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Full Fact→ Hoax posts circulating on Facebook about stabbed woman found in submerged vehicle
The posts claim the woman was found in different parts of the UK, but share photos showing unrelated incidents in the US.
Full Fact→ Posts about civil servant ‘responsible’ for increasing state pension age need context
Claims that the former permanent secretary at the Department for Work and Pensions “is retiring” are out of date and don’t give the full picture.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Fact-check: Is new pope linked to anarchist zone as viral headline claims?
Headline said, “Pope Leo XIV was a founding member of the 2020 anarchist Portland Autonomous Zone known as CHAZ.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Is the new pope a ‘registered Republican’? No, but Robert Prevost has voted in GOP primaries
Robert Prevost, the Roman Catholic cardinal who was chosen to be the new pope, is a “registered Republican.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts About Suspects ‘Kelvin Buckland’ And ‘Malena Renae Mason’ Being On The Run In May 2025 Are NOT Authentic Warnings
Do posts about suspects "Kelvin Buckland" and "Malena Renae Mason" being on the run offer a genuine warning for the members of various local communities? No, that's not true: Such posts were later flipped to promote rental deals. If peopl
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – Manipulated audio sparks False narrative that Canadian PM announced ban on cars made before 2000
Video shows Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney saying effective June 1, “all vehicles manufactured before 2000 will be gradually phased off Canadian roads due to safety and emissions standards.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Child sex trafficking already a felony in CA. Bill addresses solicitation of 16- and 17-year-olds
California Democrats “block bill to make sex trafficking minors a felony.”
Lead Stories→ Posts About Removal Of Ruby Bradley’s Service History: What We Know
Was the service history of Colonel Ruby Bradley, an American nurse captured in the Philippines during World War II, removed from official military websites on orders of U.S. President Donald Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or DOGE?
PolitiFact→ X posts – Conservative influencers share edited Michelle Obama comment to push trans conspiracy theory
A video clip shows Michelle Obama describing herself as “a Black man.”
Full Fact→ Missing child hoax posts use picture from supermarket shopping accident
Facebook posts claim the injured child was found an hour earlier, but the image dates back to 2017.
Full Fact→ Facebook posts appear to overstate payments for parliamentarians
Generally MPs are paid salaries and members of the House of Lords are entitled to attendance allowances, but none of them receive both.
Full Fact→ Posts claiming to show someone injured in hit-and-run accident actually show man who died of Covid in 2021
The same picture has been posted in community groups for different locations across the UK and abroad.
Full Fact→ Posts claiming police need help to identify stabbing victim are false
The same picture has been posted in Facebook community groups for different locations across the UK.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump Did NOT Post "JD KILL POPE" Acrostic To His Truth Social Account — @TrumpDailyPosts X.com Screenshot Is Phony
Did President Donald Trump hide an acrostic message - spelling out "JD KILL POPE" - in an April 18, 2025 post to his Truth Social account three days before the death of Pope Francis? No, that's not true: The paragraph, marked in red to sh
Full Fact→ Posts about ‘evil’ babysitter on the run in the UK are fake
The mugshot used is taken from a US case dating back to 2015.
Full Fact→ Posts claiming to show dog found on roadside after hit-and-run are hoaxes
The same image has been posted in different Facebook groups, claiming the dog has been found in various locations across the UK and abroad.
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No, ‘The Simpsons’ didn’t predict Pope Francis would die in 2025
“The Simpsons” predicted Pope Francis’ 2025 death.
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, Arizona election officials aren’t removing ‘50,000 noncitizens from voter rolls’
Arizona Democrats “needed a lawsuit to force them to remove 50,000 noncitizens from voter rolls.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Liz Cheney didn’t pen a viral open letter to Democrats. It started in a Facebook group.
Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney wrote a viral letter to Democrats suggesting steps to take against the Trump administration.
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→ TikTok posts – Rep. Jasmine Crockett is not cashing her grandmother’s Social Security checks. That came from satire
U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett says “she ‘simply forgot' to inform Social Security that her grandmother died in 2012 … She’s been collecting $2,600 a month for 13 years.”
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.”
Full Fact→ Posts about a missing 12-year-old called ‘Shelly’ are hoaxes
The image accompanying the posts, which appeared in Facebook community groups for various places in England, is of an older girl who went missing in the US in January but has since been found.
Full Fact→ Ofsted board chair is not head of the ‘UK education system’ as posts claim
because Shabana Mahmood is not the head of the UK’s justice system and Sir Hamid Patel is the interim chair of Ofsted’s board, not Head of the UK’s Education System.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Trump official didn’t confirm a tariff pause, but markets rallied amid false headlines
Says Kevin Hassett, National Economic Council director, said, “Trump is considering a 90-day pause in tariffs for all countries except China.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Facebook Posts Offering Free Food For Needy Americans Is A Click-Bait Operation Based In Zimbabwe
Does a series of Facebook posts offering needy Americans "free food and stuff" provide real information about food banks in the United States? No, that's not true: None of the posts provide any actual locations for those in need to get fr
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Cleveland Clinic didn’t say millions of people with COVID-19 vaccines will die within 5 years
Says Cleveland Clinic said, “Millions of COVID-vaxxed will die within ‘5 years.’”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fabricated image of Pope Francis greeting a purported Church of Satan priest spreads online
Photo shows “Pope Francis, shaking the hand of the priest of the Church of Satan.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Elon Musk didn’t offer $15 million to WNBA star Caitlin Clark
“Caitlin Clark stuns the globe, rejects Elon Musk’s $15 million offer.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This video does not prove ‘weather modification’ caused northern Michigan ice storm
Video of gray skies in northern Michigan is proof of weather modification.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Laura Loomer’s X posts don’t prove that national security official added journalist to Signal chat
Conservative activist Laura Loomer’s reporting proves “Alex Wong is the individual who added (journalist) Jeffrey Goldberg” to the Trump administration Signal group text about bombing Yemen.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts About Police Searching For ‘Jamie Hodges’ And ‘Kaitlyn Moore’ After Infant’s Death Were NOT Authentic Warnings
Did viral posts spread an authentic warning about two suspects at large in connection with "the death of 10-month-old baby girl Diana Tyler" in March 2025? No, that's not true: Those posts were an example of the bait-and-switch scam. Thei
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Retired boxer Laila Ali didn’t die giving birth. She wasn’t pregnant, and she’s alive
“Daughter of boxing legend, Muhammed Ali, Laila Ali, has lost her life while giving birth in a Canadian hospital.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – This police officer isn’t in danger, but your personal information might be; these posts are scams
Photo shows a missing police officer in “extreme danger.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts About a ‘Heavily Stabbed’ Woman Found In An Audi A7 Are SCAMS
Did a series of Facebook posts in late March and early April 2025 offer genuine concern over an unidentified woman supposedly found "heavily stabbed" in a black Audi A7, in various locations in the United States? No, that's not true: Such
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Myanmar quake affected Thailand, but these photos predate that
Images show damage from an “earthquake in Thailand.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Do NOT Offer Genuine Concern About A 3-Year-Old Boy Found In The Bronx
Do posts about a "young boy, around 3 years old," found in The Bronx express authentic concern about the child said to have been found unattended "an hour ago"? No, that's not true: The content of these posts was later replaced with real
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts About Baby Boy ‘Found Abandoned By The Roadside Roughly An Hour Ago’ Are A Scam
Are Facebook posts reporting a baby boy was found "abandoned by the roadside roughly an hour ago" in March and April 2025 genuine? No, that's not true: The posts are part of a bait-and-switch scam designed to lure social media users into
PolitiFact→ X posts – Social media post distorts ballot shortage in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election
“Seven counties in Wisconsin (ran) out of ballots” and it was “intentional” to diminish Republican voter turnout.