Did French President Emmanuel Macron publish a clip purporting to show Jeffrey Epstein kissing Melania Trump? No, that's not true: Neither his social media accounts nor news reports confirmed that. The video consisted of a digitally modif
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Share FAKE Melania Trump Statement In Support Of Her Husband — Viet Spam Hallmarks
Did First Lady Melania Trump make a public statement defending President Trump, saying "what is happening to my husband goes far beyond ordinary criticism"? No, that's not true: The claim bears the hallmarks of so-called "Viet Spam" campa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Post A Story That "Florida Man Refuses To Pay Taxes Because He Did Not Personally Approve Any Of The Spending"
Did Fox News post a story with the headline "FLORIDA MAN REFUSES TO PAY TAXES BECAUSE HE DID NOT PERSONALLY APPROVE ANY OF THE SPENDING"? No, that's not true: The Facebook account that originally posted the story is a satire page. It stat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Donald Trump Did NOT Post That C-130 Crash Meant Eight New Air Force Vacancies
Did viral posts share a real Trump Truth Social screenshot about a C-130 crash producing eight Air Force vacancies? No, that's not true: Trump did not post this message, according to Lead Stories' searches of his Truth Social account. No
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Post ‘Tuesday I Will Be Vaporizing An Entire Nation Of ANIMALS’
Did Donald Trump post on Truth Social that he would be "vaporizing an entire nation of ANIMALS" on Tuesday? No, that's not true: There is no evidence such a post was published on Trump's account. The profile description of the account tha
PolitiFact→ Following Trump’s Iran social media post, could the 25th Amendment be invoked against him?
Why it’s unlikely 25th Amendment will be used against Trump
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump’s Easter Morning Truth Social Post Saying ‘Open The F–kin Strait, You Crazy Bastards’ Is Real
Did President Donald Trump post a warning on his Truth Social account on Easter morning, April 5, 2026, that the United States would soon attack Iran's power plants and bridges and demanding that Iran "Open the Fuckin' Strait"? Yes, that'
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Spammy ‘A Positive Update’ Facebook Posts About Dozens Of Celebrities NOT Real Health Update
Did dozens of celebrities suddenly all post a "positive update" on Facebook after a recent medical procedure or treatment? No, that's not true: The posts, often accompanied by images of the celebrity in question and a quote about "pushing
Full Fact→ Post promoting Cadbury Dairy Milk box deal is fake
Cadbury’s parent company, Mondelez, confirmed it’s not a real offer from the chocolate retailer.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ICE agents are at some airports, but this video of a man being detained is a skit
Video shows ICE agent removing “US citizen on a plane for being Latino.”
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, Trump didn’t post on Truth Social asking DeSantis to pardon Tiger Woods
Image shows President Donald Trump asked Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Truth Social to pardon Tiger Woods following a DUI charge.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Does NOT Prove ‘No Kings’ Rallies Participants Were Paid To Join Protests on March 28, 2026
Does a viral post prove that participants of the "No Kings" rallies in March 2026 were paid hourly to protest? No, that's not true: The claim purporting to show the first-person statement of a real protester was first posted by an account
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Trump Post About Ground Operation In Iran That Would Be Strong, Precise, Successful — Fake Truth Social Screenshot
Did President Donald Trump post to Truth Social that the "United States will begin a major Ground Operation in Iran"? No, that's not true: No such message about a "Strong," "Precise" and "Successful" operation appears on Trump's Truth Soc
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Shows Trump Calling For Tiger Woods Pardon In DUI Case — No Such Truth Social Post
Did President Donald Trump make a post on Truth Social urging Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis to pardon golfer Tiger Woods after he was charged with a DUI? No, that's not true: No such post appeared on Trump's Truth Social account, despite a vi
Full Fact→ Fake Keir Starmer post about US leaving NATO circulates online
A statement supposedly posted by the Prime Minister on X saying that American forces must leave UK airbases within 48 hours if the US withdraws from NATO is fake.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say Queen Elizabeth Should Pardon Prince Andrew — Satire Post
Did President Donald Trump post a message on his Truth Social account saying that Queen Elizabeth should pardon former prince Andrew after his arrest? No, that's not true: The original message was posted by an account clearly marked as sa
Full Fact→ Fake Farage X post about Trump on £5 notes circulates
A real X post from Mr Farage about the Bank of England replacing Winston Churchill on bank notes has been edited to make it seem like he wanted the US President on them instead.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Of Trump Threatening WMD Use Against Iran NOT Real Truth Social Post
Does an actual Truth Social post by President Donald Trump threaten to use weapons of mass destruction against Iran? No, that's not true: Even though a viral image claims to show one, there is no such post on his Truth Social account. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Post About Owning ‘Eleven Properties In The Metaverse’ Originated From Content Creator — Not Real
Is the story of a man with "eleven properties in the metaverse" (including a "beachfront villa in Horizon Worlds") whose net worth peaked at $1.2 million real? No, that's not true: It appeared on the X account of content creator and secur
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Trump Post Threatening NATO Allies About Greenland Over Lack Of Hormuz Support — Fake Truth Social Screenshot
Did President Donald Trump post on Truth Social that if NATO allies continued to refuse to help open the "straight" of Hormuz he would "reaffirm" his commitment to securing Greenland? No, that's not true: No such post appeared on Trump's
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Screenshot Purports To Show Donald Trump’s Post Claiming ‘We Won The Iran Thing — Bigly’
Did U.S. President Donald Trump write a post about winning "the Iran thing" in a "Bigly" way on March 19, 2026? No, that's not true: The post did not originate from Trump's account. The image of the entry, as it first appeared on social m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Do NOT Prove Netanyahu Photo Of Iran Strike Order Predates Feb. 28, 2026 — Claim Based On Google Glitch
Do social media posts prove that the Israeli Prime Minister's office reused a photo originally published on Feb. 4, 2026? No, that's not true: The claim appears to have been based on a known Google image search glitch, not evidence of pho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Post About ‘Hormuz Peace Board’ On Truth Social — It’s A Fake Post
Did President Donald Trump post a message about a "Hormuz Peace Board" on his Truth Social account on March 16, 2026? No, that's not true: No post including the phrase "Hormuz Peace Board" could be found on Trump's Truth Social account. T
PolitiFact→ X posts – Israel’s National Security Minister Ben-Gvir isn’t dead, the claim is a social media hoax
"BREAKING: So the Israeli media reports Itamar Ben‑Gvir died in a 'car crash,' while in fact he’s been obliterated by an Iranian missile strike on his home."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Offer Erdoğan To Kill New Iran’s Ruler Mojtaba Khamenei In Post On Truth Social — Image Of It Was Digitally Manufactured
Did U.S. President Donald Trump publicly offer his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, to join U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran to "finish off this Khamenei Jr."? No, that's not true: The screenshot of such a post that circulated on s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Post ‘Mojtaba Khamenei Are You Ready To Meet Your Father?’
Did President Donald Trump post, "Mojtaba Khamenei are you ready to meet your father?" No, that's not true: The fake post did not come from the president's official Truth Social account. While Trump has called Mojtaba Khamenei -- Iran's n
Full Fact→ Post about Toby Carvery giveaway is fake
A post supposedly written by Jack Foreman, claiming to be Toby Carvery’s CEO, says the chain is giving away a free roast for two. But this isn’t a genuine offer.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Joke Post Said Epstein Photo With ‘Why We Fight’ Caption Inserted In ‘Manual For Warfighters’ By Army Prankster — Not Real
Did an Army prankster insert a photo of Jeffrey Epstein captioned "WHY WE FIGHT" into a "Manual for Warfighters" published by Pete Hegseth? No, that's not true: That story came from a satirical account on X that posts comedy content. Ther
Full Fact→ AI images, old videos and false viral claims: what to watch out for when checking posts about the Middle East on social media
In the last week we’ve seen a surge of misinformation relating to the war with Iran—we’ve fact checked 10 viral posts, but that’s just the tip of the iceberg.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Post Does NOT Prove Mark Zuckerberg Was Subpoenaed Over Payments From ‘Horizon Bridge’ to Epstein-Linked ‘Butterfly Foundation
Does a post about Mark Zuckerberg's supposed subpoena accurately reflect recent reporting on the Jeffrey Epstein front company, Butterfly Foundation, named in the Tehran files? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no news articles abou
PolitiFact→ X posts – Viral video shows strikes on Yemen, not attack on U.S. airbase
Video shows a US air base in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, being destroyed by Iran.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Iran has not claimed responsibility for deadly strike on girls’ school, despite social media claims
“The regime in Iran has now confessed that the (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) mistakenly bombed an Iranian school yesterday.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – There’s no evidence the Austin, Texas, mass shooting suspect is ‘Israeli’
“Israeli shooter opened fire inside an Austin (Texas) bar” on March 1, 2026.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – A NYC man did not build this hyper-realistic car out of snow to protest slow snow removal
An Instagram video shows a New York City man sculpting a car out of snow.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Posted By White House Of USA Men’s Hockey Player Brady Tkachuk Calling Canada ‘Maple Syrup Eating F***s’ Is NOT Real — AI-Generated
Did the White House post on TikTok a real video showing USA men's hockey player Brady Tkachuk insulting Canada, calling them "maple syrup eating f***s"? No, that's not true: The clip of Tkachuk bad-mouthing Canada after the USA men's team
Full Fact→ Post offering free Toby Carvery hamper is fake
Full Fact→ Posts falsely claim Rupert Lowe has demanded the PM surrenders ‘profits’ linked to ‘NHS reform legislation’
Full Fact→ Aldi isn’t offering a ‘free food box’ to users who engage with Facebook posts
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Mention of Blackface, Trudeau, Perry Or Drake In USA Hockey Captain Auston Matthews Post Gold Medal Game Interview
Did Team USA hockey captain Auston Matthews go off the rails during a postgame interview, slamming Canada? No, that's not true: Video of Matthews' interview after the Feb. 22, 2026, Olympic gold medal game shows that he never called out C
Full Fact→ Facebook post shares fake Angela Rayner and Suella Braverman quotes
An exchange in which the two politicians threatened to embarrass each other never happened.