Does a video show Israelis storming a ship to flee the war and go to Cyprus? No, that's not true: The scene is from the Philippines and shows people boarding a ferry service. The video has been online since at least March 8, 2026 and show
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Video Of Man In Helicopter Is From "Epstein Files" Or Shows Doug Emhoff
Does a video from the Epstein Files show Kamala Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, in a private helicopter at an airport? No, that's not true: There is no evidence this video came from Department of Justice's public release of "Epstein Files".
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Trump Post Threatening NATO Allies About Greenland Over Lack Of Hormuz Support — Fake Truth Social Screenshot
Did President Trump post on Truth Social that if NATO allies continue to refuse help with opening the "straight" of Hormuz he would "reaffirm" his commitment to securing Greenland? No, that's not true: No such post appeared on Trump's Tru
Full Fact→ The government finally corrects its misleading sunbeds claim
Following our fact check, it has stopped saying sunbeds are “as dangerous as smoking”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video That Appears To Show Trump Patting Secret Service Agent’s Rear NOT In Real White House
Does a video show President Donald Trump patting a Secret Service agent on her backside? No, that's not true: The video appears to show a version of the White House Oval Office that does not match the real one, with visual details that di
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Mountain Lion Attacking Biker On Snowy Path
Is a video real that shows a biker on a snowy path being attacked by a mountain lion and falling off the mountain? No, that's not true: Two different online detection tools rated the video as very likely generated by AI. In reality, dead
PolitiFact→ Tammy Duckworth – Do nearly 1 in 10 Americans lack the ID the SAVE America Act would require to vote?
“9% of American citizens don't have the identification that the SAVE act requires to vote. Almost 1 in 10.”
PolitiFact→ Katie Britt – You can shovel snow without an ID in NYC, but to get paid for it, you’ll need ID
“You can't shovel snow in New York City without an ID.”
PolitiFact→ Gabbard says president, not intelligence community, determines imminent threats. Is that true?
Did Iran pose an imminent threat to the US? Who decides?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Exposed Shirt Cuff Does NOT Prove Netanyahu Video Is AI Generated — Suit Sleeve Moved When His Arm Extended
Does a video of Benjamin Netanyahu have a glitch that proves the video was AI generated? No, that's not true: In the video, he moves his hands on and off the sides of a lectern frequently during a speech, and his shirt cuffs are exposed a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chuck Norris DID Die On March 19, 2026
Did Chuck Norris die on March 19, 2026? Yes, that's true: His family released the statement cited by multiple credible media organizations. Previously, the actor had been the subject of multiple death hoaxes. The news was reported in an a
Full Fact→ What was Exercise Pegasus and does it have anything to do with the current Meningitis B outbreak?
Posts online suggest there’s some sort of conspiracy involving a 2025 pandemic simulation exercise and the meningitis outbreak, but there’s absolutely no evidence to support this.
PolitiFact→ Elizabeth Warren – Has Donald Trump ordered more military strikes than any modern president?
“In the modern era, no American president has ordered more military strikes against as many different countries as Donald Trump.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Ad Promotes ‘Malcom Tongue Condoms’ — They Don’t Exist
Was a video about "Malcom tongue condoms" a real ad for a real product? No, that's not true: As of this writing, there was no such product available in the U.S. The clip, first uploaded by a digital creator, was generated by AI. The claim
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer didn’t say the UK ‘may need to go into lockdown’ if meningitis cases keep rising
Number 10 confirmed Sir Keir Starmer did not say the UK may need to go into another lockdown if meningitis cases continue to rise.
Full Fact→ Fake crash picture shared with false claims it shows satellite brought down by Iranian missile
A fake AI-generated image is being shared with false claims that Iranian missiles brought down a US-Israeli spy satellite. There are no reports of this happening.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Used $550 Million Of Public Money To Build Private ‘Doomsday’ Plane
Did German Chancellor Friedrich Merz use $550 million of state funds to build a private "doomsday" plane? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence or proof that Merz commissioned a fortified warplane. The website that published
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Purports To Show Donald Trump’s Post Claiming ‘We Won The Iran Thing — Bigly’
Did U.S. President Donald Trump write a post about winning "the Iran thing" in a "Bigly" way on March 19, 2026? No, that's not true: The post did not originate from Trump's account. The image of the entry, as it first appeared on social m
PolitiFact→ Voter suppression or little step? How the SAVE America Act affects married women who change names
The facts about women, name changes and the SAVE America Act
PolitiFact→ Charles Schumer – Fact-checking Chuck Schumer about SAVE America Act, how many Americans register to vote in person
The SAVE America Act “would force Americans to register (to vote) only in person, something only 5% of Americans do today."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Keir Starmer Did NOT Threaten To Close U.S. Bases At Lakenheath, Mildenhall, Or Elsewhere, Or Demand Rent If Trump Withdraws From NATO
Did U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer threaten to close U.S. bases at Lakenheath, Mildenhall and elsewhere, and demand rent if President Donald Trump withdraws from NATO? No, that's not true: Contrary to a viral screenshot claiming Starmer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Real Al Jazeera Report About Ukrainian Drone Expert Fleeing From Middle East To France
Was a video about Ukrainian drone operator Miroslav Radchenko shared on social media actually produced and distributed by Al Jazeera? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no traces of such a report broadcast or shared online by Al Jaze
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Purportedly Showing Iranian Missiles Striking Israel At Night Is AI Generated
Does a real video show Iranian missiles striking the middle of an Israeli city at night? No, that's not true: This video is AI generated. Glitches typical of AI-generated content are visible in the video. In the foreground at the start of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence U.K. Police Investigated Man Over X Username ‘ChingChongChinaman’ Or Something Like It
Did U.K. police investigate a man over his X username "ChingChongChinaman" or something similar? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that police in the United Kingdom spoke to a man following a complaint about an "offensive" usernam
PolitiFact→ Florida’s version of SAVE America Act: What does it mean for noncitizens seeking driver licenses?
FL bill requires citizenship status in driver licenses
PolitiFact→ Byron Donalds – Is Byron Donalds right that school districts are to blame for Florida property tax increases?
Florida school districts are the “biggest” drivers of increased property taxes.
Full Fact→ Meningitis B: your questions answered
We answer questions from Full Fact readers, including why everyone doesn’t get the vaccine, and how long protection from the vaccine lasts.
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on the SAVE America Act
On March 17, the Senate began debate on the SAVE America Act, a Republican-backed voter identification and registration bill that passed the House last month. Here, we answer several questions about the legislation, many of them asked by our readers.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Does NOT Show Ruins Of Amazon Data Center In The Middle East
Does a viral video purporting to show the ruins of an Amazon data center in the Middle East document a real scene? No, that's not true: The video contained multiple signs pointing to AI, including an incorrectly spelled company's name and
PolitiFact→ A judge blocked RFK Jr.’s revised vaccine schedule. What does that mean for insurance coverage?
How court ruling on vaccine policy affects insurance
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: What Markwayne Mullin said about Rand Paul, Alex Pretti at DHS confirmation hearing
Fact-checking Markwayne Mullin’s Homeland Security hearing
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Man Saving Dog Who Fell On Subway Tracks
Does a real video show a man rescuing a dog that fell onto the tracks of an arriving subway train? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. It was first published on YouTube in January 2026, by an account called ChexyAI. The accou
Full Fact→ The Maldives cut diplomatic relations with Israel in 1974, not recently
Social media posts with ‘breaking news’ banners incorrectly suggest the Maldives has recently “cut all ties with Israel” and banned Israeli products.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC Did NOT Use AI To Fabricate Trump’s Jan. 6, 2021, Remarks
Did the BBC use AI to fabricate remarks by President Donald Trump in a Jan. 6, 2021, speech in a documentary that aired just before the 2024 election? No, that's not true: The $5 billion lawsuit Trump filed against the BBC does not allege
PolitiFact→ Live: Fact-checking Sen. Markwayne Mullin’s DHS secretary confirmation hearing
Sen. Mullin's DHS secretary confirmation: Live fact-checks
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Do NOT Prove Netanyahu Photo Of Iran Strike Order Predates Feb. 28, 2026 — Claim Based On Google Glitch
Do social media posts prove that the Israeli Prime Minister's office reused a photo originally published on Feb. 4, 2026? No, that's not true: The claim appears to have been based on a known Google image search glitch, not evidence of pho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of ‘Woman Who Identifies As A Dog’ Being Attacked By Dog Is FAKE
Is a video that shows a "woman who identifies as a dog" being attacked by a dog real? No, that's not true: An online AI video detection tool determined that the clip is 97.3 percent likely to be AI generated. There are several telltale si
PolitiFact→ Social media is trying to sell you on lymphatic drainage massage. Is that really something you need?
What is lymphatic drainage massage, and do you need it?
PolitiFact→ A narrative that Netanyahu died spread widely on social media. Here’s how it unfolded
How claims of Netanyahu’s death spread on social media
FactCheck.org→ EPA’s Misleading Claim of $1.3 Trillion in Deregulatory ‘Savings’
Trump administration officials have claimed that they are saving Americans over $1.3 trillion by ending regulation of greenhouse gas emissions from cars and trucks. But the figure does not incorporate any benefits of the emissions standards. By one of