Christi Hill, who was wrongly named as one of the officers involved in the Henry Nowak arrest, has spoken to Full Fact about the “onslaught of thousands of people” after she was misidentified online.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Real Videos Show James Franco Making ‘2319’ References — It’s Unclear What He Is Talking About
Do real videos show actor James Franco making "2319" references? Yes, that's true, but it is complicated: It is not clear what Franco is referring to in the series of videos that first appeared in early June 2026. Lead Stories was able to
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump said the pace of California ballot counting proves a rigged election. Pants on Fire!
The ongoing ballot counting in California means “they’re cheating on the election."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows UFC Stage At White House With ‘Welcome to Costco’ Banner — Added By Google AI
Is there an image of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) stage at the White House, featuring a real banner that reads, in part, "Welcome to Costco"? No, that's not true: Although the UFC stage is real, the image contains an AI-genera
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, Spencer Pratt didn’t get zero votes in a 24,000-vote Los Angeles mayor ballot update
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt “got 0 out of 24,000 votes in a late night (Los Angeles) ballot drop.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – This video of people screaming as ceiling collapses does not show June earthquake in the Philippines
This video shows a June 2026 earthquake in the Philippines.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Image of a blue-haired person does not show ‘California voter’ committing fraud; it’s AI-generated
This image shows a person stuffing ballots into a California ballot box.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HelloFresh DID Post Official, ‘Happy Pride’ Statement About High-Fiber Food For ‘Prepping’
Did meal delivery company HelloFresh write on social media during Pride Month that it offers high-fiber recipes for those "who are... prepping"? Yes, that's true: Such a post indeed appeared on one of its social media accounts. The post s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stephen Colbert Did NOT Post Video Commenting On Scott Pelley Being Fired From CBS — It Is AI-Generated
Did Stephen Colbert record and post a real video discussing the firing of CBS and 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley? No, that's not true: The video, which looked similar to an unrelated, real video posted by Colbert, was labeled as "A
PolitiFact→ X posts – Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman didn’t concede the race as of June 7
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman had conceded the race as of June 7.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Eurosport Video Report Says Kylian Mbappé Accused Emmanuel Macron of Sexual Harassment — Copycat Website
Does a real Eurosport video report say French soccer star Kylian Mbappé accused French President Emmanuel Macron of sexual harassment? No, that's not true: The video links to a fake website designed to mimic the appearance of the real Eu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UN Women Did NOT Say It Had Documented 639 Rapes Within Ukrainian Armed Forces
Did UN Women publish a report saying it confirmed "639 rapes and over 3,000 cases of sexual harassment in the Ukrainian Armed Forces"? No, that's not true: There was no such report on the UN Women website, at the time of writing. Posts wi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI-Generated Video Falsely Reports Stephen Colbert Announced Plans With Scott Pelley For A ’60 Minutes’-style Program
Did Stephen Colbert announce plans to launch a "60 Minutes"-style program with Scott Pelley? No, that's not true: The TikTok creator labeled the video with this fake announcement as AI-generated. A Google News search finds no reporting of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Missile Strike On Israeli Or U.S. Assets — It Shows Malta Fireworks Factory Explosion
Does a video show an Iranian missile strike on Israeli or U.S. assets in early June 2026? No, that's not true: The explosion shown in the video occurred at a fireworks factory in Malta. The powerful blast injured two people at the Ta' Lou
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of Kristen Welker’s ‘Five Stages Of Trump Derangement Syndrome’ Are FAKE — AI-Generated Photos
Are photos in a meme showing NBC's "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker's dramatic expressions demonstrating "five stages of Trump Derangement Syndrome" real? No, that's not true: An AI content detection tool concluded the images of Welke
PolitiFact→ Rival TV ads in Ohio’s US Senate race play up donors’ Epstein links. Are they legit?
Fact-check of Ohio Senate ads about Epstein-linked donors
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