Does a screenshot show a real BBC headline about 60 child survivors testifying about being raped in cemeteries during 'pedophilic rituals'? No, that's not true: The screenshot is fabricated and designed to look like a BBC article. The acc
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Large Group Of Muslims Chanting In Dublin In September 2026 — They Are FC Schalke 04 Hooligans
Does a video show a large group of Muslims chanting on the streets of Dublin in September 2026? No, that's not true: The video is from about a year earlier and shows a group of fans of the German professional football team FC Schalke 04 m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE New York Times Videos Of Alyssa Milano, Rachael Harris, Sean Astin, Falsely Claim They Support ‘All Democrats Are Criminals’
Do videos falsely attributed to the New York Times show actors Alyssa Milano, Sean Astin and Rachael Harris supporting the "All Democrats Are Criminals" movement? No, that's not true: The videos use clips from Cameo accounts and add compl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE New York Times Videos Of Leonardo DiCaprio, Eric Braeden, Other Celebs, Falsely Claim They Support ‘All Democrats Are Criminals’
Do videos falsely attributed to the New York Times show actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Eric Braeden, Annie Potts and Patrick Fabian supporting the "All Democrats Are Criminals" movement? No, that's not true: Braeden's rep told Lead Stories the
Full Fact→ Image of teachers saying they would quit over pride flag removal is AI-generated
Many people interacting with the social media post appear to believe the picture is real, but visual clues and an AI watermark tell us it’s fake.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Men Handling Real Guns Outside Dublin Mosque — Police Say They Were Airsoft Replicas
Does a viral video show men handling real guns outside a mosque in Dublin, Ireland? No, that's not true: Law enforcement denied that the objects were real weapons. The statement issued by the police said that the objects in question were
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: SATIRICAL California ‘Rep. Jack Kimble’ Posted ‘This Is The America They Want To Take Away’
Does a screenshot show a post made by a real California congressman, Jack Kimble, that includes an AI-generated image of an idealized American family? No, that's not true: Kimble is a fictional satirical politician, not a real congressman
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FIFA President Gianni Infantino Did NOT Say They Will Make A Decision About Argentina Political Message After Final Game
Did FIFA President Gianni Infantino announce that the organization was going to wait until after the final 2026 World Cup game to make a decision regarding the Falklands banner displayed by players from Argentina after their win over Engl
Full Fact→ Sample size matters—so World Cup stats aren’t always as impressive as they sound
When you hear stats about a country’s World Cup history, remember it probably comes from a few dozen games at most.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: DECEPTIVELY Reversed Video Appears To Show ‘Japan Fans Destroy Stadium After Defeat By Brazil’ — They Were Really Cleaning Up
Does a video show Japanese soccer fans "destroy stadium after defeat by Brazil"? No, that's not true: The video has been reversed -- when played forward it shows scenes of Japanese fans collecting litter after the match with the Netherlan
PolitiFact→ Move Indigo – Yes, New Yorkers with second homes in the Empire State can choose where they want to vote
New York state law allows citizens with dual residences to choose where they want to vote.
PolitiFact→ 11 times US presidents shaded reality as they shaped US history
What if PolitiFact covered American falsehoods from 1776?
PolitiFact→ Rival TV ads in Ohio’s US Senate race play up donors’ Epstein links. Are they legit?
Fact-check of Ohio Senate ads about Epstein-linked donors
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Rep. Jack Kimble Post Saying They Make Less Than $200K For 140 Days Of Work Is NOT From Real Congressman — It’s Parody Account
Is a post by Rep. Jack Kimble warning that members of Congress don't even make "$200k per year in Congress despite working nearly 140 days" from a real member of Congress? No, that's not true: The Rep. Jack Kimble account on X.com is a pa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows Trump Bowing To Xi As They Shake Hands — It’s Digitally Edited
Does a real photo show President Donald Trump bowing to Chinese President Xi Jinping as they shake hands at the start of the Trump-Xi Summit in Beijing? No, that's not true: The image shows a common sign of AI generation -- unnaturally bl
Full Fact→ Local election bar charts revisited: how misleading were they in the end?
Now that the elections are over, we’ve compared six of the dodgy or unreliable bar charts highlighted in our investigation with the actual results. Things often worked out rather differently.
Full Fact→ We asked readers to send us election claims to fact check – so what did they spot?
We received dozens of tips over the course of the campaign, with many about bar charts in leaflets or councils’ delivery on local issues.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Document Does NOT Show Hantavirus As A COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect — It Lists Health Conditions To Report IF They Happen
Does a document show hantavirus as a side effect of COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: The document shows a government-required adverse event (AE) report prepared by pharmaceutical companies. It is not a list of side effects proven t
Full Fact→ Why do Reform and the Conservatives both claim they’ve delivered the lowest average council tax increase?
We’ve taken a look at the figures after Reform UK and the Conservatives made seemingly contrasting claims about council tax rises.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Pictures Show Giorgia Meloni Wearing Palestinian Flag Scarf, Slapping Benjamin Netanyahu — They’re Screenshots From An AI Video
Is there a real set of pictures of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni wearing a Palestinian flag scarf and slapping Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu? No, that's not true: The pictures are screenshots from an AI-generated video
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims about missing, dead scientists: Were they researching UFOs, nuclear weapons?
Fact-checking claims about missing and dead scientists
PolitiFact→ Officials target microplastics. What exactly are they? How do they get into the body?
Your guide to microplastics
Full Fact→ Old videos of Gaza and Turkey earthquake shared with false claims they show destruction in Tel Aviv
A compilation video featuring old clips from Gaza and an earthquake in Turkey has been shared online with false claims it shows recent scenes in Israel.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – These photos of the moon weren’t taken by Artemis II, they are AI or taken from Earth
Photos and clips show the moon from Artemis II.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – These photos of F-15 airmen being rescued from Iran aren’t real; they are AI-generated
Photos show rescues of U.S. F-15 airmen from Iran in April 2026.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show A Real Wedding Day Incident When A Groom Slapped The Bride — They Are Actors On Set
Does a video show a real wedding day conflict where a groom suddenly slapped his bride? No, that's not true: The people in this video clip are actors in a soap opera produced in Uzbekistan. The exact video clip published on X does not app
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Ad Promotes ‘Malcom Tongue Condoms’ — They Don’t Exist
Was a video about "Malcom tongue condoms" a real ad for a real product? No, that's not true: As of this writing, there was no such product available in the U.S. The clip, first uploaded by a digital creator, was generated by AI. The claim
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photos Of Bill Clinton And Stephen Hawking Dressed In Pajamas And A Princess Outfit — They’re AI
Are photos of Bill Clinton and Stephen Hawking dressed in pajamas and a princess outfit, respectively, real and found in the Epstein files? No, that's not true: The creator of the images has admitted they were not real. He told Lead Stori
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI-Generated Images Of Trump And Epstein With Young Girls Went Viral Months After They Were Published In A Clickbait TikTok
Did real never-before-seen images of Trump and Epstein together with young girls originate from a Department of Justice release of Epstein files? No, that's not true: The images are AI-generated and originated from a video published in No
PolitiFact→ What are peptides, and are they safe?
What are peptides, and are they safe?
PolitiFact→ These videos don’t show US strikes in Iran and counterattacks, they’re AI and outdated
These AI and outdated videos are not of Iran strikes
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Images Of Maria Julissa And ‘El Mencho’ — Google AI Detector Says They Were Made By Google’s AI
Are these real photos of OnlyFans model and social media influencer Maria Julissa and Nemesio "El Mencho" Oseguera Cervantes, the Jalisco New Generation Cartel leader killed by the Mexican Army? No, that's not true: On her Instagram accou
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Swift and Kelce Did NOT Announce On Livestream They Are Spending $250 Million To Uncover Truth In Giuffre Case — Foreign Clickbait
Did Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift announce on a livestream that they are spending $250 million to find the truth in the Virginia Giuffre case? No, that's not true: Neither the celebrity couple nor news organizations said anything about it
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Three British Men NOT Jailed Longer Than ‘Illegal Migrant Rapist’ They Protested Against — Men Convicted For Violence, Migrant For Attempted Kissing, Touching Underage Girl, Not Rape
Does a viral post correctly describe two criminal cases when it claims "three British men" were jailed longer than an "illegal migrant rapist" asylum seeker they protested against? No, that's not true: According to court records, the men
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Don’t worry: ‘Exploding trees’ aren’t what they sound like
Trees can explode if temperatures drop to 20 degrees below zero.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ICE Raiding Home Without A Warrant After Man Shouted They Shouldn’t ‘Smack’ His Neighbor — It’s Columbus SWAT In 2019
Does a video show ICE agents raiding a man's home without a warrant after he shouted about ICE's treatment of his neighbor, saying they "ain't supposed to smack him like that"? No, that's not true: The video shared in January 2026 with cl
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Karoline Leavitt Did NOT Say Trump ‘Mistook Greenland For Iceland’ Because ‘They Share The Same Border’
Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt say that "Trump mistook Greenland for Iceland" because "they share the same border"? No, that's not true: The internet rumor attributing those words to her originated from a satire account.
The Dispatch→ Orders They Can and Should Refuse
Military commanders should not obey illegal directives to seize Greenland.
PolitiFact→ The CDC just sidelined these childhood vaccines. Here’s what they prevent.
CDC sidelines six childhood vaccines. What do they prevent?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Videos Show Women Told To Leave Courtrooms Because Of How They Dress
Are videos of women being kicked out of court for outfits described as "inappropriate" real? No, that's not true: Multiple low-quality viral videos following the same script and posted by the same creators show signs of AI. Evidence of AI