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Full Fact→ Video of Nigel Farage altered to include fake audio of him criticising London leadership
An old video of the Reform UK leader criticising the Budget and the Conservative party’s record has been edited to include fake audio of him calling London “an absolute s***show”.
Full Fact→ Andy Burnham did not lose a Labour leadership contest to Keir Starmer
The Daily Mail has corrected an inaccurate claim made in a column by the former Prime Minister Boris Johnson about Andy Burnham, after Full Fact got in touch.
PolitiFact→ X posts – There's no evidence Jake Rosmarin, influencer on cruise ship, is a hantavirus ‘crisis actor’
An American passenger on the cruise ship involved in the hantavirus outbreak is a "crisis actor."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows U.S. Warship On Fire After Iranian Attack — It Did NOT Happen
Does a real video show a U.S. warship on fire after an Iranian attack? No, that's not true: An AI-generated content detection tool rated the video as "likely to be AI-generated." There are also several other signs that the video was likel
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hantavirus Cruise Ship Influencer Jake Rosmarin Was NOT The COVID-19 Patient Shown In A 2022 BBC Report — That Was Henry Dyne
Was Jake Rosmarin, the hantavirus cruise ship influencer, the same COVID-19 patient featured in a 2022 BBC report? No, that claim is false: The BBC segment focused on another individual, Henry Dyne, who, during the pandemic, was falsely a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows ‘Grand Aurelian’ Cruise Ship Dumping Waste Into Ocean — Ship Does Not Exist
Does a real video show "The Grand Aurelian" cruise ship dumping waste into the ocean? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that a cruise ship with this name was caught dumping garbage, and there have been no news reports abo
Full Fact→ Old military exercise video shared with false claims it shows Iranian missiles hitting US ships
A clip of a 2016 military exercise, which saw the US, Canada, Australia and South Korea sink the decommissioned USS Thach, has been shared with false claims it shows Iranian missiles hitting US ships.
PolitiFact→ What is hantavirus? What we know about the fatal cruise ship outbreak
What is hantavirus? How did cruise tourists get it?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: OLD Video Of U.S. Ship Hit By Missiles Is From 2016 Target Practice On Retired Frigate — Not Enemy Action
Does a video show a double missile strike by Iran on a U.S. ship during hostile action in May 2026? No, that's not true: The clip resurfaced in social media posts falsely claiming it showed an Iranian strike near Jask Island, but it actua
PolitiFact→ Social Media – This video shows a 2025 oil tankers collision, not a 2026 US strike on Iranian cargo ship
Video shows the United States’ April 19, 2026, strike on an Iranian cargo ship.
PolitiFact→ Fact-check: Trump misleads about birthright citizenship, birth tourism before SCOTUS hearing
Fact-checking Trump on birthright citizenship, birth tourism
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Missiles Destroying U.S. Navy Warship In Strait Of Hormuz
Does a real video show Iranian missiles destroying a U.S. Navy warship in the Strait of Hormuz? No, that's not true: There are no credible news reports of such an attack, and the clip appears to be from a military simulation video game kn
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does Not Show Israelis Storming Ship To Flee To Cyprus — It’s From Philippines
Does a video show Israelis storming a ship to flee the war and go to Cyprus? No, that's not true: The scene is from the Philippines and shows people boarding a ferry service. The video has been online since at least March 8, 2026, and sho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Shows Tomahawk Missiles Streaking Past A Merchant Ship "On Their Way To Targets In Iran"
Does a real video show Tomahawk missiles streaking past a merchant ship "on their way to targets in Iran"? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. The fake video shows missiles passing dangerously close to the ship and glitchy te
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Massive Container Ship Capsizing Is NOT Real — It’s AI-Generated
Does a real video show a large container ship listing and capsizing in front of bystanders on another craft? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. It was originally posted by an account that describes itself as posting "AI Vide
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show U.S. Destroyer ‘Attacked By Iranian Missiles’ Near Cyprus — It’s 2017 Damage From Ship Collision Near Japan
Does a video show an American destroyer that was damaged by Iranian missiles in Cypriot territory in the Mediterranean? No, that's not true: This footage is from 2017 and the damage pictured is not from a missile attack. The video clip sh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Patel, Kennedy, Buttigieg, Vince Gill, Others Are Not Demanding Obama Return Millions From ‘Ownership’ of Obamacare
Did Kash Patel, Sen. John Kennedy, Pete Buttigieg, Vince Gill and others demand that former President Barack Obama return millions he earned through ownership related to "Obamacare"? No, that's not true: Nearly identical stories that swap
The Dispatch→ America’s Shipbuilding Revival
Plus: Peru ousts its acting president, and Iran nuclear talks continue.
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking Trump text about whether Denmark has a ‘right of ownership’ to Greenland
Fact-checking Trump’s text on Greenland and Denmark
Full Fact→ Censorship, public safety and the limits of free speech in the age of AI
Comment on this week’s news concerning the pitfalls of AI chatbots, and where free speech ends and public safety begins.
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
Full Fact→ Fake video of Donald Trump criticising Keir Starmer’s leadership is AI-generated
A clip that appears to show the US President criticising Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been viewed hundreds of thousands of times on social media. But it isn’t real.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Abiy Ahmed’s 5-Star Cruise Ship Abandoned In Desert Shows Telltale Signs Of Being AI-Generated
Does a video show a large cruise ship abandoned in the desert by Abiy Ahmed, the prime minister of Ethiopia? No, that's not true: No legitimate news organization has reported it, though a massive engineering feat such as this undertaken b
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: FAKE Video Of Venezuela Ship Commanded By Captain Yonaiker Bermúdez And US Destroyer USS Jason Durham
Is a video of a conversation between the Venezuelan ship Guaiquerí, commanded by Capt. Yonaiker Bermúdez, and the U.S. Navy destroyer USS Jason Durham legitimate? No, that's not true: The creator of the video said on social media that i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rob Reiner DID Say Publicly He Was Working On A Series About Putin And Trump’s Relationship
Did the late Rob Reiner publicly say he was developing a television series about Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump called "The Spy and the Asset"? Yes, that is true: Reiner announced the project in 2020 on the Mehdi Hasan Show on MSNBC. He
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo Did NOT Say They Are In ‘Non-Demi-Curious Semi-Binary’ Relationship
Did Ariana Grande or Cynthia Erivo say they are in a "non-demi-curious semi-binary" relationship? No, that's not true: The viral rumor originated from a page that described itself as satire. In part, the disclaimer said that it's where "t
The Dispatch→ An Abusive Relationship
House Republicans consider leaving the president.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows Pacific Ocean ‘Rogue Wave’ Hitting the Deck of a Ship Called ‘Venessa’
Is a video that shows a giant Pacific Ocean rogue wave crashing over the deck of a cruise ship called "Venessa" real? No, that's not true: The account that originally posted the video clearly labeled it "ai video". The account also labele
PolitiFact→ Can the US government strip Zohran Mamdani of his citizenship?
Can the US government strip Mamdani of his citizenship?
Full Fact→ Muslims who use their homes as a place of worship aren’t exempt from council tax
Misleading posts claiming that Muslims don’t have to pay council tax if they use their living rooms to pray are circulating on social media again.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marco Rubio Did NOT Confirm Rosie O’Donnell’s Passport Was Revoked After She Forfeited Her American Citizenship — It’s Satire
Did Marco Rubio confirm Rosie O'Donnell's passport was revoked after she forfeited her American citizenship? No, that's not true: The story originated on the "America's Last Line of Defense" Facebook page, which is self-described as satir
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Threaten To End His Super Bowl Sponsorship If Bad Bunny Performs At The Halftime Show — Viet Spam
Did Elon Musk threaten to end his Super Bowl sponsorship if Bad Bunny performs at the halftime show? No, that's not true: Elon Musk does not sponsor the Super Bowl. The claim that he does and has threatened to end his sponsorship was publ
The Dispatch→ When You Outsource Friendship to AI
A lot of problems can be solved in conversation—with people.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Coca-Cola CEO Did NOT Issue Super Bowl Sponsorship Ultimatum Over Bad Bunny — Quote Attributed To Other People Too
Did Coca-Cola CEO James Quincey or various other people issue an ultimatum to the NFL about ending sponsorship of the Super Bowl if singer Bad Bunny was allowed to perform at the halftime show? No, that's not true: A Coca-Cola spokesperso
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Announce He Was Terminating LGBTQ+ Brand Partnerships After Charlie Kirk Was Killed
After Charlie Kirk was killed, Did Elon Musk announce that he would be ending every partnership tied to LGBTQ+ brands? No, that's not true: This made-up story used names and themes trending in September 2025 to drive clicks to a website.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meta Did NOT Add New Tags On Threads Posts To Warn That Certain Users Are Suspected Of Membership In Antifa — Meme Appears To Mock Trump Administration War On Antifa
Did Meta, the owner of the Threads social media platform, announce it had begun labeling some accounts with a warning that "This user is suspected of being part of a terrorist organization called Antifa. Please report any suspicious behav
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Erika Kirk Did NOT Start And Join A ‘Faith & Fellowship Dating App’ After Charlie Kirk’s Assassination
Did Charlie Kirk's widow, Erika, go on social media to announce that she and her husband's organization, Turning Point USA, started a new dating app and that she joined it even before the memorial service for her husband? No, none of that
Full Fact→ Has the government brought the railways into public ownership?
Full Fact looks at Labour’s pledge to bring Britain’s railways into public ownership.