Do all the collapsed bridge photos on social media really show the Nov. 11, 2025 collapse of the Hongqi bridge in southwest China? No, that's not true: The new Hongqi bridge did collapse, one day after it was closed to traffic due to the
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Perform ‘Live Takedown’ Of Trump On ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ Show — No Such Episode Or Video Exists As Of November 12, 2025
Was former first lady Michelle Obama videotaped executing a barbed takedown of Donald Trump on the 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' show in the fall of 2025? No, that's not true: As of November 12, 2025, no such video recording existed. Michelle Obam
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
PolitiFact→ X posts – Novo Nordisk's Gordon Findlay didn't faint Nov. 6, 2025, in the Oval Office. He wasn't even there
“RFK Jr. flees the scene after Novo Nordisk Executive Gordon Findlay collapsed in the Oval Office.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Post Comparing 2025 Thanksgiving Dinner Price To 2024 Refers To A Specific Walmart Promo — Different Menu Each Year Thwarts Precise Comparison
Has the cost to serve Thanksgiving dinner "under Trump" dropped 25% since 2024 "under Biden"? A post from the White House says that, but the post compares the 2025 Thanksgiving dinner promo from Walmart to the one offered in 2024. The two
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘No More SNAP Benefits’ Video Of Two Women Moving ‘Two Carts Full Of Products’ Into Their Car Is NOT Related To Program’s Cuts In November 2025
Does a viral video capture a grocery theft related to the freeze of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, in November 2025? No, that's not true: A search for the origins of the video showed that it had been on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Inflatable JD Vance As Part Of 2025 White House Halloween Decorations Is NOT Real Photo
Does a viral picture of an inflatable JD Vance show what the White House Halloween decorations looked like in October 2025? No, that's not true: The image was not an authentic photograph. It originated from an AI-generated video showing s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘The View’ Was NOT Cancelled, Replaced With ‘The Charlie Kirk Show’, As Of October 30, 2025
Did ABC cancel "The View" and replace it with "The Charlie Kirk Show" hosted by the late conservative activist's widow, Erika Kirk, and other people, including Megyn Kelly? No, none of that is true: The show continued to be on air after t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart Did NOT Say It Would Close Its Doors On November 1, 2025, ‘Ahead Of The Expected SNAP Benefit Chaos’
Did Walmart announce it would shut down stores for in-person shopping on November 1, 2025, due to the expected lapse in federal funding of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no credible
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Clip Does NOT Show Timelapse Of Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS — Authentic July 15, 2025 Image From Gemini North Telescope Is Different
Does a video clip show a timelapse of interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS, captured by the Gemini North telescope in Hawaii, released on July 15, 2025, by NSF's NOIRLab and the University of Hawaii? No, that's not true: The authentic image of the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Clip Does NOT Show October 2025 Louvre Break-In
Does a viral video authentically portray the October 2025 Louvre robbery in Paris, France? No, that's not true: The clip is not authentic CCTV footage. The details of the scene in the viral video did not match the specific Louvre gallery
The Dispatch→ The 2025 November Elections Preview
A breakdown of the races in New York, Virginia, and New Jersey.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ICE Did NOT ‘Rebrand’ Themselves As HSI In October 2025 — That Division Had Existed Since 2010
Did U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement "rebrand" itself to be publicly known as Homeland Security Investigators, not ICE? No, that's not true: ICE still exists under the same old name. "Homeland Security Investigators" discussed in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Administration Did NOT Issue Press Release Offering ‘Patriots … A Piece Of The White House’, As Of October 27, 2025
Did the Donald Trump White House publish a press release offering pieces of the demolished East Wing for $500 per item at a website whose name suggested an affiliation with the U.S. president? No, that's not true: An image of the purporte
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘No Viewing’, ‘Under 18 Unable To View’ Pop-Up Warnings In 2025 Oktoberfest Videos Are FAKE — NO Trampling Incidents Occurred
Do viral videos show an authentic disclaimer warning people that what they are about to see is a "trampling incident" during the 2025 Oktoberfest and that this footage is not appropriate for audiences below 18 years old? No, that's not tr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Burkina Faso Did NOT ‘Unban’ Homosexuality, As Of October 21, 2025
Did Burkina Faso reverse its September 2025 ban on LGBTQ+ conduct, as of October 21, 2025? No, that's not true: There were no national or international news reports about that. The purported "unbanning" was not mentioned on relevant gover
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Authentic Image DOES Show Demolition Of Part Of The White House In October 2025
Does a picture widely shared on social media authentically show partial demolition of the East Wing of the White House in October 2025? Yes, it does: The photo was first published by the Washington Post.. The image showed no signs of gene
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post "I’m Not Incompitent!!!!" — That’s A Fake Screenshot Which Circulated In June 2025
Did Donald Trump make an all-caps post on Truth Social which said, "I'M NOT INCOMPITENT!!!!"? No, that's not true: A fake screenshot resurfaced on social media in Oct. 2025. The satirical screenshot had already circulated as early as June
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MSNBC Did NOT Broadcast Old Footage From 2017 — Video Really Shows Boston’s Oct. 2025 No Kings Protest
Did MSNBC air old 2017 footage of a large crowd in Boston Common and misrepresent it as live footage of the Oct.2025 No Kings protest? No, that's not true: The footage shows the October 18, 2025 No Kings protest as it was taking place. Th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Erika Kirk, Turning Point USA Did NOT File $400 Million Defamation Lawsuit Against George Soros, As Of October 16, 2025
Did Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, or Turning Point USA file a $400 million lawsuit against investor and philanthropist George Soros over an alleged defamation campaign "to silence conservative voices and manipulate public perception"? No,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO Evidence Barron Trump Dropped Out Of NYU In Fall 2025 — His Father Tells Barron’s Niece Barron Will Be In Class ‘Tuesday’
Did Barron Trump drop out of New York University in the fall of 2025, as a viral social media post claimed? No, that's not true: The claim was made with no documentary, eyewitness or other evidence. The day before the post declared Barron
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on the 2025-2026 COVID-19 Vaccines
As has been the case each year since 2022, updated COVID-19 vaccines were released leading into the fall season, and the shots should be broadly available to people age 6 months and up. For the first time, however, the vaccines are not approved for al
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Comey’s Charges Were NOT Dismissed, As Of October 10, 2025; Prosecutor Did NOT Misspell His Name As ‘Homey’
Did a federal judge in Virginia drop charges against former FBI Director James Comey because the prosecutor misspelled Comey's last name as "Homey"? No, that's not true: The rumor on social media originated from a satire website. As of Oc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gavin Newsom Did NOT Win the Nobel Peace Prize On October 7, 2025
Did California Governor Gavin Newsom win the Nobel Peace Prize on October 7, 2025? No, that's not true: The story originated in a post by satirist Andy Borowitz. The 2025 prize was scheduled to be announced on October 10. The story appear
FactCheck.org→ Trump, Project 2025 and ‘Culture Wars’
The foreword of Project 2025 is titled “A Promise to America.” In it, Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts listed four promises – the first being a promise to “restore the family as the centerpiece of American life and prote
FactCheck.org→ Trump, Project 2025 and the Social Safety Net
Project 2025 described Medicare and Medicaid as “runaway entitlements” in desperate need of “reform.” “In essence, our deficit problem is a Medicare and Medicaid problem,” the document said. Trump speaks with Cabinet members an
FactCheck.org→ Trump, Project 2025 and Climate Change/Fossil Fuels
President Donald Trump and Project 2025 are in total agreement on the perceived need to increase natural gas, oil and coal production – while simultaneously dismantling government efforts to develop green energy and address climate change.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking political talking points about the 2025 government shutdown
Fact-check: GOP, Dem government shutdown talking points
FactCheck.org→ Trump, Project 2025 and Immigration
Project 2025 and President Donald Trump are largely in sync on immigration. U.S. soldiers at the Mexican border on May 8. Photo by Can Hasasu/Anadolu via Getty Images. That’s hardly surprising. Ken Cuccinelli, who served as an acting dire
AllSides→ Trump, Project 2025 and the ‘Dismantling’ of the ‘Administrative State’
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FactCheck.org→ Trump, Project 2025 and the ‘Dismantling’ of the ‘Administrative State’
During the 2024 presidential campaign, Donald Trump distanced himself from Project 2025 – a policy manual for “the next conservative President” that was produced by the Heritage Foundation and written by veterans of the first Trump administratio
Internet Archive→ President Trump Speaks at U.N. General Assembly : CSPAN : September 23, 2025 1:56pm-2:56pm EDT
President Donald Trump addressed the United Nations General Assembly in New York City. He railed against what he said were countries' embrace of illegal immigration and renewable energy and accused the U.N....This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Private Jet N888KG Is NOT Part Of Investigation Into Utah Assassination Of Charlie Kirk, As Of September 21, 2025
Is the privately owned aircraft with the tail number N888KG known to be part of the investigation of the assassination of Charlie Kirk? No, that's not true: On September 21, 2025, FBI Director Kash Patel wrote on social media that the inv
Internet Archive→ President Trump Makes an Announcement on Autism Research : CSPAN : September 22, 2025 4:46pm-5:53pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump delivers remarks on federal autism research in the White House's Roosevelt Room. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Ite
Internet Archive→ President Trump Speaks at American Cornerstone Institute Founder’s Dinner : CSPAN : September 20, 2025 8:33pm-9:16pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump attends the American Cornerstone Institute's Founder's Dinner at the Mount Vernon estate in Virginia. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Clo
Internet Archive→ President Trump Signs Executive Orders : CSPAN : September 19, 2025 4:47pm-5:51pm EDT
[LIVE] President Trump signs executive orders and speaks to reporters in the Oval Office. Sponsor: White House.This item belongs to: movies/TV-CSPAN.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text, Item Tile, JSON,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Netherlands Did NOT Officially Label Antifa A Terrorist Group On September 18, 2025 — Parliament Made Request To Government
Did the Dutch government officially label Antifa as a terrorist organization on September 18, 2025? No, that's not true: The Dutch parliament only passed a motion requesting that the government do that. Motions are parliamentary talking p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Simone Biles Did NOT Write a Blog Post About Charlie Kirk, Days After His Death in September 2025
Did Simone Biles write a "lengthy, emotionally charged" blog post about Charlie Kirk, days after his assassination in September 2025? No, that's not true: As of September 19, the gymnast's website and social media profiles contain no trac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Israel’s Chief Rabbi Did NOT Write A Condolence Letter To Kirk Family On September 2, 2025 — Letter Was Written On September 12, 2025
Did Israel's Chief Rabbi, David Yosef, write a condolence letter to the family of Charlie Kirk on September 2, 2025 -- more than a week before Kirk was killed? No, that's not true: The letter was written on Sept. 12, 2025, but it was shar
Internet Archive→ Hannity : FOXNEWSW : September 17, 2025 11:00pm-12:00am PDT
Host Sean Hannity interviews political figures and newsmakers and offers his own conservative perspective on current events..This item belongs to: movies/TV-FOXNEWSW.This item has files of the following types: Captions Align JSON, Closed Caption Text,