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Full Fact→ WHO has not said hantavirus is spreading ‘very fast across the world’
False claims that the World Health Organization has warned about a rapid spread of hantavirus globally have been shared on social media.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parody Post Said Mariah Carey Told Justin Bieber Off About Diddy Parties — Not Real News
Did Mariah Carey make a rude comment aimed at Justin Bieber, saying, "At least I never attended any Diddy parties"? No, that's not true: The account that posted the quote is a parody account. There are no news reports of Carey making the
PolitiFact→ Vivek Ramaswamy – Ohio governor's race: Ramaswamy said Acton 'called off' 2020 primary. DeWine delayed it
In 2020, “Amy Acton called off Ohio’s election at the last minute.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Real Magazine Article Said Melania Trump Was ‘Poppers Girl At An East Village Gay Bar’
Does a viral image show a real journalistic article saying that Melania Trump used to work as a recreational drug seller at a New York City gay bar in the 1990s? No, that's not true: The writers named in the shared byline did not work tog
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President Donald Trump said U.S. consumer confidence is ‘way up.’ Metrics don’t bear that out
“Consumer confidence is way up."
PolitiFact→ Bernie Sanders – Bernie Sanders said the GOP bill removed 15 million Americans from healthcare. That’s premature.
“As a result of the 'Big Beautiful Bill' 15 million Americans have been thrown off the healthcare that they need."
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Does the U.S. produce more oil than Russia and Saudi Arabia combined, as Trump said?
“We are right now producing more oil than Saudi Arabia and Russia combined.”
PolitiFact→ DeSantis said Florida’s drought could bring a quieter hurricane season. Is that true?
What Florida’s drought means for hurricane season
PolitiFact→ Robert F. Kennedy Jr. – RFK Jr. said there's more than one way to calculate a percentage decrease. That doesn't add up
"There's two ways of calculating percentage" decreases. “If you have a $600 drug and you reduce it to $10, that's a 600% reduction."
PolitiFact→ Byron Donalds – Was the US Navy created to take on pirates, as Byron Donalds said? It was a big reason.
The U.S. Navy was created "to free international waters from the Barbary pirates."
PolitiFact→ Trump's press conference: Fact-checking what he said on Iran’s air defenses, his bin Laden warning
Fact-checking Trump’s April 6 Iran press conference
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – After voting by mail in Florida, Trump said mail-in voting means cheating. Pants on Fire!
"Mail-in voting means mail-in cheating.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Publicly Said She No Longer Wants To Go To U.S. After Trump’s Pearl Harbor Comment
Does a viral video on social media prove that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi publicly said she no longer wants to "set foot in the United States again" after Trump's Pearl Harbor comment, made in her presence? No, that's not true:
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: What Markwayne Mullin said about Rand Paul, Alex Pretti at DHS confirmation hearing
Fact-checking Markwayne Mullin’s Homeland Security hearing
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
PolitiFact→ Trump said US has a ‘virtually unlimited supply’ of munitions to fight Iran ‘forever.’ Is that true?
During war with Iran, does the US face a munitions shortage?
PolitiFact→ Trump said 'We will always allow people to come in legally,' but his actions say otherwise
Trump said he’s pro legal immigration, his policies don’t
PolitiFact→ Steve Witkoff said Iran is ‘a week away’ from material to make a bomb. Experts are skeptical
Why we don’t know how long until Iran has bomb material
PolitiFact→ In Context: What Obama said about aliens that sparked Trump to order file release
In Context: Here’s what Obama said about aliens
PolitiFact→ Gretchen Whitmer – Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said fewer families are living in poverty. Is that true?
Under Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, there are “fewer families living in poverty” than under her predecessor.
PolitiFact→ Jeanine Pirro said law-abiding gun owners cannot bring firearms into Washington, D.C. Is she right?
Jeanine Pirro’s comments on Washington gun laws, explained
PolitiFact→ Kash Patel – Are guns barred at protests, as Kash Patel said? In most states, no
“You cannot bring a firearm loaded with multiple magazines to any sort of protest that you want. It’s that simple.”
Full Fact→ Nigel Farage said Trump’s comments about NATO troops in Afghanistan were ‘wrong’
There’s absolutely no evidence for claims on social media that the Reform UK leader said Donald Trump’s comments about NATO troops were “correct”. He’s on the record as saying he disagreed with them.
Full Fact→ Unevidenced quote Donald Trump’s mother said he’d be a ‘disaster’ in politics circulates again
An image of President Trump and his mother is being shared on social media alongside an unsubstantiated quote in which she criticises him.
Full Fact→ No evidence David Lammy said people are now £6,000 better off under Labour
Unevidenced posts claiming that the Deputy Prime Minister said people were thousands of pounds richer since the July 2024 election have been circulating widely online.
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
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump said ending fraud could balance the federal budget. But the math doesn’t add up
"If we stop this fraud, this massive fraud, we're going to have a balanced budget."
PolitiFact→ Investigation of Fed chief Jerome Powell: What Trump has said about him since April 2025
Criminal probe latest in Trump clash with Fed chief Powell
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: 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: Fake Stories Say Streisand, Farage, Speaker Johnson And Others Said ‘Our country would be safer without Somali immigrants’ — Vietnam-Launched Hoaxes Say Celebrities Targeted Rep. Ilhan Omar
Did Barbra Streisand, British politician Nigel Farage and Kevin Costner each say "Our country would be safer without Somali immigrants -- starting with Ilhan Omar!"? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories featuring those and other
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – The White House said Maduro was ‘flooding’ the US with fentanyl. Experts, official reports say no.
Maduro was “flooding America with deadly fentanyl.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Federal Judge Did NOT Instruct Treasury Department To Claw Back $15 Million From A USAID Scam By Adam Schiff — Fake Story From Satire Site
Did a federal Judge say the Treasury Department can take back $15 million of USAID money granted to companies owned by Sen. Adam Schiff? No, that's not true: This post originated from a website that produces satire content designed to foo
Full Fact→ No evidence Donald Trump said he wanted to buy England
There’s no evidence to support posts being shared on Facebook claiming the US President said he would buy England and make it a US state.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: JOKE Post Said Roblox Was Shutting Down On January 1st — NO Actual Announcement
Did the company behind the Roblox video game announce it is "shutting down on January 1st"? No, that's not true: A viral screenshot of such a message appeared on an account labeled "parody" on X. It did not come from the official company
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Site Said IT Professional ‘Edward Crabtree’ Disarmed Bondi Beach Shooter — NOT Actual News Site
Did an actual news site report a 43-year-old IT professional named "Edward Crabtree" disarmed a terrorist during a terrorist attack on Bondi beach in Australia on December 14, 2025? No, that's not true: That name and description came from
PolitiFact→ 3 things to know about COVID-19 and children after FDA officials said COVID-19 vaccines are deadly
3 things to know about COVID-19, vaccines and kids
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Parody Post Said Laura Loomer Pregnant With Ian Miles Cheong’s Baby — NO Actual News Reports
Did reports about conservative influencer Laura Loomer being pregnant with the child of Malaysian influencer Ian Miles Cheong originate on actual news websites? No, that's not true: The rumor appeared on an X account clearly marked as "Pa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Six Members Of Congress Did NOT Say Military Service Members Should Refuse Legal Orders — They Said ILLEGAL Orders
Did two U.S. senators and four representatives urge American soldiers and intelligence officers to disobey legal orders from their commanders and is their advice seditious and traitorous behavior? No, that's not true: Democratic Senators