Viral video claims NC bill would allow people to “murder women for using birth control.” That’s not conclusive.
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PolitiFact→ Sometimes fighting dangerous pests like screwworms and mosquitoes means sterilizing bugs
Fighting pests, infectious disease can mean sterilizing bugs
Full Fact→ ‘It escalated to a quite horrendous point’: Woman wrongly named as officer in Henry Nowak arrest on how misinformation ‘spread like wildfire’
Christi Hill, who was wrongly named as one of the officers involved in the Henry Nowak arrest, has spoken to Full Fact about the “onslaught of thousands of people” after she was misidentified online.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Alleged Hitler Lookalike Is NOT Real Footage Of Person At Soccer Match In Argentina
Does a viral clip show a real Hitler lookalike at a soccer match in Argentina? No, that's not true: The video showed characteristic AI generation artifacts. An online AI detector concluded the video had a 94% probability of being AI-gener
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Declassified 1966 UFO Footage Shows Octopus-Like Creature With 10 Tentacles — AI-Generated
Does a real video show declassified 1966 UFO footage of an octopus-like creature with 10 tentacles bouncing on the sea and flying off at great speed? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence of such a historic sighting, and no r
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Personal Assistants To Celebrities Like Tanya Tucker, Kid Rock, Nikki Sixx Did NOT Die At Age 30 — Nor Was One Woman Assistant To Several
Did the personal assistants to celebrities including Kid Rock, Prince William, Nikki Sixx and Tanya Tucker die in early 2026, all at age 30? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories mentioning those and other famous names were all pu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump DID Share A Depiction Of Himself As A Christ-Like Healer
Did President Donald Trump post a depiction of himself as a Christ-like healer on Truth Social on April 12, 2026? Yes, that's true: While fake Trump posts are often widely shared on social platforms and can quickly go viral, Lead Stories
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake "Mean Gene" Okerlund Interview With "Real" Guys Who Look Just Like Beavis And Butt-Head Is AI-Generated
Did "Mean Gene" Okerlund interview two "real" guys who bear an uncanny resemblance to the cartoon characters Beavis and Butt-Head? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. Gene Okerlund died in 2019. The AI-generated "real" Beavis
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
PolitiFact→ Is a new military draft coming after Karoline Leavitt's comments? Why it's unlikely
Is a military draft coming? Unlikely, despite online claims
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Showing Iranian ‘Inflatable Building’ Originated On Parody Account — Likely AI Generated
Did a video supposedly showing Iranians pumping air into an inflatable building to trick Americans into wasting ammunition originate from a serious news source? No, that's not true: The video, which had several glitches typical of AI-gene
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Image Of Destroyed Early Warning AN/FPS-132 Radar In Qatar — The 360-Degree Radar Looks Nothing Like That
Does a viral photo show the damage from an airstrike against an early warning radar system in Qatar? No, that's not true: This picture is fake and does not show the radar system in question. There are many differences between the fake ima
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo EDITED To Look Like Maxwell Was Touching Melania’s Breast While Posing With Trump At A Costume Party
Does a viral image prove that Ghislaine Maxwell, a socialite convicted of sex trafficking for Jeffrey Epstein, touched Melania Trump's breast while posing next to Donald Trump at a party in the early 2000s? No, that's not true: A real pho
Full Fact→ Old photos of Jeffrey Epstein edited to look like he was recently spotted in Israel
Images supposedly showing Epstein in Israel recently are actually old pictures that have been edited to add grey hair and a beard.
Full Fact→ No, Primark isn’t giving away a ‘hamper of goodies’ to people who like a Facebook post
A spokesperson for Primark told Full Fact this is not a genuine promotion from the retailer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Harvard University Scientists Did NOT Construct A 3D Model Of "Mary Mother of Jesus" — This Likeness Of Madonna Is An AI-Generated Joke
Did scientists at Harvard University create a 3D model depicting what Mary, Mother of Jesus, might have looked like? No, that's not true: This is an AI-generated image based on the likeness of Madonna, the "Queen of Pop". The joke post fo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Image Shows Likenesses Of Nigel Farage and Jeffrey Epstein Together But Image Has No Verifiable Source
Does a photo of Nigel Farage together with Jeffrey Epstein show that the two men were acquainted? No, that's not true: This image is fake. Although made to look like a photo taken with a flash, there is no evidence this is a real photo wh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Baal’ Bank Account In Jeffrey Epstein Bank Transfer Document To JP Morgan — Likely Scanning Error
Does a document in the Epstein Files show he had a bank account named "Baal", a demonic figure? No, that's not true: One document that looks like a scanned in fax or document with bank transfer details has the words "Baal. name" in it on
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Don’t worry: ‘Exploding trees’ aren’t what they sound like
Trees can explode if temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.
The Dispatch→ Reconciliation 2.0 Would Likely Bust the Budget
Can we really expect the GOP to make politically risky spending cuts ahead of the midterms?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Post Said Trump Smelled Like Rotten Beef, Farted Audibly During White House Meeting With Oil Executives — Not Real News
Did an actual news outlet report that an oil executive said Donald Trump "smelled like rotten roast beef" and audibly farted multiple times during a White House meeting with oil industry leaders? No, that's not true: The viral message mak
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of U.K. Member Of Parliament Calling For Netanyahu To Be Captured Like Maduro Is NOT Real
Does a video show real footage of a U.K. member of Parliament asking why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not been captured the same way the United States captured Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela? No, that's not true: The clip w
The Dispatch→ No, Fulton County Early 2020 Votes Aren’t Likely To Be Decertified
A recent state election board hearing spawned misinformed social media speculation.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week It Felt Like the 1970s
The president addressed the affordability crisis and sounded a bit like Jimmy Carter in doing so.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New Trump-Kennedy Sign At Kennedy Center Does NOT Have Gold Appliques And Onlays Like Trump Added To The Oval Office
Does the new Trump-Kennedy sign at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts have gold appliques like President Donald Trump added to the walls of the Oval Office? No, that's not true: Though Trump's name was added, there were no news re
The Dispatch→ Court Seems Likely To Side With Trump on President’s Power To Fire FTC Commissioner
The case could have sweeping ramifications for presidential power over independent agencies.
Full Fact→ Lidl is not giving away free food boxes to people who like a Facebook post
A post shared on social media falsely claims the supermarket Lidl is giving away free food boxes worth £40.
The Dispatch→ What Does Afghan Vetting Actually Look Like?
The process is more complex than political soundbites suggest.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Lightning Strike At Fishing Spot Is NOT Real — AI Generated Video Shows An Unlikely Reaction
Does a viral video show a real scene where lightning struck a fishing lake and caused a massive spout of water and many fish to fly high into the air? No, that's not true: This video was posted by a TikTok account which posts AI-generated
Full Fact→ Toby Carvery isn’t giving away a free meal for two to those who like a Facebook post
A Facebook post claims Toby Carvery is offering a free carvery for two people to everyone who hits ‘like’ and adds a comment. But this is not a genuine offer from the chain.
The Dispatch→ Nuclear Power’s Unlikely American Comeback
Growing electricity demand and geopolitical competition are driving renewed interest in nuclear energy.
The Dispatch→ What Would Regime Change in Venezuela Look Like?
As the Trump administration signals its intent to oust the country’s leader, the possible outcomes are risky.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Animals Reacting To Cutting Of Cake Shaped Like Them — AI Fakery
Does a real video show animals reacting when a cake version of them gets slaughtered? No, that's not true: The video showing animals getting very upset when a cake version of themselves is cut with a knife was made using AI generated imag
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Audio Of Trump-like Voice Saying Bad Bunny Is From ‘the Mexican City of Puerto Rico’ Is NOT Real — Voice Recording Made By An Impressionist
Does a video authentically capture Donald Trump saying planned Super Bowl 2026 half-time performer Bad Bunny is from "the Mexican City of Puerto Rico" ? No, that's not true: The audio was lifted from a Trump impressionist's YouTube video
PolitiFact→ Charlie Kirk tributes sounded like Adele and Bieber, but were AI. How to spot synthetic music
How creators used AI to make Charlie Kirk ‘tribute’ songs
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California, New York Do NOT Issue CDLs With No Name Given — They Have Mononyms, Just Like Some U.S. Passports
Do California and New York issue commercial driver's licenses with no name given, and did Oklahoma arrest 125 "illegals" with such CDLs? No, that's not true: The so-called "No Name Given" commercial driver's licenses include a mononym, wh
Full Fact→ Thousands ‘like’ fake Toby Carvery offer on Facebook
A Facebook post falsely claims the restaurant chain’s “president” is offering a free meal to those who ‘like’ the post.
Full Fact→ Tesco is not giving away free food boxes to people who like a Facebook post
The supermarket confirmed the offer being shared on social media is not genuine.
The Dispatch→ Not Like Us
Assassination and tribalism.
Full Fact→ ‘Afghanistan earthquake’ images used by major UK media outlets were likely made with AI
The Times, Mirror and others have now removed the images after Full Fact got in contact.