Does a viral image purporting to show Jeffrey Epstein hugging Melania Trump document a real-life scene? No, that's not true: Lead Stories did not find supporting evidence that it's an authentic photo. Two AI detectors pointed to the prese
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Dancing Pole Image With Epstein Is Real Photo Of Melania Trump
Is a viral image purporting to show Melania Trump at the dancing pole in front of Jeffrey Epstein a real photo? No, that's not true: The image originated from an account that publishes fictitious images of celebrities. The initial post co
FactCheck.org→ Politicians Say Glyphosate Weedkiller Causes Cancer But Evidence Not Clear-Cut
Following an executive order from the Trump administration that promotes production of glyphosate, some Democrats have claimed that the herbicide causes cancer. The science, however, is nuanced. While there is some evidence linking glyphosate to cance
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE CNN’s Description of Iran’s Ceasefire Statement Came From ‘A Fake News Site From Nigeria’
Did CNN rely on an unnamed "fake news site from Nigeria" to report on Iran's ceasefire statements on April 7, 2026, as U.S. President Donald Trump claimed? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence that CNN relied on a Nigerian
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Video Actually Shows Underage Muslim Man’s Wife In Plano, Texas
Does a viral video prove that a man in traditional clothes once walked holding hands with his underage wife in a public space in Plano, Texas? No, that's not true: Beyond the narrator's allegations, the video contains nothing confirming a
Full Fact→ Full Fact gives evidence to MPs on the Representation of the People Bill
Full Fact CEO Chris Morris told the Committee, the bill "falls significantly short of its original aims, which included restoring trust and strengthening the integrity of our democracy."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Video Shows Oil Tanker Hit In Strait of Hormuz On March 27, 2026
Does a video of a burning ship actually show an oil tanker hit in the Strait of Hormuz on March 27, 2026? No, that's not true: No credible news organizations reported an oil tanker being hit in the Strait of Hormuz on that day. The video
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Publicly Said She No Longer Wants To Go To U.S. After Trump’s Pearl Harbor Comment
Does a viral video on social media prove that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi publicly said she no longer wants to "set foot in the United States again" after Trump's Pearl Harbor comment, made in her presence? No, that's not true:
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Video Of Man In Helicopter Is From "Epstein Files" Or Shows Doug Emhoff
Does a video from the Epstein Files show Kamala Harris' husband, Doug Emhoff, in a private helicopter at an airport? No, that's not true: There is no evidence this video came from the Department of Justice (DOJ) public release of "Epstein
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence German Chancellor Friedrich Merz Used $550 Million Of Public Money To Build Private ‘Doomsday’ Plane
Did German Chancellor Friedrich Merz use $550 million of state funds to build a private "doomsday" plane? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence or proof that Merz commissioned a fortified warplane. The website that published
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence U.K. Police Investigated Man Over X Username ‘ChingChongChinaman’ Or Something Like It
Did U.K. police investigate a man over his X username "ChingChongChinaman" or something similar? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that police in the United Kingdom spoke to a man following a complaint about an "offensive" usernam
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence U.S. Soldiers Are Refusing Orders To Deploy To Iran ‘En Masse’
Are U.S. soldiers "openly refusing orders" to deploy "en masse" to Iran as a viral Facebook post claimed? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that large numbers of American service members are refusing deployment orders. Claims circ
PolitiFact→ Good vibes or bad? Here’s what to know about the scientific evidence for trendy vibration plates
A look at the scientific evidence behind vibration plates
FactCheck.org→ Without Providing Evidence, Trump Pins School Bombing on Iran
Multiple news outlets have reported that video, satellite images and expert analysis indicate that the United States was likely responsible for the Feb. 28 bombing of an Iranian school for young girls, contradicting President Donald Trump’s unsu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Barron Trump Bought $30 Million In Oil 2 Days Before Iran War Started
Did Barron Trump buy $30 million in oil two days before the war in Iran started? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Barron made such a purchase two days before President Donald Trump launched the U.S. attack on Iran. No credib
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Shows A 1957 Nuclear Test In U.S. NOT In Iran — No Evidence Earthquake In Gerash Region Was Caused By Nuke
Does a video show a nuclear test carried out by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in Iran? No, that's not true: The video clip shows a nuclear test in the Nevada desert in 1957. The mislabeled video clip bears the watermark of
PolitiFact→ X posts – There’s no evidence the Austin, Texas, mass shooting suspect is ‘Israeli’
“Israeli shooter opened fire inside an Austin (Texas) bar” on March 1, 2026.
Full Fact→ No evidence 75% of England’s mayors are Muslim
We could only find evidence that three of the country’s 27 directly elected mayors are Muslim.
Full Fact→ No evidence viral image of Epstein and Farage is real – here’s why experts say it’s probably AI
A number of details in the picture, which has been circulating widely on social media, suggest it isn’t genuine - and Reform UK has said it is “completely fake”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Charlie Kirk Wrote Erika Kirk Out Of His Will After Suspected Affair With JD Vance
Does a viral video prove that Turning Point USA co-founder Charlie Kirk removed his wife from his will shortly before his murder? No, that's not true: The rumor originated from a self-described satire account. No professional media organi
Full Fact→ Unevidenced quote Donald Trump’s mother said he’d be a ‘disaster’ in politics circulates again
An image of President Trump and his mother is being shared on social media alongside an unsubstantiated quote in which she criticises him.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Helen Keller’s Life Achievements Were NOT Faked — Social Media Conspiracies Offer No Hard Evidence
Are the stories of Helen Keller's life achievements just a made up scam? No, that's not true: A vague conspiracy aims to erase the well-documented life achievements of Helen Keller. The American author and social activist was both deaf an
Full Fact→ No evidence David Lammy said people are now £6,000 better off under Labour
Unevidenced posts claiming that the Deputy Prime Minister said people were thousands of pounds richer since the July 2024 election have been circulating widely online.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Arm With ‘IV’ Was NOT Released By DHS As Evidence Of ICE Agent Jonathan Ross Internal Bleeding — Old Joke Photo
Did the U.S. Department of Homeland Security release an image of Jonathan Ross's arm with an IV tube as evidence that the ICE agent suffered internal bleeding from Renee Good's car? No, that's not true: The photo was taken by a college st
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Renee Good Lost Custody Of Her Children Because Her Wife Rebecca Put Cigarettes Out On Them
Did Renee Good, the woman who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in Minnesota, lose custody of her two older children because her partner Rebecca Good abused them by putting cigarettes out on them? No, that's not true: No credible evidence
Full Fact→ No evidence Donald Trump said he wanted to buy England
There’s no evidence to support posts being shared on Facebook claiming the US President said he would buy England and make it a US state.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check:There Is NO Evidence Elon Musk Bought Facebook In An ‘Operation Clean Slate’ — Fake News Site Manufactures Rumors To Build Traffic
Is "Tech world on fire" over news that Elon Musk bought Facebook in order to "delete it"? No, that's not true: Meta (which owns Facebook) had not, as of this writing, announced or documented a sale, as is required of publicly traded compa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence CNBC’s Megan Cassella Told President Trump He Is ‘Not God’ During Press Briefing — She Is On Maternity Leave
Did CNBC correspondent Megan Cassella tell President Trump "Sir, you are the president, not God" during a press briefing? There is no evidence for that: No news articles make any mention of the quote and neither does CNBC's own website. A
FactCheck.org→ Revised CDC Website About Autism and Vaccines Is Not Evidence-Based
Under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine advocate who is now Health and Human Services secretary, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revised its website to say that its previous statement that “vaccines do not cause autism”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Zelenskyy Invested $500 Million, $1.5 Billion ‘Of His Own Money’ In Ski Resort In Western Ukraine — Project’s Developer Denies His Involvement
Did President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy invest $500 million or $1.5 billion "of his own money" in "a ski resort in Western Ukraine"? No, that's not true: Social media posts misattribute publicly known investment amounts about such a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence ‘Helen’, 91, Was Arrested And Jailed For Shoplifting Prescription Medicine For Her Ailing Husband George
Is the story true of a 91-year-old woman named Helen who was arrested and jailed in a hospital gown for shoplifting prescription medicine for her ailing husband? No, that's not true: There is no evidence or proof given to back up the deta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani Plans To Convert Trump Tower In New York City Into Homeless Shelter
Did New York City's Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani, his team or any credible media outlets announce that the incoming city administration plans to convert Trump Tower into a homeless shelter? No, that's not true: Lead Stories did not find a c
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – White House evidence doesn’t prove Trump statement that California “rigged” election
Voting in California is “rigged.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Donald Trump Dismissed A Secret Service Food Tester After Incident At Restaurant In Washington DC
Did Donald Trump dismiss a longtime Secret Service food tester after JD Vance saw the agent sprinkle an unidentified spice on the President's meal when they were dining out in DC? No, that's not true: There is no evidence supporting this
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Penguins At San Diego Zoo Were Dressed Up As Surfers By Burglars
Did two men break into the penguin exhibit at the San Diego Zoo and did they dress up the animals as surfers? No, there's no evidence for that: A viral Facebook post had an image that did not match the layout of the penguin exhibit at the
Full Fact→ Ministers repeat misleading and unevidenced claims on immigration
Full Fact→ No evidence Donald Trump said he might buy ‘all of England’
Quotes circulating on social media claiming Donald Trump said he might buy England and make it a US state are false.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Danica Patrick Donated $7M To The Turning Point USA Super Bowl Halftime Show
Did Danica Patrick donate $7 million to the Turning Point USA Super Bowl halftime show? No, that's not true: There is no proof that the former NASCAR driver has donated $7 million to the show that Turning Point USA announced they would ho
Full Fact→ No evidence Italy’s PM said Keir Starmer ‘harmed’ Gaza peace deal
The Italian embassy in London told us social media posts claiming Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni criticised Keir Starmer as “cringe” over the Gaza peace deal are false.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Evidence To Support Claim Of A Second Bullet At Charlie Kirk Murder Scene — AI Slop Network Produced It
Does evidence support a claim that Charlie Kirk murder investigators "confirmed" they found a bullet in Kirk's body and a second bullet at the scene of the shooting? No, that's not true: Investigators have made no such public disclosures