Does a Ring video show Rep. Randy Fine, Florida's Sixth District congressman, looking through a mailbox while delivering a campaign flyer? Here's what we know so far: A Ring video dated Aug. 16, 2026, shows a bearded man wearing sunglasse
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nick Shirley Did NOT Tell Joe Rogan He Was Going To Investigate ‘Clinton Body Bags’ List — It’s Satire
Did Nick Shirley tell Joe Rogan he was going to investigate the "Clinton body bags" list? No, that's not true: The story originated from a network of Facebook pages with satire labels. Shirley, a conservative influencer, has never been a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence of Glass Water Tank Torture Video Linked to Epstein Files — Posted Without Sourcing
Was a video showing a terrified woman pleading for help as she is tortured in a tank filling with water from the Epstein files or from the movie "The Cell"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence of an association between the video and
FactCheck.org→ RFK Jr. Falsely Claims New Evidence Supports Splitting MMR Vaccine
Following an executive order that called for breaking up the combination measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said that a “recent” study “just came out” that “very strongly su
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Report Says Clooney Expects To Be Exempt From Mamdani’s NYC ‘Wealth Tax’
Does a real story report that actor George Clooney expects to be exempt from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's "wealth tax"? No, that's not true: The claim originated on a Facebook page known for posting satirical content. The page car
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House DID Post Map Showing Strait of Hormuz Is New U.S. Territory — Also on Truth Social
Did the official White House X account post a map with the Strait of Hormuz circled, calling it a new U.S. territory? Yes, that's true: The White House did post a screenshot of a message posted by President Donald Trump of a map of the
Full Fact→ The Cancer Act 1939 doesn’t make it ‘illegal to cure cancer’
Posts being shared online falsely claim a 1939 law makes it a criminal offence for medical practitioners to advise patients on potential cancer cures.
Full Fact→ Video of migrant saying he wants money, free house and English woman has been edited
A video of a migrant in Tunisia has been altered to make it appear as if he is talking about wanting money and a free house in England. In the original clip he says no such thing.
Lead Stories→ Fact Checking Midterms: North American Fact Checkers Launch Weekly Newsletter
Recognizing false claims and fake videos shared on social media is a challenge for U.S. voters as the 2026 midterm elections approach. That is why Lead Stories and several other fact-checking organizations active in North America are join
Full Fact→ Telegraph updates Covid vaccines article following study retraction
An article reporting research that wrongly suggested Covid-19 vaccines might be fuelling a rise in excess deaths has now been amended.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Referred to Servicemembers At USS Lincoln As ‘Suckers And Losers’
Did Donald Trump refer to the servicemembers deployed at USS Lincoln as "suckers and losers"? No, that's not true: His account on Truth Social didn't show the purported post. Neither an archive of his posts nor credible media reports ment
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC DID Report That USDA Listed Wakanda As Trade Partner — But The Mistake Was An Accident From 2019
Did the BBC actually publish a news article reporting that the U.S. Department of Agriculture listed the fictional nation Wakanda as a free-trade partner? Yes, but it is not recent: The incident occurred in 2019, which is when the BBC art
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows AOC Saying ‘The Fruit Or The Color?’ When Asked To Spell ‘Orange’
Is a video that shows Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez saying "the fruit or the color" when asked to spell "orange" authentic? No, that's not true: It is an AI-manipulated video of the congresswoman from a popular meme. The footage is from a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tom Homan Did NOT Say Rama Duwaji Had Threatened To Have Him ‘Disappear’ If He Is In New York City — Duwaji Did NOT Say That At All
Did "border czar" Tom Homan say that Rama Duwaji, wife of New York City mayor Mamdani, had threatened to have him "disappear" if he came to New York? No, that's not true: The story originated from a network of Facebook pages with satire l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Report Says Chelsea Clinton Made Plea Deal With Scotland Yard, Was Fined £1.2 Million
Does a real story report that Chelsea Clinton is taking a plea deal from Scotland Yard and getting fined £1.2 million? No, that's not true: The claim originated on a Facebook page known for posting satirical content that carries the disc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump Ordered Sailors Aboard USS Abraham Lincoln To Sign NDAs Before Coming Ashore
Did President Donald Trump order sailors aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln to sign nondisclosure agreements before coming ashore? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the president issued such an order. The claim appears to have or
Full Fact→ Smear test brushes are safe
Online posts imply smear tests are dangerous due to the gas used to sterilise medical devices. But swabs disinfected in this way do not pose a danger to patients.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Misrepresents Hassan Piker Quoting Comment Saying America Should Resume Lynching Black People — Was Denouncing It
Does a video that shows political commentator Hasan Piker saying America should resume lynching Black people show him giving his own opinion? No, that's missing context: The words in question were not Piker's own, he was reading a comment
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Euronews Did NOT Publish Report Saying Ukrainian Gunman Shot Dead 3 NATO Soldiers in Latvia — Did NOT Happen
Did Euronews report that a "Ukrainian gunman" shot and killed three NATO soldiers during the August 2026 military drill held in Latvia? No, that's not true: There is no such report on the news organization's website nor its social media a
FactCheck.org→ Republicans Revive False Miscarriage Statistic, Twist Fauci’s Texts About COVID-19 Shots
Studies have shown no connection between COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy and increased risk of miscarriage. Despite this, Republican Sens. Rand Paul and Ron Johnson resurrected a long-debunked claim of an astronomical rate of miscarriage after v
FactCheck.org→ Alaska Senate Candidates Attempt to Link Each Other to Epstein
In Alaska’s tossup Senate race, Democrat Mary Peltola has put out a new ad misleadingly accusing Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan of casting “the deciding vote” to keep the Epstein files “hidden.” While Sullivan voted agains
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Abdul El-Sayed, Ms. Rachel Talking To Kids About Israeli ‘Colonizers’
Does a real video show Abdul El-Sayed and Ms. Rachel talking to kids about Israeli "colonizers"? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool concluded that the video showing the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Michigan was generated u
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sophie Cunningham Did NOT Say She Was Considering Retirement After DiJonai Carrington Controversy
Did Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham say she was considering retirement after her controversy with DiJonai Carrington of the Chicago Sky? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Cunningham ever publicly stated that she was con
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Migrant Eating Rat In Europe — Scene Is From South Africa
Does a video show a migrant eating a rat in Europe? No, that's not true: The video does show a person eating a rodent, but it was filmed in Cape Town, South Africa, in 2024. It does not show a migrant in Europe as claimed in social media
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Helicopter Landing Upside Down In A Field — AI-Generated
Does a real video show a helicopter landing upside down and then flopping over in a field while bystanders watch in the distance? No, that's not true: The Hive Moderation content detection tool determined the video was 95.2% likely to be
Full Fact→ Edited image of Andy Burnham in ‘Free Palestine’ shirt being shared on Facebook
An image of the Prime Minister has been altered to make it look like he’s wearing a “Free Palestine” T-shirt.
Full Fact→ Old video shared with misleading suggestion it shows migrants recently crossing into Ceuta
A Facebook video suggesting it shows recent footage of people crossing the border from Morocco into Ceuta actually dates back to May 2021.
FactCheck.org→ Wright’s Hairsplitting Statements About Canceled Energy Grants in Blue States
Energy Secretary Chris Wright has repeatedly denied that politics were involved in the termination of more than 280 grants last October. A court filing made public in July, however, shows that Energy Department lawyers admitted that the only reason wh
Full Fact→ How does Labour’s record on prison places compare to the Conservatives’?
Labour claims it’s added more than 3,000 prison places in the last two years, and the Conservatives added fewer than 500 in 14 years. But that’s a misleading comparison.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sylvester Stallone Did NOT Say Talking To AOC Was ‘Like Listening To A High School Girl’
Did American actor Sylvester Stallone say talking to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was "like listening to a high school girl"? No, that's not true: The claim originated from a page with a satire label that specifies everything on it is fi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Athletes With Medals Flipping The Bird To President Trump’s Back During Patriot Games
Does a real photo show athletes wearing medals flipping the bird at President Donald Trump's back during the Patriot Games on Aug. 11, 2026, in Geneva, Ohio? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Trump was ever flipped off by the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows AOC In Revealing Sports Bra — Original Has High-Neck, Full Coverage
Does a real image show Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York in a revealing sports bra? No, that's not true: The image is a manipulated screenshot from a video posted to her Instagram account, digitally altered to make the sports bra
FactCheck.org→ Trump Uses Deceptive Chart in False Inflation Boast
In a recent interview, President Donald Trump falsely claimed to be the “lowest of the last 10 presidents on inflation,” seemingly based on a chart Trump posted to social media that misleadingly compares price growth over the first 18 months of hi
Full Fact→ Picture showing total eclipse over Stonehenge is an AI fake
An image shared on Facebook claiming to show a total solar eclipse over Stonehenge is fake. The image was generated using AI tools and contains a SynthID watermark.
Full Fact→ Video of children being taught Muslim prayers does not show a school in England
A video being shared with captions suggesting it shows children at an English school being taught about Salah was actually filmed at an Islamic pre-school in Australia.
Full Fact→ Video does not show ‘Moroccan migrant’ swimming into Ceuta
The viral video clip of a man filming himself swimming with a selfie stick was actually taken in a harbour in El Jadida, Morocco, which is over 250 miles from Spain’s Ceuta.
Full Fact→ Graphene oxide not an ingredient in magnetic antibiotic capsule
Claims that a common antibiotic reacting to a magnet shows it contains graphene oxide, are false. The reaction occurs because the iron oxide used to colour the capsule is magnetic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Landlord Evicting Tenant While New Tenants Are Already on Doorstep — For Entertainment
Does a real video show a landlord forcibly evicting a tenant while new tenants are already waiting on the doorstep? No, that's not true: The video is scripted entertainment content by a production company. The production watermark has bee
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: FAKE VFX Behind-the-Scenes Footage Is Just Clickbait Effect — Lights, Camera, AI
Have you seen viral videos showing elaborate movie sets of small-scale cities and landscapes where the crew creates special effects -- explosions and natural disasters -- in front of a blue or green screen? Lead Stories has spotted a numb
FactCheck.org→ Collins Did Not ‘Support’ OBBBA’s Medicaid Cuts, as Democratic Ad Claims
Sen. Susan Collins was one of three Republican senators who voted against passing the One Big Beautiful Bill Act in July 2025, and she cited the legislation’s many changes to Medicaid as the main reason. But an ad from a Democratic outside group