Is there a real news story saying every FBI agent involved in the Mar-a-Lago raid was fired and did they have their pensions stripped? No, that's not true: A meme making that claim originated on a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer. T
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satire Story About Kash Patel Seizing Bank And Phone Records Of Pelosi Staffers Originated On Page Trolling Conservatives
Are there news reports about FBI Director Kash Patel seizing phone and bank records for "everyone on Pelosi's staff on January 6th"? No, that's not true: A meme making that claim originated on a Facebook page with a satire disclaimer. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satire Story About AOC’s Family Cashing Social Security Check Of Dead Grandmother Originated On Site Trolling Conservatives
Did the family of Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez overlook 14.5 years of cashing the social security check of their dead grandmother? No, that's not true: The "news" about the social security check originated on a website with a c
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Plastic surgery crime story originated on a self-described satire site
“Man gets plastic surgery and name change to date his ex-girlfriend after she obtains a restraining order.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Barron Trump Tweet Calls For National Cancer Institute DOGE Audit — Originated On Now Suspended Account
Did Barron Trump post a tweet on X about DOGE auditing the National Cancer Institute because they hadn't found a cure yet after 88+ years of research? No, that's not true: A viral screenshot of such a post appears to have originated on a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Of Cybertruck Being Crushed By Excavator Originated On TikTok Account Promoting AI Video Creation Training And Tools
Does a viral video genuinely show a Tesla Cybertruck being crushed by a digger or excavator? No, that's not true: According to a detection tool, the video was generated using AI. The account that originally posted it has published several
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Whoopi Goldberg didn’t get ‘The View’ a $6 million federal grant. That claim originated as satire.
The Department of Government Efficiency “found a $6 million grant awarded to Whoopi Goldberg to ‘promote diversity on The View.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Meme Claims Oprah Winfrey Is The Largest Land Owner In Western North Carolina — Originated On Page Trolling Conservatives
Does the story that Oprah Winfrey is now the largest land owner in Western North Carolina come from an actual news source? No, that's not true: An image meme that said she "bought out hundreds of families" for "pennies on the dollar" orig
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: GSA Has NOT Been Paying Chelsea Clinton $46,000 a Month Since 2003 — Story Originated On Satire Website
Did the General Services Administration send Chelsea Clinton $43,000 per month since 2003? No, that's not true: That story originated on a website named "The Dunning-Kruger Times" which has a clear disclaimer it publishes satire. It is ru
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim DOGE Halted $2.6 Million Annual Payment To Obama For ‘Obamacare Royalties’ Originated On Satire Site
Did DOGE halt a $2.6 million annual payment to former President Obama for "Obamacare" royalties? No, that's not true: The story originated in a meme from a satirical Facebook page. The owner of the page is known for tricking conservative
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rumors About Four-Star General Shredding Documents And Fleeing Country Originated In Anonymous TikTok Video — No Proof Offered
Did a rumor about Kash Patel ordering a SWAT raid on three Pentagon officials, and the existence of surveillance footage capturing a four-star general shredding documents, originate with reliable news sources? No, that's not true: The sto
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story About Nancy Pelosi’s Vineyard Receiving Millions In USAID Or Federal Grants Originated On A Satire Website
Were there actual news reports about Nancy Pelosi's vineyard receiving $14 million from USAID for "experimental farming"? No, that's not true: The story originated in a meme from a satirical Facebook page. The owner of the page is known f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story Of German Pilot Terminated For Refusing To Spray Chemtrails Originated On Satire Site
Was German Lufthansa pilot "Christoph W." terminated by his employer for refusing to spray chemtrails, and did he then sue them in Nuremberg? No, that's not true: The story originated on the YouTube channel of "Der Postillon," a well-know
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Carrie Underwood Won $1 Billion Defamation Lawsuit Involving ‘The View’ — Originated On Clickbait Channels
Did Carrie Underwood win a billion-dollar defamation lawsuit against "The View" or did she even sue them? No, that's not true: The story alleging there was a lawsuit involving comments on "The View" about Underwood's performance at Presid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: British Singer Sam Smith Is NOT ‘Self-Partnered’ — Originated On Satirical Facebook Page
Is British singer Sam Smith "self-partnered," meaning that they are not single but in a relationship with themselves? No, that's not true: The claim originated on a satirical Facebook page with a clear disclaimer. There is no evidence tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim DOGE Forwarded Names Of 163 Members Of Congress To IRS Originated On Satire Page
Did the claim that DOGE forwarded the names of 163 members of Congress to the IRS for "Immediate Audit" and that 156 of them were Democrats originate on an actual news website? No, that's not true: The meme featured a fake, cartoonish DOG
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claims the NFL ‘canceled’ Elon Musk’s DOGE ads originated from satire account
“The NFL admits to canceling Elon's DOGE Super Bowl ads.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Claim the White House Offered Ashli Babbitt’s Family A Plot In Arlington National Cemetery’s Section 16 Originated On Satirical Facebook Page
Did the White House offer Ashli Babbitt's family a plot in Section 16 at Arlington National Cemetery? No, that's not true: The claim originated on a satirical Facebook page with a clear disclaimer. The owner of the page is known for trick
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: 9th Circuit Court "Ruling" About 84 Unconstitutional Pardons By Joe Biden Originated On Satirical Facebook Page
Did the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rule that 84 of President Joe Biden's last-minute pardons were unconstitutional and did the opinion of "Judge Joe Barron" appear on a court website? No, that's not true: The ruling originated on a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story NFL ‘Admitted’ To Canceling Elon Musk Super Bowl Ads Originated On Satirical Facebook Page
Did the NFL admit to canceling Elon's DOGE Super Bowl ads as several viral social media posts say? No, that's not true: This claim originated on a satirical Facebook page with a clear disclaimer. The page owner is known for tricking conse
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Malia Obama Quote About Getting $2.3M From USAID Originated On Satirical Facebook Page
Did Malia Obama say she "deserved every penny of the $2.3 million she got from USAID" and was this payment reported by a news website or public official? No, that's not true: The quote about the USAID payment originated on a satirical Fac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mirrored Video Of MAGA Hat Wearing Patient Who ‘Gets Denied Healthcare’ Originated On Channel With Skits
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Story About Arrest Of USDA Inspector General Phyllis Fong Originated On Site With Satire Disclaimer
Did a story about JAG arresting Phyllis Fong, the USDA inspector general who defied her dismissal by President Donald Trump, originate on a news website? No, that's not true: The story first appeared on Real Raw News, a site with a legal
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bishop Mariann Budde Was NOT Removed From National Cathedral By Episcopal Archdiocese Of Washington — Originated On Satirical Site
Was Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde removed from the National Cathedral by the Episcopal Archdiocese of Washington after she angered newly elected President Donald Trump during the inaugural prayer service? No, that's not true: A spokesper
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Redirect $2 Billion From ‘Welfare For Illegals’ To NC As Of January 27, 2025 — Originated On Satirical Site
Did President Trump redirect $2 billion meant for welfare programs for undocumented immigrants to the residents of North Carolina during the first week of his second term in 2025? No, that's not true: This claim is from a self-described s
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claims about FEMA, North Carolina, and $2 billion earmarked for migrants originated on parody pages
“FEMA has been directed back to North Carolina with $2 billion in emergency funds: ‘We transferred it from the programs that fund welfare for illegals. They don’t be needing it.’”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ABC’s ‘The View’ Set Did NOT Burn Down In January 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires — Claim Originated On Self-Described Satire Site
Did the set for ABC's talk show "The View" burn down amid the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires? No, that's not true: A spokesperson for the show told Lead Stories that the program has always been based in New York City. The website wher
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Whoopi Goldberg’s Los Angeles Mansion Was Destroyed By January 2025 Wildfires — Claim Originated On Self-Described Satire Site
Did a Facebook post confirm that Whoopi Goldberg's house burned during the January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires? No, that's not true: The website the rumor was found on described itself as a page specializing in "Satire and Parody News," ad
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claim Denmark offered to buy U.S. and give free health care originated as satire
After Donald Trump offered to buy Greenland, “Denmark clapped back saying they’d buy the USA, give us free healthcare, and actually make America great again.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Claim that men’s team refused to compete against Lia Thomas originated as satire
“Men’s swimming team refuses to compete against Lia Thomas, calling her a 'cheat'”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tom Hanks Did NOT Say He Was Leaving US — Originated From Satirical Source
Did actor Tom Hanks withdraw his 2025 Oscar nominations and leave the United States, saying "I've had enough" in an Instagram video? No, that's not true: This story comes from a self-described satirical website whose About Us page announc
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Marjorie Taylor Greene quote about Matt Gaetz, Congress members originated on satire account
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene said “if every member of Congress had to resign for doing what Matt Gaetz has been accused of, Democrats would have a supermajority.’"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Adam Schiff Did NOT Pay $7.6 Million For ‘Incident’ Involving ‘Boy’s Family’ — Story Originated From Self-Described Satire Website
Did Rep. Adam Schiff pay a "boy's family" $7.6 million in damages for "an incident"? No, that's not true: A 2022 article in a self-described satire website with the disclaimer, "Everything on this website is fiction" originated this. Ther
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Has NOT Banned ‘Pride Content’ From X — Originated From Self-Described Satire Account
Did Elon Musk permanently ban LGBTQ+ Pride content from X because "protecting kids comes first"? No, that's not true: The account that posted this incorrect information is from a self-described satirical Facebook page that explains, "We p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Beyoncé Did NOT Say She Wouldn’t Perform In Red States — Story Originated From Site With Satire Label
Did Beyoncé declare she would no longer perform in "red states," meaning states that went for President-elect Donald Trump? No, that's not true: This comes from a website that publishes fake stories about famous people. The site describe
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Don’t flip. Claims that Quaker Oats is bringing back Aunt Jemima originated as satire
“Breaking: Quaker Oats bows to backlash, brings back Aunt Jemima.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Shark bait: Viral claim that Mark Cuban lost $1 billion after endorsing Harris originated as satire.
“Mark Cuban’s net worth takes a $1 billion hit after controversial endorsement” of Kamala Harris
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Story about Elon Musk buying CNN originated on a satire site
“Elon Musk reportedly eyeing CNN acquisition: ‘I’ll fix the media, one network at a time.’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photos of Disney World ‘destroyed’ by Hurricane Milton originated as satire
Photos show that Disney World was “destroyed by Hurricane Milton.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Claims that Kid Rock aided storm victims while Taylor Swift did nothing originated as satire
"Kid Rock heads to North Carolina with Millions in supplies. Taylor Swift Nowhere to be Found.”