People are taking the claim at face value, but it seems to have originated from a page calling itself “an obvious satire account”.
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Men Handling Real Guns Outside Dublin Mosque — Police Say They Were Airsoft Replicas
Does a viral video show men handling real guns outside a mosque in Dublin, Ireland? No, that's not true: Law enforcement denied that the objects were real weapons. The statement issued by the police said that the objects in question were
Full Fact→ Videos of woman in niqab telling police ‘you can’t arrest me’ are fake
AI-generated clips showing a woman being arrested by police officers in a supermarket have been shared by multiple accounts on Facebook.
Full Fact→ Video compilation of police tackling ‘scooter thieves’ is fake
A video being shared on social media supposedly showing police officers tackling “scooter thieves” was generated using AI.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Clips Of UK Police Tackling Scooter Thieves Were Made With AI
Does a real video show UK police officers tackling scooter thieves? No, that's not true: A visual inspection by Lead Stories found several glitches characteristic of AI-generated content. There are no credible media reports about the inci
Full Fact→ Fake portraits of police officers killed in crash shared online
We’ve seen AI-generated portraits circulating online claiming to show the two police officers who died in a car crash on the A66 near Middlesbrough on Saturday.
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: AI Policewomen Want To Arrest Your Attention — Don’t Get Caught In Their Emotional Speed Trap
Have you seen a viral video showing a beautiful policewoman asking for engagement or friendship, a simple "Hello" or a follow? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such videos recently and has found that many of them were created using ar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Suspect Climbing On SUV To Taunt Police During LA Car Chase
Is a video showing a suspect climbing on top of an SUV to taunt police during a car chase in Los Angeles authentic? No, that's not true: The original footage of the car chase, captured by a local news station, does not show the driver cli
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Trans Florida Student Is NOT Fake, AI-Generated Or Staged — It’s REAL Police Footage
Is a video showing a transgender Florida student fake, AI-generated, or staged? No, that's not true: The footage is body camera video from the University of Central Florida Police Department. The incident occurred in February 2025 and inv
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Did NOT Decide Against Releasing CCTV Footage Of M.P. Ann Widdecombe Murder Suspect To Hide His Race, Ethnicity
Did police in the United Kingdom decide not to release CCTV footage of a suspect in the murder of Conservative Member of Parliament Ann Widdecombe to hide his race or ethnicity? No, that's not true: When Devon and Cornwall Police announce
Full Fact→ Video does not show police ‘seizing’ mannequin for ‘offending Pakistani community’
A video that appears to show police officers loading a mannequin into a van is from a protest in November 2025 against the government’s decision to ban Palestine Action, and has nothing to do with the Pakistani community.
Full Fact→ Image of Thai police officers ‘undercover wearing drag’ is fake
A viral image supposedly showing a group of Thai police officers after an undercover sting was actually edited using AI.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Park Police Did Not Arrest ‘Antifa Operatives’ For Dumping Algae Into Reflecting Pool — Claim Originated As Spoof
Did the U.S. Park Police arrest "antifa operatives" for dumping algae into the Reflecting Pool on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page known for posting satirical content that
Full Fact→ Footage of police taking wheelie bin is from 2022
An old video filmed in Belfast has been shared online with false claims it shows officers in Southampton putting a bin in a police van after recent protests in the city.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Belfast Stabbing Victim From Viral Video Is NOT A 15-Year-Old — Police Say Man In His 40s
Was the person injured in what news media described as an attempted beheading in Belfast as young as 15 years old? No, that's not true: The authorities said the victim was a man in his 40s. He was in the hospital in serious condition but
Full Fact→ Incorrect names for police officers involved in Henry Nowak arrest circulate online
Hampshire Police Federation has confirmed Christi Hill and Tristan Parsons were not involved in the incident.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: EDITED Image Falsely Shows ‘Claw’ Hand Of Police Officer Arresting Fatally Stabbed Student Henry Nowak
Does a real image show the "claw" hand of a police officer arresting fatally stabbed student Henry Nowak in Southampton, England, in December 2025? No, that's not true: The image circulating on social media is an edited screenshot from a
Full Fact→ Police haven’t given any official estimates of the number attending Arsenal’s victory parade
It’s been widely claimed online that the Metropolitan Police said 1.5 million people attended Arsenal’s title parade on Sunday—but the Met says it hasn’t given any official figures.
Full Fact→ Dorset police didn’t say 44% of sex offences are carried out by asylum seekers
Dorset Police said the figure is “incorrect” and was not issued by them. We could find no evidence it was true.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Cole Tomas Allen’s Brother Or Family Did NOT Warn Police 48 Hours In Advance Of Shooting At White House Correspondents’ Dinner
Did Cole Tomas Allen's brother or family give the police a warning 48 hours in advance of his shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner? No, that's not true: Court documents filed in the case against Allen state that members of h
Full Fact→ Police data for London doesn’t show knife crime is up 72% in a year
A claim from Conservative MP Esther McVey isn’t supported by police statistics, which show knife-enabled crime fell by 11% in the year to September 2025.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Staged Video Shows British Kids Locking Police Officer In Supermarket Shopping Carts — Prank Skit
Does a video show a real incident where British kids trapped a police officer inside a chain of locked shopping trolleys? No, that's not true: This video is a skit and the people are actors. The video was originally published on Facebook
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
Full Fact→ Has the government achieved its pledge to ‘put police back on the beat’?
The government’s Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee pledged to put a Neighbourhood Policing Team in every local area.
Full Fact→ Has the government delivered 13,000 additional neighbourhood police?
Labour has committed to delivering 13,000 additional neighbourhood police as part of its Neighbourhood Policing Guarantee.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DJ Vlad ‘Confession’ Saying Jay-Z and Roc Nation Paid Judges, Jury, Witnesses, Police To Convict Tory Lanez In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting IS Satirical Trolling — Read The Last Line
Is a DJ Vlad 'confession' that Roc Nation bribed the judge, jury, witnesses, and police to convict Tory Lanez for shooting Megan Thee Stallion real? No, that's not true: While it was posted by DJ Vlad's X account, it concluded with a sent
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Guthrie’s Daughter Annie Guthrie Was NOT Taken Into Police Custody In The Disappearance Of Her Mother — It’s Viet Spam
Did police arrest Annie Guthrie and seize her vehicle after finding something "deeply disturbing" in the investigation of her mother Nancy Guthrie's disappearance? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, there was no evidence that An
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Police-Recovered Footage Of Street At ‘Exact moment’ Savannah Guthrie’s mother disappeared" — AI Clip Spread Via Viet Spam
Does a viral video show security camera footage recovered by police that shows the exact moment Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy, disappeared? No, that's not true: The Pima County Sheriff, whose office is investigating the kidnapping, has
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Is NOT Police-Recovered Footage Of Street At ‘Exact moment’ Savannah Guthrie’s mother disappeared" — AI Clip Spread Via Viet Spam
Does a viral video show security camera footage recovered by police that shows the exact moment Savannah Guthrie's mother, Nancy, disappeared? No, that's not true: The Pima County Sheriff, whose office is investigating the kidnapping, has
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Guthrie’s Son-In-Law Tommaso Cioni Is NOT ‘Blockaded’ In Home Surrounded By Police — It’s Viet Spam
Did police blockade Tommaso Cioni's home with him inside as their probe into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance "suddenly" focused on the son-in-law as a suspect? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, there was no evidence that police h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Guthrie’s Son-In-Law Tommaso Cioni Is NOT ‘Blockaded’ In Home Surrounded By Police — It’s Viet Spam
Did police blockade Tommaso Cioni's home with him inside as their probe into Nancy Guthrie's disappearance "suddenly" focused on the son-in-law as a suspect? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, there was no evidence that police h
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Did NOT Find Body Of Elderly Woman In Pima County With Clothing Matching Savannah Guthrie’s Mom — Sheriff Says Not True
Did police discover the body of an elderly woman in a Pima County suburb with clothing found at the scene that closely resembled what Nancy Guthrie was wearing before her disappearance? No, that's not true: "This is not factual," the publ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Anti-ICE Protesters Did NOT Beat Up Staff At Minneapolis Hotel, NOT TRUE That ‘Police Never Came’
Did a social media post correctly report that anti-ICE protesters at a hotel in Minneapolis started "beating up the staff because two ICE officers were staying there" and that local police were absent from the scene? No, that's not true:
PolitiFact→ In Context: What did Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey say about police fighting ICE?
In Context: Mayor Jacob Frey’s comments about police and ICE
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Real ‘Transgender Police Spokesperson Lyle Culpepper’ Talking About Brown University Attack
Does a viral clip show real "transgender Providence Police Department spokesperson Lyle Culpepper" demanding that the public stop saying "the Brown shooter"? No, that's not true: The person in the video is comedian L.E. Staiman. In interv
Full Fact→ Video of soldier shouting at police officer is AI-generated
A video shared thousands of times on social media appears to show a British soldier confronting a police officer, but is AI-generated and not genuine.
Full Fact→ Police forces across the UK have not been searching for a missing 13-year-old called ‘Harley Steward’
Alerts have been posted in various local Facebook groups warning about a missing 13-year-old boy, but police forces for these areas say they have had no such reports.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Of Shouting Protester Getting Pepper Sprayed In The Face By A Riot Police Officer — It’s AI-Generated
Does a video show the moment when a fed-up riot police officer pepper sprays a shouting protester in the face? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. A glitch that gives away the AI origin is that the pepper spray canister falls
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Official Says NO Massive Walkout At NYPD After New Mayor Elected
Was there a massive walkout at the NYPD the day after a new mayor was elected in New York City? No, that's not true: "There is no walkout," a spokesperson with the NYPD told Lead Stories. The claim was made by a congressional candidate ba
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Smiling Riot Policeman Pepper Spraying Woman With Shaved Head Is NOT Real — It’s From A ‘Sora’ Account That Features Text-To-Video AI Clips