Did OpenAI announce plans to let users "securely connect" ChatGPT to their DNA to modify specific parts of their body? No, that's not true: This fake announcement came from a parody account. A disclaimer in its bio states: "These are fake
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump, Musk And Huang Raising Their Fists In Front Of Chinese Flag, Joining Communist Party
Does a real photo show President Donald Trump and tech CEOs Elon Musk and Jensen Huang raising their fists in front of a Chinese flag? No, that's not true: The image shows common signs of AI generation. There are no credible news reports
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Posts Saying Your Favorite Celeb Publicly Claimed ‘Pro-Israel American Billionaires’ Are Working To Undermine Their Career Are NOT Real — Spam From Vietnam
Are social media posts claiming that a long list of celebrities have each said "powerful pro-Israel American billionaires" are working to undermine their careers real? No, that's not true: None of the celebrities named in the posts made a
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: Fake Pictures Show Stevie Nicks And Other Celebrities With Their $80 Million Private Jets — Clickbait From Overseas
Do real photos show celebrities like Stevie Nicks, Bob Dylan, and Barry Manilow posed in front of their $80 million private jets? No, that's not true: A network of fake fan pages are publishing nearly identical copy/paste clickbait storie
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Stories About Karoline Leavitt Smirking At Celebrities Because ‘Complex Social Policy’ Is ‘Out Of Their League’ Are Spam From Vietnam
Did Karoline Leavitt dismiss various celebrities, saying "complex social policy" was "out of their league" and dismissing them as just a singer, musician, actor or comedian? No, that's not true: The claim about a televised confrontation i
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mamdani Did NOT Say That ‘Husbands Are Allowed To Beat Their Wives’ Or That City Authorities Should Ignore Domestic Violence Calls
Does a viral post accurately summarize Zohran Mamdani's words from a podcast recorded more than five years before he was sworn in as New York City mayor? No, that's not true: The quote was shortened, and it changed its meaning. A longer,
PolitiFact→ How to talk to your children about AI chatbots and their safety
How to talk to your kids about AI chatbots and their safety
The Dispatch→ On Obamacare, Republicans Negotiate Their Terms of Surrender
The GOP seems willing to provide more federal funds for the Affordable Care Act beneficiaries, but wants to spend less and not fund abortion.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: TMZ Did NOT Publish More Real Photos Of Diddy In Fort Dix Federal Prison Yard — Their Watermark Was Spoofed
Did TMZ publish real photos of Diddy hanging out in the Fort Dix federal prison yard with fellow inmates? No, that's not true: The images bear a fake TMZ watermark. The celebrity news outlet published an article to clarify that the images
Full Fact→ People in the UK will not be fined £750 for using their heating after 9pm
A video being shared online falsely claims that people who use their heating after 9pm will be fined £750 if they’re caught.
PolitiFact→ Richard Hudson – No, turkey prices aren’t at their lowest in 25 years
“This Thanksgiving, turkey prices are at their lowest point since 2000.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI Glitches In Video Showing Bodies Moving ‘On Their Own’ Next To Nurse Or Doctor In Morgue
Did a viral video really show dead bodies moving on their own in a morgue? No, that's not true: The video, showing four different scenes of bodies appearing to move their legs as four different women sat next to them writing some kind of
The Dispatch→ Everyone Needs to Stay in Their Lane
Will SCOTUS finally revisit the intelligible principle test?
The Dispatch→ Billionaires Won’t Leave Mamdani’s New York, but Their Employees Might
Even high earners struggle to afford NYC, and it’s easy for many to relocate.
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
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From the Week Trump’s Tariffs Had Their Day in Court
Plus, the crisis at the Heritage Foundation.
The Dispatch→ Democrats Get the 2024 Monkey Off Their Backs
But key divisions and choices remain that will determine Democrats’ fate in 2026 and 2028.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Video Of Trump Supporters Without Their Red MAGA Hats In Line At Food Bank — AI-Generated
Does a real video show Trump supporters lined up at the community food bank without their red MAGA hats on? No, that's not true: The video was labeled as AI-generated by the TikTok creator that posted it. The video also bears the watermar
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘No More SNAP Benefits’ Video Of Two Women Moving ‘Two Carts Full Of Products’ Into Their Car Is NOT Related To Program’s Cuts In November 2025
Does a viral video capture a grocery theft related to the freeze of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as SNAP, in November 2025? No, that's not true: A search for the origins of the video showed that it had been on
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.
Full Fact→ People will not need to ‘re-verify’ their bus passes from October
Videos circulating on social media are spreading misleading claims about supposed changes to people’s bus passes.
The Dispatch→ Dispatch Politics Roundup: On Their Worst Behavior
Your weekly roundup from Washington, D.C.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Turning Point USA Now DID Announce They’re Doing Their Own Super Bowl Halftime Concert
Note: on October 9, 2025 Turning Point USA did make following announcement (archived here) on their X account: 🚨 HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT 🚨 It's true, Turning Point USA is thrilled to announce The All American Halftime Show. Performers and
The Dispatch→ Desirable Things and Their Limits
On bipartisanship, consensus, moderation, and civility.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Erika Kirk Did NOT Announce After Her Husband’s Death That She Is Pregnant With Their Third Child
Did Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, make public remarks about a third pregnancy in September 2025? No, that's not true: No such announcement appeared on her social media accounts. Furthermore, no credible jour
Full Fact→ No new £2,000 fine for unmarried couples who don’t declare their status
Videos circulating on social media claim you need to tell the government if you’ve been living with your partner for more than a year, or you’ll face a £2,000 fine. But this isn’t true.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Eminem And Kid Rock Did NOT Bury Their Differences To Launch A Charity in Charlie Kirk’s Name
Did Eminem and Kid Rock bury their political differences to launch a charity in Charlie Kirk's name, called "Charlie Kirk: From Debate to Great?" No, that's not true: The article making the claim offers no credible sources and the timelin
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Cristiano Ronaldo And Georgina At Their Wedding Is NOT Real — AI Image
Does a viral image authentically show soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and his fiancee Georgina Rodriguez married and at their wedding? No, that's not true: The image contained glitches and discrepancies typical of AI generated images and at
Full Fact→ Did ‘nine out of 10 nurses’ reject their pay award?
Articles published in the Guardian and Telegraph about the results of a recent Royal College of Nursing vote could do with context.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: The Obamas Did NOT Sell Their Martha’s Vineyard Estate to Jeffrey Epstein’s Money Management Client Les Wexner
Did Barack and Michelle Obama sell their Martha's Vineyard estate to Les Wexner, a money management client of Jeffrey Epstein? No, that's not true. The home that Wexner purchased on Martha's Vineyard in July 2025 had been rented for Obama
The Dispatch→ Can Thailand and Cambodia Maintain Their Fragile Truce?
A territorial dispute prompted five days of cross-border attacks.
News Facts Network→ Trump Says Epstein Hired Away His Staff, Prompting Their Falling Out
President Donald Trump on Monday said his relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein ended... The post Trump Says Epstein Hired Away His Staff, Prompting Their Falling Out appeared first on News Facts Network.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Composite Image Does NOT Authentically Show Brothers Samuel And Solomon And Their Mother Gracie In 1952 And 2025
Does a composite image shared on social media authentically show two elderly brothers in 2025, holding a single surviving photo of them and their mom, Gracie, taken in 1952? No, that's not true: The composite image contained multiple inco
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,
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Disney Did NOT Ban MAGA Hats From Their Theme Parks in June 2025
Did Disney ban MAGA hats from their theme parks in June 2025? No, that's not true: The claim originated on Mouse Trap News, which describes its output as "satire and parody". We found no evidence to suggest that the rumor was even inadver
Full Fact→ Labour MP did not say victims of grooming gangs should ‘shut their mouths’
A post re-circulating on Facebook appears to be based on something that Naz Shah reposted from a parody account then quickly deleted in 2017—she has said the sharing of the post was a “genuine accident”.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of ‘Bikers On Their Way To Los Angeles’ Shows Bikers In Los Angeles in 2022
Does a video show "bikers on their way to Los Angeles" as a viral social media post claimed? No, that's not true: The video, captioned "Californication", shows bikers in the Los Angeles area in 2022. It has nothing to do with events in th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Florida Court Did NOT Rule That New York Times And Washington Post Have To Return Their 2018 Pulitzers, As Of May 28, 2025
Did a Florida court rule that two newsrooms have to be stripped of their Pulitzer Prizes for covering the role of Russia in the 2016 election campaign? No, that's not true: The court's ruling was procedural. The judge only allowed the cas