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PolitiFact→ Florida's Alligator Alcatraz may close. Trump, DeSantis' statements about center clash with facts
Florida’s Alligator Alcatraz: Fact vs. fiction
PolitiFact→ Ebola outbreak: What are the symptoms? Is there a vaccine? Did US aid cuts affect prevention?
Ebola outbreak: Symptoms, treatment and US aid cuts
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write That ‘Nobody Knows God Better Than Me’ And That ‘Nobody Is Loved More By God Than Me’
Does a viral image show a real post by Donald Trump stating that "nobody knows God better" than him and that "nobody is loved more by God" than him? No, that's not true: The post did not match the appearance of his real posts on Truth Soc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Says Joe Biden Visited Moscow In 1987, Implicates Him In Various Conspiracy Theories
In a real social media post, did Donald Trump write about a Joe Biden visit to Moscow in 1987 and implicate him in various conspiracy theories? No, that's not true: The supposed post does not appear on the president's official Truth Socia
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump Bowing To Xi As They Shake Hands — It’s Digitally Edited
Does a real photo show President Donald Trump bowing to Chinese President Xi Jinping as they shake hands at the start of the Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing? No, that's not true: The image shows a common sign of AI generation -- unnaturally bl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Crowds Does NOT Show ‘Unite The Kingdom’ Rally In London On May 16, 2026
Does the viral image of crowds actually show the anti-immigration rally in London on May 16, 2026? No, that's not true: The picture had been online since at least February of 2026. AI detection tools identified the image as edited or gene
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Post A Fake Photo Of Himself Walking With An Alien — Shared On Truth Social
Did Donald Trump post a fake photo of himself walking with an alien? Yes, that's true: The president shared the photo of him walking next to an alien on his Truth Social account on May 17, 2026. An online detection tool rated the photo of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: It is An Edited Image Of Trump NOT Original AP News Photo Showing How He Really Looked
Does a photo of Trump speaking at a microphone show how he looked on May 8, 2026? No, that's not true: This image has been digitally edited. The real photo, taken by a staff photojournalist for The Associated Press, shows Trump speaking a
Full Fact→ China hasn’t banned US citizens over hantavirus
Full Fact→ Revealed: the Facebook pages using AI to flood feeds with bizarre fake stories about politicians saving kennels, cafes and babies
Our investigation has found pages which mainly appear to be run from Vietnam have gained hundreds of thousands of interactions publishing bogus tales, often about Nigel Farage.
Full Fact→ Old footage of London street fight shared as recent clash
A video shared with claims it shows a recent clash between immigrant and nationalist groups in London is actually from 2023 and was reportedly filmed after a pro-Palestine march.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Flying Egg-Shaped Object Does NOT Come From First Pentagon Release Of UFO Files
Was a viral video of a flying egg-shaped object part of the Pentagon UFO files release? No, that's not true: Lead Stories reviewed the first -- and the only available, as of this writing -- batch of the released materials and did not find
PolitiFact→ Trump said Americans' finances don't motivate him in Iran talks. How are people doing economically?
How are Americans faring economically under Trump?
PolitiFact→ X posts – Altered video of Byron Donalds arguing for insider trading in Congress spreads online
Video shows U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds saying, “Insider trading should absolutely be allowed for members of Congress.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Military Captain ‘Elena Carter’ Not Saluting Trump Is AI-Generated
Does a real video show a female military captain named Elena Carter not saluting President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The video was posted on an account that contains self-described AI videos. Details in the video also point to it
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: STAGED Video Shows Creepy Encounter With A Woman In The Woods — A Recurring Theme By Paranormal YouTube Channel
Does a video show a real encounter with a strange woman in the woods who asked hikers, "Did you see my other two guys?" No, that's not true: This video is a small clip from a long-format skit published by a paranormal YouTube channel in S
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real Attacker Threatening Michael Jackson With A Rifle On Stage — It Was A Scripted Concert Scene
Does a video show a real attacker threatening Michael Jackson with a rifle on stage? No, that's not true: The footage shows a staged theatrical moment from Jackson's 1996-1997 HIStory World Tour. The scene took place during "Earth Song,"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sign Does NOT Show Starbucks Banning Pets In U.S., U.K., Ireland To Become Halal-Certified
Did Starbucks place signs in its U.K., U.S. and Ireland coffee shops saying that the company bans pets to become halal-certified? No, that's not true: The sign in the images shared as supposed proof was located in Singapore. However, a St
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump, Musk And Huang Raising Their Fists In Front Of Chinese Flag, Joining Communist Party
Does a real photo show President Donald Trump and tech CEOs Elon Musk and Jensen Huang raising their fists in front of a Chinese flag? No, that's not true: The image shows common signs of AI generation. There are no credible news reports
Full Fact→ Campaign video shared with false claims it shows Green Party celebrating election win in Bengali
A campaign video posted by the Green Party candidate for the Mayor of Newham has been widely shared online with false claims it shows the Greens celebrating an election win in a foreign language.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking JD Vance on Maine Democrats, Medicaid fraud and autism coverage
Fact-checking JD Vance’s speech in Maine on fraud
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘After Image’ Does NOT Match Actual Destruction For "Gaza in 2023 and 2026" Comparison
Does a real image show how Gaza looks in 2026 compared to how it looked in 2023? No, that's not true: The "before image" really shows the Al Rasheed coastal road in 2022 or 2023 but the "after image" purporting to show 2026 is fake. The m
PolitiFact→ X posts – There's no evidence Jake Rosmarin, influencer on cruise ship, is a hantavirus ‘crisis actor’
An American passenger on the cruise ship involved in the hantavirus outbreak is a "crisis actor."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Justin Bieber Did NOT Say Jim Carrey ‘Died Of Kuru’ After Years of Child Meat Parties in Hollywood — Story Came From Prolific Fake News Site
Did Justin Bieber say Jim Carrey "died of Kuru" (a rare disease linked to cannibalism), from eating child meat at Hollywood parties? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Bieber ever made the comments about Carrey. The viral arti
FactCheck.org→ What Will Happen To Gasoline Prices When the Iran War Ends?
President Donald Trump on multiple occasions has assured the public that high gasoline prices will “rapidly” or “quickly” decline “as soon as” the war with Iran ends. Energy experts told us that prices will start to fall when the conflict
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video That Shows Doctors And Nurses In Masks And Protective Gear Does NOT Show Patient With Hantavirus — It’s From COVID 2020
Does a video of doctors and nurses in masks and protective gear show medical professionals treating a hantavirus patient during the 2026 outbreak? No, that's not true: The video is from 2020 and shows doctors and nurses in Italy treating
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Memo About ‘Unidentified Humanoid’ Is NOT Real Department Of War Document Released In Official UFO Files
Is a memo about an "unidentified humanoid" a real Department of War document released with other "UFO files" in May 2026? No, that's not true: The document does not appear in the publicly available UFO files released by the Trump administ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Golden Trump Statue Covered In Toilet Paper And Trash
Does a real photo show the golden Trump statue at Trump National Doral Golf Club in Miami covered in toilet paper and trash? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the statue was vandalized, and no credible news reports confirm th
PolitiFact→ Kathy Castor – Yes, Florida is the only state in the nation removing children from low-cost health insurance
“Florida is the only state in the nation kicking children off their affordable health coverage.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Boy George And Other Celebs Were Mocked And Denied Entry At Louis Vuitton For Dressing Too Casually Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts claiming that a long list of celebrities were mocked and denied entry at a Louis Vuitton store for "dressing too casually" real? No, that's not true: None of the celebrities named in the posts made any such statemen
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FactCheck.org→ Who’s Paying for the White House Ballroom?
Q: Has President Trump asked for a billion dollars for the ballroom? A: Since the White House announced plans in July for a ballroom, the president has promised to fund its construction without using public money. But in May congressional Republic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Trump Holding Up Frightened Little Girl Is Fake — Manipulations Of Body Parts Are Obvious
Does the viral image of President Donald Trump and a girl wearing traditional Chinese dress show a real-life scene? No, that's not true: The image was created with AI. It originated from a meme account, not an evidence-based content creat
Full Fact→ Viral map doesn’t show all councils Reform UK controls
An image of a map claiming to show all the councils Reform UK controls in the UK does not include county councils run by the party or councils that did not have elections in May 2026.
Full Fact→ Welfare payments have not exceeded income tax ‘for the first time ever’
Welfare spending, which includes state pensions, has been higher than income tax for at least 13 years, contrary to a claim in the Conservatives’ Alternative King’s Speech.
PolitiFact→ Why is RFK Jr. so worried about sperm count?
Why is RFK Jr. so worried about sperm count?
Full Fact→ WHO has not said hantavirus is spreading ‘very fast across the world’
False claims that the World Health Organization has warned about a rapid spread of hantavirus globally have been shared on social media.
New York Times→ A Fact Check of Trump’s Claims on Inflation and Gas Prices in Iran War
He has minimized soaring gas prices, rising inflation and the American economy’s need for the Strait of Hormuz.
Full Fact→ Is a viral clip of JFK disagreeing with Israeli policy real or AI?
We asked media forensics experts to analyse the “never-before-seen clip”.