Have you seen viral posts showing a map graphic with information about tremors felt all around a state? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such posts recently and found that many of them were created using artificial intelligence. The m
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE AI-Generated Image Shows Putin BRICS Selfie — Posted By Russian Embassy In South Africa
Is the viral selfie featuring Russia's Vladimir Putin surrounded by BRICS leaders an actual photo documenting the group's summit in September 2026? No, that's not true: Three online detectors ruled that it was made by AI. Lead Stories did
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post ‘No More Free Niagara Falls For Canada!’ — It Is A Made-Up Screenshot
Did President Donald Trump post "No more free Niagara Falls for Canada" on his social media accounts? No, that's not true: A review of Trump's Truth Social account found no record of such a post. The claim appears to have originated with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYC Mayor Mamdani Did NOT Write Post About Interview With Charlie Kirk In September 2025
Did New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani post on X in September 2025 that he, Mamdani, had an interview with conservative activist Charlie Kirk shortly before his assassination? No, that's not true: At the time, Mamdani hadn't taken office
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Defend Natalie Harp After She Posted Nuclear Codes on Instagram — Story Is From Borowitz Report Satire
Did President Donald Trump defend White House aide Natalie Harp after she posted nuclear codes on Instagram? No, that's not true: The claim originated on a website known for posting satirical news content, and there is no evidence that Ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post Animated Video Of Himself Attacking Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney With Hockey Stick
Did Donald Trump post an animated video where he is attacking Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney with a hockey stick? No, that's not true: Trump did not post an animated video of him beating Carney with a hockey stick. Trump posted a sta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Make Post Saying FBI Should Investigate Hunter Biden’s Cryptocurrency Coin
Did President Donald Trump make a real post calling for the Federal Bureau of Investigation to investigate Hunter Biden's cryptocurrency coin? No, that's not true: No record of such a post on Trump's Truth Social account exists. Additiona
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post Photo Of Himself In Military Uniform Covered In Medals
Did President Donald Trump post a photo of himself in a military uniform covered in medals? No, that's not true: A review of Trump's Truth Social account found no record of such a post. There are also no credible reports that he shared a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Of Robert De Niro With ‘Trump Is My President’ Shirt Was Posted On Trump’s Truth Social Account — It Is AI-Generated
Was a real photo posted on Donald Trump's Truth Social account, showing Robert De Niro posed with a "Trump Is My President" T-shirt? No, that's not true: The image is AI-generated. The Hive Moderation Content Detection tool rated the imag
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Write ‘Too Many Non-Working Holidays In America’ Ahead Of Labor Day 2026 — Post Is From Summer 2025
Did Donald Trump write "too many non-working holidays in America" on his social media account ahead of Labor Day 2026? No, that's not true: A review of Trump's Truth Social account found that the president made the post on June 19, 2025.
FactCheck.org→ Social Media Posts Push False Claim of Trump Chopping Down 60 Cherry Trees
Q: Did the Trump administration have 60 cherry blossom trees cut down in D.C. to build a golf course? A: In what the Department of Interior called “routine maintenance,” about 60 trees were removed from East Potomac Park, according to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post Threat To Close New York’s 9/11 Memorial Because He Was Not Allowed To Speak
Did President Donald Trump really make a post threatening to close the 9/11 Memorial in New York because he wasn't allowed to speak at the annual remembrance ceremony? No, that's not true: A review of Trump's Truth Social account found no
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump DID Make Post On Truth Social About Kharg Island Using An AI-Generated Video
Did President Donald Trump post an AI-generated video along with the caption about Kharg Island being "blown to smithereens" on Truth Social? Yes, that's true: The post was published on Trump's official Truth Social account on Aug. 30, 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Announces ‘Melania Canal’ To Bypass Welland Canal — It Originated From A Satire Account
Did Donald Trump make a post on Truth Social announcing plans for the Melania Canal to bypass the Welland Canal for direct access to Lake America? No, that's not true: Donald Trump never made this post. The fake screenshot has satire wate
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post ‘Our Military Eats The Best’ With AI-Generated Mess Hall Picture
Did President Donald Trump post an AI-generated image of a six-fingered sailor enjoying a heaping tray of food, with the caption "Our military eats the best!" on Truth Social? No, that's not true: Trump never made this post. An early copy
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump’s Truth Social Account Did NOT Post Image Of Him Walking On Water With Caption ‘Pastor. President. Protector.’
Did Donald Trump's Truth Social account post an image of the president walking on water and holding a Bible with the caption, "Pastor. President. Protector."? No, that's not true: A review of Trump's Truth Social account found no record o
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House DID Post Map Showing Strait of Hormuz Is New U.S. Territory — Also on Truth Social
Did the official White House X account post a map with the Strait of Hormuz circled, calling it a new U.S. territory? Yes, that's true: The White House did post a screenshot of a message posted by President Donald Trump of a map of the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Referred to Servicemembers At USS Lincoln As ‘Suckers And Losers’
Did Donald Trump refer to the servicemembers deployed at USS Lincoln as "suckers and losers"? No, that's not true: His account on Truth Social didn't show the purported post. Neither an archive of his posts nor credible media reports ment
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Nonexistent White House X Post With ‘Nintendo Lives Matter’ Images of George Floyd, Derek Chauvin
Does a real screenshot show a White House X post with "Nintendo Lives Matter" and images of what appear to be George Floyd and former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the image ever
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mehdi Hasan Social Media Post Did NOT Have A 9/11 Image Under The Caption ‘Make American Planes Crash Again.’ — Now-Deleted Post Retweeted NewsWire
Does a screenshot show a real Mehdi Hasan social media post with a September 11 photo and the caption, "Make American planes crash again."? No, that's not true: The screenshot is altered. The original Feb. 16, 2025, and later deleted post
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump DID Post AI-Generated Image Of Himself With Patton, MacArthur — All In Historically Inaccurate Uniforms
Did President Donald Trump post an AI-generated image of himself standing between Gen. George Patton and Gen. Douglas MacArthur, with all three men wearing inaccurate uniforms? Yes, that's true: The image appeared on his Truth Social acco
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Moroccan Guard Opening Border Gate Into Ceuta, Spain In July 2026 — Footage Was Posted In 2021
Does a video show a guard in Morocco opening a border fence located at Ceuta, a Spanish territory, in July 2026? No, that's not true: The footage was posted online in 2021. According to a Spanish police union, it does show Moroccan people
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: SATIRICAL California ‘Rep. Jack Kimble’ Posted ‘This Is The America They Want To Take Away’
Does a screenshot show a post made by a real California congressman, Jack Kimble, that includes an AI-generated image of an idealized American family? No, that's not true: Kimble is a fictional satirical politician, not a real congressman
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post O.J. Simpson Meme With Barack Obama, Melania Trump Together
Did President Donald Trump post an O.J. Simpson meme showing former President Barack Obama and first lady Melania Trump riding in the white Bronco together? No, that's not true: Trump posted a meme in 2025 on his Truth Social account show
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump DID NOT Post Image Of Himself With JFK, Gandhi And Jesus Christ — It Came From A Satire Account
Did Donald Trump post an image of himself with John F. Kennedy, Mahatma Gandhi, and Jesus Christ on his Truth Social account? No, that's not true: The image, which appears to mimic a Truth Social post, did not originate with Trump. Instea
Full Fact→ Poster warning Glasgow area has ‘high risk of sexual assault’ not produced by council
An image of a fake Glasgow City Council poster warning about “reports of sexual assaults” is not genuine.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Mitch McConnell’s Staff Posted Hospital Photo Containing Possible AI Glitches
Did Sen. Mitch McConnell's staff post a hospital photo containing possible AI glitches over the weekend of July 18-19, 2026? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the staff of the U.S. senator from Kentucky released such an image
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post ‘Paul McCartney Is An Anti-Trump Joke’ — Creator Says Not Real
Did Donald Trump post "Paul McCartney is an anti-Trump joke" on Truth Social? No, that's not true: The post's original creator said it was fake. There is no such message on Trump's Truth Social account, and no credible news reports exist
Full Fact→ Posts claiming Andy Burnham ‘has no legal right to be Prime Minister’ aren’t accurate
Contrary to a claim circulating on social media, it’s not true that an MP must have been elected in a general election to become Prime Minister.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump DID Post Photo Where He Shows European Leaders A Map With Canada, Greenland And Venezuela Covered In A U.S. Flag — Doctored Map
Did Donald Trump post a photo where he shows European leaders a map of North America with Canada, Greenland and Venezuela covered in the U.S. flag? Yes, that's true: Trump did post the image on his Truth Social account, but the image was
Lead Stories→ Prebunk: ‘Farmer Vs. Activist’ Dialogue Posts Are Grown With AI — Feeding Audiences Slop To Farm Engagement
Have you seen viral images of an "activist" talking to a middle-aged farmer, paired with the caption claiming to describe their dialogue? Lead Stories has spotted a number of such pictures recently and has found that many of them were cre
PolitiFact→ X posts – Social media users spread conspiracy theories about Mitch McConnell after photo release
A photo showing Mitch McConnell and his wife is from his 2023 hospitalization or is AI generated.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Trump Posted as ‘Retribution’ Against Iran Does NOT Show July 2026 U.S. Bombing — It Is June 2025 Israeli Attack
Does an image posted by President Donald Trump on his Truth Social account as evidence of "retribution" against Iran show a U.S. bombing in July 2026? No, that's not true: The photo shows a previous attack on Iran by Israel that took plac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Trump Asking Mullin To Lock Up Communists In ICE Detention Centers — No Such Truth Social Post
Did President Donald Trump make a post on Truth Social asking Markwayne Mullin if ICE detention centers could be used to lock up communists? No, that's not true: Viral images that appear to show such a post are fake; there is no such mess
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Says ‘Belgium Is 2 Weeks Away From Developing A Nuclear Bomb!’
Did President Donald Trump post a message saying, "Belgium is 2 weeks away from developing a nuclear bomb"? No, that's not true: The message, which appears to mimic a Truth Social post, is fake. A review of his account history found no re
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post A Fake Video Of Folarin Balogun Showing ‘Trump Card’ After His Red Card In World Cup Game
Did President Donald Trump post a video of the U.S. men's soccer team player Folarin Balogun showing a "Trump card" in response to his red card during the 2026 FIFA World Cup game? No, that's not true: While Trump did post the text conten
Full Fact→ Story about struggling nurse posted on MP’s social media accounts is ‘fictional’
Labour MP Sureena Brackenridge told Full Fact the post, shared alongside what appears to be an AI image, was intended to “share policy news, explored through a narrative”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump DID Post ‘Dr. Trump And His TDS Patients’ Video On Official Social Media Account
Did President Donald Trump post a video about "Dr. Trump and his Trump Derangement Syndrome patients" on an official social media account? Yes, that's true: The content appeared on his verified Instagram account. Although the video contai
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Posted AI-Generated Photo Of Golden Eagle ‘Gifted’ To White House For 250th Birthday
Did a real photo posted by President Trump show a golden eagle gifted to the White House for its 250th birthday, hanging from the columns in front of the balcony? No, that's not true: The image is AI-generated; one online detection tool i