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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A Veteran Was NOT Charged With Murder For Killing Three Kids Who Broke Into His House — Ragebait Fake Story
Does a video show a true story about a veteran who shot three teens who were attempting to rob him and was then charged with murder? No, that's not true: The details of this story do not match a real case. The video uses clips from severa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video of Senator Jon Ossoff Saying He Voted To Keep Government Shutdown Because He Could Never Say No To Chuck Schumer Is NOT Real — It’s AI
Is a video of U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff, a Georgia Democrat, saying he voted to keep the government shut down because he could never say no to Chuck Schumer, real? No, that's not true: A small disclaimer at the bottom of the video acknowled
Full Fact→ No, King Charles has not used ancient royal power to limit mayor’s control of London
Videos shared thousands of times on Facebook falsely claim the monarch has bypassed Parliament to stop Sir Sadiq Khan’s jurisdiction over the capital.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Contradictions In ‘Pine Bluff Historical Museum Wax Figure’ Story — No Real Man Mummified
Did a wax figure at the "Pine Bluff Historical Museum" turn out to be a mummified real man who had been missing for years as a viral story claimed? No, that's not true: The story was written by "Muhammad Haseeb Ahmer" who first said it ha
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Post Comparing 2025 Thanksgiving Dinner Price To 2024 Refers To A Specific Walmart Promo — Different Menu Each Year Thwarts Precise Comparison
Has the cost to serve Thanksgiving dinner "under Trump" dropped 25% since 2024 "under Biden"? A post from the White House says that, but the post compares the 2025 Thanksgiving dinner promo from Walmart to the one offered in 2024. The two
Full Fact→ Minister repeats incorrect claim about asylum hotel use under Labour
In Labour’s first year, the number of asylum hotels in use decreased by three, while the number of asylum seekers in hotels increased by 8%. Labour hasn’t halved the use of hotels.
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – White House evidence doesn’t prove Trump statement that California “rigged” election
Voting in California is “rigged.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mamdani And Sliwa Appear On NYC Election Ballots Twice Because They Are Each The Nominees Of Two Political Parties
Is the repeated appearance of a candidate's name on election ballots in the 2025 New York City mayoral election against the rules? No, that's not true: New York City Board of Elections staff told Lead Stories that those candidates are the
The Dispatch→ Kevin Roberts Has No Excuse
Jonah will not talk about the government shutdown.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Of Inflatable JD Vance As Part Of 2025 White House Halloween Decorations Is NOT Real Photo
Does a viral picture of an inflatable JD Vance show what the White House Halloween decorations looked like in October 2025? No, that's not true: The image was not an authentic photograph. It originated from an AI-generated video showing s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Black Woman ‘Robbing a White Woman Because Trump Cut Food Stamps on EBT’ — Video Shows 2022 Incident
Does a viral video show a black woman "robbing a white woman because Trump cut food stamps"? No, that's not true: The video was posted online three years before the 2025 government shutdown that threatened to delay or cut food subsidies.
PolitiFact→ White House construction: How Donald Trump’s ballroom compares with Barack Obama’s renovations
Are the White House projects under Trump and Obama similar?
Full Fact→ Footage used in viral ‘Hurricane Melissa’ compilation is old
Of the 16 clips of stormy conditions featured in the video circulating on social media, 15 have been online since before the hurricane struck Jamaica.
Full Fact→ No, Hurricane Melissa wasn’t caused by the HAARP research facility
Social media posts claiming that Hurricane Melissa was created as a result of the HAARP scientific programme are completely false.
PolitiFact→ Stephen Miller – Do ICE officers have ‘federal immunity’ as White House official Stephen Miller said?
“To all ICE officers, you have federal immunity in the conduct of your duties.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of TSA Agents Waving Passengers Through Unchecked Because Of Government Shutdown Is NOT Real
Does a viral video document that TSA employees stopped screening passengers at U.S. airports as a result of the October 2025 government shutdown? No, that's not true: The clip was generated by AI, and the video's early versions included a
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.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Mike Johnson Did NOT Storm Out Of The House Chamber After Rachel Maddow ‘Exposed’ His Wife’s Secret LLC
Did Mike Johnson storm out of the House of Representatives chamber after Rachel Maddow exposed his wife's secret LLC? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that the Speaker of the House stormed out of the chamber the MSNBC host aired
The Dispatch→ Putin’s Useful Influencer
The propaganda is coming from inside the House.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Trump Administration Did NOT Issue Press Release Offering ‘Patriots … A Piece Of The White House’, As Of October 27, 2025
Did the Donald Trump White House publish a press release offering pieces of the demolished East Wing for $500 per item at a website whose name suggested an affiliation with the U.S. president? No, that's not true: An image of the purporte
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Plaque Quoting FDR About ‘House Owned By All The American People’ Was NOT In White House East Wing — At FDR Memorial
Was a plaque quoting President Franklin D. Roosevelt about "a house owned by all the American people" torn down by the demolition of the East Wing of the White House? No, that's not true: The FDR quote is engraved into a stone wall at the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Context Of ‘President’s Main Priority’ Ballroom Quote From Karoline Leavitt Was Question About Other White House Construction Projects
Did White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt describe the ballroom construction at the White House as President Trump's "main priority"? Yes, she did, but social media posts took the quote out of context. When Leavitt said "the ballro
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CNN Has NOT Reported Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Contacted Earth, Nor Used ‘It’s Getting Serious’ Chyron
Did CNN report the interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS has contacted Earth, as a viral social media post declared? No, that's not true: There's no such report on CNN.com. CNN has not used the chyron "IT'S GETTING SERIOUS" on any of its reports ab
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show White House Demolition To Make Way For Obama’s Indoor Basketball Court — The Picture Is From FDR’s Project And The Court Is Outside
Does a photo show demolition done to the White House by Barack Obama to install an indoor basketball court? No, that's not true: A black and white photo shows the West Wing expansion project conducted by President Franklin Roosevelt in 19
PolitiFact→ The AI president: How Donald Trump uses artificial intelligence to promote himself, mock others
How Trump and the White House use AI on social media
AllSides→ Trump’s White House Ballroom Sparks Questions About Funding and Ethics
Trump’s White House Ballroom Sparks Questions About Funding and Ethics jbhicks Thu, 10/23/2025 - 07:35 Q: Is President Donald Trump paying in full for the new ballroom at the White House, and what is the cost? A: The White House said Tr
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s White House Ballroom Sparks Questions About Funding and Ethics
Q: Is President Donald Trump paying in full for the new ballroom at the White House, and what is the cost? A: The White House said Trump and “other patriot donors” would pay for the ballroom, which the president estimated would cost $25
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Authentic Image DOES Show Demolition Of Part Of The White House In October 2025
Does a picture widely shared on social media authentically show partial demolition of the East Wing of the White House in October 2025? Yes, it does: The photo was first published by the Washington Post.. The image showed no signs of gene
PolitiFact→ Why is metal used in vaccines? Is it safe? Here’s what to know about aluminum in vaccines.
Why is a metal such as aluminum in some vaccines?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Graph Does NOT Prove Immigrants Overpaying For Houses With FHA Loans Inflated U.S. Housing Prices
Does a graph showing "loan locks" for non-permanent residents applying for FHA mortgages prove that immigrants overpaying for homes has inflated U.S. housing prices? No, that's not true: Non-permanent residents who applied for FHA loans w
PolitiFact→ Nihilistic violent extremism: What the FBI term means and why experts warn against overuse
What is nihilistic violent extremism?
Lead Stories→ What We Know About The Image From Portland Of An ICE Supporter, Posted By ICE And Dismissed By Social Media Users As A Fake
Did ICE post an AI-generated image on its X account to make a point that it was not only protesters but also supporters who showed up in Portland, Oregon, in early October 2025? Here's what we know so far: Lead Stories asked, but ICE had
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Nobel Chair Did NOT say Donald Trump Didn’t Win Peace Prize Because He Lacked ‘Courage And Integrity’
Did the chair of the Nobel committee that chose the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize say that Donald Trump was not chosen because they only "give the award to people of courage and integrity?" No, that's not true: A reporter asked Nobel Committee c
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Pregnant Woman Saying Her Doctor Told Her To Leave Texas Because Of A Possible Late Term Abortion Is NOT Authentic — Creator Calls It ‘Engage Bait’
Is a video of a pregnant woman saying her doctor told her to leave Texas to deliver her baby because of the state's abortion laws authentic? No, that's not true: The woman posted another video explaining that she is not pregnant and not f
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: White House Did NOT Announce Trump $1 Coins with President’s Face Will Be Minted — Leaked Draft
Did the White House announce that the U.S. Treasury would produce official one dollar coins bearing President Donald Trump's face? No, that's not true: There is no record or reporting of any such announcement by the White House on its web
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: People Magazine Did NOT Publish An Image Of Trump As Marie Antoinette With Article About White House Ballroom Construction
Did People magazine publish a satirical image of Donald Trump dressed like Marie Antoinette to illustrate an article about the White House Ballroom construction project? No, that's not true: People magazine illustrated the article with a
PolitiFact→ X posts – Some H-1B visa holders are U.S. medical residents, but not as many as social media users suggest
Thirty percent of U.S. medical residents are international medical graduates, and 10,000 of 43,000 residency spots are filled by H-1B visa holders.
PolitiFact→ Can James Comey use President Donald Trump’s rhetoric as a legal defense?
Can Comey use Trump’s rhetoric as a legal defense?
Full Fact→ The government isn’t introducing a £15 monthly ‘clean water levy’ for all UK households
A government spokesperson told Full Fact this claim, which has been shared on social media, is “completely false”.