Did Sky News report that Hungarian opposition leader Péter Magyar is withdrawing from the election in early April 2026? No, that's not true: The British news channel has not reported that Magyar has dropped out of the race for prime mini
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Full Fact→ Old videos of Gaza and Turkey earthquake shared with false claims they show destruction in Tel Aviv
A compilation video featuring old clips from Gaza and an earthquake in Turkey has been shared online with false claims it shows recent scenes in Israel.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Of Jeffrey Epstein Kissing Young Woman Is NOT Authentic
Is a video that shows Jeffrey Epstein kissing a young woman authentic? No, that's not true: A detection tool flagged the video as likely AI-generated. There are several AI glitches that can be seen in the video. The claim appeared in a vi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fictional Story Of Resistance Printing Press Found In A Secret Basement Room In Lyon, France Is AI-Illustrated Clickbait
Did Lucas Morel discover a World War II era resistance printing operation in a secret room hidden in his basement in Lyon, France? No, that's not true: This fictional clickbait story set in Lyon, France originated on YouTube and is illust
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Knecht, Kershaw, Iguodala Did NOT Die ‘After Being Shot While Trying To Break Up A Bar Fight’ — Global Clickbait Producers Published It
Were Dalton Knecht, Clayton Kershaw, Andre Iguodala and many other sports celebrities and their associates fatally shot, "while tryiпg to break υp a bar fight"? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories mentioning them and other peo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AI Video of Defendant Attempting Escape From Court Is NOT Authentic
Is a video of a defendant trying to escape from court by leaping toward the ceiling authentic? No, that's not true:A detection tool flagged the video as likely AI-generated. Additionally, Lead Stories could not find any official reports r
PolitiFact→ Social Media – These photos of the moon weren’t taken by Artemis II, they are AI or taken from Earth
Photos and clips show the moon from Artemis II.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Floating Drone-Powered Umbrella Is NOT Real — It’s AI-Generated
Does a real video show a hands-free floating drone-powered umbrella? No, that's not true: The video of a woman doing chores on a dairy farm on a rainy day is AI-generated. Engineers have experimented with various approaches to make this i
PolitiFact→ Does historical precedent justify Donald Trump’s threats against civilian targets in Iran?
Does history mirror Trump threats on Iran civilian targets?
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Does this video show a US soldier crying and saying she misses home? No, it’s AI
Video shows a US soldier crying and saying she misses home and her family.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Say ‘Don’t Dare To Touch The Strait Of Hormuz’ On April 1, 2026
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin say "Don't dare to touch the Strait of Hormuz" on April 1, 2026? No, that's not true: The posts attributing those words to him originated from self-described satire and parody accounts. The fake story
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Republicans’ Misleading Claims About Mail-In Ballots and Fraudulent Voting
President Trump, his administration and G.O.P. lawmakers have claimed widespread issues with mailed ballots and fraudulent voting, but the evidence doesn’t support them.
PolitiFact→ How AI, an old video and road closures fueled Easter weekend rumors about President Trump’s health
How rumors about Trump’s health spread over Easter weekend
PolitiFact→ Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning
Fact-checking Trump’s April 6 Iran press conference
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post That C-130 Crash Meant Eight New Air Force Vacancies
Did viral posts share a real Trump Truth Social screenshot about a C-130 crash producing eight Air Force vacancies? No, that's not true: Trump did not post this message, according to Lead Stories' searches of his Truth Social account. No
PolitiFact→ Social Media – These photos of F-15 airmen being rescued from Iran aren’t real; they are AI-generated
Photos show rescues of U.S. F-15 airmen from Iran in April 2026.
PolitiFact→ Following Trump’s Iran social media post, could the 25th Amendment be invoked against him?
Why it’s unlikely 25th Amendment will be used against Trump
PolitiFact→ Not just oil: How the Strait of Hormuz blockage affects US consumers, from fertilizer to helium
How could commodity shortages beyond oil hit home?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show American F-15 Crew Member After Rescue From Iran — It’s AI-Generated
Is an image of a smiling man in a combat uniform holding an American flag a real photo of a U.S. F-15 crew member after his rescue from Iran? No, that's not true: An AI content detection tool determined the image was AI-generated. The fak
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump’s Easter Morning Truth Social Post Saying ‘Open The F–kin Strait, You Crazy Bastards’ Is Real
Did President Donald Trump post a warning on his Truth Social account on Easter morning, April 5, 2026, that the United States would soon attack Iran's power plants and bridges and demanding that Iran "Open the Fuckin' Strait"? Yes, that'
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Crewmembers Parachuting After Ejecting From U.S. F-15 Fighter Jet Over Iran — It’s AI Generated
Does a real video show two crewmembers parachuting to the ground after ejecting from a damaged U.S. F-15 fighter jet over Iran? No, that's not true: A content detection tool determined with 99.9 percent confidence that the video was AI ge
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Former U.S. Army Chief Of Staff Gen. Randy George Has NOT Been Detained On Suspicion Of Treason — It’s A Joke
Was former U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. Randy George detained on suspicion of treason? No, that's not true: The claim was posted by a self-described parody website and it offered no supporting evidence of truth. The Pentagon did confirm
PolitiFact→ Bruce Blakeman – Nassau tops ‘safest county’ rankings, but Blakeman’s claim is misleading.
As Nassau County Executive, I hired 600 new law enforcement officers and made Nassau the safest county in America.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gavin Newsom Did NOT Have A $100 Million Lawsuit Against ANYBODY Completely Collapse After Whistleblower Testimony — AI Spam From Vietnam
Did a $100 million lawsuit filed by Gavin Newsom against Nick Shirley, Willie Nelson and a dozen other celebrities collapse after whistleblower testimony? No, that's not true: The story that California's governor filed a defamation lawsui
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Photo Shows Bald Eagle Landing On Artemis II At Launch Pad Just Before Liftoff — NOT Real
Does a real photo show that a bald eagle landed on top of the Artemis II rocket on the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center on April 1, 2026, just before liftoff? No, that's not true: The bird is an AI creation, about three times larger tha
PolitiFact→ In uncertain times, fact-checkers are working with special urgency
Verifying high-stakes claims in high-stakes times
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AI Video Does NOT Show Real Two-Year-Old Running To Soldier Dad
Is a video of a two-year-old running to their soldier dad authentic? No, that's not true: A detection tool flagged the video with a 99.7% probability of being AI-generated. Lead Stories did not find any version of the video that included
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake "Mean Gene" Okerlund Interview With "Real" Guys Who Look Just Like Beavis And Butt-Head Is AI-Generated
Did "Mean Gene" Okerlund interview two "real" guys who bear an uncanny resemblance to the cartoon characters Beavis and Butt-Head? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. Gene Okerlund died in 2019. The AI-generated "real" Beavis
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Byron Noem Cross-Dressing Photo With Dog In Background And Daily Mail Logo NOT Published By Paper
Is this a real photo from the Daily Mail showing Byron Noem wearing a light blue T-shirt with large fake breasts and a dog in the background? No, that's not true: That image of the husband of former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tearful Goodbye Of Husband Deploying To Iran Is AI-Generated Engagement Bait
Does a real image show a wife crying as she hugs her husband goodbye because he is deploying to Iran? No, that's not true: This is an AI-generated image that was published with a request for engagement. The page where this originated post
FactCheck.org→ Trump Links Biden’s Ukraine Aid to Pentagon’s Iran War Funding Request
With the Pentagon potentially seeking a $200 billion supplemental package to fund the ongoing war with Iran, President Donald Trump defended that figure in part by saying U.S. ammunition “was taken down by giving so much to Ukraine.” He th
PolitiFact→ Did Michael Whatley appoint a sex offender to party roles while GOP chair?
U.S. Senate candidate Michael Whatley faces questions about whether he elevated a convicted sex offender to positions wi
Full Fact→ Post promoting Cadbury Dairy Milk box deal is fake
Cadbury’s parent company, Mondelez, confirmed it’s not a real offer from the chocolate retailer.
Full Fact→ Labour MP’s claim that one in six Scots are ‘stuck on an NHS waiting list’ is not reliable
This figure, which we’ve heard from Scottish Labour before, appears to combine waits for multiple types of treatment in Scotland—but some patients may be waiting for multiple appointments.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Quote About ‘Support For Peaceful Demonstrators Via National Defense Fund’ Attributed To Various Celebrities — Foreign Clickbait Story
Did Bad Bunny and other famous people including Blake Shelton, Cardi B, Tom Jones, Andrea Bocelli say that they were supporting peaceful demonstrators via the National Defense Fund? No, that's not true: The claim was an example of so-call
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ICE agents are at some airports, but this video of a man being detained is a skit
Video shows ICE agent removing “US citizen on a plane for being Latino.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Does NOT Prove ‘No Kings’ Rallies Participants Were Paid To Join Protests on March 28, 2026
Does a viral post prove that participants of the "No Kings" rallies in March 2026 were paid hourly to protest? No, that's not true: The claim purporting to show the first-person statement of a real protester was first posted by an account
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake CCTV Footage Shows Mother Donkey Defending Her Foal From Fox Attack — It’s AI-Generated
Did a video show a mother donkey defend her foal from a fox attack and damage the barn in the process? No, that's not true: A content detection tool determined with 99.9 percent confidence that the video was AI generated. It was made to l
Full Fact→ Video of 2025 cinema brawl shared with false claims it shows clashes at Tel Aviv airport
A clip circulating online claims to show clashes at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv. But it is actually footage of a July 2025 incident at a cinema in Jerusalem.
Full Fact→ False claims about Boots mini perfume set giveaway is repeated again