Does a viral video prove that Ukraine now employs bulletproof vests specifically made for "pregnant women fighters"? No, that's not true: The post on social media misleads audiences about the new body armor's design -- it was made not for
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PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Offering Temporary Protected Status to Venezuelan migrants does not ‘grant voting rights’
“Joe Biden grants voting rights to 500,000 invaders.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Ukraine support during a shutdown does not mean an end for essential services in the U.S.
U.S. aid to Ukraine will continue during a government shutdown, but programs for food stamps, transportation, education, justice, environmental protection and homelessness will not.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Picture Does NOT Show Sen. Rand Paul In Bathrobe — It’s AI-Generated
Did Senator Rand Paul show up to work at the U.S. Capitol barefoot wearing a red bathrobe as an apparent comment on a change to the Senate's dress code? No, that's not true: This is an AI-generated image. The poster of this on X admitted
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show FEMA ‘Concentration Camp’ In Hawaii — It Shows Housing Development For Homeless Veterans
Does a social-media video show a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) "concentration camp" in Hawaii? No, this is not true: This video, according to a FEMA spokesperson, shows a project with which FEMA is not affiliated at all. The
Full Fact→ The government does not pay private health companies twice as much as GPs
Claims government spending on private healthcare companies is double GP services aren’t quite right, as non-NHS healthcare spend figures also include money for charities and local councils.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Ukraine’s Former Defense Minister ‘After His Resignation … On A Yacht’ — Photo Is Old
Does a photo on social media prove that Ukraine's former minister of defense Oleksii Reznikov went to Europe to enjoy "successful earnings" right after leaving his job in September 2023? No, that's not true: Reznikov posted that image on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FEMA Does NOT Have Prison Camp Just Outside Fairbanks, Alaska, That Can Hold Up To 2 Million People
Does FEMA have a prison camp just outside Fairbanks, Alaska, that can hold up to 2 million people at a time? No, that's not true: "That is absolutely false," an official of the Federal Emergency Management Agency told Lead Stories. The ag
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘An F-35B Fighter Jet Crashing Near Charleston, South Carolina’
Does a video on TikTok capture the moment of the F-35B crash in South Carolina on September 17, 2023? No, that's not true: the clip does not accurately portray the location. It was originally published by an account specializing in sharin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Tornado Daniel’ In Libya — It’s Florida Storm Scene With Special Effects Added
Does this video show "Tornado Daniel" hitting Benghazi, Libya? No, that's not true: This video is a combination of a Floridian storm setting with visual effects added. The buildings and fallen tree are from a tornado tracker's YouTube cha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Tucker Carlson ‘Broke In Tears’ While Speaking On Antarctica
Does this video show that political commentator Tucker Carlson "broke in tears" talking about Antarctica? No, that's not true: This video does not show Carlson crying while talking about Antarctica. The Facebook video merely shows clips o
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Real Alien’ Examination — This Is Clip From Adult Film ‘Roswell UFO’
Does this video show a military medical specialist examining a living alien in a laboratory setting at Area 51 in southern Nevada, or elsewhere, perhaps in New Mexico? No, that's not true: This video clip is not evidence of alien life. It
Logically→ Video doesn’t show Indian PM Narendra Modi calling cricketer Mohammad Siraj
Logically→ Video doesn’t show Indian PM Narendra Modi calling cricketer Mohammad Siraj
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California Bill Does NOT Make It Illegal To Confront Or Fight Back Against Looters, Burglars And Shoplifters
Does California Senate Bill 553 make it illegal to confront or fight back against looters, burglars and shoplifters? No, that's not true: California SB 553 does not fine employees who confront shoplifters, the senator who sponsored the bi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WEF Does NOT Call For ‘COVID Concentration Camps’ To Jail Those Who Question Official Narrative
Did the World Economic Forum (WEF) call on governments to establish "COVID concentration camps" globally for individuals who do not comply with the "official narrative" related to COVID-19? No, that's not true: A WEF representative called
PolitiFact→ Joe Biden – Does Trump support punishments for women who get abortions? Biden ad uses old, retracted remark
Video shows Donald Trump believes “there has to be some form of punishment” for women who have abortions.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Real Argument Between ‘Trans Person’ And Flight Attendant — It’s A Skit With Actors
Does this video show a real flight attendant and a "trans person" arguing over pronouns on a passenger aircraft? No, that's not true: This video was made by the comedian and content creator Jibrizy. The video is a clip from a longer Jibri
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this California bill doesn’t make it illegal for employees to confront shoplifters
“California Democrats have proposed Bill 553, which makes it ILLEGAL to confront or fight back against looters, burglars and shoplifters.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Real Mom Removing LGBT Flag From Classroom — It’s A Skit By Comedian Jibrizy
Does this video show a real, very angry mom removing a LGBT flag from a classroom? No, that's not true: This video was made by the comedian and content creator Jibrizy. The original full-length video posted on Facebook states that this is
Logically→ No, video doesn’t show clashes between migrants and police in Lampedusa
Logically→ No, video doesn’t show clashes between migrants and police in Lampedusa
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This World Economic Forum video doesn’t prove any COVID-19 conspiracy. It employed an analogy.
A World Economic Forum video reveals conspiracy behind COVID-19 spread.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Biden Lost In Capitol Building In September 2023 — It’s His February 2023 State Of The Union Address
Did 80-year-old President Joe Biden get lost in the U.S. Capitol building on September 14, 2023 and did he need a "security intervention" to find his way? No, that's not true: The video making this claim misrepresents a scene from Biden's
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ California bill does not make it illegal for employees to confront shoplifters
CLAIM: Democrats have proposed a bill that makes it illegal to confront or fight back against looters, burglars and shoplifters, a move that basically legalizes crime.
Logically→ Video does not show France’s ambassador to Niger being forced out
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DTaP Vaccine’s Packaging Insert Does NOT Prove Immunization Causes SIDS
Does an insert included in the packaging for one diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTaP) vaccine show a direct link between immunization and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the Centers for Dis
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump said he doesn’t know who gave Fauci a commendation. Trump’s White House website says Trump did
“I really don’t know who gave (Dr. Anthony Fauci) the commendation.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Maui Houseless Residents Evicted In 2023 With ‘Nowhere To Go’
Does a video shared to social media in September 2023 show Maui residents "being arrested for camping on the beach with nowhere to go" following the destructive wildfires that killed at least 115 people? No, that's not true: The video in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: This Video Does NOT Document The 2023 Floods In Libya
Does this video show deadly floods in Libya in 2023? No, that's not true: Lead Stories has found this video posted on different social media sites going back as far as 2016. The claim appeared on Facebook (archived here) where it was publ
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Climate change doesn’t cause hurricanes. But it may increase their frequency and intensity
CLAIM: Climate change isn’t real because Florida has had 119 hurricanes since 1850. AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A new study doesn’t show Pfizer’s COVID vaccine causes ‘VAIDS’
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Bill Gates-funded climate change venture doesn’t call for razing 70 million acres of trees
AP’S ASSESSMENT: False.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Brazil’s Independence Day In 2023
Does a collage from social media prove that nobody showed up to celebrate Brazil's Independence Day in the country's capital in 2023? No, that's not true: The composite image shared on social media does not contain any photos from 2023. T
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Decades-old video doesn’t show police evicting Hawaiians after Maui wildfires
Video shows Hawaiians being evicted after Maui wildfires.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Vatican With UFO On Its Coat Of Arms — It’s Church In Mexico, With Galero Hat Heraldry
Does a viral picture prove that the Vatican is "ruled by aliens" or show that "the UFO symbol is almost everywhere" there? No, that's not true: The image does not show the Vatican or its official symbols -- the photo shows a coat of arms
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CDC Report Does NOT Link Developmental Disabilities In Children With 2019-21 Pandemic Masking
Did a July 2023 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conclude that children are being harmed by masks, resulting in a 17 percent rise in developmental disabilities in children 3-17? No, that's not true: A misleading
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, this video doesn’t show a missile hitting the Pentagon on 9/11
Video shows a missile hitting the Pentagon on 9/11.
Full Fact→ Covid-19 vaccine doesn’t raise risk of catching and dying from the disease
An uncertain statistical finding in a single study is heavily outweighed by a large body of evidence showing that the Covid vaccines reduce your chance of severe Covid.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: BBC Video Does NOT Prove 9/11 WTC 7 Conspiracy — A Reporting Error On A Chaotic, Confusing Day Was Corrected ASAP
Does a BBC report from September 11, 2001, saying World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7) fell more than 20 minutes before it actually did prove a conspiracy? No, that's not true: There's no evidence of a WTC 7 conspiracy. The discrepancy i