Is a viral video a real news report about a "Sheriff Larry Leda" saying he'd apply for a green card for the Mexican rescue team that saved his family? No, that's not true: The footage in the viral video came from a press conference during
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Full Fact→ An Urgent Call for Action: Committee Report on Social Media, Misinformation and Harmful Algorithms
Full Fact responds to the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee Report on Misinformation.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Texas floods fact-check: NWS and NOAA cut jobs, but Trump hasn't ‘defunded’ them
The Trump administration “has defunded not only the National Weather Service but also what’s known as NOAA.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Naturally occurring rainfall caused deadly Texas flooding, not a corporation’s cloud seeding
The Rainmaker Technology Corp.’s cloud seeding caused the July 4 flooding in Texas.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – LA tow truck drivers are not towing ICE vehicles, that claim originated as satire
“The tow truck drivers in Los Angeles are quickly towing ICE vehicles improperly parked!”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – LA tow truck drivers are not towing ICE vehicles, that claim originated as satire
“The tow truck drivers in Los Angeles are quickly towing ICE vehicles improperly parked!”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – LA tow truck drivers are not towing ICE vehicles, that claim originated as satire
“The tow truck drivers in Los Angeles are quickly towing ICE vehicles improperly parked!”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Video of woman in rainbow hijab in Iran is AI-generated
Video shows a woman wearing a rainbow hijab and a bomb vest who filmed her visit to Iran.
PolitiFact→ False war imagery flooded social media after US attack on Iran. How to tell real footage from fake
How to verify footage amid US attack on Iran
News Facts Network→ New AI Study Uses Media Bias Fact Check to Accurately Detect Political Bias in News
A groundbreaking study published in PLOS One demonstrates that machine learning can effectively detect political...
News Facts Network→ U.S. Resumes Student Visas With Social Media Screening Requirement
The State Department announced Wednesday that it is resuming student visa processing with a new...
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No proof Gov. Tim Walz posted, or deleted posts, about Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter
“Governor Tim Walz has DELETED every post he made praising Minnesota (assassin) Vance Boelter.”
News Facts Network→ Macron Rejects Trump’s Proposal for Putin to Mediate Israel-Iran Conflict
French President Emmanuel Macron rejected Donald Trump‘s suggestion that Russian President Vladimir Putin could mediate... The post Macron Rejects Trump’s Proposal for Putin to Mediate Israel-Iran Conflict appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Trump urges immediate evacuation of Tehran
Donald Trump warned residents of Tehran to “immediately evacuate” Monday, criticizing Iran for rejecting a... The post Trump urges immediate evacuation of Tehran appeared first on News Facts Network.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – A Craigslist posting is looking for ‘seat fillers’ at D.C. military parade. Is it real?
Companies called “T-Mellon Events” and “Fight Fite Fight LLC” are offering to pay “seat fillers” in Washington, D.C, on June 14.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Stratoshade’ Trademark Attributed To Boeing In Social Media Image — No Such Trademark Registered
Does a "Boeing Memorandum" shared on social media show a real "Stratoshade" trademark for a jet fuel additive to reduce solar radiation? No, that's not true: The image, purporting to be from the "Boeing Atmospheric Management Division" co
PolitiFact→ Social Media – How AI chatbots falsely described photos Gavin Newsom shared of sleeping troops
California Gov. Gavin Newsom shared images taken in 2021 and said they showed National Guard troops sleeping on the floor in June 2025.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Samuel Haider’ Is NOT Suspected Shooter In Graz — Posts Recycle Meme That Mocks Comedian Sam Hyde
Is the name of a suspect in the Graz shooting Samuel Haider? No, that's not true: A viral post recycled the meme in circulation since 2015 that casts the comedian Sam Hyde as an attacker after mass shootings in the U.S. or abroad. No cred
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parody Account Posted Fake Shohei Ohtani Quote Saying ‘They Have To Go’ — Not Reported In Media
Did sports media report that Japanese baseball player Shohei Ohtani said "There's a right way and a wrong way to get into this country. They broke the law- they have to go." when commenting on recent LA protests? No, that's not true: That
PolitiFact→ Is Donald Trump in the Jeffrey Epstein files? What to know after social media fight with Elon Musk
What are the Epstein files and is Donald Trump in them?
Full Fact→ Social media clip supposedly of ‘destroyed Russian warplanes’ is very likely AI
This clip shows clear signs it was made using artificial intelligence, and is being shared after Ukraine recently used drones to strike Russian aircraft.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, Trump couldn't delay, cancel elections if GOP ‘big beautiful bill’ becomes law
The Republican tax and spending bill will let President Donald Trump “delay or cancel elections — legally.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fictional Story About Jamal Roberts Turning Down Tesla Ad Cites No Sources — NO Actual ‘Media Frenzy’ Happened
Did American Idol winner Jamal Roberts turn down a Tesla ad from Elon Musk in an upcoming music video? No, that's not true: A viral article about such a rejection did not name any verifiable sources or offer any quotes to back that up. It
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Video of Qatari emir criticizing President Trump is a deepfake
Video shows the Qatari emir saying, “I truly regret inviting Trump, the robber, to the Middle East.”
The Dispatch→ Cover-Up of Biden’s Decline Shows Media Should Be More Skeptical
History shows presidents have a knack for hiding their health problems.
Full Fact→ Second Labour MP corrects social media claim about number of migrants ‘deported’
The Dispatch→ The Temptation and the Fall of the Media
A new book animates old arguments about the mainstream media’s blinders.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Did Bill Clinton create a fast-track deportation process exempt from due process? No.
“In 1996, Congress specifically authorized the executive branch to conduct non-judicial deportations NOT SUBJECT TO DUE PROCESS.”
Lead Stories→ New Pope, New Conspiracies, But At The Speed Of Social Media
ROME - That puff of white from atop the Sistine Chapel has long been a starting gun for conspiracists. With a new character in the story, they proclaim they alone tell the truth about dark forces playing pontifical puppeteers. These stori
The Dispatch→ How the Media Created Andrew Tate
A stunted discourse about men and boys leads to little besides hand-wringing—and hate.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Feature JD Vance’s Sister Asking Internet To Stop Saying He Killed Pope Francis — Comedian’s Series
Did JD Vance's sister take to social media to ask internet trolls to stop saying the Vice President killed Pope Francis? No, that's not true: The video is one of a series by comedian Blair Erskine in which she has played roles such as Def
The Dispatch→ Trump Steps Up His Media Attacks
The administration has restricted access to some news outlets as the FCC pursues investigations of others.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Social media post distorts ballot shortage in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election
“Seven counties in Wisconsin (ran) out of ballots” and it was “intentional” to diminish Republican voter turnout.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Dwayne ‘The Rock Johnson’ Promised On Social Media To ‘Punch’ Elon Musk If He ‘Doesn’t Leave America Alone’
Did wrestler Dwayne Johnson, also known as The Rock, threaten to "punch" Elon Musk on X in March 2025, if the tech billionaire "doesn't leave America alone"? No, that's not true: A review of Johnson's posts doesn't confirm he ever publish
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer did post on social media about Mothering Sunday
Some have claimed the PM posted about Eid on Sunday while failing to mention Mother’s Day. But while that was true on X, he did mention Mother’s Day on Facebook, Instagram and LinkedIn.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Image of a person dressed as Pikachu in Turkey protests is AI-generated
Image shows a “person dressed up as Pikachu to resist police violence” in Turkey.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Transcript Extends Tulsi Gabbard Response To Jim Himes Question On Retweeting Russian State Media Individual
Does a genuine transcript show what Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard said after Representative Jim Himes asked a question about retweeting "posts from individuals affiliated with Russian state media" using her personal acco
The Dispatch→ Social Media Users Spread False Claim That Elon Musk Bought MSNBC
Comcast, MSNBC’s parent company, currently plans to integrate the news network into a new spinoff company.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Media Satirist Damon Imani Has NEVER Argued With Sunny Hostin On "The View" — Fake Broadcast Clips Are His Schtick
Did Damon Imani appear on the February 24, 2025 episode of "The View" to verbally spar with co-host Sunny Hostin over the term "Woke", as a social media post seems to show? No, that's not true: Imani has never appeared on ABC's morning sh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Social Media SCAM Posts Falsely Warn Tattooed Man Called ‘Talavera, Benjamin’ Stabbed Two People To Death
Is there a legitimate warning circulating about a man named "Talavera, Benjamin" on the run and charged with stabbing to death someone's two Caseyville, IL neighbors, two Pensacola, FL neighbors, two Portage, IN neighbors? No, that's not