting suspect Tyler Robinson cousins? No, that's not true: No verifiable evidence exists that the two men are related. Some people making the claim cited a response from the AI
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Post Photo Where He Shows European Leaders A Map With Canada, Greenland And Venezuela Covered In A U.S. Flag — Doctored Map
Did Donald Trump post a photo where he shows European leaders a map of North America with Canada, Greenland and Venezuela covered in the U.S. flag? Yes, that's true: Trump did post the image on his Truth Social account, but the image was
FactCheck.org→ No Clear Evidence Religion Is ‘Bigger and Stronger’ in U.S., Despite Trump Claim
President Donald Trump said at a June faith conference that “religion is back in our country, bigger and stronger than it has been in many, many years” and “it’s going up.” The statement is misleading, as multiple surveys show lower reli
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: ‘Farmer Vs. Activist’ Dialogue Posts Are Grown With AI — Feeding Audiences Slop To Farm Engagement
Have you seen viral images of an "activist" talking to a middle-aged farmer, paired with the caption claiming to describe their dialogue? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such pictures recently and has found that many of them were cre
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: OLD, ALTERED Image Does NOT Show Argentina-England Referee Ismail Elfath ‘Asking For A Photo’ With Lionel Messi In 2026 — Or Ever
Does a viral image prove that Argentina-England referee Ismail Elfath "asked for a photo" with Argentina's captain Lionel Messi? No, that's not true: The photo was cropped to remove the captain of the opposing team, who was posing with Me
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Story Claims Florida Officer ‘Lena Hale’ Impregnated 13 Inmates — Facility Does Not Exist
Was a real Florida corrections officer named "Lena Hale" arrested for impregnating inmates? No, that's not true: No credible news organizations reported the story. Viral posts making the claim shared images showing a person supposedly hav
PolitiFact→ Trump’s speech may focus on 2020 election. Here’s a primer on foreign interference, voting security
Ahead of Trump speech, we revisit 2020 election fraud claims
Full Fact→ Video of Italian Prime Minister saying Sharia law won’t be allowed in Italy is AI-generated
A video of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni saying "we won’t allow Sharia law to be implemented in Italy" circulating online is an AI-generated deepfake.
Full Fact→ Smashing a window to rescue a dog in a hot car could still be classed as criminal damage
Posts circulating on Facebook incorrectly claim police say you will not be charged for this so long as you’ve taken photos at the scene and have evidence of hot weather.
Full Fact→ Viral clip does not show Nigel Farage rehearsing a ‘grief walk’ after Ann Widdecombe’s death
This video predates Ms Widdecombe’s recent death and actually shows Mr Farage in 2024.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: EDITED Photo Shows Edinburgh Castle Displaying Argentine Flags Ahead Of Match Against England
Does a real photo show Edinburgh Castle displaying Argentine flags ahead of the World Cup match against England on July 15, 2026? No, that's not true: The image appears to have been digitally edited. The Argentine flags were added to an o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Erling Haaland Saying He Will Support Argentina Over England In World Cup — Fake Captions
Are the captions on a video of Norwegian soccer player Erling Haaland saying he will support Argentina over England in the World Cup accurate? No, that's not true: The captions on the video are fake, and Haaland never said he would suppor
PolitiFact→ Some ingredients in nonalcoholic 'social tonics' can interact with medications or health conditions
Common herbs in “social tonics” can interact with meds
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Family Of ‘Marcus Williams’ Sued Bank For $500,000 After He Was Supposedly Electrocuted Robbing An ATM
Did the family of Marcus Williams sue a bank for $500,000 after he was electrocuted trying to rob an ATM in Houston? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such an incident ever happened to anyone named Marcus Williams or anyone e
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump’s cargo toll plan in Strait of Hormuz would have been unprecedented, and likely illegal
Trump toll for Strait of Hormuz would’ve been unprecedented
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Data centers need a lot of energy, but President Donald Trump's estimate is far too high
The AI industry needs "more energy than the entire country produces right now ... In fact some people say almost double."
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer at PMQs: five times we fact checked the outgoing PM
As Sir Keir Starmer prepares to face his final Prime Minister’s Questions, we’ve collected some of the most memorable claims we fact checked during his time at the despatch box.
Full Fact→ Is the national roll-out of gigabit broadband on track?