Did a photograph shared widely in June 2025 show California's first partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom shopping in Beverly Hills during anti-ICE protests and unrest in Los Angeles? No, that's not true: The photograph was actually taken in Jan
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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: Photo of Sleeping Troops, Shared by Gavin Newsom, Do NOT Show Afghanistan in 2021
Did a photo of troops sleeping on a floor, shared amid President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard in California in June 2025, in fact date to the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021? No, that's not true: the AI chatbot
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Bricks Was NOT Taken In Los Angeles During Protests In Early June 2025
Did a viral image showing a pile of bricks capture a scene in Los Angeles during anti-ICE protests in June 2025? No, that's not true: The photo was taken on the opposite coast of this country, thousands of miles away. The bricks in questi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of John McCain And Lindsay Graham With Osama Bin Laden is NOT Authentic — Old Fake
Is a photo of Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham standing with Osama Bin Laden real? No, that's not true: The image was digitally altered from a real photo of McCain and Graham standing with Afghanistan's president Hamid Karzai in Ju
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mt. Etna Mushroom Cloud Photo Does NOT Document June 2, 2025 Eruption — Authentic Photo, But From 2015
Does a viral post of a white mushroom cloud authentically capture the June 2, 2025 eruption of Mt. Etna? No, that's not true: That image first circulated in 2015. Authentic photos of the 2025 eruption show clouds of a different shape and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Black Teen About to Be Arrested at High School Graduation
Did a still image shared widely in May 2025 really show a Black teen about to be arrested on outstanding warrants, immediately after walking at his high school graduation? No, that's not true: The image was originally posted by the young
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Claimed To Show ‘1930 Russian/Soviet Tarantaika’ Is NOT Real Photo
Does a viral image authentically show a "1930 Russian/Soviet 'Tarantaika'"? No, that's not true: The picture was likely AI generated. The same picture was previously falsely claimed to have been a "restored 1875 chuckwagon" and Nicola Tes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: California’s First Female Architect Julia Morgan’s Reinforced Concrete Tower DID Survive 1906 Quake, But That Photo Is Fake
Did California's first female architect Julia Morgan design a reinforced concrete tower in 1904 that survived a 1906 San Francisco earthquake? Yes, that's true: The "El Campanil" bell tower on the Mills College campus in Oakland was undam
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Ben & Jerry’s ‘From The River’ Ice Cream Tub Photo Is AI Generated
Does ice cream brand Ben & Jerry's sell a flavor called "From the River" featuring a Palestinian flag on the packaging? No, that's not true: A viral image which also showed people with "Press" on their clothes carrying watermelons and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Authentically Show Houthis Missiles Targeting Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport
Does a photo shared on social media authentically show Houthis missiles targeting Israel's Ben Gurion Airport in May 2025? No, that's not true: The Houthis' attempt to target the airport on May 18, 2025, failed when Israel's air defenses
Full Fact→ Old photo shared with false claims it shows a downed Indian jet pilot
The photo actually shows one of two pilots who parachuted to safety before their aircraft crashed during a training exercise in southern India in June 2023, contrary to claims on social media.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo of Two Men With Israeli Flags Does NOT Show Embassy Staff Shot Dead Outside Jewish Museum
Did a photograph shared online show the victims of a May 21, 2025 shooting outside a Jewish museum in Washington D.C.? No, that's not true: The Israeli embassy named Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Lynn Milgrim as the two embassy staff shot de
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Portray Karmelo Anthony Attending Prom
Does a viral image show Karmelo Anthony attending prom with someone wearing a dress made out of banknotes despite a criminal investigation into fatal stabbing charges in Texas? No, that's not true: The person in the image is not him. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Prove Ukrainian Government Issued ‘Rules For Reporters’ Photographing Zelenskyy In Turkey In May 2025
Does a viral image confirm that the Ukrainian government issued new rules prohibiting taking pictures of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy from certain angles? No, that's not true: Talking to Lead Stories, a spokesperson for the Ukr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photos Show Trump ‘Shot Again Exiting the White House’ in May 2025
Did authentic photos shared in May 2025 show President Donald Trump covered in blood after being "shot again while exiting the White House"? No, that's not true: We found no source or corroboration for the two images in question, which ap
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ALTERED Photo Of Shiloh Hendrix Shows Her Holding "$250K You N——" Card
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: 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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Pantsless Pose NOT Authentic Photo of Former New Mexico Magistrate Joel Cano, Charged With Hiding Illegal Alien
Does a social media post include an authentic photo of former New Mexico Magistrate Judge Joel Cano standing pantsless in flip-flops with Cristhian Ortega-Lopez, the Venezuelan man he is accused of hiding from U.S. immigration officials?
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump’s altered Abrego Garcia photo: Why gang experts dismiss MS-13 link to finger tattoos
Donald Trump’s image of ‘MS-13’ finger tattoos: What to know
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘MS13’ Letters And Numbers Added To Photo Of Kilmar Abrego Garcia Knuckle Tattoos Held Up By Trump
Does a printout of a photo held up by President Trump in a picture on social media authentically show the characters "MS13" on the hand of Kilmar Abrego Garcia? No, that's not true: The letters and numbers appear to have been added to the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Phoenix Ikner Marching Behind Anti-Trump Banner During Demonstration — Different Person
Does a photo show alleged FSU shooter Phoenix Ikner marching in an anti-Trump demonstration? No, that's not true: The picture shows Tallahassee Students for a Democratic Society organizer Oliver Cheese marching behind a banner that says "
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo of Fake Hand in Blue Origin Capsule Comes From 2017 Test Flight, NOT 2025 Mission
Did a photograph show a fake hand on board the crew capsule after an April 14, 2025, Blue Origin space flight, suggesting the whole endeavor was a hoax? No, that's not true: The photograph did show the hand of a mannequin, but it was take
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Arrest Of ’45-Year-Old British mother in the UK’ Who Was Then Sentenced To Prison For A Facebook Post
Did an image shared on social media capture the recent arrest of a "45-year-old British mother in the UK" later sentenced to nine months in prison for a Facebook post? No, that's not true: The image first appeared online in 2017. It docum
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Blue Origin Crew ‘Giant Leap for Botox’ Photo is FAKE
Did a widely shared image accurately depict the all-female crew of a Blue Origin spaceflight, with one post describing it as "one giant leap for Botox"? No, that's not true: The image was digitally edited. The original picture was taken b
Full Fact→ Photo of ‘US army general killed in Gaza’ is actually old image from Iraq
There’s no evidence that reports of the death of a general are genuine.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Photo of PA arson suspect Cody Balmer was falsely edited to show anti-Trump sentiment
Cody Balmer, the person charged with setting fire to Pennsylvania governor’s residence, posted a photo that said “F--- Trump.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Critics of ‘Hands Off’ protests mislead with photos, videos they say are proof of paid protestors
Photos and videos show Washington, D.C., protests against White House adviser Elon Musk are “staged & paid — bussed in, scripted, clocked out.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Does Not Authentically Show Diana Fox Carney, Wife of Canadian PM Mark Carney
Did a photograph shared in April 2025 authentically show Diana Fox Carney standing alongside her husband, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney? No, that's not true: the image was digitally edited. The original was taken by the Reuters news
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Austin Metcalf Instagram Post Shows Photo of Guns and Racist Message
Did Austin Metcalf, a Texas teenager stabbed to death in April 2025, earlier post on social media a photograph of guns along with a racist message? No, that's not true: Internet users copied a photo from a 2020 Reddit post, and used digit
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Myanmar quake affected Thailand, but these photos predate that
Images show damage from an “earthquake in Thailand.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clickbait ‘High School Janitor Gifted SUV’ Stories Use Old Photos, Unrelated Donors
Did Karoline Leavitt, Barron Trump, Patrick Mahomes, Dawn Staley, Connor McDavid and many others all surprise a high school janitor with an SUV for his long years of service? No, that's not true: Several clickbait sites use pictures of un
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Image Shows Person With Blue Hair Writing ‘Fascist’ On A Tesla Cybertruck — Not Real Photo
Does an image authentically show a person with blue hair writing "fascist" on a Tesla Cybertruck? No, that's not true: The picture of the half-naked person is AI generated. It originated in a post from an account on X that says it publish
Full Fact→ Image shared with claim about family in London is 2016 stock photo from Malaysia
Social media posts have claimed the photo shows the family of a person called “Khalil”, who supposedly arrived in the UK by boat and lives in a five-bed home in north London.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Turkey Protesters Dressed as Batman, Joker, Spiderman, Pikachu
Did an authentic photo show protesters in Turkey in March 2025, dressed as The Joker, Batman, Pikachu and Spiderman? No, that's not true: the image was AI-generated and was first posted by an X user whose bio contained the disclaimer "All
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Photo Does NOT Show Tesla Cybertruck Vandalized By Real Person In Rainbow Colored Clothing
Does this photo show a real person described as a "liberal" in some social media posts vandalizing a Cybertruck? No, that's not true: The picture of the half-naked person dressed in weird rainbow colored clothes is ai generated. It origin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Man With AR-15 Is NOT Las Cruces, New Mexico, Shooting Suspect
Does a photo of a man holding an AR-15 rifle show a suspect in the mass shooting in Las Cruces, New Mexico, on March 21, 2025? No, that's not true: Las Cruces Police Chief Jeremy Story told reporters the man was interviewed and ruled out
Full Fact→ Photo of Zelenskyy wearing a suit when meeting WEF leader predates Ukraine war
A Facebook post suggests the Ukrainian president recently wore a suit to meet with the World Economic Forum founder Klaus Schwab amid criticism over him not wearing one to meet President Trump.