Did evangelist Franklin Graham and Pope Leo XIV have a live discussion on television? No, that's not true: There is no evidence of such a TV show. The claim is an example of so-called "Viet Spam" campaigns consisting of nearly identical,
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Story Claims $140 Million Found At Home Of Ukraine’s Zhumadilov, Marked ‘Servant Of The People’ — Came From FAKE NV Website
Is a story mimicking The New Voice of Ukraine claiming $140 million was found at Arsen Zhumadilov's home, marked "For the Servant of the People," real? No, that's not true: The New Voice of Ukraine did not publish such a report. Instead,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Story Claims Trump Folded Arms After Reporter Asked About China Election Meddling — It Is Satire
Does a real story report that Donald Trump folded his arms after a question about China election meddling? No, that's not true: The claim originated on a social media account known for posting satirical content. The account's profile page
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE CBC Story Linking Paying For Groceries To White Supremacy — Network Denied
Did the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation CBC publish an online story that tied paying for groceries to white supremacy? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that such a story was ever published by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporati
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Images Illustrate Story Of Bear Carrying Injured Animals To Wildlife Center — Images Are AI-Generated
Do real photos show a bear carrying an injured fox and an injured raccoon to the door of a wildlife center where it had once received care? No, that's not true: The images, designed to look like security camera footage, are AI-generated.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Did NOT Defend Natalie Harp After She Posted Nuclear Codes on Instagram — Story Is From Borowitz Report Satire
Did President Donald Trump defend White House aide Natalie Harp after she posted nuclear codes on Instagram? No, that's not true: The claim originated on a website known for posting satirical news content, and there is no evidence that Ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Story Of Woman Herding Goats Through Walmart While Drinking Margaritas From A Jug Is A Meme
Is a meme that shows a mugshot of a woman accused of herding goats through a Walmart while drinking margaritas from a jug a real news story? No, that's not true: The original meme appears to have originated on a satire account. The mugsho
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Story Claims Florida Officer ‘Lena Hale’ Impregnated 13 Inmates — Facility Does Not Exist
Was a real Florida corrections officer named "Lena Hale" arrested for impregnating inmates? No, that's not true: No credible news organizations reported the story. Viral posts making the claim shared images showing a person supposedly hav
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Euronews Did NOT Report That Zelenskyy’s Parents Were Detained For Laundering $11 Million — Story Is Fabricated
Did a real report from Euronews state that Volodymyr Zelenskyy's parents were detained for laundering $11 million? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, Euronews had not published a story matching the claim. A Ukrainian governmenta
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Story Claims Men Said AOC Was High-Priced Escort in Boston — It Is ALLOD Satire
Did a story claiming that men said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was a high-priced escort in Boston come from an actual news source? No, that's not true: The story originated on a Facebook page known for posting satirical content that car
Full Fact→ Story about struggling nurse posted on MP’s social media accounts is ‘fictional’
Labour MP Sureena Brackenridge told Full Fact the post, shared alongside what appears to be an AI image, was intended to “share policy news, explored through a narrative”.
PolitiFact→ From Johnny Appleseed to Claudette Colvin: 5 surprisingly true American history facts
Five surprisingly true American history facts
New York Times→ Fact-Checking Trump’s Inaccurate Accounts of U.S. History
We fact-checked the president’s colorful — and inaccurate — accounts of American history from the Battle of Gettysburg to the Unabomber.
PolitiFact→ Betsy Ross, Paul Revere and George Washington’s teeth: The real stories behind US history myths
Have you fallen for these 5 US history myths?
PolitiFact→ What PolitiFact learned from looking at presidential falsehoods throughout U.S. history
What we learned from investigating presidential falsehoods
PolitiFact→ 11 times US presidents shaded reality as they shaped US history
What if PolitiFact covered American falsehoods from 1776?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Story About Ethan Caldwell Arrested For Pretending To Be A Museum Tour Guide And Making Up History Of Art — It Is Satire
Was a man named Ethan Caldwell arrested after posing as a museum tour guide and inventing completely fake histories for every painting? No, that's not true: The story originated on an Instagram page known for posting parody stories. The s
PolitiFact→ Trump called the 2026 World Cup history’s ‘most successful.’ Problems cloud ticket sales
Has the 2026 World Cup sold more tickets than ever before?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: James Woods Did Not Call President Trump The ‘Most Treacherous And Truly Worthless Republican Leader In The History Of The Party’ — He Was Referring To Senate Majority Leader John Thune
Did actor James Woods call President Donald Trump the "most treacherous and truly worthless Republican leader in the history of the party" in May 2026? No, that's not true: The quote never mentions Trump. King's caption adds that context
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Male Prostitute Was Found Dead In Home Of Mike Pence — Fake Story From Facebook ‘Comedian’
Did police find a male prostitute dead in the Indiana home of Mike Pence? No, that's not true: There is no news reporting of an incident such as this. This false news story originated from a Facebook page that lists its category as "comed
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Justin Bieber Did NOT Say Jim Carrey ‘Died Of Kuru’ After Years of Child Meat Parties in Hollywood — Story Came From Prolific Fake News Site
Did Justin Bieber say Jim Carrey "died of Kuru" (a rare disease linked to cannibalism), from eating child meat at Hollywood parties? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Bieber ever made the comments about Carrey. The viral arti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence King Charles ‘Dying of Kuru’ After Decades of Child Meat Banquets — Story Came From Prolific Fake News Site
Is King Charles "dying of Kuru," (a rare disease linked to cannibalism), after decades of "child meat banquets"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the king has been diagnosed with Kuru as of the time of publication. He has an
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Made-Up Story About Eleanor Whitmore ‘Given to the Strongest Slave’ Josiah Freeman in 1856 Virginia Is Clickbait
Did Colonel Richard Whitmore give his wheelchair-bound daughter Eleanor to Josiah Freeman, a 7-foot-tall enslaved man, after she was deemed unmarriageable? No, that's not true: This story is not based on true historical events, but is a f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Story About "Marcus," A Veteran Georgia School Bus Driver Who Was Sued By Parents — No Supporting Reporting
Was a Georgia school bus driver sued by parents because their children suffered scrapes when he stopped abruptly after a rock hit the windshield, critically injuring him? No, that's not true: There is no reporting about a lawsuit or schoo
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fictional Story Of Resistance Printing Press Found In A Secret Basement Room In Lyon, France Is AI-Illustrated Clickbait
Did Lucas Morel discover a World War II era resistance printing operation in a secret room hidden in his basement in Lyon, France? No, that's not true: This fictional clickbait story set in Lyon, France originated on YouTube and is illust
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fox News Did NOT Post A Story That "Florida Man Refuses To Pay Taxes Because He Did Not Personally Approve Any Of The Spending"
Did Fox News post a story with the headline "FLORIDA MAN REFUSES TO PAY TAXES BECAUSE HE DID NOT PERSONALLY APPROVE ANY OF THE SPENDING"? No, that's not true: The Facebook account that originally posted the story is a satire page. It stat
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Quote About ‘Support For Peaceful Demonstrators Via National Defense Fund’ Attributed To Various Celebrities — Foreign Clickbait Story
Did Bad Bunny and other famous people including Blake Shelton, Cardi B, Tom Jones, Andrea Bocelli say that they were supporting peaceful demonstrators via the National Defense Fund? No, that's not true: The claim was an example of so-call
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Single Dad Michael Torres Was NOT One Point Short On Family Feud Needed To Save Daughter From Cancer — It’s A Fake Story
Did single dad Michael Torres get 199 points instead of the 200 needed to win $20,000 in Family Feud Fast Money to pay for his daughter's cancer treatment? No, that's not true: The story was generated by artificial intelligence tools by a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satire Story About Trump Being Furious After ‘Pro Kings’ Rally Drew ‘Sparse Crowd’ Is NOT Real
Did President Donald Trump react with an angry Truth Social post after "only 17 people" turned out for a "Pro Kings" rally in Lexington, Kentucky? No, that's not true: The story originated on the satirical Substack page of comedy writer A
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE TV Special "Seeking The Truth, Finding Justice" About Virginia Giuffre Allegedly Funded By Celebrities From Pope Leo XIV To Barbra Streisand — Story Is Viet Spam
Is there a television special called "Seeking the Truth, Finding Justice" about Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre in which celebrities -- from Pope Leo XIV to Barbra Streisand -- invested over $246,000? No, that's not true: There is no evid
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: FAKE Quote About Trump Being ‘Abused And Lied About Since Taking Office’ Attributed To Various Celebrities — Story Is Viet Spam
Did Carol Burnett and other celebrities say Donald Trump "has been abused and lied about since taking office" and "stood like a lion against a pack of jackals"? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that Burnett and the others ever sa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Epstein Files Do NOT Reveal Ellen DeGeneres Ate Stanley Kubrick at a Satanic Ritual — Story Came From Prolific Fake News Site
Do the Epstein files reveal that Ellen DeGeneres and hundreds of Hollywood VIPs ate Stanley Kubrick at a satanic ritual? No, that's not true: There are no reports in the Epstein files released by the Department of Justice that claim DeGen
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Slop Story About Permanent Home For Woman Working Part Time At 85 Is Bogus — No Celebrity Donations
Did Keanu Reeves, Clint Black, Billy Joel and other celebrities suddenly all discover that a woman who once cared for them was still working part time at 85 to pay her rent? No, that's not true: The sob story about all of them "stepping i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Quote About Trump Being ‘Tough Man’ Who Has ‘Fought Harder For The Heart And Soul Of America’ Attributed To Various Celebrities — Foreign Clickbait Story
Did Sophie Cunningham and other famous people including Alice Cooper, Ice Cube and Myles Garrett say that President Donald Trump is a "tough man" and "no one has fought harder for the heart and soul of America"? No, that's not true: There
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Obama ‘$120 Million Ultimatum’ Verdict For Obamacare Repayments — Foreign Clickbait Story
Did various politicians and celebrities all hand down a "verdict" for a "$120 million ultimatum" to former President Barack Obama over repayments related to Obamacare? No, that's not true: Several such stories naming people as diverse as
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI-Generated Video Is FAKE Emotional Courtroom Story About A Boy Who Worked Illegally To Care For His Sister
Does real video show a court case involving a teen who illegally worked night shifts in order to care for his sister after their parents died? No, that's not true: This video is AI-generated. The story does not include any specifics about
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Giuffre Family, Colbert, Musk Did NOT Pay Millions In Court Fees To Sue Pam Bondi And Other Influential, Powerful People — Fake Story Is Vietspam
Did the family of Epstein's late survivor Virginia Giuffre, Stephen Colbert or Elon Musk spend millions of dollars to file a lawsuit against U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi and other people? No, that's not true: A federal court database s
PolitiFact→ How much has Donald Trump reshaped the government’s portrayal of Black history?
How much has Trump reshaped the portrayal of Black history?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO TMZ Story About Zelensky Buying Diddy’s Mansion For $61 Million — Nothing On Their Site
Did tabloid news outlet TMZ publish a report saying Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy bought a Los Angeles mansion belonging to Sean "Diddy" Combs for $61 Million? No, that's not true: Using TMZ's search box, Lead Stories found no s