Did Andrea Bocelli cancel his New York City concert after Zohran Mamdani was elected mayor, saying "I don't sing for communists"? No, that's not true: There are multiple social media posts showing Bocelli and other artists including Jason
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Senator Jon Ossoff Saying He Voted To Keep Government Shutdown Because He Could Never Say No To Chuck Schumer Is NOT Real — It’s AI
Is a video of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a Georgia Democrat, saying he voted to keep the government shut down because he could never say no to Chuck Schumer, real? No, that's not true: A small disclaimer at the bottom of the video acknowled
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy Did NOT Say Pilots Don’t Need Air Traffic Controllers And Should ‘Suck It Up And Go With Their Gut Feelings’
Did U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy say in a Fox News interview in November 2025 that "Pilots need to stop depending on air traffic controllers. They need to suck it up and go with their gut feelings"? No, that's not true: There
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Story Says Trump Isn’t Paying Construction Company For East Wing Demolition
Did the construction firm in charge of the White House East Wing demolition call out President Trump over unpaid balances for their services in demolishing the historic building? No, that's not true: The website that made the claim is ful
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Person Who Is Not A U.S. Citizen And Arrived In NYC Two Days Ago Did NOT Vote For Mamdani For Mayor — Poster "Yazan" Says It Was A Hoax
Did a person who is not a U.S. citizen or even a resident arrive in New York City two days before the election and vote for Mamdani for mayor? No, that's not true: The poster admitted that it was a joke post. To debunk their own joke, the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Police Official Says NO Massive Walkout At NYPD After New Mayor Elected
Was there a massive walkout at the NYPD the day after a new mayor was elected in New York City? No, that's not true: "There is no walkout," a spokesperson with the NYPD told Lead Stories. The claim was made by a congressional candidate ba
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alan Dershowitz Did NOT Say He Would ‘Blow His Brains Out On Live TV’ If Mamdani Becomes New York Mayor
Did retired Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz publicly promise to "blow his brains out on live TV" if Zohran Mamdani wins the 2025 mayoral election in New York City? No, that's not true: Dershowitz denied that on his social med
PolitiFact→ X posts – Voter fraud in New York isn’t as easy to commit as this social post says: There are safeguards
New York state has "no ID requirement" to vote, and people could lie about their address and "vote in multiple precincts."
PolitiFact→ HHS' Oz says $1 billion of Medicaid funds went to immigrants in US illegally. States disagree
HHS orders state Medicaid find immigrants in US illegally
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Atlanta Lady Saying She Sells Her $2,000 In SNAP Food Stamps For $1,200 A Month Is NOT Real — AI-Generated
Is a video of a lady in Atlanta telling a reporter that she sells $2,000 in SNAP food stamps each month for $1,200 authentic? No, that's not true: The video originated on a TikTok channel that acknowledges all of its content is AI-generat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Actress Millie Bobby Brown Did NOT Donate $1 Million To LGBTQIA+ Community, Saying ‘I Hope They Find A Cure’ — Satire Site
Did actress Millie Bobby Brown donate $1 million to the LGBTQIA+ community hoping they would "find a cure?" No, that's not true: The account that posted the message is self-described as a parody account. The account disclaimer reads: "all
PolitiFact→ A product says it's ‘FDA approved,’ ‘FDA registered’ or ‘FDA certified.’ What does that even mean?
A consumer’s guide to products claiming FDA approval
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Walmart Did NOT Say It Would Close Its Doors On November 1, 2025, ‘Ahead Of The Expected SNAP Benefit Chaos’
Did Walmart announce it would shut down stores for in-person shopping on November 1, 2025, due to the expected lapse in federal funding of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no credible
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No "Televised Earthquake" — Donald Trump Did NOT Dismiss Lifetime Achievements Of Dick Van Dyke Saying "He’s Just A Dancer." — Copy-Paste Clickbait
Did Donald Trump (or another famous person) dismiss the achievements of Dick Van Dyke (or some other celebrity) by saying, "He's just a dancer." (or some other talent)? No, that's not true: This story about a broadcast studio turning into
PolitiFact→ Studies on circumcision and autism don’t say what RFK Jr. says they do
Does circumcision lead to autism? No study shows that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jason Kelce Did NOT Say ‘If Bad Bunny Is A Bad Fit For The Super Bowl, Then Maybe The People Making These Comments Are A Bad Fit For America’s Future’ — It’s A Fake Quote
Did Jason Kelce say, "If Bad Bunny is a bad fit for the Super Bowl, then maybe the people making these comments are a bad fit for America's Future." No, that's not true: There were no actual news reports saying Kelce made this statement.
Full Fact→ What did James Cleverly say about China when he was foreign secretary?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nobel Chair Did NOT say Donald Trump Didn’t Win Peace Prize Because He Lacked ‘Courage And Integrity’
Did the chair of the Nobel committee that chose the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize say that Donald Trump was not chosen because they only "give the award to people of courage and integrity?" No, that's not true: A reporter asked Nobel Committee c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Pregnant Woman Saying Her Doctor Told Her To Leave Texas Because Of A Possible Late Term Abortion Is NOT Authentic — Creator Calls It ‘Engage Bait’
Is a video of a pregnant woman saying her doctor told her to leave Texas to deliver her baby because of the state's abortion laws authentic? No, that's not true: The woman posted another video explaining that she is not pregnant and not f
The Dispatch→ DHS Says Videotaping ICE Agents Is Illegal. Federal Courts Disagree.
Filming law enforcement serves important goals central to a free republic.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kid Rock Did NOT Say Bad Bunny Is ‘A Man In A Dress’ Or Criticize Puerto Rican Rapper’s Selection As Super Bowl Halftime Act
Did Detroit singer Kid Rock call rapper Bad Bunny "a man in a dress" and criticize the NFL's selection of the Puerto Rican rapper for the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show? No, that's not true: There's no public record of such a remark by Kid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check:Trump Did NOT Say He Talked To ‘The President of Puerto Rico’
Did Donald Trump once say he had talked to the "President of Puerto Rico", as social media posts claim? No, that's not true: Lead Stories found no public record of Trump ever saying that. He did, in 2017, say he had talked to the "Preside
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Alisa Kasmer, Whose Facebook Post Says She’s ‘Grieving’ What Trump Aide Stephen Miller ‘Has Become,’ IS His First Cousin
Is Alisa Kasmer, the woman who posted a long message on Facebook attacking Stephen Miller, really Miller's cousin? Yes, that's true: Kasmer's post claimed that she babysat Miller and he is her first cousin. Lead Stories researched the Whi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Keith Urban Saying "Nicole Cheated" Is NOT Real — Year-Old Video Dubbed With AI Voice Clone
Does an authentic video on TikTok show Keith Urban saying that "Nicole cheated"? No, that's not true: The video has been edited with a fake voice. The original video interview was published by Variety in 2024 and featured Urban trying to
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Audio Of Trump-like Voice Saying Bad Bunny Is From ‘the Mexican City of Puerto Rico’ Is NOT Real — Voice Recording Made By An Impressionist
Does a video authentically capture Donald Trump saying planned Super Bowl 2026 half-time performer Bad Bunny is from "the Mexican City of Puerto Rico" ? No, that's not true: The audio was lifted from a Trump impressionist's YouTube video
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Donald Trump says Joe Biden never called the U.S. military the world’s strongest. Pants on Fire
“You never heard Biden say” the U.S. has “the strongest military anywhere in the world.”
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump says FBI agents may have been Jan. 6 agitators. Investigations don’t support that.
On Jan. 6, 2021, 274 FBI agents were “probably acting as agitators and insurrectionists, but certainly not as ‘law enforcement officials.’”
The Dispatch→ What Kamala Harris Has to Say for Herself
And why we probably haven’t heard the last of her.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Many Of 274 FBI Agents Noted In Internal Report Were Responding To January 6 Capitol Riot — Report Says They Were Not ‘Undercover’ Or ‘Embedded’ In Crowd
Did the FBI have 274 plainclothes agents undercover and embedded in January 6 crowds at the US Capitol? No, that's not true: Many of 274 FBI agents documented in a report were part of the law enforcement response after the crowd stormed t
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President Donald Trump says the US has ‘no inflation.’ By 2 measures, he’s wrong.
The U.S. currently has “no inflation.”
Full Fact→ Donald Trump linked paracetamol to autism – here’s what the science says
Leading experts and health bodies say taking paracetamol in pregnancy is safe and, despite an association in some studies, there is no good evidence it causes autism.
PolitiFact→ The US attacked Venezuelan boats it says are carrying drugs. Is Venezuela sending drugs to the US?
Ask PolitiFact: Does Venezuela send drugs to the US?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: English Police Did NOT Go After Child’s Phone For ‘Looking At A Social Media Post’ — Police Say They’re Investigating Sending Of ‘Malicious Communications’
Did UK police attempt to seize a child's phone for viewing a social media post? No, that's not true: In the recording shared as "proof" of the claim, police were heard saying the reason for their visit was different. In a statement releas
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Travis Kelce Did NOT Say of Jimmy Kimmel ‘It’s Best He Leave America’ — Famous Names Used In Cookie-Cutter Clickbait Formula
Did Travis Kelce or other celebrities make a public statement that Jimmy Kimmel should leave America? No, that's not true: This is a made-up story which has been repeated using the same formula with many different famous names. At least n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Robert Redford’s Daughter Did NOT Make A Video Saying Trump Is Not Welcome At Her Father’s Funeral — It’s A Cloned Voice
Did Amy Redford make a video where she detailed the reasons why she will not allow Donald Trump to appear at the funeral for her father, Robert Redford? No, that's not true: This video's narration is an AI-generated cloned voice. There ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Metallica’s Frontman James Hetfield Did NOT Say That Killing Of Charlie Kirk Resulted From Conspiracy And ‘A Dark Plan’
Did Metallica's frontman James Hetfield publicly suggest that the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk was the result of "a dark plan"? No, that's not true: No credible media outlets reported that. The musician didn't write that
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Charlie Kirk’s Wife Erika Saying She Will ‘Never Marry Anyone Else’ Is FAKE
Is a video showing Charlie Kirk's wife Erika Kirk saying "I will never marry anyone else" after his death authentic? No, that's not true: The video is likely AI generated. Erika Kirk has spoken publicly once since her husband was shot and
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Damien Slash Video Shows Him Saying He Got Fired Over Charlie Kirk Comments — Not Real
Did a man named Damien Slash get fired from a job at Microsoft over comments he made on Bluesky about the killing of Charlie Kirk as he explained in a viral video? No, that's not true: The man with the nose ring who said he worked for six
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Subtitle Shows Cartman Saying ‘What Will You Do? Shoot Me?’ As Charlie Kirk Inspired Debater — Not In South Park Episode
Did South Park character Cartman really say "What will you do? Shoot me?" in a recent episode where he played a character inspired by Charlie Kirk? No, that's not true: A screenshot with a falsified subtitle began circulating online short
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Charlie Kirk Did NOT Say "If somebody ever shoots me through the neck … I lowkey think that rocks"
Did conservative activist Charlie Kirk, shot and killed September 10, 2025, ever say "If somebody ever shoots me through the neck during a speech in Utah in 2025, I lowkey think that rocks". No, that's not true: There's no public record o