Did NASCAR driver Bubba Wallace call for the white flag, which signals the final lap of a race, to be banned, in June 2025? No, that's not true: The rumor originated on a Facebook page that publishes sports-related "sports parodies" and "
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PolitiFact→ X posts – American flag shown during Mets Pride Night national anthem. Pride flag did not replace it.
Video shows the New York Mets “showed a Pride flag instead of the American flag” during the national anthem.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Department of Defense Included A Design Similar To The Russian Flag On U.S. Flag Day Graphic — A Real Tweet
Did the U.S. Department of Defense include the Russian flag on a graphic tweeted in observance of U.S. Flag Day? Yes, with qualification: The "Happy Flag Day" post does include two rectangles of white, blue, and red, which is the same des
News Facts Network→ Missoula Declares Pride Flag as Official City Flag to Bypass State Display Ban
Missoula City Council voted 9-2 on Monday to adopt the Pride flag as an official... The post Missoula Declares Pride Flag as Official City Flag to Bypass State Display Ban appeared first on News Facts Network.
PolitiFact→ How fake citations appeared in RFK Jr.’s MAHA report: Here are generative AI’s red flags in studies
Fake citations in MAHA report likely AI-generated
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disney World Did NOT Announce Replacing American Flags With BLM, Pride, Palestine Flags In Parks — Rumor First Appeared On Self-Described Satire Site ‘Mouse Trap News’
Did Disney World announce it will remove all American flags from its parks and replace them with other flags? No, that's not true: The rumor originated from a self-described parody website, Mouse Trap News. It specializes in publishing ma
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, a shooting outside the Capital Jewish Museum wasn’t a false flag
The slaying of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington, D.C., is a false flag.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo of Two Men With Israeli Flags Does NOT Show Embassy Staff Shot Dead Outside Jewish Museum
Did a photograph shared online show the victims of a May 21, 2025 shooting outside a Jewish museum in Washington D.C.? No, that's not true: The Israeli embassy named Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim as the two embassy staff shot de
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Pope Leo XIV Turning Away From Pride Flag — It’s The "Pace" (Peace) Flag
Does a video posted to social media show Pope Leo XIV turning away from a Pride flag as he moves through a receiving line? No, that's not true: It's not a Pride flag but a flag commonly flown at Italian peace marches that says "PACE," whi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Woman Dancing With ‘Trump 2024’ Flag, Then Deported — Different People
Did online posts accurately show a woman dancing with a "Trump 2024" flag, then being deported? No, that's not true: The posts combined two clips that showed entirely different people. The first was Lenette Saunders, who posted "Latinos c
Full Fact→ Video of several large Palestinian flags is not from Pope’s funeral
The footage dates back to December 2023.
The Dispatch→ RFK’s Autism Study Raises Red Flags
Medical experts and others worry about the HHS secretary’s motives and methods.
The Dispatch→ The Tech Right Has a Flag. They Just Need to Plant It.
In politics, you need more than progress for the sake of progress.
Full Fact→ Video of Ukrainian flag on Statue of Liberty is fake
The clip contains a ‘Sora’ watermark in the bottom right corner, indicating it was likely created using OpenAI’s text-to-video artificial intelligence model.
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.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Shows Ukrainian Flag Hoisted On Statue Of Liberty Torch
Does a video authentically show climbers hoisting a Ukrainian flag on the torch of the Statue of Liberty in New York? No, that's not true: The video was created using AI, according to the caption added by the account that originally poste
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims That a Utah Bill Would Ban Pride Flags but Allow Nazi and Confederate Flags
‘Political’ flags would be banned from public display but allowed temporarily as part of an approved curriculum.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Flag on government websites not Trump’s nod to the Confederacy. It’s been used since 2017
Federal websites updated with a nine-star flag that represents the Confederacy.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nine-Star US Flag Icon On Federal Websites Since At Least 2020 — NOT Related To 2025 Events
Has the U.S. flag icon in the header of several federal U.S. government websites been replaced by a nine-star version in 2025, or has this icon been added recently? No, that's not true: The icon in the "official website of the United Stat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mark Wahlberg Did NOT Demand ‘Immediate Firing’ Of Teachers Who Remove American Flags from Classrooms
Did actor Mark Wahlberg say teachers who remove American flags from classrooms should be fired? No, that's not true: A representative for Wahlberg denied it. A social media post saying he made the statement didn't cite any credible evide
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Michael Jordan did not call for a ban on pride flags in sports and schools
“BREAKING NEWS: Michael Jordan calls for ban on pride flag in sports and US school system.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michael Jordan Did NOT Call For A Ban On The Pride Flag From US Schools And Sports — Article Is From Self-Described Satire Site
Did basketball great Michael Jordan call for a ban on the pride flag from U.S. schools and sports? No, that's not true: The website that published the article has a satire disclaimer and is known for publishing fabricated content. The art
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
Full Fact→ Picture of Bono and Bob Geldof holding Israeli flags is AI-generated
The image appears to have been first posted by an X account which describes itself as offering "fake news and topical satire".
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows Bono And Bob Geldof Waving Israeli Flags
Did an authentic image show Bono and Bob Geldof waving Israeli flags? No, that's not true: AI detection tools found that the image was generated using AI technology. The image first appeared on a self-described "fake news" and "satire" ac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas Did NOT Ban Pride Flags In School Classrooms As Of December 16, 2024
Did Texas ban Pride flags in school classrooms as of December 16, 2024? No, that's not true: This originated from SpaceX Fanclub, a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer: "We post SATIRE, nothing on this page is real." The first comment
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, pride flags aren’t banned from the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
“Pride flags permanently prohibited at FIFA Club World Cup 2025.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, Texas didn’t criminalize pride flags in classrooms
“Texas declares bringing a pride flag to the classroom a crime.”
The Dispatch→ This Is the Flagship Podcast, Experts Say
Sorry, Sarah.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fired for no American flag? No, Mark Wahlberg didn’t call for terminating teachers.
"Mark Wahlberg calls for immediate firing of teachers who removed American flags from classrooms"
Full Fact→ Major League Soccer has not banned Pride flags from 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
A claim being shared on social media that MLS has banned Pride flags ahead of next year’s Club World Cup in the United States is untrue, and originates from satirical online articles.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FIFA, MLS Did NOT Announce ‘Permanent Ban’ On ‘Pride Flags’ At 2025 FIFA Club World Cup As Of November 2024 — From Self-Described Satire Resources
Did Major League Soccer or FIFA publicly announce that LGBTQ+ flags will be prohibited at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup? No, that's not true: The rumor originated from websites with satire labels. As of November 20, 2024, Lead Stories foun
Full Fact→ Pictures of Mike Tyson with Palestinian flag appear to be AI-generated
The fake images do not include Mr Tyson’s tattoo on his chest and depict the Palestinian flag incorrectly.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Mike Tyson didn’t pose with Palestinian flag before Jake Paul fight
Mike Tyson posed with the Palestinian flag before his Nov. 15 fight against Jake Paul.
The Dispatch→ Tulsi Gabbard’s Nomination for Key Intelligence Post Raises Red Flags
The former Democratic congresswoman’s foreign policy views come under scrutiny.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Tyson Did NOT Pose With Palestinian Flag At Boxing Match — Representative Confirms Photo Is ‘Fake’
Did Mike Tyson drape a Palestinian flag around his shoulders around the time of a boxing match? No, that's not true: Tyson's publicist confirmed that the photo of him appearing to wear the flag was "a fake." Online image analysis tools su
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Actor Cillian Murphy Waving Palestinian Flag On Street
Does a video show actor Cillian Murphy waving a Palestinian flag on the street? No, that's not true: The person waving the flag in the video is Derek Brennan, who runs tours of locations of Murphy's Netflix show "Peaky Blinders" in Birmin
Full Fact→ Video shows people holding Sudanese not Palestinian flag
Posts on social media falsely claim a clip shows refugees unfurling a Palestinian flag in Greece, but it’s actually the Sudanese flag.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, King Charles III hasn’t died and Buckingham Palace didn’t raise the white flag
“Breaking News: ‘The Era of King Charles Has Ended’ – Buckingham Palace Raises the White Flag.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim about Elon Musk banning pride flags originated as satire
"Elon Musk Declares: ‘Pride flags should be banned from classrooms, forever!’"