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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Graph Does NOT Show Romanian Presidential Candidate Nicușor Dan Winning 98% Of Votes
Does a viral graph accurately represent the outcome of the 2025 Romanian presidential election? No, that's not true: The graph showed the odds of Nicușor Dan's victory, not the actual share of the votes he earned. The image originated fr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI-Generated Image Shows Women And Children Crying On Demand For A Cameraman — Not Actual Palestinians In Gaza
Does an image authentically show (presumably) Palestinian women and children crying on demand for a cameraman wearing a green on white headband with Arabic lettering on it? No, that's not true: The scene, which also contained rubble and a
The Dispatch→ How USAID Became a Humanitarian FedEx
The foreign aid agency forgot the “development” part of its mission.
Full Fact→ Hoax posts circulating on Facebook about stabbed woman found in submerged vehicle
The posts claim the woman was found in different parts of the UK, but share photos showing unrelated incidents in the US.
The Dispatch→ Humans Do Best When They Do Things Together
Flexible work arrangements can benefit employees and employers, but social isolation and a lack of cohesion are detrimental.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Ship From Kenya Landing In Germany
Does a viral video show a crowd of passengers streaming off a ferry that has landed in Germany? No, that's not true: It's just a re-post of an old video, with a label mis-identifying the location. Nothing in the post provides verification
The Dispatch→ The Fetterman Rorschach Test
Mental acuity is the new filibuster.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Australian Man Was Not Filmed Being Arrested For Trying To Take AU$5,000 From His Bank Account
Internet Archive→ Health & Human Services Sec. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Testifies on 2026 Budget Request : CSPAN3 : May 14, 2025 1:55pm-2:51pm EDT
[LIVE] Health and Human Services Secretary Robet F. Kennedy Jr. testifies on President Trump's 2026 budget request for the department before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Sponsor: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensi
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show President Trump Saying ‘Lopping Off Someone’s Ding-A-Ling’ Makes A Eunuch, Not A Woman — Faked
Does an authentic video show President Trump saying "Lopping off someone's ding-a-long doesn't make them a woman, it makes them a eunuch?" No, that's not true: A disclaimer saying the video is "a deepfake, quite obviously" appears in the
PolitiFact→ Charles Blow – Are most toys and Christmas goods sold in the U.S. manufactured in China? Data supports that
“China makes 80% of all toys” and “90% of all Christmas goods” sold in the U.S.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: John Fetterman Was NOT ‘Officially Kicked Out’ of the Democratic Party As Of May 8, 2025
Was U.S. Sen. John Fetterman expelled from the Democratic party in early May 2025? No, that's not true: A widely-shared video offered in-depth opinions on the Pennsylvania senator's complex and changing relationship with the party, but no
The Dispatch→ The Quiet Dismantling of Liberty’s Signal
Voice of America and Radio Free Asia have brought hope to millions living under authoritarian rule.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Manipulated audio sparks False narrative that Canadian PM announced ban on cars made before 2000
Video shows Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney saying effective June 1, “all vehicles manufactured before 2000 will be gradually phased off Canadian roads due to safety and emissions standards.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Argument Between Pizza Delivery Driver and Woman Outside ‘Prestigious’ Apartment
Did a video shared widely in April 2025 show a real argument between a man attempting to deliver a pizza and a woman trying to block him from entering her "prestigious" apartment complex with it? No, that's not true: The man and woman wer
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Capture Canada’s Carney Authentic Speech About Banning Cars Manufactured Before 2000
Does a viral clip show Canada's PM Mark Carney announcing phasing out "all vehicles manufactured before 2000 due to safety and emission standards"? No, that's not true: The video reused the footage of his tariff-related speech while repla
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Man In SS Uniform Is NOT George Soros — It’s Oskar Gröning, A Corporal in Hitler’s Waffen SS At Auschwitz
Does a viral post of a man in a Nazi SS uniform document the young life of financier George Soros? No, that's not true: It's not Soros. Further, the meme and other similar posts about Soros provide no documentary evidence for the extraord
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Image Does NOT Show Actual Jewish Settlers Splashing Liquid On Palestinian Woman In Wheelchairs
Does a viral online image authentically show "Jewish settlers" pouring a "hit liquid" on two elderly Palestinian sisters in wheelchairs? No, that's not true: According to AI detection tools the image was AI generated and no liquid -- "hit
The Dispatch→ Stickin’ It to The (Strong)Man
The classical roots of Donald Trump’s thuggish incompetence.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Woman’s Reaction On A Bus To Man Wearing Military Fatigues And Red MAGA Hat
Does a video depict a real-life scene showing a woman screaming at a man dressed in military fatigues and wearing a MAGA hat on a bus? No, that's not true: The video is part of a series of scripted skits, that follow the same scenario whe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Sleeping Rose Mantis’ Is NOT Real Insect
Do viral videos prove the existence of a creature named "Sleeping Rose Mantis" that transforms itself into a flower? No, that's not true: No databases of scientific literature reviewed by Lead Stories showed any mentions of such an insect
The Dispatch→ Busting ‘Manufacturing Jobs’ Myths
A nostalgia-soaked return to the 1950s industrial workforce is neither preferable nor possible.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Michelle Obama Did NOT Refer to Herself ‘As a Black Man’
Did an April 2025 video show former First Lady Michelle Obama referring to herself "as a Black man"? No, that's not true: Obama was addressing Marlon Wayans, a Black man, and introduced her question to him with that preface. Obama and her
Full Fact→ German news outlet did not report Russian spies had US defence secretary’s phone number
A claim that German intelligence arrested two Russian spies who had Pete Hegseth’s private number was attributed to Der Spiegel, but the publication confirmed it did not publish such a story.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Man Was NOT Decapitated on Space Mountain in April 2025 — ‘Mouse Trap News’ is a Parody Site
Did a man get decapitated on Space Mountain at Walt Disney World in April 2025? No, that's not true: A widely-shared video which recounted the story came from an account that describes itself as "the world's best satire and parody site."
The Dispatch→ Flood the Zone With German
Everything sounds scarier in German.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Woman’s Reaction To Airline Passenger Flying In Red MAGA Hat
Does a viral video depict a real-life scene showing a woman protesting against being seated next to a man in a MAGA hat on a plane? No, that's not true: The footage was initially uploaded on the internet by an account that publishes sketc
Full Fact→ Posts claiming to show someone injured in hit-and-run accident actually show man who died of Covid in 2021
The same picture has been posted in community groups for different locations across the UK and abroad.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Many Pope Francis Mourners, Not Just Trump, Dressed in Blue
Did an authentic photograph show several mourners wearing blue attire at the funeral of Pope Francis? No, that's not true: An image shared widely on social media had been digitally edited to change the color and tone of the clothes worn b
Health Feedback→ Journalist Alex Berenson misrepresents German study on COVID-19 mRNA vaccination
REVIEW At the end of March 2025, journalist Alex Berenson published a Substack post claiming that a German study showed COVID-19 mRNA vaccines changed “a crucial part of the macrophage chromosome called the histone” and that these changes are
PolitiFact→ Trump skewed the facts about Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, MS-13 gang and deportation
Trump misleads about proof of Abrego Garcia gang membership
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Guardian Article Screenshot Demanding ‘Next Pope Must Be Muslim’ Originated On Satire Account
Did the U.K. newspaper The Guardian publish an opinion column withe the headline "The next Pope must be Muslim or there will be violence on the streets of Europe" by Yasmin Alibhai-Brown, in April 2025? No, that's not true: A screenshot t
PolitiFact→ Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense In America – Firearm-related deaths are No. 1 killer of college-age people, data shows
“Gun violence is the leading killer of college-aged people in the U.S.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Body Cam Video Of Cop Demanding ID From Black Lawyer Shopping Is Not Authentic — Actors Acting!
Does a police body cam video show an authentic incident in which an officer is demanding that a Black man in a business suit hand over his identification while shopping in a boutique store? No, that's not true: The video first appeared on
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show April 17, 2025 Gunman At FSU/Florida State University — Real Photo, But From 2023 Shooting In Maine
Did an image shared on social media show the shooter during an April 17, 2025 mass shooting on the campus of Florida State University? No, that's not true: The image of the armed man in a brown hoodie first appeared online in 2023. It sho
The Dispatch→ El Salvador’s Strongman Forges Closer Ties with Trump
Some administration allies look to President Nayib Bukele for inspiration.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Nayib Bukele and Trump officials on Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia’s deportation
At the White House on April 14, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele and several Trump administration officials misleadingly spoke about the case of Kilmar Armando Abrego Garcia, a man the U.S. mistakenly deported to El Salvador. We fact-checked their st
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Selfie Posted In 2020 By Man Charged With Starting Fire At PA Governor Josh Shapiro’s Residence Did NOT Include ‘Fuck Trump’ Message
Did Cody Balmer, who is suspected of arson at the residence of the governor of Pennsylvania, publish a selfie with a "Fuck Trump" inscription? No, that's not true: The picture that went viral after the release of the suspect's name was di