Does a viral video of people washing their clothes in a fountain actually show "Indian visitors" seen at one of the major parks in Moscow, Russia? No, that's not true: The video was initially labeled as AI content. Lead Stories' manual an
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Fetterman Did NOT Switch To The Republican Party Saying ‘I’m Never Gonna Be A Communist Who Believes Men Should Use The Girls’ Bathroom’ — It Is Satire
Did Democratic Sen. John Fetterman of Pennsylvania switch to the Republican Party, saying, "I'm never gonna be a communist who believes men should use the girls' bathroom"? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page know
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Internal Memorandum’ From White House Butler’s Office About Missing Cutlery — No Such Office Exists
Is an "Internal Memorandum" reportedly from the White House Butler's Office about missing cutlery real? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that the memo is authentic, especially since there is no White House Butler's Offic
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Says ‘I Am Very Close To Deciding If I Will Run Again In 2028’
In a real social media post, did President Donald Trump say, "I am very close to deciding if I will run again in 2028"? No, that's not true: The supposed post does not appear on the president's official Truth Social account, and there are
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump DID Post Uno Meme Saying ‘I Have All The Cards’ — A Losing Hand In That Game
Did President Donald Trump really post a meme saying "I have all the cards" in which he is holding a hand of Uno cards, a game in which the goal is to get rid of your cards as quickly as possible? Yes, that's true: Trump posted the meme s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Donald Trump Truth Social Post Warns Jimmy Kimmel, Others: ‘I Had James Comey Arrested’
Did President Donald Trump warn Jimmy Kimmel and others in a social media post that "I had James Comey arrested"? No, that's not true: The supposed post does not appear on the president's official Truth Social account, and there are no re
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Marlon Brando Explaining He Declined 1973 Oscar Over ‘Increasing Control Of Zionists In Hollywood’
Is a video real that shows Marlon Brando explaining that he declined the 1973 Oscar over the "increasing control of Zionists in Hollywood"? No, that's not true: The American actor did decline the 1973 Best Actor Oscar for his role in "The
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pope Did NOT Say ‘Iran Can Have A Nuclear Weapon’ — He Has Argued Against Nuclear Weapons
Did Pope Leo XIV say, "Iran can have a nuclear weapon," as President Donald Trump suggested on the White House lawn in April 2026? No, that's not true: The pope has repeatedly argued against war and denounced nuclear weapons. In March 202
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mark Twain Did NOT Say, ‘If You Don’t Read The Newspaper, You’re Uninformed. If You Do Read It, You’re Misinformed’
Did Mark Twain say, "If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you do read it, you're misinformed"? No, that's not true: There's no reliable evidence that the American author and humorist ever made such a statement. It does n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Purporting To Show Strike On U.S. Military Base ‘In Jordan And The Gulf’ Is NOT Real Footage
Does a viral video claiming to show a strike on a U.S. military base in Jordan or the Gulf actually show such an attack? No, that's not true: Lead Stories' analysis found multiple inconsistencies pointing to AI, including a fake U.S. flag
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Showing Iranian ‘Inflatable Building’ Originated On Parody Account — Likely AI Generated
Did a video supposedly showing Iranians pumping air into an inflatable building to trick Americans into wasting ammunition originate from a serious news source? No, that's not true: The video, which had several glitches typical of AI-gene
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show American Soldier Named ‘Bishop’ Crying After Attack ‘In The Gulf’
Does a video show an American soldier named Bishop in "the Gulf" crying because his shattered phone screen prevents him from seeing his daughter's face? No, that's not true: The clip is AI-generated and comes from a social media page know
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk DID Tweet ‘I Agree With The Teachings Of Jesus’
Does a legitimate screenshot show that Elon Musk in February of 2026 wrote "I agree with the teachings of Jesus," in an X post? Yes, that's true: The X owner did post that message on his verified account. The screenshot does not alter his
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Three British Men NOT Jailed Longer Than ‘Illegal Migrant Rapist’ They Protested Against — Men Convicted For Violence, Migrant For Attempted Kissing, Touching Underage Girl, Not Rape
Does a viral post correctly describe two criminal cases when it claims "three British men" were jailed longer than an "illegal migrant rapist" asylum seeker they protested against? No, that's not true: According to court records, the men
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say ‘I Made A Mistake’ Nominating Kevin Warsh As Federal Reserve Chairman — Was Talking About Jerome Powell
Did President Donald Trump say "I made a mistake" about nominating Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair? No, that's not true: Trump was referring to Jerome Powell, whom he previously nominated as chair and has sought to remove. His refere
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Minneapolis ‘ICE Fishing’ Prank Using Mexican Flag To Waste ICE Agents’ Time — Image From LA Protest
Does a photo show a white American flying a Mexican flag while driving a truck through Minneapolis as a way to make ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agents waste their time? No, that's not true: The photo shown in the social post
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Democratic Candidate For Ohio Attorney General Elliot Forhan DID Say ‘I’m Going To Kill Donald Trump’ In TikTok Video
Did Elliot Forhan, a Democrat running to be Ohio's attorney general, post a video on TikTok in which he says "I'm going to kill Donald Trump"? Yes, that's true: Forhan, who served one term in the Ohio legislature, shared a 41-second-long
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Arm With ‘IV’ Was NOT Released By DHS As Evidence Of ICE Agent Jonathan Ross Internal Bleeding — Old Joke Photo
Did the U.S. Department of Homeland Security release an image of Jonathan Ross's arm with an IV tube as evidence that the ICE agent suffered internal bleeding from Renee Good's car? No, that's not true: The photo was taken by a college st
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pete Buttigieg Did NOT Stand At A ‘Town Hall’ Podium With Biden And Announce ‘I’m Running For President’ — AI-Generated Post Is Part Of Vietnam-Based Scam System
Did Pete Buttigieg stand at the podium at a public town hall meeting with Joe Biden joining by live feed, and announce he's running for President in 2028? No, that's not true: At the time the rumor was posted, no news outlets had carried
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Paul McCartney, Steven Tyler, J.K. Rowling, And Mick Jagger Did NOT Say ‘I See The World Being Corrupted By Gayness’ — Fake Click Bait
Did Paul McCartney, Steven Tyler, J.K. Rowling, and Mick Jagger say "I see the world being corrupted by Gayness"? No, that's not true: The quote about Paralympic sprinter Valentina Petrillo was made up and attached to those four celebriti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: As Of November 10, 2025, Court Did NOT Issue Arrest Warrant For ‘ICE Agent Who Shot a Chicago Woman Five Times’
Is a federal employee described as an "ICE agent" in social media posts now wanted by law enforcement for his involvement in a Chicago shooting? No, that's not true: No court records say that such an arrest warrant was issued. An attorney
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Person Admitting Plan To ‘Illegally Vote’ For Zohran Mamdani ‘Six or Seven Times’ In NYC Mayoral Race IS A Meme
Did a video of a social media user claiming to be about to cast a ballot for Zohran Mamdani "six or seven times" in the 2025 New York City mayoral election capture a self-incriminating admission of voter fraud? No, that's not true: The cl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Actress Millie Bobby Brown Did NOT Donate $1 Million To LGBTQIA+ Community, Saying ‘I Hope They Find A Cure’ — Satire Site
Did actress Millie Bobby Brown donate $1 million to the LGBTQIA+ community hoping they would "find a cure?" No, that's not true: The account that posted the message is self-described as a parody account. The account disclaimer reads: "all
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Has NOT Reported Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Contacted Earth, Nor Used ‘It’s Getting Serious’ Chyron
Did CNN report the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has contacted Earth, as a viral social media post declared? No, that's not true: There's no such report on CNN.com. CNN has not used the chyron "IT'S GETTING SERIOUS" on any of its reports ab
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Unrelated Video Of Truck Driver Cooking Curry NOT Dash Cam Of ‘Illegal Immigrant’ Before Fatal California I-10 Crash
Is this real dash cam video showing a truck driver cooking curry at 90 mph just before crashing into other vehicles and killing three people on California's I-10? No, that's not true: The California Highway Patrol, which investigated the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jason Kelce Did NOT Say ‘If Bad Bunny Is A Bad Fit For The Super Bowl, Then Maybe The People Making These Comments Are A Bad Fit For America’s Future’ — It’s A Fake Quote
Did Jason Kelce say, "If Bad Bunny is a bad fit for the Super Bowl, then maybe the people making these comments are a bad fit for America's Future." No, that's not true: There were no actual news reports saying Kelce made this statement.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Travis Kelce Did NOT Say of Jimmy Kimmel ‘It’s Best He Leave America’ — Famous Names Used In Cookie-Cutter Clickbait Formula
Did Travis Kelce or other celebrities make a public statement that Jimmy Kimmel should leave America? No, that's not true: This is a made-up story which has been repeated using the same formula with many different famous names. At least n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: JD Vance DID Post ‘It’s Pretty Disgusting To Equate ‘American’ with ‘White” About His Biracial Family — In 2019
Did JD Vance make a post saying "It's pretty disgusting to equate 'American' with 'white'" about his biracial family and non-white son? Yes, the text is a screenshot of a real tweet JD Vance posted in 2019. The original tweet was only tex
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Make Public Criminal Records Of Democrats ‘In Accordance With FOIA’ — It’s A Satire Post
Did President Donald Trump order background checks on Democrats to be made public, showing cases of assault, domestic violence and insider trading? No, that's not true: The post spreading that Trump rumor and the false list of cases came
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Caitlin Clark Was NOT Photographed At A 2025 WNBA All-Star Event In An ‘I Deserve NBA Money’ T-Shirt
Was Caitlin Clark photographed at a 2025 WNBA All-Star event wearing a T-shirt that read "I Deserve NBA Money"? No, that's not true: The image is fake, posted to a self-described parody account. Authentic photos and video from a three-on-
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake ‘ICE Agents Quitting In Droves’ Headline NOT Published By Sky News — Satirical Meme
Did Sky News publish a headline that read "Ice agents quitting in droves due to low morale, doxxing fears"? No, that's not true: The headline did not appear on the website of Sky News at the time of writing. It appears to have originated
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas City Did NOT Require Residents To Sign ‘Israel Loyalty Pledge’ To Get 2025 Flood Relief Funds
Did a Texas city require residents to sign an "Israel loyalty pledge" in order to be eligible to get relief funds after deadly floods in 2025? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that any Texas town or county impacted by the deadly
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk DID Post On X That Steve Bannon ‘Is In The Epstein Files’
Did Elon Musk post on X that Steve Bannon is named in the Jeffrey Epstein files? Yes, that's true: Musk posted the claim as a comment when he reposted an X post by Roger Stone, which also included a 2024 article about Bannon's relationshi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Axon Bodycam Video Of Cop Trying To ‘Illegally Search’ Car Is NOT Real — Not His Boss, Not New Sheriff
Does a viral video show real bodycam footage of a cop trying to illegally search a car and finding out it is his boss, the new sheriff? No, that's not true: The Axon bodycam timestamp in the video is a fake and does not look like the time
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write ‘I Regret Taking Advise From Elon’, Reject ‘White Genocide’ Theory in South Africa
Did U.S. President Donald Trump write on Truth Social that he regretted taking "advise" from tech billionaire Elon Musk, and affirm that there was no "white genocide" in South Africa? No, that's not true: A screenshot shared widely in Jul
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Say ‘If we elect Trump, we will be at war within 6 months’
Did Vice President Kamala Harris say "If we elect Trump, we will be at war within 6 months" as multiple viral memes claim she did? No, that's not true: There is no publicly available proof she said it. None of the multiple versions of the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: OLD Video Shows Flight Attendant Singing With ‘Israeli Nationals’ — Clip is From 2023
Did a viral video show passengers singing with a flight attendant waving an Israeli flag, in June 2025? No, that's not true: Posts on social media reused an old recording. The footage had been on the internet since October 2023. The claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ad Agency Created ‘Iran Is Your Problem Too’ Video With Missile Shaped Balloons Floating Through New York Street — Digital Creation
Does a video really show missile-shaped baloons with the slogan "Iran is your problem too!" floating past Radio City Hall in New York? No, that's not true: The video was created by a digital advertising agency named Cracker TLV. They crea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Woman Dancing in the Rain in Protest Against ‘Islamic Regime’
Did a widely-shared video show an Iranian woman dancing in the rain in June 2025, as a protest against that country's "Islamic regime"? No, that's not true: The clip showed Tamta Sabelashvili, a Georgian influencer and personal trainer wh