Did Atlanta Braves Manager Brian Snitker adopt an orphaned baby named "Pinky" who was rescued from the July Texas flood? No, that's not true: Photos of Snitker cradling an infant and the text of a story claiming he adopted the "poor, shiv
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Post and Images Describe Woman Giving Birth During Texas Floods
Did a viral post about the miraculous rescue of a woman who gave birth to her baby during floods in Texas in July 2025 authentically summarize a real-life story? No, that's not true: The post was based on an AI-generated composite image.
Full Fact→ Viral video compilation does not show floods in Texas
The clips do not show flooding in the US city of Brenham, but are actually from various locations including India, France and Spain.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: There Was NO Rescue Of A Texas Sheriff’s Daughter By Mexican Rescue Workers During July 2025 Floods In Kerr County — Nor By Anyone Else
Did a Mexican search and rescue team sent to the scene of the July 2025 flooding in Kerr County, Texas rescue a sheriff's daughter, as social media posts claim? No, that's not true: Although Mexican rescue crews were in fact sent to help
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ICE Did NOT Arrest Mexican Flood Rescuers in Texas — Clip of Greg Abbott is Fake
Did ICE arrest Mexican nationals who helped flood recovery efforts, and did Texas Gov. Greg Abbott say "I support ICE deporting the Mexicans who helped during the floods"? No, that's not true: A viral TikTok video contained a fabricated s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Clickbait Robert Plant Story About Texas Flood Donation Illustrated With AI-Generated Photo — Contradictory Details
Did a viral story about singer Robert Plant donating $1.5 million to Texas flood victims come from a reliable source? No, that's not true: The article appeared on a clickbait site that published several other fake stories about celebrity
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows AI Mexican Soldier Saying ‘We’re Here to Help the People of Texas’
Did a widely-shared video show a real Mexican soldier speaking to camera and saying "We're to help the people of Texas"? No, that's not true: The clip was produced using AI. The video contained telltale glitches such as the soldier's name
FactCheck.org→ Staffing Cuts at NWS and the Tragic Flooding in Texas
Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas flooding would have been far lower or nonexistent? A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the st
PolitiFact→ On Facebook, posts about celebrity donations for Texas relief efforts went viral. They were baseless
Claims about celebrity donations to Texas spread on Facebook
The Dispatch→ Assessing Claims About Cuts to NOAA and NWS in the Wake of Texas Flooding
The NWS maintains that it was adequately staffed, and budget cuts have been proposed but not enacted.
News Facts Network→ Noem Pushes to Eliminate FEMA as Agency Struggles to Respond to Deadly Texas Floods
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem reiterated her proposal to eliminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency... The post Noem Pushes to Eliminate FEMA as Agency Struggles to Respond to Deadly Texas Floods appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Texas City Did NOT Require Residents To Sign ‘Israel Loyalty Pledge’ To Get 2025 Flood Relief Funds
Did a Texas city require residents to sign an "Israel loyalty pledge" in order to be eligible to get relief funds after deadly floods in 2025? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that any Texas town or county impacted by the deadly
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Texas floods fact-check: NWS and NOAA cut jobs, but Trump hasn't ‘defunded’ them
The Trump administration “has defunded not only the National Weather Service but also what’s known as NOAA.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reid Did NOT Announce He Will Cover Funeral Expenses For Families Of Texas Flood Victims
Did Kansas City Chiefs Coach Andy Reid publicly say that he will pay for the funerals of the Texas flood victims? No, that's not true: No credible media organizations reported that. The claim followed the pattern seen in other unsubstanti
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ohio State Football Coach Ryan Day Did NOT Donate More Than $3.5 Million To Flood Victims In Texas
Did Ohio State football coach Ryan Day donate more than $3.5 million dollars to victims of the 2025 Texas floods? No, that's not true: No credible media organization reported that, nor did Day himself. The viral claim emerged from a websi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Story About Coco Gauff Donating $3 Million For Texas Flood Victims Makes Up Quotes
Did tennis star Coco Gauff donate $3 million to support Texas flood victims? No, that's not true: The story was spread by unreliable clickbait websites on Facebook. There were no media reports about such a donation and Gauff's social medi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jelly Roll Did NOT Release a New Song Called ‘Angels Don’t Pack Their Bags’ As a Tribute to Texas Flood Victims
Did the rapper Jelly Roll release a new song called "Angels Don't Pack Their Bags", as a tribute to the victims of devastating flooding in parts of Texas, in July 2025? No, that's not true: We found no trace of any new song, of any name,
The Dispatch→ Texas Flooding Death Toll Rises
Meteorologists and elected officials trade blame as search and rescue efforts continue.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eric Clapton Did NOT Announce He Would Pay Funeral Expenses for Texas Flood Victims
Did rock guitarist Eric Clapton announce he would pay funeral expenses for the families of those killed in devastating flooding in parts of Texas, in July 2025? No, that's not true: We found no corroboration for a blog post that was share
PolitiFact→ Reports of 2 girls rescued from a tree fueled false hope after Texas storms. Here's how it spread.
How a fake story about two girls on a tree in Texas spread
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Naturally occurring rainfall caused deadly Texas flooding, not a corporation’s cloud seeding
The Rainmaker Technology Corp.’s cloud seeding caused the July 4 flooding in Texas.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO EVIDENCE Eminem Donated $50 Million ‘For Texas Flood Victims’, ‘Joined Rescue Efforts’
Did Eminem donate $50 million "for Texas Flood Victims" and travel to any sites impacted by the natural disaster? No, that's not true: No credible media organizations reported that, as of July 7, 2025. The AI-generated text of the claim w
PolitiFact→ Some viral videos of Texas flooding might be fake. Here’s how to spot them.
Texas floods: How to spot fake disaster videos
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Tom Brady Did NOT Announce $50 Million Donation to Help Texas Flood Recovery
Did the former NFL quarterback Tom Brady donate $50 million to help recovery efforts after devastating flooding in parts of Texas, in July 2025? No, that's not true: We found no corroboration for a blog post that was shared widely and als
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Jasmine Crockett Did NOT Announce She’ll Personally Donate $25 Million To Victims Of Texas Floods — One Of Several Fake Celebrity Announcements By Clickbait Site
Did Texas Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett announce she donated $25 million to victims of the flash floods that hit her home state over the July 4th, 2025 holiday weekend? No, that's not true: Thanks to earlier fact checks that reviewed her
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Jelly Roll Did NOT Announce $50 Million Donation to Help Texas Flood Recovery
Did the rapper Jelly Roll donate $50 million to help recovery efforts after devastating flooding in parts of Texas, in July 2025? No, that's not true: We found no corroboration for a blog post that was shared widely and also claimed Jelly
News Facts Network→ Michigan Man Killed After Firing on Border Patrol Station in Texas
A man from Michigan was shot and killed after opening fire on a U.S. Border... The post Michigan Man Killed After Firing on Border Patrol Station in Texas appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: George Strait Did NOT Announce $3.5 Million Donation to Help Texas Flood Recovery
Did the country music singer George Strait donate $3.5 million to help recovery efforts after devastating flooding in parts of Texas, in July 2025? No, that's not true: We found no corroboration for a blog post that was shared widely and
News Facts Network→ Castro: Trump-Era Cuts to Weather Service May Have Worsened Texas Flood Tragedy
Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-TX) has raised concerns over staffing shortages at the National Weather Service... The post Castro: Trump-Era Cuts to Weather Service May Have Worsened Texas Flood Tragedy appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Texas Enacts Two-Year Ban on Lab-Grown Meat
Texas has become the seventh state to ban lab-grown meat, following Governor Greg Abbott’s signature... The post Texas Enacts Two-Year Ban on Lab-Grown Meat appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Texas Faces Lawsuits Over Classroom Ten Commandments Law
Gov. Greg Abbott’s new law requiring the Ten Commandments be posted in all Texas public...
News Facts Network→ Texas Targets Undocumented Students With Out-of-State Tuition Hike Mandate
Following a recent court ruling, Texas is requiring public colleges and universities to identify undocumented...
PolitiFact→ X posts – Image of man wearing a “Resist” shirt is not of Vance Boelter, but a Texas Democrat’s husband
Image shows accused shooter Vance Boelter wearing a “Resist” shirt.
The Dispatch→ Texas’ App-Store Age Verification Law, Explained
As the state awaits a Supreme Court decision on a 2023 age-gating law, new legislation aims at Apple and Google.
News Facts Network→ Texas Ends New Funding for Border Wall, Credits Trump’s Immigration Policy
Texas will no longer allocate new funds for building a border wall along the U.S.-Mexico...
News Facts Network→ Abbott Deploys National Guard to Immigration Protests Across Texas
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that he will deploy the Texas National Guard to... The post Abbott Deploys National Guard to Immigration Protests Across Texas appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Soros-Funded PAC Targets Texas in Bid to Unseat GOP Stronghold
A George Soros-funded political group is teaming up with the Texas Democratic Party to launch... The post Soros-Funded PAC Targets Texas in Bid to Unseat GOP Stronghold appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Federal Probe Finds Texas Hospital Broke Law Denying Emergency Abortion Care
A federal investigation concluded that a Texas hospital violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor... The post Federal Probe Finds Texas Hospital Broke Law Denying Emergency Abortion Care appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ Texas Ends In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students Following Trump Administration Lawsuit
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Wednesday that the state will end its decades-old policy granting... The post Texas Ends In-State Tuition for Undocumented Students Following Trump Administration Lawsuit appeared first on News Facts Network.
News Facts Network→ CDC Warns of Deadly Amoeba Risk After Texas Woman Dies from Tap Water Exposure
A 71-year-old Texas woman died from a rare Naegleria fowleri infection after using tap water... The post CDC Warns of Deadly Amoeba Risk After Texas Woman Dies from Tap Water Exposure appeared first on News Facts Network.