Does a video on social media show a Trump rally crowd in Salem, Virginia, in November 2024? No, that's not true: The original video is taken from pop-music singer-songwriter Chappell Roan's performance on October 6, 2024, at the Austin Ci
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Crowd At Trump Madison Square Garden Rally — It’s Crowd In Ireland At 2011 Event With Then-President Obama
Does a photo on social media show people crowding the street outside Madison Square Garden in New York in 2024 for a Trump rally? No, that's not true: Images from the street scene first appeared in 2011, showing people in Dublin lined up
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Liz Cheney Did NOT Post About $750 In Hurricane Relief Bill — It’s Fake Tweet
Did Liz Cheney tweet questioning why people won't get more than $750 for hurricane damage, saying it's because Donald Trump won't let House Speaker Mike Johnson pass a hurricane relief bill? No, that's not true: The X account that origina
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Offer Caitlin Clark A $10 Million Endorsement Deal — It’s From A Site That Carries A Satire Label
Did billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk offer women's basketball star Caitlin Clark a $10 million endorsement deal? No, that's not true: This comes from a website that publishes fake stories about famous people. The site describes itself a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Leaked Fox News Memo Showed Interviewers Used Vicks VapoRub To Mask Trump’s Purportedly Offensive Odor — It’s Satire
Did a leaked Fox News memo say interviewers used Vicks VapoRub to mask Donald Trump's purportedly offensive odor? No, that's not true: The account on X that wrote about the memo describes its content as satire and comedy. No credible news
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Tunnel In Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ LA Mansion — It’s Grand Canyon Caverns
Does a photo show a tunnel in Sean "Diddy" Combs' Los Angeles home? No, that's not true: The image actually shows the Grand Canyon Caverns in Arizona. The photo also significantly predates the 2024 allegations and legal actions against Co
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: Video Does NOT Show Liam Payne Falling From Balcony In Argentina — It’s Of Another Person In A Different Country
Does a video show former One Direction singer Liam Payne falling to his death in Argentina? No, that's not true: The video is of another person escaping a fire. It was taken in Mexico in 2023, before Payne's death. The claim appeared in a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Purple Skies’ Over Florida Before Hurricane Milton Do NOT Indicate HAARP Interference — It’s A Naturally Occurring Phenomenon
Did the sky over Florida turning purple around the time of Hurricane Milton's landfall prove that HAARP manufactured the natural disaster? No, that's not true: The university responsible for HAARP has rejected such claims before. The Nati
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Hurricane Milton — It’s Compilation Of Old, AI-Generated Or Digitally Manipulated Clips
Does a viral video montage show actual tornados and damage from Hurricane Milton in Florida in October 2024? No, that's not true: The montage is a compilation of older, unrelated clips. Some of them show signs of digital manipulation. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of ‘Disney World Destroyed By Hurricane Milton’ Are NOT Authentic — It’s AI-Generated Content From Website With Satire Label
Do viral images authentically capture the massive destruction caused by Hurricane Milton at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida? No, that's not true: Those pictures were generated by AI and first posted on a website with a satire labe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Compilation Does NOT Show Pre-Landfall Milton’s Tornado In Florida In October 2024 — It’s CGI And Old Clips
Does a viral video show "two large tornado producing supercells" in southern Florida on October 9, 2024, just before Hurricane Milton's landfall? No, that's not true: The video is a compilation of digitally created visuals and footage tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show US Military Base Under Attack In Baghdad — It’s A Photo From 2011 Taken In New Jersey
Does a photo on social media show an attack on a U.S. military base in Baghdad? No, that's not true: The scene in the picture is of a fire in 2011 at a facility in New Jersey. There is no evidence that an explosion occurred at a U.S. mili
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: $750 FEMA Aid For Helene Victims Is NOT Loan; It’s Non-Repayable Grant, Does NOT Involve Property Seizure
Is the $750 in initial federal aid to Hurricane Helene victims a loan that must be paid back or people's property could be seized? No, that's not true: The $750, which comes from the Federal Emergency Management Agency's Serious Needs Ass
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Driver Supposedly Getting Flat Tire After Running Over Trump 2024 Yard Sign — It’s Comedy Sketch
Does a viral video show a driver actually getting a flat tire after deliberately running over a Trump 2024 yard sign? No, that's not true: This video is a comedy sketch by someone who labels themselves a video creator on their YouTube cha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Israeli Tank Destroyed In Lebanon In 2024 — It’s Russia’s T-90 Blown Up In Ukraine
Does a viral video show an Israeli tank destroyed "by the resistance's fire" in Lebanon in October 2024? No, that's not true: The claim recycled footage of a Russian tank in Ukraine that emerged on social media nearly a year before the st
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Speaking From Prison In 2024 — It’s 2010 Tape About Haiti’s Earthquake
Does a video authentically show Sean "Diddy" Combs speaking from prison in 2024? No, that's not true: The video clip in this social media post is from 2010. The primary topic of the full video was the impact of the 2010 earthquake in Hait
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Mother ‘Angrily Calling Her Child’s Teacher For Misgendering’ Is NOT Authentic — It’s Reenactment With Professional Actress
Does a viral video authentically capture a heated phone exchange between the mother of a 14-year-old transgender girl and her child's teacher who insists on using an incorrect pronoun to address the student? No, that's not true: The woman
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bumping A Post Will NOT Help Identify 2-Year-Old Boy Purportedly Found Unattended — It’s Scam
Was a little boy, approximately 2 or 3 years old, found unattended in several locations, and is he now being cared for at a police station? No, that's not true: The posts circulating on social media are not based on a real, ongoing incide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Madonna, Beyonce, Britney Spears Supposedly Performing Satanic Rituals Is NOT Authentic — It’s AI
Does a viral video prove that Britney Spears, Madonna, Beyonce and other celebrities have performed satanic rituals? No, that's not true: The video was made up of still images generated by AI, according to AI detectors. The images contain
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Kamala Harris Drunk — It’s Altered Video
Does a video show Kamala Harris giving a speech in Los Angeles while drunk? No, that's not true: This video's audio has been slowed down to make Harris sound drunk. The clip was taken from a video of a 2016 speech Harris gave as Californi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: LeBron James Selfie In Maid Costume Is NOT Real, NOT From ‘Diddy Party’ — It’s Computer Generated
Does a real selfie photo show basketball star LeBron James posing in a mirror while wearing a French maid costume at a "Diddy party"? No, that's not true: AI detection tools and a human analyst found there was "substantial evidence of man
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Debt-Relief Ad For Veterans Does NOT Represent White House Initiative — It’s Made-Up
Did the White House announce a new debt-relief program for veterans who owe money on their credit cards? No, that's not true: A video on Facebook that made this claim used a fake screenshot of the White House website to create a misleadin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: French Girl Is NOT Really Being Harassed By 2 Migrants — It’s Fake Situation With Actors
Did a man with a large Alsatian dog rescue a pretty French girl who was being harassed by two migrants? No, that's not true: Disclaimer hashtags with the original video on TikTok say this is a "fake situation" and "mise en scène" or "sta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Police Deputy Tyler Cooper Found Lost Toddler — It’s Bait & Switch
Has police Deputy Tyler Cooper in a town called Surprise found a 2-year-old boy wandering alone, and can't the police find his mother named Ella? No, that's not true: The "deputy" in the post is not listed by name on either the Surprise,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NFL Did NOT Say It Was Considering Banning Taylor Swift From Superbowl — It’s From Satire Article
Is the National Football League "reportedly considering banning" Taylor Swift from the Super Bowl, saying, "We're Tired of Her"? No, that's not true: This claim comes from an article on a website with a satire disclaimer. No publicly avai
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Travis Kelce Did NOT Threaten Elon Musk Over Remarks About Taylor Swift — It’s A Fake Tweet
Did Travis Kelce threaten Elon Musk on X over his remarks about Taylor Swift? No, that's not true: The account that posted the "threat" told Lead Stories it was fake. There is no record that Kelce, Swift's boyfriend who is tight end for t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Gordon Ramsay Did NOT Throw Tim Walz Out of ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ — It’s From Satire Article
Did celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay throw Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz out of his "Hell's Kitchen" restaurant in New York City, saying, "Don't come back here, you woke creep"? No, that's not true: This story initially appeared in an article on a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real KKK Member At Trump Rally — It’s Self-Described Internet Troll’s Stunt In Connecticut
Does a video capture a real Ku Klux Klan member joining Trump supporters at a rally? No, that's not true: The man wearing the white hood associated with the hate group is a self-described internet troll, according to his own words on soci
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Liz Cheney Did NOT Post On X That Republican Leaders Are ‘Satires Of Men’ — It’s From A Parody Account
Did former Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, a Republican, post on X that Republican leaders are "satires of men"? No, that's not true: This post is fabricated, using Liz Cheney's name and likeness but a subtly misspelled handle of "Liz
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ABC Did NOT Sign $400 Million Deal With Tucker Carlson To Replace Jimmy Kimmel — It’s Satire
Did the TV network ABC sign a $400 million deal to give former Fox News host Tucker Carlson a late-night show that would replace current ABC talk show host Jimmy Kimmel? No, that's not true: The claim is from an online article labeled "Pa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Tim Walz In Blackface — It’s Actor And From Satire Account
Does a photo on Facebook really show Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz in blackface? No, that's not true: This image came from the Facebook account for a satirical website that labels itself as all about fake content. The ph
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: EDITED Video Post Implies That’s Tim Walz Dancing In Cowboy Hat, 2-Piece Outfit — But It’s Someone Else
Does a video show vice presidential candidate and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz dancing in a cowboy hat and revealing two-piece outfit? No, that's not true: The original video features another person. The face in the video was altered to look l
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Minnesota Vikings Did NOT Denounce Tim Walz — It’s Satire
Did the Minnesota Vikings football team denounce Tim Walz as a man whose values they do not support? No, that's not true: The comment comes from a satirical Facebook page that explicitly warns readers not to take it seriously. America --
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Legal’ Statement Does NOT Protect User Data From Meta’s Generative AI — It’s Made Up
Does posting a statement ensure that users of Meta services will not have their data used in Meta's artificial intelligence training? No, that's not true: Posting the viral statement, or any other statement, doesn't mean that Meta will no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern For ‘Little Boy Approximately 3 Years Old’ Found Walking Alone — It’s Recycled Ruse
Were posts on Facebook about an "approximately 3 year old" toddler an authentic try to find the boy's parents? No, that's not true: Those posts were a version of an already debunked bait-and-switch scheme involving scam real-estate ads. T
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Social Media Posts NOT Concerned Over Urn Marked ‘Zachary Levi Bowers’ In Various Places — It’s Real Estate Scam
Did authentic social media posts offer genuine concern over the discovery of an urn marked "Zachary Levi Bowers" in various places? No, that's not true: This is a common bait-and-switch scam in which social media users post heart-tugging
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tim Walz Did NOT Tweet About Ann Coulter’s Fiancés — It’s Fake Post
Did Tim Walz respond to conservative commentator Ann Coulter on X after she described his son's behavior at the Democratic National Convention as "weird"? No, that's not true: A screenshot of this supposed response shows signs of digital
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Country Folk Singer Oliver Anthony Did NOT File Cease And Desist Against Tim Walz — It’s Satire
Did American country folk singer Oliver Anthony file a cease-and-desist order against Tim Walz for using one of Anthony's songs? No, that's not true: This story first appeared on a Facebook page that says it is all about satire and parodi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Purports To Show Tim Walz Dancing With Cowboy Hat And Dollar Bills In His Pants — It’s Another Person
Does a video show Tim Walz, Kamala Harris' pick as her vice presidential running mate, dancing in a cowboy hat and with dollar bills stuck in his pants? No, that's not true: The video has been altered to add Walz's face onto the person da