Fact-check of Ohio Senate ads about Epstein-linked donors
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Records Published By Judicial Watch Did NOT Name Deputy Kinlee Hoyle In Email Exchanges With Butler Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks
Did an FBI document published by Judicial Watch name Butler County, Ohio, Deputy Kinlee Hoyle as the officer who exchanged emails with the shooter in the 2024 assassination attempt of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania? No, that's not t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ballot Drop Did NOT Give Spencer Pratt ZERO Out Of 24,000 Votes In Los Angeles Mayor Race
Did a late-night ballot drop of 24,000 votes give Spencer Pratt no votes in the Los Angeles mayor race and is that evidence of fraud in the vote counting? No, that's not true: The Los Angeles Times explained there was a one-minute lag bet
PolitiFact→ Ashley Hinson – In Iowa Senate race, Hinson ad distorts Turek’s stance on gender-affirming care for minors
Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek supports “sex changes for kids.”
FactCheck.org→ Ohio Senate Candidates Spar Over Donations Tied, Loosely or Not, to Epstein
Ohio voters are witnessing a battle of campaign television ads as each Senate candidate tries to tie the other to Jeffrey Epstein — by way of donations from those with some link to the late convicted sex offender. Democrat Sherrod Brown&
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows White House South Lawn Torn Up By UFC Fight Ring Construction In Early June 2026
Is a photo showing the White House South Lawn torn up and under construction for the UFC Fight Night ring in early June 2026 authentic? No, that's not true: The image of the White House lawn with the grass torn out and a large outdoor sta
PolitiFact→ CBS denies Joe Rogan to ‘60 Minutes’ rumor. Here’s how it spread.
Joe Rogan for ‘60 Minutes’? CBS says no.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Jordan Peterson Died In Early June 2026
Did author and media personality Jordan Peterson die in early June 2026? No, that's not true: At the time of publication, no evidence suggested that Peterson had died. None of his social media accounts or mainstream news organizations had
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Middle East Eye Did NOT Report That Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan Agreed To Host Ukraine Drone Plants
Did Middle East Eye publish a video report saying that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan agreed to let Ukraine set up drone manufacturing plants in Armenia? No, that's not true: No such report appeared on the media company's website
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Love Our Cocks’ Pride Month Joke Is NOT From Official South Carolina Gamecocks Account
Did the official account of the South Carolina Gamecocks make a rainbow-themed Happy Pride Month post on X? No, that's not true: The post with the caption 'Boy we sure do love our cocks, Happy Pride Month!' is fake. The screenshot uses th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Asleep Or Unconscious In Oval Office Meeting — He Briefly Closes His Eyes
Does a video show President Donald Trump asleep, unconscious, or passed out during an Oval Office meeting in early June 2026? No, that's not true: There is no conclusive evidence that the president lost consciousness. He briefly closes hi
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
Legislative efforts to make daylight saving time permanent year round got a boost with support from President Donald Trump, who criticized the twice-yearly clock switching as cost-prohibitive. But there is no strong evidence that Trump’s solu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan Punching Child — He Was Actually Hugging Him
Does a real video show Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan punching a child in the face? No, that's not true: The clip was digitally altered. The original footage from Pashinyan's visit to a kindergarten showed him hugging the child,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Screenshot Of ‘George Floyd’ Post About ‘Trans Folk’ Came From Account Created After His Death
Did George Floyd make the pictured social media post about trans people on Aug. 3, 2011, years before he died? No, that's not true: The screenshot showing a post from @Bigfloyd73 is fake. The Twitter account with that handle was not creat
PolitiFact→ A clinical trial shows a pill almost doubled survival for pancreatic cancer patients. Now what?
Pill shows promise for treating pancreatic cancer. Now what?
Full Fact→ How many migrants come to the UK by small boat each day?
We’ve looked at the figures after Reform UK’s Robert Kenyon said his party would tackle illegal immigration by stopping “1,000 people coming in a day”.
Full Fact→ Children’s Commissioner overstates how many young children see pornography
In TV interviews Dame Rachel de Souza claimed half of 11-year-olds have seen the “most heinous” pornography. In fact, research suggests about 19% of children have seen any pornography by 11.
Full Fact→ Video of Israeli soldier taking her own life is from TV series
A clip being shared on social media of a woman in uniform in front of an Israeli flag is from an Egyptian television show.
PolitiFact→ John Kagia – Do New Yorkers consume cannabis and coffee at equal rates?
"The number of New Yorkers who consume cannabis daily or near daily is the same as the number of New Yorkers who buy coffee from a coffee shop daily or near daily — 1.2-plus million people."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Indictment Does NOT Say SPLC Organized Charlottesville Unite The Right Rally Or Paid $300K To Transport People There
Does a Justice Department indictment document say the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) organized the Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, and paid $300,000 to transport people there? No, that's not true, but it's complica
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Showed Him As A Football Player, Surrounded By Half-Naked Male Cheerleaders
Did President Donald Trump post an image of himself as a football player, surrounded by half-naked male cheerleaders? No, that's not true: The message made to mimic a Truth Social post is fake. Trump did not post the image, which depicts
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Post Says UFC Confirms Erika Kirk Will Host White House Fight Night On June 14
Did the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) confirm that Erika Kirk would host the White House fight night on June 14, 2026? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a self-described satire account. President Donald Trump announced
PolitiFact→ Mallory McMorrow – Michigan Senate race: Is it true that no jobs were created after SOAR spent $2.5 billion?
"Michigan has spent more than $2.5 billion on incentives to companies since 2019, and so far, that fund, the SOAR fund, has created zero jobs."
PolitiFact→ The war powers resolution on the Iran war: What’s next?
The war powers resolution on the Iran war: What’s next?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Order Falsely Attributed To Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Allows Trump To Seek ‘Four Additional Years’
Does a real order from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts allow Donald Trump to seek "four additional years" as president? No, that's not true: A search of the Supreme Court of the United States' docket found no order bearing the nu
FactCheck.org→ Trump Misrepresents Climate Change Scenarios
In a May 16 Truth Social post, President Donald Trump cited updated climate change scenarios to misleadingly claim that experts had “admitted” prior climate change projections “were WRONG! WRONG! WRONG!” The regularly scheduled revision reflec
Full Fact→ No, the Mayor of Rotherham hasn’t called for Sharia law in Britain
A false claim that the Mayor of Rotherham has said that Britain can only become great again by implementing Sharia law has been circulating again on social media.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims that Florida’s property tax amendment will ‘defund’ essential public services
FL property tax plan: Will it ‘defund’ essential services?
Full Fact→ Katie Lam wrongly claims welfare has exceeded income tax ‘for the first time ever’
Welfare has exceeded income tax for more than a decade, as we said in our last fact check about this.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Athlete Called Mandatory LGBT Armband Wearing A ‘Political Charade’ And Refused To Comply Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts claiming that a long list of athletes called the mandatory wearing of LGBT armbands a "political charade" and said they play for their team, not any movement, real? No, that's not true: None of the sports stars name
Full Fact→ Viral image of Beaver Scouts at mosque with bearded man in white in the background has been edited
A genuine clip of a Beavers group visiting a mosque in Scotland has been altered to include a bearded man wearing white.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AI Video Shows Dutch School Children Praying In Mosque — Based On 2014 Field Trip Photo
Does a recent video show Dutch primary school children required to learn how to pray at a mosque and show respect to Allah in 2026? No, that's not true: Posts on social media shared an AI-generated video falsely presented as recent and re
FactCheck.org→ Stopping Fraud Won’t ‘Save’ Social Security, Create ‘Balanced Budget,’ as Trump Suggests
The Trump administration says it’s working to reduce the amount of fraud in federal government programs. However, fiscal experts have said that those reductions alone won’t “save” the Social Security program or result in “
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Joe Rogan Saying He Is Considering Refusing To Commentate UFC Fight At White House — Creator Labeled It AI-Generated
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump HAS Been Seen Multiple Times In Public Over Eight Days Ending In Early June 2026
Has President Donald Trump been out of public view for eight straight days as of early June 2026? No, that's not true: In the eight days preceding June 3, 2026, the president was seen by White House press pool reporters on multiple days.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sen. John Fetterman Did NOT Say Malia Obama Got $2.3 Million From USAID
Did Senator John Fetterman, D-Pa., say Malia Obama got $2.3 million from USAID during the presidency of her father, Barack Obama, and called for an investigation? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a self-described satire netw
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Newsweek Article Did NOT Report That Dr. Oz Gives Trump The ‘Cough Test’ Every Day
Did Newsweek report that Dr. Mehmet Oz, administrator of the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, gives President Donald Trump the "cough test" every day? No, that's not true: The quoted passage does not appear anywhere in the
Full Fact→ Incorrect names for police officers involved in Henry Nowak arrest circulate online
Hampshire Police Federation has confirmed Christi Hill and Tristan Parsons were not involved in the incident.
Full Fact→ Cost of living protest video is AI generated
A clip which appears to show a mass rally and a man criticising rising costs and immigration isn’t genuine, but has been created with artificial intelligence.
PolitiFact→ James Talarico – Fact-checking James Talarico’s attack on Texas AG Ken Paxton about sex abuse plea deal
“Adam Hoffman abused a little boy” and Ken Paxton “let Hoffman off the hook.”