Does a video authentically capture a smoke detector's "low battery" alarm beeping during U.S. Representative Jasmine Crockett's speech? No, that's not true: The sound was added later. Original recordings from 2023 don't have such interfer
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Old Video Does NOT Show Nuclear Explosion During 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict — Shows 2015 Explosion In China
Does a viral video show an explosion that is possibly a tactical nuclear weapon being used in the 2025 conflict between India and Pakistan? No, that's not true: The footage showing a huge explosion almost engulfing two tall buildings and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Skit Video Does NOT Show Real Passenger Who Wouldn’t Get Off The Plane During Tantrum Over First Class Seat
Does a viral video on social media authentically document a passenger who threw a tantrum over not getting a seat in first class, wouldn't get off and had to be dragged from the plane? No, that's not true: The "passenger" is an actor who
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Jalen Hurts at Concert Was NOT Recorded During Eagles White House Visit
Was a video of Superbowl MVP Jalen Hurts enjoying a concert with his wife Bry Burrows recorded while his Philadelphia Eagles teammates visited President Donald Trump at the White House in April 2025? No, that's not true: The clip was reco
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Phoenix Ikner Marching Behind Anti-Trump Banner During Demonstration — Different Person
Does a photo show alleged FSU shooter Phoenix Ikner marching in an anti-Trump demonstration? No, that's not true: The picture shows Tallahassee Students for a Democratic Society organizer Oliver Cheese marching behind a banner that says "
Health Feedback→ German study showed that COVID-19 and flu caused deaths in Frankfurt during the pandemic, didn’t evaluate vaccination
REVIEW In March 2025, viral social media posts shared a screenshot of an article’s headline claiming “Germany Confirms mRNA ‘Vaccines’ Killed More People Than Covid”. One example posted on Facebook accumulated more than 200
Full Fact→ Video does not show Westminster Abbey flying Pakistan flag during Holy Week
The clip actually shows the Pakistan flag hoisted before Holy Week 2024 to commemorate the country’s national day.
PolitiFact→ Joel Kitchens – Do 90% of Wisconsin school districts ban cellphones during class time?
“90% of the (school) districts in Wisconsin already have a policy” banning cellphones during class time.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t get in a physical fight during a science conference
Photos show Elon Musk in a fight during a science conference.
Full Fact→ How common is it for democracies to postpone elections during wartime?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Edited Clip Shows German Diplomat Crying Emotional Tears During Part Of Speech Ending His Munich Conference Chairmanship — Over Five Minutes After His Remarks About J.D. Vance
Does a viral clip authentically show the outgoing Munich Security Conference Chairman, Christoph Heusgen, getting emotional while discussing U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's remarks at the conference? No, that's not true: The video was ed
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: TikTok Video Does NOT Show Pete Hegseth Drinking Bourbon Whiskey From A Glass During NATO Press Conference
Did a video truly show Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth drink what appears to be bourbon whiskey from a glass during a NATO press conference? No, that's not true: The video that appeared on TikTok appears to have been created by using a pho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Man Flipping Off Trump During 2025 Super Bowl — It Was Taken In 2023
Does a photo on social media show a man flipping off President Donald Trump during the 2025 Super Bowl game? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found evidence of the photo being posted online since 2023. Social media posts of the photo ind
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking RFK Jr.’s Other Health Claims During HHS Confirmation Hearings
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. In our earlier coverage of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s confirmation hearings to become secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, we focused on his familiar claims abou
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Indian Nationals Handcuffed And Chained During Deportation — Guatemala Deportation Flight
Does a photo show handcuffed and chained Indians being deported from the U.S.? No, that's not true: The photo shows people from Guatemala sitting on a military aircraft at Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas awaiting deportation to Guatemala. Th
PolitiFact→ ‘I never said it:’ RFK Jr. downplays past statements during Senate confirmation hearing
“I never said it” was a refrain during Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s first Senate confirmation hearing. The HHS secretary nominee downplayed and denied his past statements. Here are six examples.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Trump didn’t admit to rigging the election during his pre-inauguration rally
Videos show that President Donald Trump admitted to rigging the 2024 election during his preinauguration day rally.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump didn’t put his hand on the Bible during his oath of office. He’s still the president.
President Donald Trump took the oath of office without his hand on the Bible. Although it’s a historic tradition, touching the Bible while reciting the presidential oath of office isn’t a requirement in the Constitution. Despite some saying otherwi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jake Sullivan Did NOT Say ‘Unexpected Event’ Could Keep Biden In Power During Press Briefing
Did Jake Sullivan, the national security adviser under President Joe Biden, say that an "unexpected event" that could keep the president in power is "totally possible"? No, that's not true: Those quotes appeared in a social media post tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Historic ‘Hollywood’ Sign Was NOT On Fire During LA County Fires As Of January 9, 2025
Was the "Hollywood" sign a casualty of the fires burning in Los Angeles County as of January 9, 2025? No, that's not true: When this fact check was written, the sign was "safe and secure," according to the organization that preserves the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden Followed Protocol By Ordering Flags Lowered For Carter During Trump’s Inauguration
Did President Joe Biden deviate from standard protocol following the death of former President Jimmy Carter on December 29, 2024, by ordering flags to be set at half-staff during President-elect Donald Trump's second inauguration? No, tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Air Strike On Houthi Positions In Yemen During Hannukah 2024 — It Was July 2024
Does a video show Israeli air strikes targeting Houthi infrastructure in Yemen during Hanukkah 2024? No, that's not true: An Israeli journalist, Hananya Naftali, published this video on July 20, 2024, which predated Hanukkah by more than
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Of Ballot Cheating During Orange County, California, Bomb Threat Livestream Interruption Or Any Other Time In November 2024
Was there ballot cheating during a bomb threat search when the vote-counting livestream went offline in Orange County, California, in November 2024? No, that's not true: The Orange County registrar of voters told Lead Stories that "the ba
Health Feedback→ Flu shots don’t contain dogs as ingredients; cell lines of canine origin are used during the manufacturing process and eliminated from the final vaccine product
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PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Donald Trump didn’t play the song ‘Hoochie Mama’ for Kamala Harris during a debate
Donald Trump chose a provocative song to describe Kamala Harris during a presidential debate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: South Carolina Poll Workers Cannot Press Buttons For Voters During Curbside Voting
Does a viral video discussing poll workers bringing "machines" to voters' cars prove "election cheating" in Florence, South Carolina? No, that's not true: The head of the local elections board told Lead Stories that the video is "misinfor
Full Fact→ Budget 2024: Was Labour’s manifesto clear with voters during the last general election?
The 2024 Autumn Budget has been and gone but the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves and Labour has faced criticism about how clear they were with voters in their manifesto about tax rises.
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, New Yorkers didn’t erect an anti-Trump sign outside Madison Square Garden during his rally
Image shows an anti-Trump billboard outside Madison Square Garden.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Donald Trump’s claims about the 2020 election during Joe Rogan interview
In a three-hour interview with podcaster Joe Rogan, former President Donald Trump repeated falsehoods about the outcome of the 2020 election. Here are the facts.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Sit On Black Towel During Appearance On Fox & Friends On October 18, 2024 — It’s His Suit Jacket
Did Donald Trump sit on a black towel during his appearance on "Fox & Friends" on October 18, 2024? No, that's not true: When Trump sat on a couch for an interview, material from his dark suit jacket fanned out on both sides. There wa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Did NOT Claim To Be At US Capitol During Jan. 6 Riot
Did Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez lie about being at the Capitol on January 6, 2021? No, that's not true: Ocasio-Cortez never said she was at the U.S. Capitol building when it was stormed by protesters on that date. Instead, she stated on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kamala Harris Did NOT Read From Teleprompter During Live Univision Town Hall — It Was For Moderator
Did Univision "accidentally broadcast proof" that Kamala Harris was reading scripted responses from a teleprompter during her live town hall on the network? No, that's not true: Univision's footage repeatedly shows Harris responding to qu
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Flooding footage shows Mumbai, India, not Florida during Hurricane Milton
Video shows “people attempting to flee Florida & Hurricane Milton.”
PolitiFact→ Robert Reich – 100 Republicans voted against FEMA funding during hurricane season, but an attack omits context
“Two weeks ago 100 GOP lawmakers voted against additional FEMA funding.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Tornadoes In Florida During Milton Landfall In October 2024
Does a video show two active tornadoes on the ground simultaneously in Florida during Hurricane Milton's landfall in October 2024? No, that's not true: The video on X shows two active tornadoes on the ground simultaneously in Nebraska in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Official Saying ‘We Should Focus Our Efforts On LGBTQIA People’ During FEMA Disaster Preparedness Meeting — Clip Is Misrepresented
Does a video clip show a speaker saying, "We should focus our efforts on LGBTQIA people" during a disaster preparedness meeting by the Federal Emergency Management Agency? No, that's not true: This was a 2023 panel event, not a "disaster
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Twin Tornadoes’ Hitting Miami During Hurricane Milton — They’re Waterspouts In August 2024, Unrelated To Hurricane Milton
Does a video show "twin tornadoes" hitting Miami at the same time Hurricane Milton did? No, that's not true: This video footage was taken in August 2024, not October 2024 when Hurricane Milton made landfall in Florida. Also, the columns s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Traffic Jam On Florida Bridge During Hurricane Milton
Does a video circulating on social media in October 2024 show a Florida bridge jammed with cars during Hurricane Milton? No, that's not true: The clip shows vehicles backed up on a bridge in Mumbai, India -- not Florida. It appeared on so
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, FEMA didn’t close roads and bridges to create traffic jams during Hurricane Milton evacuations
“FEMA is closing roads and bridges and causing gridlock traffic during evacuations from Hurricane Milton.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FEMA Official Did NOT Say They Plan ‘To Execute 70 To 80,000 People’ — Gaffe Was Uttered/Corrected During 2021 Hearing On Afghanistan
Does an audio recording show that a FEMA official said "We plan to execute between 70 and 80 ... We plan to evacuate between 70 and 80,000 people"? No, that's not true: This quote was said by Lloyd Austin, then the U.S. Secretary of Defen