Did a group calling itself the Irish Citizen Army (ICA) release a new message amid the June 2026 anti-migration protests in Northern Ireland? No, that's not true: The video, featuring an anonymous narrator, was originally released with a
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plantation Simulator Game With ‘Whipping Black People’ WAS Released On Steam
Is there a controversial game called Plantation Simulator available to buy on Steam, where players motivate Black workers by whipping them? Yes, that's true: Plantation Simulator was released on Steam on May 12, 2026. The developer descri
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Memo About ‘Unidentified Humanoid’ Is NOT Real Department Of War Document Released In Official UFO Files
Is a memo about an "unidentified humanoid" a real Department of War document released with other "UFO files" in May 2026? No, that's not true: The document does not appear in the publicly available UFO files released by the Trump administ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Star-Shaped Object Was NOT Released In Department Of War UFO Files — It Predates The Release
Was this viral image of a star-shaped UFO released by the Department of War in the UFO Files? No, that's not true: The UFO files released by the Trump administration do not include a color photo of a star-shaped UFO that appears to be hov
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Helicopter Flying With Suspicious Orb Was NOT Released In Department of War UFO Footage
Is a viral video that shows "never-before-seen" footage of an unidentified object moving in the sky near a helicopter flying, included in the UFO Files that were released by the Trump administration and the Department of War? No, that's n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Real Madrid Soccer Star Federico Valverde Being Released From Hospital Is AI-Generated
Does a viral video show Real Madrid soccer star Federico Valverde being released from the hospital after his altercation with his teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni? No, that's not true: An online AI detector suggested that the viral video wa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of President Trump With Droopy Eyes Was NOT ‘Just Released’ By The White House — It’s From His First Term
Is a photo of President Donald Trump with one eye closed and the other half open with the U.S. Marine Corps flag behind him new as of April 24, 2026? No, that's not true: The image appeared in social media posts in as early as November 20
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Photo Of Khamenei Body Pulled From Rubble By Rescue Workers Has SynthID Watermark — Not Released By Iran
Is this a real image released by Iran of Supreme Leader Khamenei's body being pulled from under rubble by rescue workers? No, that's not true: According to Google's Gemini tool the image contains a SynthID watermark indicating it was gene
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Ted Lieu Did NOT Say Unreleased Epstein Files Show Donald Trump Raping Children — He Referenced ‘Allegations’
Did Rep. Ted Lieu say that the full, unreleased Epstein files show Donald Trump raping children? No, that's not true: Lieu said at a February 3, 2026, news conference that the files include "highly disturbing allegations" of Donald Trump
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DOJ’s Released Epstein Files Do NOT Contain Document ‘DOJ-2024-EF-7721’ Discussing ‘PROJECT MEDBIRTH’ — Nor Does Any Released Document Mention ‘MedBeds’ Or ‘Medical Regeneration Technology’
Does the Department of Justice library of Epstein investigation documents include Document "DOJ-2024-EF-7721" or any documents discussing "Medical regeneration technology" or "MedBeds" or "PROJECT MEDBIRTH"? No, that's not true: The onlin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Email From Jeffrey Epstein About Satoshi ‘Pseudonym’ Or ‘Little Digital Gold Mine’ In Released Epstein Files
Is there an email from Jeffrey Epstein to Ghislaine Maxwell in the released "Epstein Files" that talks about project "Bitcoin" and "our little digital gold mine"? No, that's not true: A search of the released files does not bring up anyth
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO ‘Epic Island Vacation’ Email Thread With Elon Musk In Epstein Files Released In January 2026
Was there an email thread with Elon Musk and Jeffrey Epstein discussing an "epic island vacation" included in the latest release from the "Epstein Files" as implied by a viral image? No, that's not true: No email with the phrase "epic isl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Arm With ‘IV’ Was NOT Released By DHS As Evidence Of ICE Agent Jonathan Ross Internal Bleeding — Old Joke Photo
Did the U.S. Department of Homeland Security release an image of Jonathan Ross's arm with an IV tube as evidence that the ICE agent suffered internal bleeding from Renee Good's car? No, that's not true: The photo was taken by a college st
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Did NOT Release This High-Resolution Video of Person Sought In Charlie Kirk Shooting — Original Poster Admits It’s An AI ‘Enhancement’ Of Fuzzy Images FBI Released
Was the FBI the source for crisp, clear video a social media post distributed, saying it showed a person sought by the FBI in its investigation of the killing of political activist Charlie Kirk? No, that's not true: The real images releas
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral ‘Michael Mallinson’ Photo Does NOT Match Image of Charlie Kirk Shooting Suspect — No Identity Released Yet
Did authorities confirm Charlie Kirk was shot by "Michael Mallinson", a registered Democrat from Utah? No, that's not true: Authorities have not yet released the identity of the shooter. Pictures being shared online do not match pictures
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Game Footage Does NOT Show Actual Downing Of Israeli Plane — Footage NOT Released by Iran
Does a viral video show footage of the downing of an Israeli aircraft released by Iran? No, that's not true: The video originated on a TikTok channel posting gameplay footage from the online game DCS World. It was not released by Iranian
News Facts Network→ Man Falsely Accused of Threatening Trump Released on Bond, Faces Ongoing Deportation Battle
Ramón Morales Reyes, a 54-year-old Milwaukee dishwasher and father of three U.S. citizens, was released... The post Man Falsely Accused of Threatening Trump Released on Bond, Faces Ongoing Deportation Battle appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: R. Kelly Was NOT Pardoned By Donald Trump, Released From Prison, As Of April 2, 2025
Does a viral video show singer R. Kelly walking out of prison after being pardoned by U.S. President Donald Trump in 2025? No, that's not true: The scene predated the singer's conviction in the 2022 criminal trial. As of this writing, R.
PolitiFact→ Some noncitizens on terror watch list were released into U.S., but how many is not clear
Scope of terror watch list border crossings unclear
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say He ‘Will Leave The USA If The Epstein Client List Is Released’
Did Bill Gates, Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist, publicly say in January 2025 that he "will leave the USA if the Epstein Client List is released"? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no credible reports to support Gates' suppo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NYPD Has NOT Released ID Of Woman Set On Fire On Subway Car As Of December 24, 2024
Has the New York Police Department released the identity of a woman set on fire on a New York subway car as "Amelia Carter" as of December 24, 2024? No, that's not true: An agency spokesperson told Lead Stories that as of this writing, th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Authorities Have NOT Released Gender Identity Of Suspected Wisconsin School Shooter As Of December 17, 2024
Have authorities released the gender identity of the suspected shooter at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin, as of December 17, 2024? No, that's not true: Police have used the pronouns "she" and "her" multiple times whe
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, Elon Musk didn’t say ‘Diddy and Epstein client list’ will be released on inauguration day
“Elon Musk announces January 20th as the date for bombshell release of Diddy and Epstein client list.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Hillary Clinton Said, As Of December 2, 2024, She Would Leave US If Rumored "Epstein Client List" Was Released
Did Hillary Clinton say that she would leave the U.S. if a rumored Jeffrey Epstein client list was released? No, that's not true: As of December 2, 2024, there is no record of Hillary Clinton having made such an announcement on her social
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Video doesn’t show mosquitoes released from helicopter in Massachusetts amid virus scare
Video shows helicopter “dropping millions” of mosquitoes in Massachusetts towns hit by eastern equine encephalitis virus.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump released prisoners, dropped charges when negotiating release of Americans held abroad
In negotiating releases of Americans held abroad, “(I) gave the opposing country NOTHING — and never any cash.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Document Released In Response To A Freedom Of Information Request Is NOT Evidence Of CIA Censoring The Press
Was a 1970s "news clipping on Israel" censored by the CIA and released in 2004 only through a Freedom of Information Act request, proving the CIA censors the press? No, that's not true: The "news clip" shown in the video was published in
Logically→ No, Jimmy Kimmel is not mentioned in the newly released Epstein court papers
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jimmy Kimmel Was NOT Mentioned As Jeffrey Epstein’s Client In Court Records Released On January 3 And January 4, 2024 — His Name Wasn’t There At All
Was comedian and TV host Jimmy Kimmel named as Jeffrey Epstein's client in the most recent batch of court documents released in the first week of 2024? No, that's not true: Lead Stories manually reviewed the files, and none of them discus
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stephen King, Kevin Spacey Did NOT Announce They Will Leave US If ‘Epstein Client List’ Is Released — No Such Public Comments Found
Did actor Kevin Spacey or writer Stephen King say that they would leave the United States if the "Epstein Client List" is made public? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no evidence that King or Spacey made such comments. The claim c
FactCheck.org→ Post Misrepresents Condition of Israeli Hostages Released by Hamas
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take More than 100 hostages taken by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack on Israel have been released through a negotiated swap for 240 Palestinians held in Israeli prisons. A pos
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Newly released Jan. 6 footage does not show a federal agent flashing his badge while undercover
CLAIM: Security camera footage from Jan. 6, 2021, shows a federal agent disguised as a supporter of then-President Donald Trump during the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, a Bill Gates-funded COVID-19 vaccine won’t be released into the air
"Bill Gates mRNA 'air vaccine' approved for use against non-consenting humans"
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Genetically modified mosquitoes aren’t being released from aircraft around the US
CLAIM: Videos of black substances in the sky in California and Ohio show the release of genetically modified mosquitoes that are part of an initiative backed by Bill Gates.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ Jacksonville shooter’s manifesto has not been released, despite claims online
CLAIM: Police quickly released the manifesto written by the white gunman who killed three Black people at a Dollar General Store in Jacksonville, Florida, on Aug. 26, yet a manifesto written by the shooter who killed six people at a Christian school in
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Megan Rapinoe Was NOT ‘Released’ From ‘OL Reign’ Or Olympic Team And Did NOT Lose ‘$25M Broadcasting Deal’
Was Megan Rapinoe, a renowned U.S. women's soccer player, fired from the Seattle "OL Reign" team and the U.S. Olympic team, and did she also lose a multi-million TV deal as a result of missing a penalty kick during the Women's World Cup s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Claiming Trump Ad Is Fire Was NOT Produced Or Released By Trump Campaign
Is a video that warns about what the "deep state" could be doing to subvert democracy in the United States an official Donald Trump presidential campaign ad? No, that's not true: The caption on the screen of the video implies that it was
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bugs Swarming At AFRAM Were NOT ‘Deadly Mosquitoes’ Released From Helicopter
Did a helicopter release a swarm of deadly mosquitoes over the crowd at Baltimore's African American Festival (AFRAM) on June 18, 2023? No, that's not true: An urban entomologist told Lead Stories that day-active mosquitoes in that region
AllSides→ Was the Titan Sub’s Text Message ‘Transcript’ or ‘Log’ Released?
https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/titan-sub-transcript/ In early July 2023, TikTok and YouTube users pu
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Lions, tigers and bears on the streets of Paris? No, zoo animals haven’t been released amid riots
Protestors in France have released animals from the zoo.