Does a real video show an American carrier on fire after an Iranian missile strike in the Sea of Oman in early September 2026? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that an Iranian missile strike set a U.S. carrier on fire, and no cre
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FactCheck.org→ Americans for Prosperity
Political leanings: Conservative/libertarian 2024 total spending: $178.6 million for the hybrid PAC alone Americans for Prosperity, a “social welfare” organization, along with Americans for Prosperity Action and
FactCheck.org→ American Bridge 21st Century/AB PAC
Political leanings: Democratic/liberal 2024 total spending: $97.4 million American Bridge 21st Century is a liberal hybrid PAC that conducts opposition research and runs ads to aid Democratic candidates and organizations. Since 2019, its off
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mehdi Hasan Social Media Post Did NOT Have A 9/11 Image Under The Caption ‘Make American Planes Crash Again.’ — Now-Deleted Post Retweeted NewsWire
Does a screenshot show a real Mehdi Hasan social media post with a September 11 photo and the caption, "Make American planes crash again."? No, that's not true: The screenshot is altered. The original Feb. 16, 2025, and later deleted post
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Fake Digital Natives Used To Sell Indigenous Jackets — ‘Artificial Indians’ Bank On Sympathy For Real Native Americans
Have you come across viral videos showing people who appear to mock Native Americans selling Indigenous-style jackets? Lead Stories has identified several of these clips in recent weeks and determined that many were showing "Artificial In
PolitiFact→ From Johnny Appleseed to Claudette Colvin: 5 surprisingly true American history facts
Five surprisingly true American history facts
PolitiFact→ From booze-filled parties to mail ballots: how did American voting actually evolve?
How U.S. elections have changed over 250 years
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.K. Prime Minister Starmer Did NOT Say He Will ‘Arrest Elon Musk And 336 Million Americans’
Did U.K.'s Prime Minister Keir Starmer publicly threaten to arrest X owner Elon Musk along with other "336 million Americans"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories reviewed Starmer's public comments about Musk and did not find anything remot
PolitiFact→ Trump said Americans' finances don't motivate him in Iran talks. How are people doing economically?
How are Americans faring economically under Trump?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Your Favorite Celeb Publicly Claimed ‘Pro-Israel American Billionaires’ Are Working To Undermine Their Career Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts claiming that a long list of celebrities have each said "powerful pro-Israel American billionaires" are working to undermine their careers real? No, that's not true: None of the celebrities named in the posts made a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post An Image Of Himself Helping Lady Liberty Give Birth To A Mini-Trump Wrapped In An American Flag
Did Donald Trump post an image of himself helping Lady Liberty give birth to a mini-Trump wrapped in an American flag? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Trump posted the image on his Truth Social account. The image has a wate
PolitiFact→ Bernie Sanders – Bernie Sanders said the GOP bill removed 15 million Americans from healthcare. That’s premature.
“As a result of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' 15 million Americans have been thrown off the healthcare that they need."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Donald Trump Truth Social Post Claims Israel Is ‘A Far More Important Ally Than The American People’
Did President Donald Trump say Israel is "a far more important ally than the American people"? No, that is not true: The supposed post does not appear on the president's official Truth Social account, and there are no reliable reports tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Urge His Catholic Supporters To Start A ‘MAGA Reformation’ And Form A New ‘American Catholicism’
Did President Donald Trump urge his Catholic supporters to start a "MAGA Reformation" and form a new "American Catholicism"? No, that's not true: The account that started a rumor describes itself as satire. No news organizations reported
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show American F-15 Pilot Captured By Iran In April 2026 — It’s from Iraq In 1991
Does a video show American F-15 pilot Col. David Eberly after he was captured by Iran in April 2026? No, that's not true: The video shared on social media in the days after an American F-15 fighter jet was shot down during a mission over
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows ‘Captured’ American In Iran Wearing Authentic U.S. Military Uniform
Does a photo show a "captured" American in Iran wearing an authentic U.S. military uniform? No, that's not true: The image is AI-generated, and online detection tools indicate it is fake, including a SynthID watermark indicating it was cr
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: New York Times DID Publish Headline Saying ‘A North American Treaty Organization Without America?’ — Should Be Atlantic, Not American
Did The New York Times publish a headline saying "A North American Treaty Organization Without America?" Yes, that's true: The mistake appeared in the April 3, 2026, print edition of the paper. Instead of saying "North American Treaty Org
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump says more Americans are working today than ever. That masks weak job growth.
“More Americans are working today than at any time in the history of our country.”
PolitiFact→ Tammy Duckworth – Do nearly 1 in 10 Americans lack the ID the SAVE America Act would require to vote?
“9% of American citizens don't have the identification that the SAVE act requires to vote. Almost 1 in 10.”
PolitiFact→ Charles Schumer – Fact-checking Chuck Schumer about SAVE America Act, how many Americans register to vote in person
The SAVE America Act “would force Americans to register (to vote) only in person, something only 5% of Americans do today."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show American Oil Tanker Struck By Iran, Burning In Strait Of Hormuz
Does a video show an American oil tanker struck by Iran and burning in the Strait of Hormuz? No, that's not true: The video shows the aftermath of a collision between two oil tankers, neither owned by the United States, in the Gulf of Oma
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 173 American Delta Force Soldiers Were NOT Captured In Iran — Photos Are AI
Do pictures shared on social media show 173 American Delta Force soldiers captured in Iran after a failed U.S. air operation in Tehran? No, that's not true: One image, purportedly showing soldiers parachuting near helicopters, was rated 1
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real American B-2 Bomber Shot Down, Being Paraded Through Streets In Iran
Does a video show a real American B-2 bomber after being shot down and being paraded through the streets in Iran? No, that's not true: An online AI images detection tool flagged the video as 100% likely to be AI-generated. A separate anal
Full Fact→ Video does not show American airbase ablaze after Iranian strike in Saudi Arabia
Posts claiming a video shows an American airbase in Saudi Arabia burning after an Iranian missile attack are misleading. The footage actually shows a July 2024 Israeli airstrike in Yemen.
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: Rubio, Kennedy, Jordan, Denzel, Others Did NOT Invoke ‘Born In America’ Bill Blocking Naturalized Americans From Office
Is there a federal "Born In America" act that would prevent naturalized citizens from elected office being promoted by numerous luminaries including Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Sen. John Kennedy, Rep. Jim Jordan, FBI Director Kash Pat
PolitiFact→ Abigail Spanberger – Is Abigail Spanberger right that tariffs cost American families more than $1,700?
President Donald Trump’s tariff policies “have forced American families to pay more than $1,700 each in tariff costs” since last year.
The Dispatch→ Depleted Savings and Plummeting Sales: The American Casualties of Trump’s Tariffs
A Supreme Court ruling on Trump’s emergency tariff powers will only help American small businesses so much.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO Proof LifeTouch School Photos Put "You And Every Other American Kid … In The Epstein Files" — Mathematically Impossible, Since LifeTouch Only Accounts For 25% Of School Photos
Did school picture contractor LifeTouch put "you and every other American kid" in the Epstein files? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that all 49 million American schoolchildren are in the Justice Department's files. The company n
The Dispatch→ Halloumi Baklava and the Great American Health Debate
Does labeling food as ‘healthy’ actually inspire health?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Erika Kirk’s Entrance On Stage At The TPUSA All-American Halftime Show — It’s A 2017 Clip Of Pro Wrestler Charlotte Flair
Does a video show Erika Kirk's entrance at the Turning Point USA halftime show, wearing a green robe, short shorts and a midriff-baring top? No, that's not true: Erika Kirk never took the stage during the "TPUSA All-American Halftime Show
The Dispatch→ A New American Development
A short, sad tale of public grief and newfangled Midwestern Jacobinism in the City of Flour and Sawdust.
The Dispatch→ Why Americans Don’t ‘Eat the Rich’
Easy consumer credit might be one of the reasons.
PolitiFact→ A Super Bowl ad says every American child will get a free Trump Account. Is that true?
Trump Accounts: What to know about Super Bowl ad
The Dispatch→ The American God of Water
On our obsession with hydration.
The Dispatch→ The American Dream, Brought to You By Kroger
Owning a megayacht doesn’t mean you’ve ‘made it.’
FactCheck.org→ Americans Don’t Need ‘Dramatically’ More Protein, Despite Officials’ Claims
In unveiling new dietary guidelines, federal health officials have claimed they are correcting past guidance that created a “generation of kids low in protein” and that Americans should get “dramatically” more of the nut
The Dispatch→ The Great Securing of the American Future
The 20th century brought stability to many American lives. In the 21st century, that stability is wavering.