Did a man named "Arnold Bushman" light himself on fire to protest "Disney making the little mermaid black"? No, that's not true: A tweet from October 2024 with that claim was screenshotted and went viral again in early 2025. However the i
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Authentically Show Kennedy Center Trump Banners — It’s A Digitally Created Illustration
Does a viral image authentically capture the exterior of the Kennedy Center under the second Trump presidency? No, that's not true: A picture of banners reading "President Trump Welcomes You" is not a real photograph. It is a digitally cr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Scene From Air India Flight Forced to Return To Chicago Due To Clogged Toilets
Does a video clip capture what was happening inside an Air India plane that was forced to return to Chicago on March 5, 2025, due to out-of-order toilets? No, that's not true: The video predates the incident by two months. It started circ
Full Fact→ Viral clip shows Israeli tanks in the West Bank, not Syria
The clip has been shared with the incorrect claim it shows Israeli forces advancing into Syrian territory.
Full Fact→ Viral clip shows filming of a music video, not Ukrainian soldiers ‘faking combat’ to secure US funds
One post sharing this claim has more than 4,000 shares.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mixed Reality Video Showing Air Force One Flying Past Aircraft Carrier Is NOT Real — Digital Art Creation
Does a viral video really show President Trump's Air Force One doing several flyovers of an aircraft carrier to honor the Navy personnel on it? No, that's not true: The video was digitally created by an online artist who goes by the name
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Rep. Nancy Mace With Exaggerated Features
Does a photo shared to X authentically depict Rep. Nancy Mace, a Republican from South Carolina? No, that's not true: The image in question has been edited to exaggerate the politican's eyes, mouth, and facial features. Her official portr
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Durban, South Africa In March 2025 — It Was Shot In 2021 After Protests
Does a video show conditions in Durban, South Africa in March 2025? No, that's not true: The video in the post was recorded in the aftermath of protests and unrest in July 2021. The same video was posted on X on July 15, 2021 carrying the
Full Fact→ Downing Street video doesn’t show Volodymyr Zelenskyy using expletive to refer to Donald Trump
A clip being widely shared online, which appears to be a news report covering a moment where the Ukrainian president swore when asked about President Donald Trump, is fake.
Full Fact→ Video appearing to show BBC reporter caught on hot mic after Zelenskyy-Trump meeting has been edited
The clip appears to show the BBC’s Ukraine correspondent joking about the meeting while his mic was still switched on—but the audio has been faked.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Truth Social Screenshot Shows Trump Threatening Capital Controls And Tariffs On ‘Foreign Selling’ To Protect Stock Market
Did President Donald Trump post he would impose capital controls because "TERRIBLE things" were happening to "our BEAUTIFUL AND GREAT STOCK MARKET" and that he would put a tariff on "foreign selling"? No, that's not true: A viral screensh
Full Fact→ Video does not show Westminster Abbey flying Pakistan flag during Holy Week
The clip actually shows the Pakistan flag hoisted before Holy Week 2024 to commemorate the country’s national day.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Shows Ukrainian Flag Hoisted On Statue Of Liberty Torch
Does a video authentically show climbers hoisting a Ukrainian flag on the torch of the Statue of Liberty in New York? No, that's not true: The video was created using AI, according to the caption added by the account that originally poste
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida School Did NOT Conceal Use of Student’s They/Them Pronouns From Mom January Littlejohn — Emails Show Consultation
Did a Florida school encourage January Littlejohn's child to secretly socially transition and use they/them pronouns without telling her? No, that's not true: January Littlejohn approached her child's school first about the decision by he
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Soldiers In Ukraine Faking Combat — They Are Acting In A Music Video
Does a video clip show that soldiers in Ukraine are faking combat for the cameras so they can continue to get U.S. funding? No, that's not true: The video shows behind-the-scenes activity during the filming of a music video. Several of th
The Dispatch→ The Show Must Go On
On the Epstein files rug-pull.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Image Shows Dead Pope Francis Laid Out In Front Of Congregation — Death NOT Announced
Is an image of what looks like the corpse of a dead Pope Francis seemingly laid out on two pillows, showing various blurry priests in the background, genuine? No, that's not true: The photo was generated using AI, according to an online d
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Shows Influencers Dancing At White House Holding ‘Epstein Files’ Binders — No Actual Dancing Was Reported
Did a video authentically show Rogan O'Handley, Chaya Raichik, Scott Presler, Liz Wheeler, Chad Prather and other people holding "Epstein Files" binders and dancing while exiting the White House? No, that's not true: An AI detection tool
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Bill And Hillary Clinton Fleeing U.S. Before Epstein Document Release
Does a photo show Bill and Hillary Clinton fleeing the country just before documents from the Jeffrey Epstein case were expected to be released in late February 2025? No, that's not true: The photo circulating on social media is a still f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Video Shows Bill Clinton Statement Anticipating Epstein Files Release — Was Watermarked ‘Meme/Satire’
Did former President Bill Clinton put out a video in anticipation of the release of the "Epstein Client List" in which he said "I did not have sexual relations with those children on that island"? No, that's not true: The video bore a wat
Full Fact→ No, photos don’t show baby boy abandoned in UK towns
Facebook posts claiming this are a hoax and use photos from an incident in California in 2023.
Health Feedback→ New study contained methodological limitations and failed to show that COVID-19 vaccines increase disease burden, despite claims by Patrick Flynn
REVIEW In a Facebook post from February 2025, chiropractor Patrick Flynn claimed that people vaccinated against COVID-19 were “sicker” than those who were unvaccinated. He cited a December 2024 study by Harald Walach and Rainer Klement as eviden
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Apple Acknowledges ‘Issue’ Shown In TikTok Video of iPhone Replacing ‘Racist’ With ‘Trump’ — Bug Is With ‘R’ Words
Does a TikTok video showing an iPhone replacing the word "racist" with "Trump" prove that Siri is anti-Trump? No, that's not true: Apple said it's fixing a speech recognition bug that sometimes briefly replaces words starting with "R", no
PolitiFact→ Are there more plane accidents happening this year? That’s not what federal data shows
Since the start of 2025, fatal plane crashes have captured headlines, leaving people to speculate that they are becoming more frequent. But the numbers show no uptick in aviation accidents.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HUD Headquarters TV Monitors DID Show Trump Licking Elon Musk’s Feet In AI Video
Did TV monitors inside the HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) headquarters show a loop of an AI-generated video of President Trump licking the feet of Elon Musk for several minutes on February 24, 2025? Yes, that's true: HU
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Photo Shows Simone Biles Pregnant And Posing In Evening Wear Next To Jonathan Owens — No Pregnancy Announced
Does a viral photo really show gymnast Simone Biles pregnant with a clearly visible baby bump posing next to her husband Jonathan Owens who is wearing a suit and bow tie? No, that's not true: A detection tool indicated the image of the Ol
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Of Cross Being Installed In Oval Office By President Trump Shows Ghostly Worker And Non-Existent Building
Does a video authentically show a wooden cross being installed in the Oval Office? No, that's not true: A viral video captioned "Trump becomes 1st sitting U.S. President to install a cross in the Oval Office" showed some traces of being g
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Video Game Footage Shows C-17 Globemaster Plane Taking Off From Carrier Deck
Does a viral video authentically show a C-17 Globemaster plane taking off from an aircraft carrier? No, that's not true: The viral clip was copied from a YouTube channel with an explicit disclaimer saying all footage is made "using simula
Full Fact→ No, video does not show real TV report on Disney growing child stars in lab
The clip is of a fake news report which was first posted by the satirical outlet The Onion in 2008.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Did NOT Hold A Press Conference On Barack Obama’s Birth Certificate In February 2025 — Clip Shows 2016 Arpaio Stunt
Did Sheriff Joe Arpaio hold a press conference on Barack Obama's birth certificate in February 2025? No, that's not true: The posted footage of the press conference held by the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Arizona is from 2016, not
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Cars Frozen In Ice On A Residential Street Shows Aftermath of Detroit Water Pipe Burst — Footage Geolocated
Does a video authentically show cars frozen in one or two feet of ice on a residential street? Yes, the video is real: It was related to a water pipeline burst that happened on February 17, 2025, in a Detroit neighborhood. Lead Stories ge
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Free Headphones Hack’ Video Does NOT Authentically Show Man Stealing Headphones From Train Passenger
Does a video captioned "Free headphones hack" shared on social media authentically show a Black man stealing a train passenger's headphones? No, that's not true: The video was first posted by a social media creator who shares similar ones
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fabricated video shows Elon Musk promoting a diabetes cure
Video shows X owner Elon Musk promoted a “bedtime trick” to cure diabetes.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Edited Photo Of Javier Milei’s Sister Shows Different Eyes, Nose, Mouth — Original Taken In 2023
Does a viral photo accurately portray Argentinian President Javier Milei's sister Karina Milei? No, that's not true: The image has been heavily edited to completely change her face. The original image was taken in 2023 and shows completel
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show Authentic German Election Ballots With AfD Left Out In City Of Leipzig
Do viral clips circulating on social media prove that AfD is missing on the authentic ballots in the city of Leipzig, Germany? No, that's not true: The publicly available sample ballot still listed AfD the day the claim began to spread. A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI-Generated Image Does NOT Show Delta Crash Pilot Jonathan Simpson — Person Is Adult Film Star
Does an image shared online in February 2025 show Jonathan Simpson, the pilot of Delta Flight 4819, which crashed at Toronto Pearson International Airport? No, that's not true: The person depicted in the image is porn star Johnny Sins, wh
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Far-right AfD Party Did NOT Get ‘Massive Majority’ In German Mock Election For Students — Post Shows Result From One Polling Place
Did Germans students participating in a mock federal election known as U18, for people under 18, overwhelmingly vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, resulting in a sweep by a "massive majority" in every polling dist
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI-Generated Photo Does NOT Show Overturned Delta Plane Involved In Toronto Airport Crash
Does a photo making the rounds online and used on some news sites show the Delta Flight 4819 plane that crashed at Toronto Pearson International Airport? No, that's not true: According to an online detection tool the image was generated u
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Edited Clip Shows German Diplomat Crying Emotional Tears During Part Of Speech Ending His Munich Conference Chairmanship — Over Five Minutes After His Remarks About J.D. Vance
Does a viral clip authentically show the outgoing Munich Security Conference Chairman, Christoph Heusgen, getting emotional while discussing U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance's remarks at the conference? No, that's not true: The video was ed
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Video Shows Joe Rogan Discussing Conspiracy Theory About Non-Removable Batteries In Phones
Is a video of Joe Rogan asking "Why did every major phone company switch to non-removable batteries at the same time" authentic? No, that's not true: The viral TikTok video was generated using AI, according to online detection tools. It o