Did former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appeal to China to meddle in the 2020 election during a TV interview with Rachel Maddow on MSNBC? No, that's not true: Clinton posed the hypothetical question while mocking special counse
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Lead Stories→ Prebunk: AI Videos Of Disrespected Old Veterans Disrespect Reality — Don’t Let Patriotic Ragebait Bully You Into Sharing
Have you seen viral videos showing older veterans being disrespected or bullied by authority figures? Lead Stories has spotted several such videos recently and found that many were created using artificial intelligence. These videos do no
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: Digging Into AI Videos Of Secret Bunker Construction — Deep Wish Fulfillment Fantasy
Have you seen viral videos showing timelapse construction of secret bunkers, underground rooms or hidden lairs out of wild materials and objects that would give the builders a safe place to hide to survive a catastrophic event? Lead Stori
PolitiFact→ Looking into the Reflecting Pool: We examined Trump’s vandalism claims
Examining Trump’s claims of Reflecting Pool vandalism
PolitiFact→ Looking into the Reflecting Pool: We examined Trump’s vandalism claims
Examining Trump’s claims of Reflecting Pool vandalism
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Two Towers Crashing Into Each Other During Venezuela Earthquakes
Does a video show two towers crashing into each other during the Venezuela earthquakes on June 24, 2026? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool determined that the video was 98.6% "likely to be AI-generated" and appears to be a 3D phys
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: EDITED Photo Falsely Shows Michelle Obama Standing Taller Than Barack Obama, Bidens, Bushes, Clintons
Does a real photo show Michelle Obama standing taller than her husband, Barack Obama, as well as the Bidens, Bushes, and Clintons? No, that's not true: The image circulating on social media was edited. Lead Stories reviewed the original p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Park Police Did Not Arrest ‘Antifa Operatives’ For Dumping Algae Into Reflecting Pool — Claim Originated As Spoof
Did the U.S. Park Police arrest "antifa operatives" for dumping algae into the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page known for posting satirical content that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Obama Selfie Shows Him With Biden, Clinton, Bush, And Carter — Carter Had Died Before The Image Appeared Online
Does a real selfie taken by Barack Obama show him with fellow presidents Joe Biden, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, and Jimmy Carter? No, that's not true: There is no evidence the image is authentic. No official White House photographer or
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘New York Clean Car Act’ Was NOT Signed Into Law Banning Car Washing In New York State
Was a "New York Clean Car Act" signed into law that will ban washing and detailing cars in New York State starting in July 2028? No, that's not true: There are no credible news reports or official government announcements showing that suc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows ‘Grand Aurelian’ Cruise Ship Dumping Waste Into Ocean — Ship Does Not Exist
Does a real video show "The Grand Aurelian" cruise ship dumping waste into the ocean? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that a cruise ship with this name was caught dumping garbage, and there have been no news reports abo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Real Bus Turned Into Mobile Grocery Store In Denmark
Does a viral image show a real bus converted into a mobile grocery store in contemporary Denmark? No, that's not true: The image was a product of generative AI. Contrary to viral posts, mobile grocery stores are not a recent invention --
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake AI-Generated Video Shows Erika Kirk Breathing Heavily Into The Microphone
Does a real video show Erika Kirk and capture the sound of her heavy breathing on camera? No, that's not true: This 15-second video clip is fake. The AI-generated footage is modeled after a real video released by The Charlie Kirk Show on
Full Fact→ Fake report of van and truck drivers ramming into Muslim street prayers shared online
False claims circulating on social media that incidents in London and Cardiff saw drivers confront praying Muslims include old and AI images.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts About Plans To Build A $3.8 Billion Stadium For Your Favorite Team To Transform Your Favorite City Into A Global Destination Are Fake — Viet Spam
Are Facebook posts about plans to build $3.8 billion stadiums for 34 NFL, MLB, NBA, and college sports teams that would transform their cities into global destinations real? No, that's not true: Dozens of nearly identical posts were gener
PolitiFact→ Officials target microplastics. What exactly are they? How do they get into the body?
Your guide to microplastics
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Hillary Clinton Pulling Jeffrey Epstein’s Tie In Front Of Bill Clinton — It’s AI-Generated
Is this a real photo of Hillary Clinton pulling Jeffrey Epstein's tie in front of Bill Clinton? No, that's not true: An online AI image detection tool found it to be 99.8% likely AI-generated. A separate analysis further revealed a SynthI
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer didn’t say the UK ‘may need to go into lockdown’ if meningitis cases keep rising
Number 10 confirmed Sir Keir Starmer did not say the UK may need to go into another lockdown if meningitis cases continue to rise.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photos Of Bill Clinton And Stephen Hawking Dressed In Pajamas And A Princess Outfit — They’re AI
Are photos of Bill Clinton and Stephen Hawking dressed in pajamas and a princess outfit, respectively, real and found in the Epstein files? No, that's not true: The creator of the images has admitted they were not real. He told Lead Stori
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Hillary Clinton Posing With Jeffrey Epstein And Ghislaine Maxwell — It’s Jimmy Buffett’s Wife
Does a photo show Hillary Clinton posing with her husband, Bill Clinton, along with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell? No, that's not true: The woman in the picture is Jane Slagsvol, wife of the late musician Jimmy Buffett, not Hillar
PolitiFact→ Social Media – This isn’t ‘newly leaked’ audio from an Epstein victim about the Clintons. It’s AI
An audio clip reveals a Jeffrey Epstein victim’s account of abuse by the Clintons.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Chelsea Clinton Did NOT Post "Close but no cigar Trump!!!" — It’s A Fake Screenshot
Did Chelsea Clinton tweet, "Close but no cigar Trump!!!" while claiming there was a conspiracy to disparage her father's name? No, that's not true: This is a fake screenshot. Chelsea Clinton never posted a tweet with this loaded satirical
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake 2006 Group Photo Of Jeffrey Epstein With Bill and Hillary Clinton, Diddy, Bill Gates, Jay-Z, and Stephen Hawking Is Fabricated
Does a real photo from 2006 show Jeffrey Epstein posing by a pool with Bill and Hillary Clinton, Diddy, Bill Gates, Jay-Z, and Stephen Hawking? No, that's not true: The image was created with Google AI. It contains an invisible SynthID wa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Guthrie’s Daughter Annie Guthrie Was NOT Taken Into Police Custody In The Disappearance Of Her Mother — It’s Viet Spam
Did police arrest Annie Guthrie and seize her vehicle after finding something "deeply disturbing" in the investigation of her mother Nancy Guthrie's disappearance? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, there was no evidence that An
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOJ Epstein Library’s Formatting Glitch Turned Email About ‘sexy and cute, 19y0’ Brazilian Into ‘sexy and cute, =9yo’
Did the Department of Justice database correctly render the contents of a Jan. 17, 2013 email to Jeffrey Epstein when it turned the email's words into "New Brazilian just arrived, sexy and cute, =9yo"? No, that's not true: The original em
PolitiFact→ Jeanine Pirro said law-abiding gun owners cannot bring firearms into Washington, D.C. Is she right?
Jeanine Pirro’s comments on Washington gun laws, explained
The Dispatch→ Trump Pushes Gun-Rights Advocates Into a Quagmire
The president’s comments about Alex Pretti aren’t the first time he’s proved unreliable on guns.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Image Showing Bill Clinton, Jeffrey Epstein, And Mira Nair Holding Baby Zohran Mamdani Originated From A Satire Account
Were Bill Clinton and Jeffrey Epstein photographed with Mira Nair holding her baby son, Zohran Mamdani? No, that's not true: This image is fake and was posted on X by an account carrying a parody disclaimer. The fake image has a discreet
Full Fact→ Widely debunked Hillary Clinton ‘nooses’ quote recirculates online
Posts sharing the quote, allegedly taken from an email to the-then interim chair of the Democratic National Committee, have been shared on social media. But there’s no evidence it is real.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: David Muir Did NOT Launch Into An Anti-Trump Tirade Predicting Martial Law And No Midterms — Clickbait Story
Did ABC News anchor David Muir "snap" in an on-air tirade against Trump, predicting martial law and no midterm elections? No, that's not true: This story is clickbait. David Muir never said this on-air. The story originated on a clickbait
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Is NO Record Of A 1997 Interaction Between Bill Clinton And ‘Marcus Williams’, A Homeless Desert Storm Veteran — Clickbait Fiction
Did Secret Service Agent Larry Cockell document that Bill Clinton stopped to speak with a homeless Desert Storm veteran named Marcus Williams outside the Kennedy Center in 1997? No, that's not true: This sentimental story is fictional cli
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DeSantis Did NOT Defend Renee Good, Saying She Had The Right To Drive Away And Even Run Into People Blocking Her Car — Video Predates Minneapolis ICE Killing By Six Months
Does this viral video clip show Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis saying Renee Good had the right to drive away from ICE officers just before one of them shot and killed her on a Minneapolis street? No, that's not true: The clip is real, but was
The Dispatch→ ‘You Can’t Turn Jesus into a Nazi Mascot’ | Interview: Russell Moore
It’s all about the brand.
The Dispatch→ Into the Field We Go, LARPing All the Way
Top law-enforcement appointees are alienating employees by prioritizing presentation—and social media posting—over professionalism.
The Dispatch→ Can the Abundance Movement Psyop America Into Sanity?
I found the Abundance 2025 conference buzzing with good people, smart policy ideas, and optimism. It made me depressed.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Chicxulub Crater Made By Massive Asteroid Which Slammed Into Earth 66 Million Years Ago — Flawed Simulation
Does a video show a man standing on the edge of the Chicxulub Crater which was formed when an asteroid slammed into the earth about 66 million years ago? No, that's not true: In follow-up comments under the post, the author says "This is
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Video showing Donald Trump touching Bill Clinton’s crotch is an AI creation
Video shows President Donald Trump patting President Bill Clinton’s crotch.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Donald Trump Touching Bill Clinton’s Crotch Is NOT Real — It’s AI-Generated
Is a video of Donald Trump touching and patting Bill Clinton's crotch authentic? No, that's not true: The first frame of the six-second clip is a real image of Trump and Clinton at a golf tournament in 2000 that was released by the Clinto
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Veteran Was NOT Charged With Murder For Killing Three Kids Who Broke Into His House — Ragebait Fake Story
Does a video show a true story about a veteran who shot three teens who were attempting to rob him and was then charged with murder? No, that's not true: The details of this story do not match a real case. The video uses clips from severa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Epstein’s Brother DID Mention Trump and ‘Bubba’ In A Real Email — He Says It Was NOT A Reference To Bill Clinton
Did Jeffrey Epstein's brother raise a question in a real email about if Russian President Vladimir Putin had photos of Donald Trump "blowing Bubba"? Yes, that's true: The 2018 email thread, one of the 23,000 emails released by the House G