Does real video show a court case involving a teen who illegally worked night shifts in order to care for his sister after their parents died? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. The story does not include any specifics about
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Showed Canada’s Mark Carney Dining With Ghislaine Maxwell
Does a viral image document Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney dining with Ghislaine Maxwell, a British socialite convicted of sex trafficking girls for Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true: The image displayed a watermark pointing to a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tampa International Airport Did NOT Ban Pajamas — The Tweet Is A Joke
Did Tampa International Airport ban travelers from wearing pajamas when passing through the Florida airport? No, that's not true: The pajama ban announcement shared by the airport's X account was a "playful nod to day-of-travel fashion de
Full Fact→ Prince William has not challenged Sadiq Khan over London’s priorities
Videos being shared on social media falsely claim that the Prince of Wales clashed with the Mayor of London saying that veterans and working class families were being pushed out of the city.
Full Fact→ No, Cadbury isn’t selling an ‘Eid egg’
Mondelēz International, the company which owns Cadbury, confirmed a viral image of an ‘Eid egg’ does not show a real product.
Full Fact→ Aldi isn’t offering a ‘free food box’ to users who engage with Facebook posts
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rubio, Kennedy, Jordan, Denzel, Others Did NOT Invoke ‘Born In America’ Bill Blocking Naturalized Americans From Office
Is there a federal "Born In America" act that would prevent naturalized citizens from elected office being promoted by numerous luminaries including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Sen. John Kennedy, Rep. Jim Jordan, FBI Director Kash Pat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Devarjaye ‘DJ’ Daniel Did NOT Die In February 2026
Did Devarjaye "DJ" Daniel, the brain cancer survivor whom President Trump made an honorary Secret Service agent, die on February 23, 2026? No, that's not true: As of Feb. 25, 2026, there was no evidence that DJ had died. Following similar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Showed Pelosi Wore ‘Don’t Ban Insider Trading’ Badge For 2026 State Of The Union Address
Does a viral image of Congresswoman Nancy Pelosi wearing "Don't ban insider trading" lapel sticker show what she wore to the 2026 State of the Union speech by President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: A picture of her was digitally edi
PolitiFact→ Abigail Spanberger – Is Abigail Spanberger right that tariffs cost American families more than $1,700?
President Donald Trump’s tariff policies “have forced American families to pay more than $1,700 each in tariff costs” since last year.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows USA and Canadian Women’s Hockey Team Visited Canadian Prime Minister Carney
Is a photo that shows the US and Canadian women's Olympic hockey teams visiting Canadian Prime Minister Carney real? No, that's not true: An online detection tool rated the image 99.9% likely to be AI generated, and there are telltale sig
PolitiFact→ NC True Conservatives PAC – No, Rockingham County Sheriff Sam Page didn't call Trump's immigration plan 'unrealistic'
Says Sam Page “got busted calling Trump’s (immigration) plan unrealistic.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Republican Committee Published Fake AI Campaign Video Of Democratic Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger
Did Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger publish a campaign video where she promised, with a sinister smile, to never encroach on the Constitution and never take your guns? No, that's not true: This AI-generated video was published on X b
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Decarlos Brown Jr., The Accused Killer Of Iryna Zarutska, Was NOT A Foreign National Who ‘Came In Through Open Borders’
Was Decarlos Brown Jr., accused of killing Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska, a foreign national who "came in through open borders," as Donald Trump said during the State of the Union address? No, that is not true: Brown was born in Charlo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sam Bankman-Fried Did NOT Offer AOC Bitcoin To Fund 2028 Presidential Campaign
Did Sam Bankman-Fried write a post on X, offering Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez money in bitcoins to fund a 2028 presidential run? No, that's not true: As of this writing, there was no such post on his account. No credible media
Full Fact→ Labour by-election bar chart fails to show poll put them level with the Greens
A bar chart shared by Labour showing it polling slightly ahead of Reform UK in Gorton and Denton doesn’t tell the whole story.
Full Fact→ UK youth unemployment is higher than the EU average, but not the ‘highest in Europe’
The Conservative shadow education secretary Laura Trott claimed the UK has the highest youth unemployment rate in Europe—but this isn’t correct.
Full Fact→ The Representation of the People Bill does not protect UK democracy from misinformation
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s State of the Union Address
Summary In the first State of the Union address of his second term, President Donald Trump proclaimed that “our nation is back, bigger, better, richer and stronger than ever before.” “What a difference a president makes,”
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Democrats’ responses to Trump's 2026 State of the Union address
State of the Union 2026: Fact-checks of Democrats' responses
PolitiFact→ State of the Union fact-check: Trump exaggerates on economy, immigration
Fact-checking the president’s claims about the economy and inflation from the State of the Union address to Congress.
PolitiFact→ Will Trump account holders have $100,000 at age 18? It’s not guaranteed
At his Feb. 24 State of the Union address, President Donald Trump promoted his newly launched "Trump accounts." The acco
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump on inflation rate at State of the Union
President Donald Trump inflated his administration’s success in reducing inflation at his Feb. 24 State of the Union add
PolitiFact→ Live fact-check: Donald Trump's 2026 State of the Union address
Live fact-checking Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ghislaine Maxwell Was NOT Spotted In Québec, Canada — AI Face Swap Video
Was Ghislaine Maxwell spotted out and about in Québec, Canada? No, that's not true: This video shows a real street scene in Québec, but an AI tool has been used to swap the face of the woman with Ghislaine Maxwell's. The creator who pub
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Specimen 9X At Blackridge Containment Facility In Nevada
Is a video that shows "Specimen 9X" at a place called the "Blackridge Containment Facility" in Nevada legitimate? No, that's not true: An online detection tool rated the video likely to be AI-generated. The "Blackridge Containment Facilit
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Images Of Maria Julissa And ‘El Mencho’ — Google AI Detector Says They Were Made By Google’s AI
Are these real photos of OnlyFans model and social media influencer Maria Julissa and Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader killed by the Mexican Army? No, that's not true: On her Instagram accou
Full Fact→ The Gorton and Denton by-election: fact checked
As voters in the Greater Manchester constituency prepare to head to the polls, here’s a round-up of claims we’ve fact checked from the campaign.
Full Fact→ Fake Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor mugshot circulates following arrest
An image which appears to be a custody photo of the former prince has been shared on social media, but it’s not real, and very probably an AI creation.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address: Start time, how to watch
Live fact-checking Trump’s 2026 State of the Union address
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bruce Springsteen, Willie Nelson, Ringo Starr, Or Your Favorite Celeb Did NOT Call Trump Adviser Stephen Miller A ‘Nazi’ — De Niro Did
Did Bruce Springsteen, Jason Kelce, and Snoop Dogg, along with other entertainment and sports celebrities, call Trump adviser Stephen Miller a "Nazi" and "the Goebbels of the cabinet"? No, that's not true: The claim that a celebrity "call
Full Fact→ Nigel Farage has not introduced a ‘Parliamentary Allegiance Act’
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Mention of Blackface, Trudeau, Perry Or Drake In USA Hockey Captain Auston Matthews Post Gold Medal Game Interview
Did Team USA hockey captain Auston Matthews go off the rails during a postgame interview, slamming Canada? No, that's not true: Video of Matthews' interview after the Feb. 22, 2026, Olympic gold medal game shows that he never called out C
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: C-SPAN DENIES ‘John Barron’ Caller Was Trump
Does a viral post prove that U.S. President Donald Trump called C-SPAN to complain about the Supreme Court's decision making his previous sweeping tariffs on foreign goods illegal? No, that's not true: The caller who introduced himself as
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mislabeled Photos Do NOT Show Austin Tucker Martin Or Demonstrate He Was Transgender — Unidentified Person
Do photos and social media accounts of Austin Tucker Martin reveal him to be transgender? No, that's not true: The photos purporting to show Martin, who was killed while allegedly armed and breaking into President Trump's private Mar-a-La
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Did NOT Give Coalition For Humane Immigrant Rights $100 Million Mainly To Pay Protesters
Did California pay the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) more than $100 million mainly to fund protests as a viral social media post said? No, that's not true: California's payments to CHIRLA were overwhelmingly tied to immig
PolitiFact→ Trump says he's kept all of his campaign promises. Our MAGA-Meter shows something different.
MAGA-Meter: Trump has not kept ‘all’ promises
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Is President Donald Trump right that drugs entering the US by sea have dropped by 97%?
After U.S. vessel strikes in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean, “drugs entering our country by sea are down 97%.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Patel, Kennedy, Buttigieg, Vince Gill, Others Are Not Demanding Obama Return Millions From ‘Ownership’ of Obamacare
Did Kash Patel, Sen. John Kennedy, Pete Buttigieg, Vince Gill and others demand that former President Barack Obama return millions he earned through ownership related to "Obamacare"? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories that swap
PolitiFact→ Social Media – This isn’t a real image of Puerto Vallarta on fire after the killing of a cartel leader; it’s AI
Image shows Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, after the killing of Nemesio “El Mencho” Oseguera Cervantes, the head of Jalisco New Generation Cartel.