Is the video of Iran announcing the new leader with a cardboard cutout of Ayatollah Mojtaba Hosseini real? No, that's not true: In the original video, a framed photo of the Ayatollah is presented and not a cardboard cutout. An online AI d
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PolitiFact→ Ask PolitiFact: What is the Strait of Hormuz and how does it affect oil prices?
What to know about Iran war’s impact on oil, gasoline
PolitiFact→ The birth control pill and cancer: What are the risks?
The birth control pill and cancer: What are the risks?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Donald Trump Unveiling A ‘Cardboard Ayatollah’ In Oval Office To Laura Ingraham
Is the video showing Donald Trump unveiling a "cardboard Ayatollah" in the Oval Office to Laura Ingraham real? No, that's not true: The video posted on X clearly states it is "Made with AI." The original footage that was posted on Fox New
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story Of Batley Teacher Named ‘Ze Berry’ Refusing To Teach Students For Wearing Harry Potter Costumes Is NOT Real
Did a U.K. teacher with the name "Ze Berry" actually refuse to teach students who came to school dressed as Harry Potter and Dobby the Elf? No, that's not true: The story was initially published by a meme page. Two online detectors identi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Iranian Missile With "In Memory Of The Victims Of Epstein Island" Written On It
Does a photo show an Iranian missile with "In memory of the victims of Epstein Island" written on it? No, that's not true: An online AI image detection tool found that the image shows signs of digital manipulation, with portions edited or
Full Fact→ Pictures of Rishi Sunak in a hospital bed are fake
Images showing the former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in hospital are fake and his office has confirmed posts sharing them on social media are “not factual”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show U.S. Troops Captured In Iran — Soldier Part Of Video Is AI-Generated
Does a video show U.S. troops captured in Iran? No, that's not true: An online AI video detection tool found that the clips of the U.S. soldiers are fake but are intermixed with a real clip of President Donald Trump in the Oval Office. Th
PolitiFact→ X posts – Israel’s National Security Minister Ben-Gvir isn’t dead, the claim is a social media hoax
"BREAKING: So the Israeli media reports Itamar Ben‑Gvir died in a 'car crash,' while in fact he’s been obliterated by an Iranian missile strike on his home."
PolitiFact→ Trump blamed Iran for a strike that hit a girls’ school. Open-source intelligence contradicted that
How news researchers investigated Iran school strike
PolitiFact→ President Trump wants to slash voting by mail. About 1 in 4 Republicans voted that way in 2024
Millions of Republicans vote by mail. Trump wants to slash it
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Obama ‘$120 Million Ultimatum’ Verdict For Obamacare Repayments — Foreign Clickbait Story
Did various politicians and celebrities all hand down a "verdict" for a "$120 million ultimatum" to former President Barack Obama over repayments related to Obamacare? No, that's not true: Several such stories naming people as diverse as
Full Fact→ Image showing US B-2 supposedly ‘shot down’ by Iran is fake
An image supposedly showing a US B-2 stealth bomber that was “shot down” by Iran is fake, and there are no credible reports of this happening.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photos Of Bill Clinton And Stephen Hawking Dressed In Pajamas And A Princess Outfit — They’re AI
Are photos of Bill Clinton and Stephen Hawking dressed in pajamas and a princess outfit, respectively, real and found in the Epstein files? No, that's not true: The creator of the images told Lead Stories they generated the images in Grok
FactCheck.org→ Without Providing Evidence, Trump Pins School Bombing on Iran
Multiple news outlets have reported that video, satellite images and expert analysis indicate that the United States was likely responsible for the Feb. 28 bombing of an Iranian school for young girls, contradicting President Donald Trump’s unsu
Full Fact→ B-2 stealth bomber flypast video is digital creation
A clip has been shared with claims it shows the warplane in the Persian Gulf but it’s not real footage.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump says Iran has Tomahawks, the weapon experts say destroyed an Iranian school. That’s unproven
Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show American Oil Tanker Struck By Iran, Burning In Strait Of Hormuz
Does a video show an American oil tanker struck by Iran and burning in the Strait of Hormuz? No, that's not true: The video shows the aftermath of a collision between two oil tankers, neither owned by the United States, in the Gulf of Oma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Offer Erdoğan To Kill New Iran’s Ruler Mojtaba Khamenei In Post On Truth Social — Image Of It Was Digitally Manufactured
Did U.S. President Donald Trump publicly offer his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to join U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran to "finish off this Khamenei Jr."? No, that's not true: The screenshot of such a post that circulated on s
Full Fact→ Viral images of ‘US soldiers captured in Iran’ are AI-generated
Pictures being shared on social media which appear to show US Delta Force soldiers captured by Iran are AI-generated. There are no credible reports of any US troops being captured in Iran.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ben-Gvir Was NOT Killed In An Iranian Missile Strike Or In A ‘Car Crash’
Was Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir killed in an Iranian missile strike, despite Israeli media reports that say he died in a "car crash"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Ben-Gvir died in either an Irania
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satellite Image Shows Kuwait Oil Well Fires In 1991 NOT A Recent Picture Of Middle East
Does a satellite image show fires currently burning in the Middle East? No, that's not true: This satellite image dates back to April 1991. It does not show anything currently burning in the Middle East, but shows oil well fires burning i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Celebrities Did NOT Warn About Trump Seeking Third Term On Nicolle Wallace’s Podcast ‘The Best People’ — Just De Niro
Did a long list of celebrities all say "He will never leave, we have to make him leave, it's up to us to get rid of him" about President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: Actor Robert De Niro was the only celeb who did this, appearing on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 173 American Delta Force Soldiers Were NOT Captured In Iran — Photos Are AI
Do pictures shared on social media show 173 American Delta Force soldiers captured in Iran after a failed U.S. air operation in Tehran? No, that's not true: One image, purportedly showing soldiers parachuting near helicopters, was rated 1
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI-Generated Images Of Trump And Epstein With Young Girls Went Viral Months After They Were Published In A Clickbait TikTok
Did real never-before-seen images of Trump and Epstein together with young girls originate from a Department of Justice release of Epstein files? No, that's not true: The images are AI-generated and originated from a video published in No
PolitiFact→ Is a new military draft coming after Karoline Leavitt's comments? Why it's unlikely
Is a military draft coming? Unlikely, despite online claims
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show U.S. Military Saying ‘God Bless America And God Bless All Of You’
Do videos actually show real U.S. military members saying 'God Bless America and God bless all of you"? No, that's not true: An online AI video detection tool flagged the video as 99.5% likely to be AI-generated. A separate analysis ident
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Purporting To Show Iddo Netanyahu’s House Fire PREDATES The 2026 U.S.-Israel Attack On Iran
Does a viral clip show the house fire that killed Iddo Netanyahu, brother of the Israeli prime minister? No, that's not true: That footage was uploaded online weeks before the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28, 2026. The clip revie
Full Fact→ Fake image of Iranian children’s funeral shared online by MP
In the aftermath of a missile strike on a school that Iran said killed hundreds of people, a fake image of a funeral has been shared online, including by the Your Party MP Zarah Sultana.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post ‘Mojtaba Khamenei Are You Ready To Meet Your Father?’
Did President Donald Trump post, "Mojtaba Khamenei are you ready to meet your father?" No, that's not true: The fake post did not come from the president's official Truth Social account. While Trump has called Mojtaba Khamenei -- Iran's n
Full Fact→ Grok wrongly claims footage of Glasgow fire shows blaze in Tel Aviv
X’s AI chatbot also said a real photo of the fire was fake and made with AI.
Full Fact→ Post about Toby Carvery giveaway is fake
A post supposedly written by Jack Foreman, claiming to be Toby Carvery’s CEO, says the chain is giving away a free roast for two. But this isn’t a genuine offer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joke Post Said Epstein Photo With ‘Why We Fight’ Caption Inserted In ‘Manual For Warfighters’ By Army Prankster — Not Real
Did an Army prankster insert a photo of Jeffrey Epstein captioned "WHY WE FIGHT" into a "Manual for Warfighters" published by Pete Hegseth? No, that's not true: That story came from a satirical account on X that posts comedy content. Ther
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Showing Iranian ‘Inflatable Building’ Originated On Parody Account — Likely AI Generated
Did a video supposedly showing Iranians pumping air into an inflatable building to trick Americans into wasting ammunition originate from a serious news source? No, that's not true: The video, which had several glitches typical of AI-gene
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Peyton Manning, Dolly Parton, Denzel Washington Or Your Favorite Celebrity Did NOT Donate Millions To Support Funeral For Four U.S. Servicemen Killed In Kuwait — Foreign Clickbait
Did Kevin Costner, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Jared Goff or any celebrities donate millions of dollars to support the funeral arrangements for four of the six U.S. servicemembers killed in a drone strike in Kuwait? No, that's not true: The false
PolitiFact→ What did Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Trump's DHS secretary pick, say about the ‘smell’ of war?
What Sen. Markwayne Mullin said about the ‘smell’ of war
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Barron Trump Bought $30 Million In Oil 2 Days Before Iran War Started
Did Barron Trump buy $30 million in oil two days before the war in Iran started? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Barron made such a purchase two days before President Donald Trump launched the U.S. attack on Iran. No credib
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show a Real Child Crying Out For Daddy Beside A Flag-Draped Casket On The Tarmac — Scene Made With AI
Does a real video show a young boy crying out for his daddy when he saw the flag-draped casket on the tarmac? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. It originated from a Facebook page which has posted reels of exclusively AI-gen
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dennis Rodman Did NOT Fly To Tehran To Negotiate Peace, Iran Did NOT Agree To Meeting
Did Dennis Rodman fly to Tehran to negotiate peace, and did Iran agree to a meeting? No, that's not true: An online AI image detection tool rated the image as 100% likely to be AI-generated, and a separate analysis detected a SynthID wate
PolitiFact→ Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true?
During war with Iran, does the US face a munitions shortage?