Did President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan quietly drive themselves to a Virginia nursing home to serve breakfast to elderly residents on Christmas Day 1983? No, that's not true: This is a completely made-up story that is con
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Post Said Parliament of Greenland Banned Trump And His Descendants For 100 Years — Not Real News
Did Greenland's parliament introduce legislation to ban Donald Trump and all his descendants for 100 generations? No, that's not true: The story originated on a social media account that describes itself as "Dadaist graffiti news", comedy
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Really Show Local Officer Ordering Driver To Open Armored Truck That Was ‘A Federal Asset"
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of U.S. Marshals Confiscating A Lamborghini From A Somali Daycare Owner Is NOT Real — Made By Sora AI Tool
Did a video document U.S. Marshals confiscating a Somali daycare owner's Lamborghini? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. A Sora watermark appears in different positions on the frame throughout the video. One copy of the vide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clickbait Story About Diner Bought By Springsteen, Cher, Joni Mitchell And Other Celebrities To Feed 120 Homeless Every Day Is NOT Real – Vietnam Spam
Did Bruce Springsteen, Cher, Joni Mitchell and dozens of other celebrities each buy the small diner where they ate for free while struggling and now feed free meals to 120 homeless people every day? No, that's not true: 54 virtually ident
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: "One Of Ours All Of Yours" Is NOT A Phrase From Nazi Germany — However It Was Really Displayed On A Lectern At A DHS Press Conference In New York City
Did the phrase "One of ours all of yours" originate in Nazi Germany after all the residents in a Czech village were killed in retribution for the killing of an SS officer? No, that's not true: The phrase, which was displayed on a lectern
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Post Said Trump Smelled Like Rotten Beef, Farted Audibly During White House Meeting With Oil Executives — Not Real News
Did an actual news outlet report that an oil executive said Donald Trump "smelled like rotten roast beef" and audibly farted multiple times during a White House meeting with oil industry leaders? No, that's not true: The viral message mak
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Of Beyoncé Announcing She Would Be Covering Expenses Of Renee Good’s Children Is NOT Real — No Such Announcement
Did singer Beyoncé Knowles announce she would be covering the expenses of Renee Good's children until they were adults? No, that's not true: The viral video apparently showing that was labeled as AI generated by the TikTok account that p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Overhead Still Image Of ICE Agent Opening Fire On Renee Good In Minneapolis Is NOT Real
Does a viral still image actually show the moment an ICE agent fired at Minneapolis resident Renee Good? No, that's not true: The details of the scene don't match real eyewitness videos of the event. The image was first published by an ac
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Post Said ‘Radical Libertarian NRA Members’ Wielding AR-15 Rifles Were Facing Off With ICE Vehicles In Oregon — Not Real News
Did a group of "radical libertarian NRA members" face off with ICE agents and their vehicles in Oregon, daring them to move an inch toward them? No, that's not true: A viral message making that claim in the wake of the Minneapolis shootin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Blonde Elsa Thora’s Picture Is AI-Generated Image NOT A Real Photo Aboard A Ship During A Military Operation
Is a photograph of Elsa Thora, a blonde woman, aboard a ship during a military operation authentic? No, that's not true: This is not a real photo. Google's Gemini detected a SynthID watermark embedded in the image indicating that all or p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Of Unmasked ICE Agent Involved In Renee Nicole Good Shooting In Minneapolis Are NOT Real — Grok Made Them
Are photos of an unmasked ICE agent purportedly involved in the shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis real? No, that's not true: The ICE agent seen in the images was not recorded without a mask before or after Good was fatally shot
Full Fact→ Viral image of Nicolás Maduro being led away from plane isn’t real
A widely shared picture appearing to show the Venezuelan leader in custody is fake, and was made using artificial intelligence.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Posts About ‘100% Free Community Health Center’ Opened By Eminem, Kid Rock, Other Celebs NOT Real — Foreign Clickbait
Did Eminem, Kid Rock, Chris Stapleton, Dolly Parton, Taylor Swift or other celebrities stand for photos of themselves and supporters opening "America's first 100% free community health center"? No, that's not true: Nearly identical storie
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts About Connecticut Woman Ada Morrison Committed To Asylum For ‘Excessive Reading’ In 1893 Do NOT Tell Real-Life Story
Do viral posts tell a real-life story about a Connecticut woman named "Ada Morrison" who was committed to a psychiatric hospital for "excessive reading and intellectual pretensions unsuitable for woman"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clickbait Story About Trump Being Told ‘Shame On You’ Live On Air By Depp, Eminem, Cher, McCartney, Others NOT Real – Vietnam Spam
Did Johnny Depp, Eminem, Cher, Paul McCartney or any other celebrity tell Donald Trump "You're tearing families apart ... Shame on you" at a live town hall meeting on immigration? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories mentioning t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Blonde’s Selfie Is AI-Generated Image NOT A Real Photo With Nicolás Maduro Handcuffed In Back Seat Of Car
Did a blonde woman take a selfie showing a handcuffed Nicolás Maduro in the back seat of a car? No, that's not true: This is not a real photo. Google's Gemini detected a SynthID watermark embedded in the image indicating that all or part
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of U.K. Member Of Parliament Calling For Netanyahu To Be Captured Like Maduro Is NOT Real
Does a video show real footage of a U.K. member of Parliament asking why Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not been captured the same way the United States captured Nicolás Maduro in Venezuela? No, that's not true: The clip w
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Real CBS News Report That Gabbard Thwarted A Rep. Jeffries Attempt To Tip Off Maduro — It’s Rage Bait
Does a viral image show a real news report saying that U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries' office "tried to tip off" Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro before his capture? No, that's not true: No such report could be found. Neither CBS N
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical California ‘Rep. Jack Kimble’ Post About Other Countries Considering Invading U.S. Over Corrupt President Is NOT Real
Did Republican representative Jack Kimble make a post about other countries potentially invading the U.S. "if we ever had" a "highly corrupt leader" as President? No, that's not true: The post was satire from an account on X that pretends
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Image of ‘Captured Maduro’ Is NOT Real — Maduro’s Head Was Digitally Attached To Body Of Ukrainian Businessman Known For Ties With Putin
Does a viral image show Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro captured? No, that's not true: An authentic photo was digitally altered to swap Maduro's head onto the body of a captive. The image originally showed Ukrainian-born pro-Russian businessm
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Archived Page Of A 1996 Melania Trump Profile On A Mail-Order Bride Website Is NOT Real — Copied From Another Woman’s Page
Is an archived page of a Melania Trump profile on "A Foreign Affair" mail-order bride website from 1996 real? No, that's not true: The purported page was never archived on the Wayback Machine servers, Internet Archive director Mark Graham
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DoJ DENIES Epstein Letter To Larry Nassar Mentioning ‘Our President’ Is Real
Is the letter in which convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein told another convicted sex offender, Larry Nassar, that "our president shares our love of young, nubile girls" real? No, that's not true: The Department of Justice, which publi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real Ship Colliding With Bridge In Norway
Does a viral clip document a real bridge collapse in Norway? No, that's not true: No such event, which would have attracted media attention worldwide, was covered by legitimate news organizations. Multiple visual artifacts show it's an AI
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tupac Shakur Hospital Deathbed Photos Are NOT Real — Lawyer Who Was There Confirmed
Are images showing Tupac Shakur in a hospital room in the last days of his life real? No, that's not true: Shakur's lawyer, who was present at the Las Vegas hospital where the hip-hop icon was treated for fatal gunshot wounds, examined th
Full Fact→ Picture of ‘pink ladies of Epping’ isn’t real
The image being shared on social media was generated with AI, as shown by various glitches and the watermark on the original version.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Showing Melania Trump Kissing Jeffrey Epstein On The Lips Is NOT Real — It’s AI-Generated
Is a photo showing Melania Trump kissing Jeffrey Epstein on the lips real? No, that's not true: The Hive Moderation AI detection tool was conclusive that the image was created by an artificial intelligence tool, rating it at 98.8 percent
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Showing Melania Trump Kissing Jeffrey Epstein On The Lips Is NOT Real — It’s AI-Generated
Is a photo showing Melania Trump kissing Jeffrey Epstein on the lips real? No, that's not true: The Hive Moderation AI detection tool was conclusive that the image was created by an artificial intelligence tool, rating it at 98.8 percent
PolitiFact→ X posts – These images of shirtless President Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein with young women aren’t real
Images from Jeffrey Epstein “archives” show President Donald Trump and Epstein with young women.
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Long Road Ahead, But I Believe In Recovery …’ Is NOT A Real Post By Maddow, Gauff, Sunak And Other Celebrities — Plucky Sick-Bed Notes Are Another Fake News Scam
Did Rachel Maddow, tennis champion Coco Gauff and former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, plus dozens of other prominent Americans, post identical brave notes from a hospital bed, saying "I still have a long road ahead. But I believe i
Full Fact→ Have resident doctors really had a 21% real-terms pay cut?
The figure cited by the BMA is based on an unreliable measure of inflation. Other measures suggest the drop has been less. Our analysis using a measure backed by the Royal Statistical Society puts the fall since 2008/9 at more like 6-7%.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Of Giant ‘Eclipse Octopus’ In Gulf Of America Is NOT Real — Not From Gulf Of Mexico Either
Does actual drone footage show a giant "eclipse Octopus" in the Gulf of America (sometimes also called the Gulf of Mexico)? No, that's not true: The video originated on a TikTok channel with a disclaimer that says it publishes videos made
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of ‘Operation Metro Freeze’ Deportation Flight From Minnesota Is NOT Real
Does a video titled "Operation Metro Freeze" show real footage of a deportation flight in Minnesota? No, that's not true: AI made that clip. Early versions of it showed a watermark pointing to a specific generative AI tool and it's unlike
PolitiFact→ Laura Loomer – No, this 2023 Rob Reiner tweet about Trump isn’t real; it was fabricated
Image shows Rob Reiner tweeted in 2023 that he would stop posting until “Trump goes to prison.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clickbait Story About ‘Live 3 A.M. Emergency Monologue’ By Mamdani, Melania Trump, Sen. Kennedy, Others Is NOT Real– It’s Fake News Clickbait From Vietnam
Did Zohran Mamdani, Melania Trump, Sen. John Kennedy or other prominent Americans go live with a 3 a.m. emergency monologue claiming they were under threat for secrets they were about to expose about President Donald Trump or former presi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Josephine Boudreaux’ Is NOT A Real Figure From 1872 Who Seduced And Killed 11 Klan Leaders, The Black Widow Of Louisiana Story And Pictures Debuted On Social Media In 2025 – Fabricated Clickbait
Did a "Josephine Boudreaux, the Black Widow of Louisiana", seduce and kill 11 Klan members in 1872? No, that's not true: This story is made up and only recently surfaced on social media. There is no historical record of this woman, and th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Videos Of Flooded Tents In Gaza Are NOT Real
Do these viral videos show real footage from flooded tents in Gaza? No, that's not true: While there were credible reports about December 2025 flooding in that region, some of the Gaza flood clips shared on social media were not real. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Spam Stories About Celebrities Opening ‘100% Free Homeless Hospital’ Are NOT Real — Foreign AI Clickbait
Did Patti Labelle, Novak Djokovic, Cardi B, James Hetfield, Morgan Wallen or a long list of other celebrities just open "America's first 100% free homeless hospital" because they wanted to leave a legacy behind? No, that's not true: Viral
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Showing President Trump Using Walker Is NOT Real — Gemini AI Made It
Is a photo showing President Donald Trump using a walker to assist him real? No, that's not true: The image has the SynthID watermark that indicates it was created by Google's AI tool, according to an analysis by Google's Gemini chatbot.