Does the viral image of an Israel Defense Forces soldier wielding an axe beside a headless Christian religious statue really show an act of vandalism? No, that's not true: It's a fake photo. Two days after an image surfaced showing a real
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Of Bear Fighting Tiger Over Moose Carcass Is NOT Real Footage
Does a viral video show real footage of a bear fighting a tiger over a moose carcass? No, that's not true: The video contained multiple signs strongly pointing to AI. Three online detectors placed the probability of the clip being a produ
PolitiFact→ Jay Collins – Florida governor’s race: Fact-checking whether Byron Donalds voted against military pay raises
U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds voted "against three pay raises for military service members, including the largest pay raise for the military in 22 years."
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – RFK Jr. said there's more than one way to calculate a percentage decrease. That doesn't add up
"There's two ways of calculating percentage" decreases. “If you have a $600 drug and you reduce it to $10, that's a 600% reduction."
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Numbers, April 2026 Update
Summary Under President Donald Trump’s second term: Job growth slowed, with a total of 369,000 jobs created as of March. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.3%. Inflation worsened a bit, and gasoline prices increased after U.S.-Isra
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Horse Protecting Owner After Earthquake In Japan Is AI-Generated
Does a video show real footage of a horse protecting its owner from a 7.4 magnitude earthquake in Japan? No, that's not true: The video shows signs of being AI-generated. Additionally, Lead Stories could not find any reports related to su
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Kai Trump Saying, ‘I Will Never Accept Bettina Anderson As My Mother’ — Clearly Labelled As AI-Generated
Is a video that shows Kai Trump, the president's granddaughter, saying, "I will never accept Bettina Anderson as my mother," real? No, that's not true: The clip is clearly labeled "AI-generated" in the bottom-left corner of the frame. The
Full Fact→ Facebook post offering cut-price deals on Pokemon trading cards is fake
Tesco has confirmed posts and ads offering a Pokemon trading card game package at a hugely reduced price are fake.
Full Fact→ How many asylum seekers are being housed in Wales?
Welsh Labour leader Eluned Morgan and the leader of Reform UK in Wales, Dan Thomas, clashed over the number of asylum seekers being housed in Wales during a recent election debate.
Full Fact→ Fake AI videos depict large crowds of Muslims praying in London streets
Videos circulating on social media showing large groups of Muslims apparently praying in the middle of the road in London are not real and were made using artificial intelligence.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pope Leo XIV Did NOT Blast Karoline Leavitt Or Read Her Resume During TV Interview — It’s Spam From Vietnam
Did Pope Leo XIV blast White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt or her resume during a television interview? No, that's not true: Social media posts making the claim were created and distributed by a spam operation managed from Vietna
PolitiFact→ Joe Rogan – Joe Rogan exaggerates efficacy of psychedelic ibogaine for treating opioid addiction
“With one dose of ibogaine, more than 80% of people are free of (opioid) addiction. With two doses, it's more than 90%.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Photo, video evidence disproves claim that Biden never entered Oval Office after 2024 election
“Newly released FOIA door logs show that former President Joe Biden didn't enter the Oval Office once after the 2024 election.”
PolitiFact→ Chris Wright – Solar and wind account for 3% of global energy, but are a growing power source for homes, businesses
Solar and wind have not reached “3% of global energy.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Made-Up Story About Eleanor Whitmore ‘Given to the Strongest Slave’ Josiah Freeman in 1856 Virginia Is Clickbait
Did Colonel Richard Whitmore give his wheelchair-bound daughter Eleanor to Josiah Freeman, a 7-foot-tall enslaved man, after she was deemed unmarriageable? No, that's not true: This story is not based on true historical events, but is a f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: TASS Report FALSELY Claims Zelensky Is Child Trafficker In Epstein Files
Did the Russian state-owned news agency TASS accurately report that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is listed as a child trafficker in the Epstein files? No, that's not true: Zelensky's name does appear in 39 documents in the Epste
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Truth Social Post Attacking Media Personality JD Delay Is NOT Real
Did President Donald Trump actually post on Truth Social attacking media personality JD Delay? No, that's not true: A screenshot claiming that Trump called out Delay is fake. No such post exists on Trump's Truth Social profile, and Trump
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Truth Social Post Does NOT Show ‘8 AI-Generated Women’ Facing Execution in Iran
Are the eight women in a Truth Social post by President Donald Trump, purportedly facing execution in Iran, actually AI-generated? No, that's not true: The women are real and are facing a variety of charges, Iran Human Rights in Oslo, Nor
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE BBC Report Purported to Prove Zelenskyy Had Stolen Cézanne Painting In His Office — Real Artwork Was By Ukrainian Artist
Did the BBC air a report allegedly capturing a stolen Cézanne painting on the wall of Volodymyr Zelenskyy's presidential office? No, that's not true: The video was doctored to replace a real painting. The work of art seen in the original
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Post About Apple CEO Tim Cook Calling Him To ‘Kiss My Ass’
Did Donald Trump post about Apple CEO Tim Cook bragging that he called him to "kiss my ass"? Yes, that's true: President Trump posted a tribute to outgoing Apple CEO Tim Cook on his Truth Social account on April 21, 2026, the day after Ap
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Images Show IDF Soldier Repairing Crucifixion Statue He Vandalized — AI-Generated
Do real photos show an Israel Defense Forces soldier repairing and revering the same crucifixion statue he vandalized? No, that's not true: Two images -- one showing a soldier washing the statue and another showing a soldier kneeling at t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Report About Trump, Nuclear Codes NOT Verified, According To Retired CIA Analyst Larry Johnson, Who Mentioned It In Viral Video
Does a verified report say President Donald Trump tried to "access the nuclear codes" but was blocked by Gen. Dan Caine, as claimed by retired CIA analyst Larry Johnson? No, that's not true: There are no credible or verified reports indic
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Facebook users shared a supposed video of Trump at Walter Reed hospital. It’s AI-generated
Video shows President Donald Trump at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
FactCheck.org→ We Won a Webby People’s Voice Award
We’re honored to have won the 2026 Webby People’s Voice Award in the category for Websites and Mobile Sites: News & Politics. Thank you to our loyal readers and social media followers who voted for us. FactCheck.org has now won 12 Pe
Full Fact→ AI-generated videos of upturned dinghies in the English Channel circulate online
Six people are known to have died so far in April attempting to cross the English Channel. But viral videos claiming to show overturned dinghies are not real and were made with AI.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Donald Trump Truth Social Post Claims Israel Is ‘A Far More Important Ally Than The American People’
Did President Donald Trump say Israel is "a far more important ally than the American people"? No, that is not true: The supposed post does not appear on the president's official Truth Social account, and there are no reliable reports tha
Full Fact→ Fake image of people cleaning blood off street in Iran shared online
Although thousands of Iranian protesters were killed in January, a widely shared image showing officials cleaning a blood-soaked street was likely made with AI.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Prove Woman Sued ‘Jason Miller’ For Catching Her Baby Falling Out Of Window
Did a viral clip prove that "25-year-old Jason Miller" was sued for "reckless rescue" of a baby? No, that's not true: The frame supposedly showing the man in the courtroom was taken from the video coverage of a different person's case. It
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Steve Bannon Had Urine On His Pants At World Economic Forum Event
Does an image show Steve Bannon had urine on his pants at a World Economic Forum event? No, that's not true: The dark area running along the inside of Bannon's thighs appears to be a different type and color of fabric rather than a stain.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump With No Damage To His Ear Immediately After Butler Assassination Attempt — It’s AI
Is a photo that shows Donald Trump with no damage to his ear immediately after the Butler assassination attempt authentic? No, that's not true: An online AI detection tool rated the image as 100% likely AI-generated. The account that orig
PolitiFact→ Democratic National Committee – Would Trump’s proposed military budget be the largest increase since WWII?
President Donald Trump's proposed 2027 military budget would be "the largest spending increase since World War II.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post That He Had Access To ‘Vatican Files’ And Could Bring Down ‘The Entire Catholic Church Overnight’ — Fake Post
Did Donald Trump post on Truth Social that he has access to "the Vatican files", boasting he could "bring down the Papacy, the Vatican and the entire Catholic Church overnight"? No, that's not true: This is a fake post that never appeared
PolitiFact→ Social Media – This video shows a 2025 oil tankers collision, not a 2026 US strike on Iranian cargo ship
Video shows the United States’ April 19, 2026, strike on an Iranian cargo ship.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Dan Caine Did NOT Storm Out of Emergency Meeting After Trump Suggested Threatening Iran With Nuclear Weapons
Did Gen. Dan Caine, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, storm out of an emergency meeting after President Donald Trump said he wanted to threaten Iran with nuclear weapons? No, that's not true: There are no credible or verified reports
Full Fact→ Welsh Labour makes inaccurate claim about Reform UK’s prescriptions stance
Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan claimed Reform UK hasn’t said whether it would keep free prescriptions in Wales—but the party has said it would.
PolitiFact→ Social media users questioned Pete Hegseth, Pope Leo's Bible quotes. Here's the full context
Here’s the context for Hegseth and Pope Leo’s Bible quotes
PolitiFact→ Did Disney eliminate and then reinstate ‘ladies and gentleman’ wording in its monorail greeting?
Did Disney ban, then restore ‘ladies and gentlemen’ message?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Personal Assistants To Celebrities Like Tanya Tucker, Kid Rock, Nikki Sixx Did NOT Die At Age 30 — Nor Was One Woman Assistant To Several
Did the personal assistants to celebrities including Kid Rock, Prince William, Nikki Sixx and Tanya Tucker die in early 2026, all at age 30? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories mentioning those and other famous names were all pu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Workers Creating A Dolphin-Shaped Swimming Pool — It’s AI
Is a video that shows workers creating a dolphin-shaped swimming pool authentic? No, that's not true: The video is AI-generated. The account that originally posted the video has an AI disclaimer in its bio. Plus, an online AI detection to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Truth Social Post Calls Australian PM Anthony Albanese ‘Airbus’ — Fabricated Image
Does a social media post by President Donald Trump call Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese "Airbus"? No, that's not true: The supposed post does not appear on the president's official Truth Social account, and there are no reliabl