Does zooming in on the newspaper pictured in a July 12, 2026, press release from Sen. Mitch McConnell's office show that the photo was AI-generated? No, that's not true: The fake close-up image of the newspaper text is the result of an AI
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PolitiFact→ Colombia's fast voting results aren't proof of cheating in California elections
Why Colombia, California elections don’t compare
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows A Diver In A Spiked ‘Shark-Proof Suit’ — It’s AI
Is a video that shows a diver jumping into the water in a spiked shark-proof suit authentic? No, that's not true: There are several signs the video is AI, including a missing oxygen tank for the diver and sharks biting the metal spikes wi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There’s NO Proof LifeTouch School Photos Put "You And Every Other American Kid … In The Epstein Files" — Mathematically Impossible, Since LifeTouch Only Accounts For 25% Of School Photos
Did school picture contractor LifeTouch put "you and every other American kid" in the Epstein files? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that all 49 million American schoolchildren are in the Justice Department's files. The company n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fulton County’s 315,000 Unsigned Early Votes Are NOT Proof Of Electoral Fraud
Are 315,000 unsigned early votes in Fulton County, Georgia proof of electoral fraud? No, that's not true: The Georgia secretary of state told Lead Stories that the missing signatures on tabulator results were the consequence of a clerical
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Proof For Zelenskyy $1.2B Real Estate Empire In ‘London Telegraph’ Story — New Website Using Stolen Profile Picture
Is there any evidence for a story being spread online about "Olena K.", a Ukrainian anti-corruption official who supposedly defected to Europe and revealed real-estate corruption involving President Zelenskyy worth $1.2 billion ? No, that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof Citizens of Turkey, Syria, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan Banned From Clubs In Japan
By: Dean Miller, Nick Muller Does a social media post's photo prove citizens of Turkey, Syria, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, India and Pakistan are banned from nightclubs in Japan? No, that's not true: The photo of a chart of passport covers d
PolitiFact→ X posts – Video showing military vehicles isn’t proof of military deployment in Chicago
An Aug. 23 video shows “the military’s already showing up in Chicago” before a potential National Guard deployment.
PolitiFact→ X posts – Video showing military vehicles isn’t proof of military deployment in Chicago
An Aug. 23 video shows “the military’s already showing up in Chicago” before a potential National Guard deployment.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No proof Gov. Tim Walz posted, or deleted posts, about Minnesota shooting suspect Vance Boelter
“Governor Tim Walz has DELETED every post he made praising Minnesota (assassin) Vance Boelter.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nancy Pelosi Has NOT Been Refusing, There Is No Judge’s Demand For Proof She Organized January 6 Riot — Troller Of Conservatives Made It Up
Did former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi refuse a judge's demand that she hand over proof that she organized the "J6" riot at the U.S. Capitol? No, that's not true: The "report" originated from a site that creates fake news stories in hopes
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 Image Is Not Proof Of A March 2025 Bear Blockade Of Yellowstone Park Roads — Park Was Still Snowed In
Did hundreds of bears block vehicle traffic into Yellowstone Park in March of 2025 by sitting, standing and lying down on the entry road, as was claimed on social media? No, that's not true: As of this writing, most Yellowstone Park roads
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rumors About Four-Star General Shredding Documents And Fleeing Country Originated In Anonymous TikTok Video — No Proof Offered
Did a rumor about Kash Patel ordering a SWAT raid on three Pentagon officials, and the existence of surveillance footage capturing a four-star general shredding documents, originate with reliable news sources? No, that's not true: The sto
PolitiFact→ Trump, Musk claim government 'fraud' without showing proof. How common is federal fraud, abuse?
President Donald Trump and Elon Musk said they have uncovered “fraud” in the federal government. But the White House largely cites projects it disagrees with ideologically.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, this graphic isn’t proof that USAID paid Chelsea Clinton $84 million
Graphic shows that the U.S. Agency for International Development paid Chelsea Clinton $84 million.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Initial reports that people survived Potomac plane crash aren’t proof the ‘story isn’t adding up’
Early reports of four survivors show “this DC plane crash story isn’t adding up.”
PolitiFact→ TikTok posts – No proof JD Vance provided ‘furnished apartments’ for North Carolina Hurricane Helene victims
“JD Vance is in North Carolina, and he’s found furnished apartments to put the people in that have been living in tents.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof US Allocated $50 Million Solely For Condoms In Gaza
Did the U.S. government spend or plan to spend $50 million exclusively on condoms in Gaza? No, that's not true: There's no evidence that the U.S. government intended to spend that much money just on condoms for the small territory. U.S. a
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, this still isn’t proof former President Barack Obama was born in Kenya
Image shows former President Barack Obama was born in Kenya.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No proof UnitedHealthcare CEO was set to testify against Nancy Pelosi for insider trading
“Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, was set to testify against Nancy Pelosi for insider trading.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – The proof is in the pudding: Elon Musk isn’t suspending users who post food pics on X
“Elon Musk thinks that posting what you eat is worthy of a suspension” from X.
PolitiFact→ X posts – No proof US Postal Service ‘recently changed the delivery method’ of ballots to hide fraud
“The United States Postal Service recently changed the delivery method of absentee mail-in ballots” to hide “the evidence of absentee mail-in ballot fraud.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NOT Proof Of Cheating If Michigan, Georgia, Pennsylvania Do Not Have Final Results Election Night
Have key battleground states Michigan, Georgia and Pennsylvania officially announced that they will not have election results available on election night, pointing to election cheating already in the works? No, that's not true: The rules
PolitiFact→ Marjorie Taylor Greene – U.S. Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene cited patents as proof of weather control. That's Pants on Fire!
Patents dating back to the 1800s show that people can control the weather.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Harris Did NOT Borrow ‘Unburdened By What Has Been’ Line From Karl Marx — No Proof He Ever Said That
Is "unburdened by what has been," part of a phrase often used by Vice President Kamala Harris, drawn from a quote by philosopher Karl Marx? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Marx publicly made such a statement in his lifetime
PolitiFact→ A caller told Clark County, Ohio, officials he saw Haitians steal geese. They found no proof.
Local officials in Springfield, Ohio, investigated an Aug. 26 call about Haitians stealing geese. They found nothing that would substantiate the claim.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake AI Image Of Shirtless Boxer Is NOT Imane Khelif — NOT Proof She Is Male
Does an image of a shirtless boxer in black briefs show new evidence that the Olympic women's boxing champion from Algeria, Imane Khelif, is really a man? No, that's not true: This photo is fake and was posted on X by an account that publ
PolitiFact→ X posts – No proof Kamala Harris injured a person in 2011 car crash. Flawed story comes from unreputable site
On June 7, 2011, Kamala Harris was involved in a San Francisco hit-and-run crash that injured a woman named Alicia Brown.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof ‘Eight Cancer Doctors’ Aboard Brazil Voepass Flight Vowed To ‘Release Evidence Linking mRNA To Turbo Cancer’ Before Crash
Had doctors aboard the Brazilian airline flight that crashed in August 2024 vowed to release evidence linking mRNA technology to "turbo cancer", as an article by The People's Voice said? No, that's not true: The People's Voice is a websit
PolitiFact→ Laura Loomer – Birth certificate doesn’t list Kamala Harris’ race, but that’s not proof she isn’t Black
“Nowhere on her birth certificate does it say that she is BLACK OR AFRICAN. … Kamala Harris is NOT black and never has been.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Biden’s Wristwatch Was NOT Showing Another Time During His Live Address To Nation — Photo Proof
Did the wristwatch President Joe Biden was wearing show a time other than the current local time during a live address on July 24, 2024, indicating the speech was prerecorded or edited? No, that's not true: Biden's watch was visible showi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof That Trump’s Truth Social Stock Had Unusually Busy Short Selling Before Assassination Attempt
Did short selling for Trump Media "more than double" between July 1 and July 12, 2024, making the stock "plummet one day before the assassination attempt" against the company's co-founder, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump? No,
AllSides→ Does Arizona require proof of citizenship for state elections but not federal elections?
https://gigafact.org/fact-briefs/does-arizona-require-proof-of-citizenship-for-state-elections-but-not-federal-elections?utm_source=allsides&utm_id=112
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No proof Instagram account with Epstein-related bio belonged to Thomas Matthew Crooks
Photo shows the Instagram account of shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks, with the bio, “In my quest to end Epsteins evil empire.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No proof Donald Trump made settlements to 10- to 13-year-olds for child sex crimes
List shows settlements Donald Trump made to 10- to 13-year-old victims of child sex crimes.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No proof Barbara O’Neill’s cousin ‘was sentenced to life in prison’
“They are hiding the fact that Barbara O’Neill’s cousin was sentenced to life in prison for revealing these gatekept health secrets.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No proof Dr. Sebi’s cousin was ‘sent to life in prison’
“Dr. Sebi’s cousin was sent to life in prison for revealing these gatekept health secrets.”
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Doctor’s office notice not proof of COVID-19 vaccines’ danger to young athletes
Notice from a New Jersey doctor’s office proves that COVID-19 vaccines are dangerous for athletes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Proof Castor Oil Can ‘Break Up’ Gallstones, Kidney Stones
When applied to the "liver area," does castor oil "break up" gallstones and kidney stones, as a video on Facebook claimed? No, that's not true: No substantive evidence exists that topically applied castor oil can treat gallstones or kidne