Did Elon Musk permanently ban LGBTQ+ Pride content from X because "protecting kids comes first"? No, that's not true: The account that posted this incorrect information is from a self-described satirical Facebook page that explains, "We p
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Account Activity Does NOT Reflect That Viral List Of Businesses, Celebrities ‘Stopped Posting On Twitter’
Have Visa, Etsy, Adobe, Android, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Mastercard, McDonald's, CVS Pharmacy, Home Depot and Walmart all stopped posting on Twitter, now called X? No, that's not true: There is no indication that the accounts named in th
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Kamala Harris didn’t scrub all images from her Instagram account
Vice President Kamala Harris “has cleared her Instagram account and cryptically posted 3 videos of a snake.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Melania Trump Did NOT Give Interview To Instagram Account Saying She Uses Moringa Powder
Did Melania Trump, the wife of President-elect Donald Trump, participate in an interview with an alternative health Instagram account, during which she said she uses "moringa powder"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence Melania Trum
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t take over Taylor Swift’s X account
“Elon Musk takes over Taylor Swift’s X account, causing her to lose 7 million followers and $100 million in brand deals.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – How an X account twisted facts to push unsubstantiated Tim Walz abuse allegation
Screenshots of documents show a former student of Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz has lodged sexual abuse allegations against him.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Parody account spreads false claim about Secretary Pete Buttigieg and HIV
“Breaking: Pete Buttigieg reveals that he is HIV-positive.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Taylor Swift has X account, but that hasn’t stopped people from sharing false claims Musk banned her
“Elon Musk silences Taylor Swift: Shocking ban wipes out 1 million followers and costs her a staggering $72 million!”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Usher Did NOT Delete His X Account After Diddy Scandal Broke — He Says He Was Hacked
Did singer Usher delete his X account after Sean "Diddy" Combs was arrested for sex trafficking and are the two events related? No, that's missing context: While Usher Raymond's X account appeared to have had all past posts deleted, he po
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pink Did NOT ‘Wipe’ Her X Account In September 2024 After ‘Diddy’ Combs Indictment — She Deleted In February 2024
Did the pop singer Pink delete all tweets on her X account in September 2024 after the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex trafficking and racketeering indictment and arrest? No, that's not true: Pink deleted all her X posts in February 2024 due to to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Screenshot Does NOT Show Authentic Ryan Wesley Routh Instagram Account
Does a screenshot show an authentic Instagram account belonging to Ryan Wesley Routh, the man accused of an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump at Trump's golf course? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for Me
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Taylor Swift Did NOT Lose 17 Million Instagram Followers After Kamala Harris Endorsement — From Satirical Account
Did Taylor Swift lose 17 million followers after posting an endorsement for Kamala Harris on her Instagram account? No, that's not true: Numbers show that Swift actually gained followers shortly after her endorsement. The account that pos
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – A Donald Trump fan account, not the former president, posted photos of Taylor Swift crying
“Donald Trump posted this photo of Taylor Swift saying that she was crying because she lost over $150 million worth of merchandise.”
PolitiFact→ Meta and X removed the accounts of Trump’s assassination attempt suspect: That’s not uncommon
Social media users criticized the heads of Meta and X for removing the accounts of Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in an assassination attempt against former President Donald Trump. But this is based on social media companies’ policies.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Parody account pans U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene; she didn’t post this about Obama on X
Says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said, “Who else thinks the downfall of America started with Barack Obama?”
AllSides→ Fact check: Harris campaign social media account has repeatedly deceived with misleading edits and captions
https://www.cnn.com/2024/09/14/politics/fact-check-harris-campaign-social-media/index.html A social med
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Liz Cheney Did NOT Post On X That Republican Leaders Are ‘Satires Of Men’ — It’s From A Parody Account
Did former Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, a Republican, post on X that Republican leaders are "satires of men"? No, that's not true: This post is fabricated, using Liz Cheney's name and likeness but a subtly misspelled handle of "Liz
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Tim Walz In Blackface — It’s Actor And From Satire Account
Does a photo on Facebook really show Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz in blackface? No, that's not true: This image came from the Facebook account for a satirical website that labels itself as all about fake content. The ph
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Say She Would ‘Shut Down X’ If Elected — She Was Talking About Trump’s Account Being Taken Down In 2019
Did Kamala Harris say she would shut down X if elected, as posts on social media claimed based on a video where she said "He has lost his privileges"? No, that's not true: The video clip on social media is from an interview she did with C
PolitiFact→ Viral image – An X account purporting to belong to the Apalachee High School shooting suspect was ‘made up’
An image shows the social media profile of the accused suspect in the Apalachee High School shooting.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: MADE-UP Quote About Kamala Harris’ Accent Did NOT Come From Tiger Woods — Originated From Self-Described Parody/Satire Account
Did American golfer Tiger Woods refer to Kamala Harris' manner of speech as a "fake black accent," calling it "embarrassing and extremely offensive"? No, that's not true: The online rumor was first published by a self-labeled parody and s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parody Account Faked Recording Of Trump Call To Fox, Describing Soldiers As ‘Dumb,’ Service ‘Stupid’
Was Donald Trump caught on tape during a Fox News commercial break, saying that someone who is called into war is a "dumbfuck redneck" and that volunteering for military service is "stupid"? No, that's not true: This recording is fake --
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post Online Conspiracy Theory That Kamala Harris Is A Man — Post NOT Found On Trump’s Social Media Accounts
Did former President Donald Trump post on Truth Social that Vice President Kamala Harris is a man who was born in Benghazi, Libya? No, that's not true: Lead Stories searched Trump's Truth Social and X accounts and did not find any evidenc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Campaign Did NOT Say It Would Put 20% Sales Tax On Golf Products — Satire Account
Did the Kamala Harris/Tim Walz campaign propose a plan to put a 20 percent sales tax on all golf-related purchases in an effort to "Tax the Wealthy"? No, that's not true: The social media account that posted this message is self-described
Full Fact→ The UK Government’s X account has not been suspended
The screenshot being shared is of an account with the handle @ukgov, which has been suspended since at least 2020 and is not the official UK Government account.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Campaign Did NOT Post AI-Generated Photo Of Crowds — It Came From Self-Described Parody Account
Did the Kamala Harris campaign produce an AI image of a fake rally crowd and then distribute that picture? No, that's not true: The image in question was first published on the internet by a self-described parody account not affiliated wi
PolitiFact→ What to know about claims that Trump rally shooter used ‘encrypted’ messaging, bank accounts
Some of former President Donald Trump’s allies pointed to FBI statements about Thomas Matthew Crooks having “encrypted” accounts to conclude that Crooks’ assassination attempt involved a larger conspiracy. That misunderstands encryption.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Trump Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks Had $1.5 Million In Offshore Bank Accounts
Did Donald Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks have three offshore bank accounts totaling $1.5 million? No, that's not true: The FBI National Press Office told Lead Stories that, as of July 30, 2024, their investigation had "not uncovered
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Authentic Instagram Account Of Trump Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks With Epstein Bio
Is a bio page mentioning "Epstein" from the real Instagram account of Trump shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks? No, that's not true: A Meta spokesperson told Lead Stories the account was a copycat/fake account. The company told another fact-ch
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Anonymous 4chan post isn’t first-hand Secret Service account of Trump rally shooting
A Secret Service agent named Jonathan Willis said he “had the assassin in his sights for 3 minutes, but he was told not to engage by the head of the (Secret Service) unit.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No proof Instagram account with Epstein-related bio belonged to Thomas Matthew Crooks
Photo shows the Instagram account of shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, with the bio, “In my quest to end Epsteins evil empire.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – New York Times’ Threads account briefly closed, but the newspaper didn’t do it
“The New York Times has closed its main Threads account.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Claim that conviction makes Donald Trump ineligible for presidential run is from satirical account
“Trump is no longer eligible to run for president and must drop out of the race immediately.”
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ How 2 debunked accounts of sexual violence fueled a global dispute over Israel-Hamas war
The United Nations and other organizations have presented credible evidence that Hamas militants committed sexual assault during their Oct. 7 attack in southern Israel.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – X account posted helicopter emoji after news of the crash involving Raisi broke, not before
Israel War Room posted a helicopter emoji “minutes before the news of the Iranian President’s helicopter crash landing broke.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Chiefs’ Harrison Butker criticized for graduation speech, but this quote came from satirical account
Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker said we should go back to a time when “women had more babies than thoughts.”
FactCheck.org→ Republican Voters Against Trump/Republican Accountability PAC
Political leanings: Anti-Donald Trump 2022 total spending: $12.9 million Republican Voters Against Trump, a project of the Republican Accountability PAC, was originally established in 2020 as a standalone super PAC to oppose the reelection of
PolitiFact→ How paid X accounts blamed Israel, Ukraine for the Baltimore bridge collapse
Soon after the Baltimore bridge collapse, paid subscribers on X blamed Ukraine and Israel for the disaster. A review of X and other platforms shows these false claims came largely from pro-Russia, “MAGA” and QAnon accounts.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Fake Mossad account spreads misinformation about airstrike that killed aid workers in Gaza
Following the Israeli airstrikes that killed the World Central Kitchen workers and led the charity to suspend delivery of vital food aid to Gaza, social media users claimed that Israel had blamed Hamas for the incident.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hallie Biden Did NOT Write On X That Trump Won The 2020 Election — Post Is From Suspended Account That Impersonated Her
Did Hallie Biden, the widow of the president's son Beau Biden, post on X in 2024 that Trump won the 2020 election? No, that's not true: The post originally appeared on an account impersonating her. That account was already suspended in 20