A clip of a large fire is circulating on social media with false claims it depicts recent disorder in Belfast—but the footage actually shows a gas pipeline explosion in Russia.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI-Generated Video Falsely Reports Stephen Colbert Announced Plans With Scott Pelley For A ’60 Minutes’-style Program
Did Stephen Colbert announce plans to launch a "60 Minutes"-style program with Scott Pelley? No, that's not true: The TikTok creator labeled the video with this fake announcement as AI-generated. A Google News search finds no reporting of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Order Falsely Attributed To Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Allows Trump To Seek ‘Four Additional Years’
Does a real order from Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts allow Donald Trump to seek "four additional years" as president? No, that's not true: A search of the Supreme Court of the United States' docket found no order bearing the nu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: EDITED Image Falsely Shows ‘Claw’ Hand Of Police Officer Arresting Fatally Stabbed Student Henry Nowak
Does a real image show the "claw" hand of a police officer arresting fatally stabbed student Henry Nowak in Southampton, England, in December 2025? No, that's not true: The image circulating on social media is an edited screenshot from a
PolitiFact→ Ken Paxton – In Texas Senate race, Ken Paxton falsely claims James Talarico is a vegan
Democratic Texas U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico “is a vegan.”
Full Fact→ Facebook posts falsely attribute political comments to Prince William
Despite posts on social media claiming the contrary, Prince William did not make comments about “welfare systems for non–citizens”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Euronews Video Falsely Claims Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan’s Press Secretary Accused Him Of Sexual Assault
Did a real Euronews video report claim that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's press secretary accused him of sexual assault in late May 2026? No, that's not true: The European news channel did not report that Pashinyan's press sec
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: TASS Report FALSELY Claims Zelensky Is Child Trafficker In Epstein Files
Did the Russian state-owned news agency TASS accurately report that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is listed as a child trafficker in the Epstein files? No, that's not true: Zelensky's name does appear in 39 documents in the Epste
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pete Hegseth Did NOT Falsely Present Quote From ‘Pulp Fiction’ As Real Bible Verse
Did Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth falsely present lines from "Pulp Fiction" as a real biblical quote? No, that's not true: In April 2026, Hegseth described it as a prayer used by the "Sandy One" Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) mission in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Sky News Report Falsely Claims Hungarian Opposition Leader Péter Magyar Is Withdrawing From Election
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Politico Video Falsely Claims Germany Will Take In 400,000 Palestinian Refugees
Is a video showing a Politico report claiming Germany is preparing to take in 400,000 Palestinian refugees real? No, that's not true: There are no reports from Politico or any other news organization that Germany plans to take in hundreds
Full Fact→ Footage of US fire falsely claimed to show Netanyahu home after Iranian missile strike
The video has been shared with unevidenced claims that Benjamin Netanyahu’s brother Iddo was killed in a recent attack by Iran.
Full Fact→ Posts falsely claim Rupert Lowe has demanded the PM surrenders ‘profits’ linked to ‘NHS reform legislation’
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Critics of Minnesota anti-ICE protests falsely call protesters paid
Protesters against the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota are conducting “fake protests done by agitators and professional insurrectionists. …They're professional troublemakers.”
PolitiFact→ Major Gross Profit – Scam emails falsely claims people ‘must act’ to claim a $2,000 ‘tariff dividend’
“Trump’s $2,000 tariff dividend is live but you must act.”
Full Fact→ Property investor’s video falsely shared as ‘migrant showing off new house’
A clip shared on social media with misleading captions claiming it shows an asylum seeker filming their new accommodation was actually posted by a property investor marketing a house up for sale.
Full Fact→ Fake planning notice falsely claims application lodged for Stockport asylum seeker housing
Stockport Council says it has removed bogus planning notices which had been put up detailing a fake application for a temporary structure to provide accommodation for up to 800 asylum seekers.
Full Fact→ Fake planning notice falsely claims application lodged for Stockport asylum seeker housing
Stockport Council says it has removed bogus planning notices which had been put up detailing a fake application for a temporary structure to provide accommodation for up to 800 asylum seekers.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Brown University shooting: Social media users falsely blamed student days before killer was found
Brown University student Mustapha Karbouch was a suspect in school shooting.
Full Fact→ Facebook posts falsely claim David Lammy personally spent half a million pounds on food and drink expenses as foreign secretary
The claim, which has been circulating since the spring of this year, confuses entire departmental expenses with that of Mr Lammy’s personal expenses.
Full Fact→ Fake ‘BBC’ article falsely claims that Martin Lewis has been arrested
The page features a fake image probably generated with AI, and also falsely claims Martin Lewis is endorsing a new AI trading platform.
FactCheck.org→ Trump Falsely Claims Democrats Want $1.5 Trillion for ‘Illegal Aliens’
Over the course of the six-week shutdown — which may be ending soon — President Donald Trump has repeatedly made the false claim that Democrats “want $1.5 trillion for health care for illegal aliens.” The $1.5 trillion is the total
Full Fact→ Video falsely claims pensions will have to be withdrawn within two days to avoid fines
A video circulating online wrongly claims pensioners could lose 20% of their money if they don’t withdraw their pensions within two days.
PolitiFact→ JD Vance – Republicans falsely tie shutdown to Democrats wanting health care for immigrants illegally in the US
“Democrats are threatening to shut down the entire government because they want to give hundreds of billions of dollars of health care benefits to illegal aliens.”
PolitiFact→ Michael Whatley – Whatley falsely accuses Cooper of bearing ‘direct responsibility’ for Charlotte stabbing
Former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper “bears direct responsibility” for the fatal stabbing of a woman on the Charlotte rail system.
Full Fact→ Woman falsely linked to viral video involving the PM: How fact checking could have helped
When 31-year-old Abby Raworth first realised her photo and name were being shared online—falsely linked to a viral video involving the Prime Minister—she’d thought it was quite funny...
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show July 29, 2025 Tsunami Waves Hitting California — Clickbait Video Falsely Labelled Clips Of Other Events
Does a viral video show tsunami waves caused by a July 29, 2025 earthquake off Russia's eastern coast hitting California's coast? No, that's not true: The Los Angeles Times described the tsunami waves as "modest". California emergency man
PolitiFact→ Markwayne Mullin – Sen. Markwayne Mullin falsely said Epstein’s plea deal was made under Obama
The Jeffrey Epstein plea agreement “was a sweetheart plea deal that was made under the Obama administration.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump falsely twists Obama-era assessment of Russian election interference as a ‘coup’
In 2016, after Donald Trump won the presidency, then-President Barack Obama was “trying to lead a coup” with Trump’s opponent, Hillary Clinton.
Full Fact→ Footage of 2023 car accident in US falsely shared as Diogo Jota crash
A Facebook post shares footage of a white vehicle crashing, but this is not related to the fatal accident killing the Liverpool forward and his brother, contrary to a claim online.
Full Fact→ Facebook posts falsely claim a female police officer is missing
Police forces across the country say the appeal is not genuine and that they are not seeking anyone of that name.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Nurse and Cops Falsely Accusing Black Man of Being Drunk in Hospital
Did a widely-shared video show a real nurse and police officers falsely accusing a Black man of being drunk, and calling him "Drunky McDrunk Pants? No, that's not true: The people in the video were simply acting out a scripted scenario. T
PolitiFact→ X posts – ‘No Kings’ protest video falsely described as showing US demonstrations against Iran attack
Video shows protesters “outraged” over U.S. attacks in Iran.
Full Fact→ Facebook posts falsely claim Lego is selling ‘mystery boxes’ for just £3
Despite claims on Facebook to the contrary, Lego has confirmed these are not genuine Lego offers.
News Facts Network→ Man Falsely Accused of Threatening Trump Released on Bond, Faces Ongoing Deportation Battle
Ramón Morales Reyes, a 54-year-old Milwaukee dishwasher and father of three U.S. citizens, was released... The post Man Falsely Accused of Threatening Trump Released on Bond, Faces Ongoing Deportation Battle appeared first on News Facts Network.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – How AI chatbots falsely described photos Gavin Newsom shared of sleeping troops
California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared images taken in 2021 and said they showed National Guard troops sleeping on the floor in June 2025.
Full Fact→ Clip of 2023 fire falsely shared as Indian missile attack on Pakistani airbase
The clip shows a fire near Pakistan’s Nur Khan airbase in December 2023.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Falsely Claims Whoopi Goldberg Fled The Country After An $800M Lawsuit From Karoline Leavitt — Made Up Story
Did Whoopi Goldberg flee the country after an $800 million lawsuit from Karoline Leavitt had a "speed up"? No, that's not true: A viral video making that claim was largely AI generated. No actual news outlet has reported on such a lawsuit
Full Fact→ Post falsely claims police asked ‘British Jews’ to stay at home due to ‘pro-Palestine marches’
Both the Metropolitan Police and the Community Security Trust have said this is completely untrue.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Photo of PA arson suspect Cody Balmer was falsely edited to show anti-Trump sentiment
Cody Balmer, the person charged with setting fire to Pennsylvania governor’s residence, posted a photo that said “F--- Trump.”