Did Pope Leo XIV misquote Jesus as saying, "Blessed are the peacemakers, but woe to those who manipulate religion"? No, that's not true: The pope wasn't reading a Scripture passage at the time; he was delivering a homily on peace while in
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FactCheck.org→ What Do We Know About ‘Birth Tourism’?
Q: How real is birth tourism? A: The government doesn’t provide estimates of the extent of so-called birth tourism — pregnant women coming to the U.S. on tourism visas in order to obtain birthright U.S. citizenship for their newbor
FactCheck.org→ Elon Musk Amplifies Baseless Claim About COVID-19 Vaccine
Elon Musk this week amplified an unfounded claim, based on a distortion of vaccine safety monitoring data, that COVID-19 vaccines killed tens of thousands of people in Germany. The vaccines saved millions of lives worldwide during a deadly pandem
PolitiFact→ You can’t get vaccinated from food. But here’s how plant science is helping vaccine research
The truth behind ‘edible vaccines’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post That He Gave The Pope His Job And Ordered Todd Blanche To Investigate Catholic Church — It’s A Fake Post
Did President Donald Trump post on social media saying he gave Pope Leo XIV his job and that he ordered acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to investigate the Catholic Church? No, that's not true: The fake screenshot with a blue verifica
FactCheck.org→ An Attack Over ICE in the Massachusetts Democratic Senate Race
An online ad attacks Rep. Seth Moulton, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts, for not being sufficiently progressive because of past policy positions. But it also misleadingly claims that Moulton, a critic of U.S. Immigration and Cu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pete Hegseth Did NOT Falsely Present Lines From ‘Pulp Fiction’ As Real Bible Verse
Did Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth falsely present lines from "Pulp Fiction" as a real biblical quote? No, that's not true: In April 2026, Hegseth described it as a prayer used by the "Sandy One" Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) mission in
Full Fact→ Are one in six young people in Wales unemployed?
We’ve looked at the youth unemployment figures in Wales after a claim from a Plaid Cymru Senedd candidate.
Full Fact→ Old footage from China shared with false claims it shows attack on Israeli power plant
A video shared with claims it shows an Iranian attack on a power plant in Haifa actually dates back to a 2015 chemical fire emergency response drill in China.
Full Fact→ Police data for London doesn’t show knife crime is up 72% in a year
A claim from Conservative MP Esther McVey isn’t supported by police statistics, which show knife-enabled crime fell by 11% in the year to September 2025.
PolitiFact→ Social media clips of crying U.S. soldiers may be AI-generated. Here’s how to spot them
How to spot AI-generated videos of U.S. service members
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Story About "Marcus," A Veteran Georgia School Bus Driver Who Was Sued By Parents — No Supporting Reporting
Was a Georgia school bus driver sued by parents because their children suffered scrapes when he stopped abruptly after a rock hit the windshield, critically injuring him? No, that's not true: There is no reporting about a lawsuit or schoo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows A Prisoner Hiding In Cell By Suspending Himself Under The Ceiling — It’s AI
Is a video that shows a prisoner hiding in his cell by suspending himself under the ceiling while a guard checks the cell authentic? No, that's not true: Online detection tools flagged the video as likely AI-generated. One rated it as 100
PolitiFact→ Is Florida’s mid-decade redistricting plan ‘illegal,’ as some Democrats say?
Would Florida mid-decade redistricting be illegal?
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Thom Tillis is retiring, but he hasn’t left the Senate yet. Fact-checking Trump
“Thom Tillis is no longer a senator.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Preprint Claiming 84.4% ‘Clinical Benefit’ of Ivermectin, Mebendazole In Cancer Treatment Is NOT A Proper Clinical Trial
Is a paper by Dr. Drew Pinsky, Dr. Peter McCullough, Dr. Harvey Risch, and nine others claiming that ivermectin and mebendazole improve cancer outcomes in 84.4% of cases a proper medical study? No, that's not true: Research experts told L
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image of Pakistani Government Officials Being Searched By US Military Before Iran Peace Talks Is AI-Generated
Does an image of Pakistani government officials being searched by U.S. military members during Iran peace talks that took place in April 2026 show a real event? No, that's not true: The image showed several signs of AI generation. Additio
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Saudi Minister Did NOT Say ‘How Can Trump Protect Us When He Cannot Even Protect His Own Country’ — Quote Was Fabricated In Transcript
Does a real video show the Saudi foreign minister stating that "the era of relying on the US has ended"? No, that's not true: According to three translation tools, the caption fabricated the content of the video it claimed to summarize. I
Full Fact→ Fake photo of damaged US base in Kuwait shared online
A picture circulating on social media with claims it depicts the aftermath of Iranian strikes on an American base isn’t genuine.
Full Fact→ Satirical post about Liz Truss blaming ‘transgender mafia’ for Italian chocolate heist shared as genuine
A post suggesting the former PM blamed the theft of a large shipment of KitKats on an “underground transgender mafia” was first shared by a satire account.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Donald Trump Post Calls Jesus ‘WEAK On Those Who Sin, And Terrible For Immigration’
Does a social media post by Donald Trump call Jesus "WEAK on those who sin, and terrible for Immigration"? No, that's not true: The post never appeared on the president's official Truth Social account. It was first suggested as a possible
Full Fact→ Many asylum seekers received support prior to 2003 court case involving Keir Starmer
A Facebook post claiming Mr Starmer “won the case that gave illegal migrants access to UK benefits” is misleading.
Full Fact→ Fake ‘B&Q’ £10 garden soil offer circulating on social media
A spokesperson for the retailer has confirmed this is not a genuine deal.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts About Plans To Build A $3.8 Billion Stadium For Your Favorite Team To Transform Your Favorite City Into A Global Destination Are Fake — Viet Spam
Are Facebook posts about plans to build $3.8 billion stadiums for 34 NFL, MLB, NBA, and college sports teams that would transform their cities into global destinations real? No, that's not true: Dozens of nearly identical posts were gener
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows RFK Jr. Saying Conspiracy Theorists Were Right, COVID Vaccine Causes ‘Gayness’, Anthony Fauci A ‘Goblin’ — It’s Satire
Does a real unmanipulated video show Robert F. Kennedy Jr. saying "conspiracy theorists were right" and the COVID-19 vaccine maybe causes "gayness" and calling Anthony Fauci a "goblin"? No, that's not true: The audio in the video has been
PolitiFact→ Byron Donalds – Was the US Navy created to take on pirates, as Byron Donalds said? It was a big reason.
The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Orion From Artemis II Did NOT Take Exactly 42:50 To Pass ‘The Dark Side Of The Moon’ — Same As Runtime Of Pink Floyd Album
Did the Orion spacecraft from Artemis II take exactly 42 minutes 50 seconds to pass the dark side of the moon, the same as the runtime of the Pink Floyd album by that name? No, that's not true: NASA told Lead Stories that the spacecraft's
PolitiFact→ Trump tax cuts: Sorting truth versus spin on tips, overtime, Social Security policy before Tax Day
Trump tax cuts: Sorting truth versus spin before Tax Day
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FALSE Posts Claim DoorDash Delivery Driver At White House Is A Paid Actor — Company Denies
Does a viral post prove that Sharon Simmons, who made a DoorDash delivery to the White House, is a "paid actor"? No, that's not true: The post offered no evidence to support the claim. DoorDash, its spokesperson, and Simmons' own congress
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joke 3D Rendering Shows Liam and Noel Gallagher NOT Cain and Abel Reconstructed By University of Manchester Scientists
Does a 3D model from scientists at the University of Manchester show how Cain and Abel, the sons of Adam and Eve, may have looked? No, that's not true: This rendering is not a scientific reconstruction of the biblical brothers' faces -- i
PolitiFact→ Officials target microplastics. What exactly are they? How do they get into the body?
Your guide to microplastics
Full Fact→ Express corrects claim about UK’s youth unemployment
The UK’s youth unemployment rate is higher than the EU average, but not “the highest in Europe”.
Full Fact→ Facebook post suggesting Tesco is giving away free Easter hampers is fake
A spokesperson for the retailer has confirmed the offer is not affiliated with them.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Karoline Leavitt Did NOT Embarrass CNN’s ‘Caitlyn Collins’ Over Question About The First Lady — It’s Satirical
Did CNN's "Caityn Collins" leave the White House press room after Trump press secretary Karoline Leavitt embarrassed her by saying she had not "reported a fact since you left the Daily Caller nine years ago"? No, that's not true: The clai
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Rachel Maddow Segment Claiming A Judge Forced Melania Trump To Testify
Did Rachel Maddow air a segment claiming that a federal judge has ruled that Melania Trump must testify against her husband? No, that's not true: Maddow never aired a segment that said a judge ruled Melania Trump will be forced to testify
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Over U.S. Carrier Does NOT Show Operation Epic Fury
Does a viral video show a real-life scene of a B-2 Spirit stealth bomber flying over a U.S. military ship in the Persian Gulf "to raise troop morale"? No, that's not true: The account that initially uploaded the clip on social media discl
PolitiFact→ Brandon Gill – Would Florida US Rep. Maria Salazar’s ‘Dignity Act’ grant mass amnesty to immigrants?
“The Dignity Act is mass amnesty.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – No, Pope Leo XIV does not support nuclear weapons in Iran, or anywhere, despite Trump’s statement
Pope Leo XIV “thinks it’s OK for Iran to have a nuclear weapon.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Edited Image Of Bruce Springsteen "Prior To Plastic Surgery" Posted By Trump On Truth Social
Does a photo posted by Donald Trump on Truth Social accurately show how Bruce Springsteen looks now, or prior to plastic surgery? No, that's not true: The image has been digitally edited to make the 76-year-old rocker appear haggard. A ca
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump DID Share A Depiction Of Himself As A Christ-Like Healer
Did President Donald Trump post a depiction of himself as a Christ-like healer on Truth Social on April 12, 2026? Yes, that's true: While fake Trump posts are often widely shared on social platforms and can quickly go viral, Lead Stories