Was a viral video of a flying egg-shaped object part of the Pentagon UFO files release? No, that's not true: Lead Stories reviewed the first -- and the only available, as of this writing -- batch of the released materials and did not find
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Memo About ‘Unidentified Humanoid’ Is NOT Real Department Of War Document Released In Official UFO Files
Is a memo about an "unidentified humanoid" a real Department of War document released with other "UFO files" in May 2026? No, that's not true: The document does not appear in the publicly available UFO files released by the Trump administ
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Of Star-Shaped Object Was NOT Released In Department Of War UFO Files — It Predates The Release
Was this viral image of a star-shaped UFO released by the Department of War in the UFO Files? No, that's not true: The UFO files released by the Trump administration do not include a color photo of a star-shaped UFO that appears to be hov
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Helicopter Flying With Suspicious Orb Was NOT Released In Department of War UFO Footage
Is a viral video that shows "never-before-seen" footage of an unidentified object moving in the sky near a helicopter flying, included in the UFO Files that were released by the Trump administration and the Department of War? No, that's n
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Declassified 1966 UFO Footage Shows Octopus-Like Creature With 10 Tentacles — AI-Generated
Does a real video show declassified 1966 UFO footage of an octopus-like creature with 10 tentacles bouncing on the sea and flying off at great speed? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence of such a historic sighting, and no r
PolitiFact→ Fact-checking claims about missing, dead scientists: Were they researching UFOs, nuclear weapons?
Fact-checking claims about missing and dead scientists
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show UFOs Or Bunkers Being Hauled By Trucks — They’re Industrial Air-Cooled Heat Exchangers
Does a video show two big trucks hauling UFOs or bunkers over a bridge? No, that's not true: The convoy is carrying large industrial air-cooled heat exchangers, also called cooling fans. These induced draft heat exchangers are marked with
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Massive Metallic UFO Orb Over A Volcano In Mexico — It’s A Large Millimeter Telescope On Sierra Negra
Does a video show a massive metallic UFO orb over a volcano in Mexico? No, that's not true: The round object in the video is a telescope on the top of the dormant Sierra Negra volcano. The telescope's concave dish-shaped reflector is 50 m
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Authentic Panic In Paris Over UFO, Object In River
Does footage show an authentic panic in Paris as people react to a UFO and an unidentified submerged object (USO) in the Seine River? No, that's not true: The video is from a film shoot. The footage is from the production of "Under Paris,
Full Fact→ Video of ‘UFO’ in Germany is CGI
The video has been circulating since at least 2021 and has previously been debunked.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Actual UFOs Over Alaska Escorted By Military Aircraft — It’s Animation
Did someone in Alaska capture video in early January 2025 showing military jets flying in formation alongside saucer-shaped UFOs? No, that's not true: The UFO video was originally posted on YouTube in October 2023 and the account it came
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NASA Video Does NOT Show UFO At International Space Station
Did a NASA livestream authentically capture a "UFO" or "mysterious craft" before the stream was "abruptly cut," suggesting an intentional disruption to the video? No, that's not true: NASA told Lead Stories that the footage showed the Dra
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows AI-Generated ‘UFO UAP Drone’ In Maryland In December 2024
Is a video that shows UFOs or drones in Maryland in December 2024 authentic? No, that's not true: The creator of the video admitted he "made a fake UFO video with AI." The original video is listed on the creator's account on TikTok under
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Unveil ‘UFO Fighter Jet’ In Mid-November 2024
Did tech billionaire Elon Musk unveil a "UFO fighter jet" named Ethereon in mid-November 2024? No, that's not true: Neither Musk, nor his company SpaceX, nor credible news organizations said anything about the development of such a spacec
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No Star Wars: Claims about Elon Musk and a “UFO fighter jet” are Pants on Fire!
“Elon Musk unveils UFO fighter jet that defies physics.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of ‘Drilling’ Cloud Does NOT Show Authentic UFO
Does a video showing a light-filled cloud "drilling through the firmament" show an authentic UFO? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that this footage exists outside of a few social media posts. The user who originally uploaded thi
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photos Do NOT Genuinely Show ‘Incredible Discovery’ Of UFO In Egypt Desert
Do images shared on Facebook genuinely show what appears to be a UFO in the "remote desert of Egypt"? No, that's not true: Hive Moderation, an online tool used to detect AI-generated images, confirmed that it was 99.6 percent likely the i
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Official’ Navy photographs of a UFO don’t hold water
Official Navy photographs show an unidentified flying object in the Arctic Ocean in 1971.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Neil Armstrong Did NOT Say He Saw UFOs And Aliens On The Moon
Did astronaut Neil Armstrong once say he saw UFOs and aliens on the moon? No, that's not true: The claim is completely fabricated. There is zero evidence that Armstrong ever told anyone that he saw UFOs and aliens on the moon, and no evid
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show UFO Recorded In Sweden
Did a video shared on social media genuinely show a UFO that was recorded flying over Sweden? No, that's not true: Lead Stories determined that the original clip shared on Instagram was created as part of a school project by 16-year-old S
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No, the Pentagon didn’t release footage of a gigantic UFO
“Pentagon releases NASA footage of 2,000 mile long UFO near Saturn.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show ‘Real Alien’ Examination — This Is Clip From Adult Film ‘Roswell UFO’
Does this video show a military medical specialist examining a living alien in a laboratory setting at Area 51 in southern Nevada, or elsewhere, perhaps in New Mexico? No, that's not true: This video clip is not evidence of alien life. It
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Vatican With UFO On Its Coat Of Arms — It’s Church In Mexico, With Galero Hat Heraldry
Does a viral picture prove that the Vatican is "ruled by aliens" or show that "the UFO symbol is almost everywhere" there? No, that's not true: The image does not show the Vatican or its official symbols -- the photo shows a coat of arms
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ A photo of a US Navy test was edited to add a UFO rising out of the ocean
CLAIM: A photo shows a UFO emerging from the ocean next to a naval ship and a large explosion. AP’S ASSESSMENT: Altered photo.
AllSides→ Fact Check: Was Letter Sent by Aliens Read Out at Congress UFO Hearing?
https://www.newsweek.com/fact-check-letter-sent-aliens-read-congress-ufo-hearing-1817594 A congressiona
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PolitiFact→ Lizzo – Truth hurts: Fact-checking Lizzo’s incorrect claim about US House’s hearing on UFOs, aliens
“The government just stated under oath that they are in possession of UFOs and nonhuman alien bodies.”
PolitiFact→ Bloggers – UFO? No. That bright light in Las Vegas was a meteor
“Unprecedented UFO landing” in Las Vegas.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Sandy UFO’ Was NOT Caught On Camera — It’s Special Effects From Movie ‘Nope’
Was a massive "sandy UFO" caught on camera? No, that's not true: This footage is not real; it's special effects graphics in the 2022 sci-fi horror movie "Nope," directed by Jordan Peele. A short video clip was published on Instagram by @y
Logically→ The United States Air Force has shot down a UFO over Lake Huron.
December 2022 footage of a rocket launch in South Korea is being falsely shared as a video of a UFO sighting in the U.S.
The Dispatch→ Our Best Stuff From a Week We Shot Down Some UFOs
Pentagon press secretary Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder speaks during a press briefing at the Pentagon on February 10, 2023. The Pentagon announced that the U.S. military shot down an unidentified object that was flying over Alaska. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty
Snopes→ Are There UFOs Over Kyiv?
Ukrainian astronomers are studying the skies.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show UFOs Surrounding A Nuclear Plant — It’s A Coal-Fired Power Plant, Flying Orbs Are Computer-Generated
Does a Facebook video show three UFOs surrounding a nuclear plant? No, that's not true: The footage shows a coal-fired power plant in West Virginia, and the white orbs allegedly flying in the sky above have been created by a special effec
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Did NOT Release Photos Of UFOs And Aliens — Images Created With AI-Powered Tool
Did the government release classified photos of UFOs and aliens? No, that's not true: This collection of images made in a vintage "Top Secret" style, showing purported alien autopsies and UFO crash sites were produced by the designer Doug
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of UFO Escorted By 2 Jets Is NOT Real — CGI Effects For Entertainment
Were two fighter jets filmed escorting a saucer-shaped flying object over a mountain? No, that's not true: These special effects were computer generated. The video was originally uploaded to YouTube by the channel called oondyla. It has p
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Huge UFO’ Over Flood Waters Is Result Of Special Effects Mobile App
Was a huge UFO filmed hovering above muddy floodwaters? No, that's not true: This scene was created with a video editing app called FxGuru adding the "UFO Shuttle" effect. The FxGuru App launched in 2013 -- an early example of a video fea
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Military Helicopter Did NOT Carry Silver UFO To Area 51
Did a U.S. military transport helicopter carry a silver disc-shaped UFO to Area 51? No, that's not true: This photo has been edited. A Swedish helicopter was carrying a European Space Program shuttle prototype of a "reusable launch vehicl
Logically→ NASA deliberately cut the live feed on UFO sightings on the Earth’s horizon.
NASA has previously explained that the live feed from the ISS gets disrupted due to signal loss, and has denied searching for UAPs.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – No proof viral Facebook image of pilot spotting UFO is authentic
An image shows a “UFO photographed on June 21, 2014 by the pilot from the cockpit of an F-16 military plane flying near Lackland Air Force Base of the United States located in San Antonio, Texas.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: US Navy Did NOT See UFOs in July 2019 — Navy Classified Them As ‘Unmanned Aerial Systems’ (Drones)
Did the U.S. Navy encounter real UFOs in July 2019 and shoot "hundreds of bullets" at them? No, that's not true: The Navy defined the objects as "unmanned aerial systems" (UAS), or as news reports described them, drones. The objects were