Did conservative political commentator and podcaster Tucker Carlson say, "Trump faked his assassination attempt in Butler," Pa., in July 2024? No, that's not true: Carlson has asked questions about the Butler assassination plot. But there
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FactCheck.org→ Politicians Say Glyphosate Weedkiller Causes Cancer But Evidence Not Clear-Cut
Following an executive order from the Trump administration that promotes production of glyphosate, some Democrats have claimed that the herbicide causes cancer. The science, however, is nuanced. While there is some evidence linking glyphosate to cance
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Does this video show a US soldier crying and saying she misses home? No, it’s AI
Video shows a US soldier crying and saying she misses home and her family.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Putin Did NOT Say ‘Don’t Dare To Touch The Strait Of Hormuz’ On April 1, 2026
Did Russian President Vladimir Putin say "Don't dare to touch the Strait of Hormuz" on April 1, 2026? No, that's not true: The posts attributing those words to him originated from self-described satire and parody accounts. The fake story
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say He "Graduated Top Of My Class In The Navy Seals"
Did Donald Trump post a profanity-laced "unhinged" rant on his Truth Social, claiming he "graduated top of my class in the Navy Seals," along with other false statements? No, that's not true: The message does not appear on Trump's Truth S
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: President Trump’s Easter Morning Truth Social Post Saying ‘Open The F–kin Strait, You Crazy Bastards’ Is Real
Did President Donald Trump post a warning on his Truth Social account on Easter morning, April 5, 2026, that the United States would soon attack Iran's power plants and bridges and demanding that Iran "Open the Fuckin' Strait"? Yes, that'
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: New York Times DID Publish Headline Saying ‘A North American Treaty Organization Without America?’ — Should Be Atlantic, Not American
Did The New York Times publish a headline saying "A North American Treaty Organization Without America?" Yes, that's true: The mistake appeared in the April 3, 2026, print edition of the paper. Instead of saying "North American Treaty Org
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Court Filing Does NOT Say The Bullet That Killed Charlie Kirk Doesn’t Match The Rifle Allegedly Used By Tyler Robinson
Does a court filing definitively state that the bullet that killed Charlie Kirk does not match the rifle allegedly used by Tyler Robinson? No, that's not true: In court documents, defense lawyers said a summary report by the Bureau of Alc
PolitiFact→ Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier says the NFL’s Rooney Rule violates Florida law. Does it?
Explaining the NFL Rooney Rule and Florida Civil Rights Act
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump, Hegseth say US has accomplished regime change in Iran. Has it?
“We've had regime change.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump says more Americans are working today than ever. That masks weak job growth.
“More Americans are working today than at any time in the history of our country.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Former UK PM Liz Truss Did NOT Say That ‘Underground Transgender Mafia’ May Be Responsible For KitKat Chocolate Heist
Did former British Prime Minister Liz Truss blame "underground transgender mafia" for a KitKat chocolate heist? No, that's not true: The made-up quote originated from a satire account that had a history of attributing false statements abo
Full Fact→ UK Cadbury chocolate eggs still say ‘Easter’ on them
Claims circulating on social media that Cadbury doesn’t use the word ‘Easter’ on its chocolate eggs are false.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mark Twain Did NOT Say, ‘If You Don’t Read The Newspaper, You’re Uninformed. If You Do Read It, You’re Misinformed’
Did Mark Twain say, "If you don't read the newspaper, you're uninformed. If you do read it, you're misinformed"? No, that's not true: There's no reliable evidence that the American author and humorist ever made such a statement. It does n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say Queen Elizabeth Should Pardon Prince Andrew — Satire Post
Did President Donald Trump post a message on his Truth Social account saying that Queen Elizabeth should pardon former prince Andrew after his arrest? No, that's not true: The original message was posted by an account clearly marked as sa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Keanu Reeves, Other Celebrities, Did NOT Say Children Should Be Raised According To "Traditional Values" Avoiding "LGBTQ Themes" — It’s A Fake Clickbait Story From Overseas
Did Keanu Reeves, Dolly Parton, Bruce Springsteen, Taylor Swift, and many others say that children should be raised according to "traditional values" avoiding "LGBTQ themes"? No, that's not true: This is a fake ragebait story claiming tha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sylvester Stallone Did NOT Say He Will Pay For Chuck Norris’ Funeral And ‘Fulfill Three Wishes On His Behalf’
Did movie star Sylvester Stallone say that he will cover all the expenses of Chuck Norris' funeral and "fulfill these three wishes on his behalf"? No, that's not true: The viral clip about this on social media used AI to alter Stallone's
PolitiFact→ Trump says Iran is a country ‘based on disinformation.’ Here’s how Iran conducts influence ops
How Iran conducts influence operations
PolitiFact→ James Fishback – Is underemployment for young US college grads 70%, as FL governor candidate James Fishback says?
"Youth underemployment for college grads is 70%" nationwide.
PolitiFact→ Gabbard says president, not intelligence community, determines imminent threats. Is that true?
Did Iran pose an imminent threat to the US? Who decides?
Full Fact→ Keir Starmer didn’t say the UK ‘may need to go into lockdown’ if meningitis cases keep rising
Number 10 confirmed Sir Keir Starmer did not say the UK may need to go into another lockdown if meningitis cases continue to rise.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Netanyahu Video Does NOT Display 2024 Date on Coffee Shop Register — It Says "15/03/2026"
Does the screen of the coffee shop register in a video recently shared by Benjamin Netanyahu show a date stamp from 2024? No, that's not true: Lead Stories examined the highest resolution version of Netanyahu's video. The date stamp visib
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ted Lieu Did NOT Confront Kash Patel With Secret Epstein Recording Saying ‘Trump Told Me To Bury It’
Did Rep. Ted Lieu confront FBI Director Kash Patel with a secret Epstein recording in which Patel says, "Trump told me to bury it"? No, that's not true: During a congressional hearing in September 2025, Lieu confronted Patel with a record
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump says Iran has Tomahawks, the weapon experts say destroyed an Iranian school. That’s unproven
Iran “also has some Tomahawks.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show U.S. Military Saying ‘God Bless America And God Bless All Of You’
Do videos actually show real U.S. military members saying 'God Bless America and God bless all of you"? No, that's not true: An online AI video detection tool flagged the video as 99.5% likely to be AI-generated. A separate analysis ident
PolitiFact→ What did Sen. Markwayne Mullin, Trump's DHS secretary pick, say about the ‘smell’ of war?
What Sen. Markwayne Mullin said about the ‘smell’ of war
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Authentic Video Does NOT Show Hilary Knight Saying She Was ‘Mortified’ For The US Men’s Hockey Team
Does an authentic video show Hilary Knight, captain of the 2026 gold medal-winning U.S. women's hockey team, saying she was "mortified" for the U.S. men's team? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Knight ever said that, but she
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Images Of Maria Julissa And ‘El Mencho’ — Google AI Detector Says They Were Made By Google’s AI
Are these real photos of OnlyFans model and social media influencer Maria Julissa and Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader killed by the Mexican Army? No, that's not true: On her Instagram accou
PolitiFact→ Trump says he's kept all of his campaign promises. Our MAGA-Meter shows something different.
MAGA-Meter: Trump has not kept ‘all’ promises
PolitiFact→ In Context: What did Trump say about inviting US women's hockey team to the State of the Union?
What Trump said about women’s hockey team
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Thitikul, De Niro, Hanks, Penrod Did NOT Say ‘Don’t Touch My Family Or My Country’ To Karoline Leavitt Or Whoopi Goldberg — It’s Vietspam
Did Thai golfer Atthaya "Jeeno" Thitikul say 'don't touch my family' at a news conference with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt? No, that's not true: No media outlets reported that about the golfer or any other celebrity, incl
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: Rep. Randy Fine DID Say On X That ‘The Choice Between Dogs And Muslims Is Not A Difficult One’
Did Congressman Randy Fine write on social media that "the choice between dogs and Muslims is not a difficult one"? Yes, that's true: These words appeared on his official account on X. That account is linked to his congressional page. The
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DJ Vlad ‘Confession’ Saying Jay-Z and Roc Nation Paid Judges, Jury, Witnesses, Police To Convict Tory Lanez In Megan Thee Stallion Shooting IS Satirical Trolling — Read The Last Line
Is a DJ Vlad 'confession' that Roc Nation bribed the judge, jury, witnesses, and police to convict Tory Lanez for shooting Megan Thee Stallion real? No, that's not true: While it was posted by DJ Vlad's X account, it concluded with a sent
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Streisand, Bon Jovi, Stevie Nicks, ‘Mr. Bean’ Did NOT All Say ‘You Are Not Creating Change, You Are Creating Noise’ To Elites — Copy-Paste Posts From Vietnam Fake News Factory
Did Rowan Atkinson, Barbra Streisand, Jon Bon Jovi and Stevie Nicks, and other celebrities all give the same speech to Mark Zuckerberg and a roomful of the rich and powerful on Dec. 20, 2025, saying "you are not creating change -- you are
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Say ‘I Made A Mistake’ Nominating Kevin Warsh As Federal Reserve Chairman — Was Talking About Jerome Powell
Did President Donald Trump say "I made a mistake" about nominating Kevin Warsh as Federal Reserve chair? No, that's not true: Trump was referring to Jerome Powell, whom he previously nominated as chair and has sought to remove. His refere
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Thomas Massie Did NOT Say He Has Flash Drive With All Jeffrey Epstein Files
Did U.S. Representative Thomas Massie say he obtained a flash drive containing the original versions of all Epstein files? No, that's not true: In an email to Lead Stories, Massie denied that. Lead Stories found no evidence supporting soc
PolitiFact→ A Super Bowl ad says every American child will get a free Trump Account. Is that true?
Trump Accounts: What to know about Super Bowl ad
The Dispatch→ Saying Goodbye to Gracie
Not ‘just a cat.’