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
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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.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Meta Did NOT Add New Tags On Threads Posts To Warn That Certain Users Are Suspected Of Membership In Antifa — Meme Appears To Mock Trump Administration War On Antifa
Did Meta, the owner of the Threads social media platform, announce it had begun labeling some accounts with a warning that "This user is suspected of being part of a terrorist organization called Antifa. Please report any suspicious behav
Full Fact→ Cadbury is not offering Facebook users £10 ‘treat boxes’
Fake offers claiming to be from popular retailers and brands are common on Facebook.
Full Fact→ UK users do not have to provide ID to use VPNs
The Online Safety Act does not require age verification to use a virtual private network.
The Dispatch→ Social Media Users Spread False Claim That Elon Musk Bought MSNBC
Comcast, MSNBC’s parent company, currently plans to integrate the news network into a new spinoff company.
The Dispatch→ Internet Users Misidentify Pilot of Helicopter in Reagan Airport Collision
Jo Ellis had no involvement in the collision.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, Meta isn’t forcing users to follow Trump. Here’s how the social media power transfer works
After the inauguration, Meta forced users to follow President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance on Facebook, Instagram and Threads.
The Dispatch→ No, Facebook Is Not Forcing Users to Follow Donald Trump
The official accounts change when a new administration takes over.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Instagram, Meta Did NOT Force Users To Follow Vance, Trump
Did Instagram and its parent company, Meta, force users to follow Vice President JD Vance and President Donald Trump? No, that's not true: The accounts in question are reserved for the sitting vice president and president, respectively. O
PolitiFact→ New Meta content rules let users call LGBTQ+ people ‘mentally ill.’ Here’s what medical experts say.
Meta released new community standards that let Facebook, Instagram and Threads posts call LGBTQ+ people “mentally ill.” Being gay or trans is not a mental health disorder, medical experts say. Here are the facts.
The Dispatch→ Social Media Users Wrongly Identify Victim in Fatal Subway Arson Attack
The deceased victim’s identity has not been made public yet.
FactCheck.org→ No Evidence Musk Threatened to Ban X Users Celebrating Hunter Biden’s Pardon
Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Elon Musk trolled President Joe Biden on X after Hunter Biden’s pardon, sharing a community note mocking the president’s previous post that said, “No one is
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Elon Musk didn’t threaten to suspend X users who call him fat
Says Elon Musk said he would suspend X “accounts calling me fat.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – The proof is in the pudding: Elon Musk isn’t suspending users who post food pics on X
“Elon Musk thinks that posting what you eat is worthy of a suspension” from X.
The Dispatch→ Can Internet Users Generate Ballots on a Washington State County Website Using Fake Names?
The ballots generated are only provisional ballots. All ballots undergo verification to ensure they are from registered voters.
The Dispatch→ Can Internet Users Generate Ballots on a Washington State County Website Using Fake Names?
The ballots generated are only provisional ballots. All ballots undergo verification to ensure they are from registered voters.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Users Can NOT Get $750 Kroger Gift Card By Answering Questions On Facebook
Is the offer of a $750 Kroger gift card for answering a few questions after following a link on Facebook legitimate? No, that's not true: The link for the supposed offer does not go to the Kroger website. The terms and conditions for this
Full Fact→ Alexa users given false information attributed to Full Fact’s fact checks
Earlier this week the interactive voice assistant provided incorrect answers to questions about MPs’ expenses, diplomatic relations with Israel, the Northern Lights and more.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Elon Musk didn’t direct users to his ‘crypto project’ on X
Says Elon Musk said on X, “Go to my crypto project.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Users Can NOT Get $750 Shein Gift Card By Answering Questions On Facebook — Bait-and-Switch Scheme
Is the offer of a $750 Shein gift card for answering a few questions after following a link on Facebook legitimate? No, that's not true: The fast-fashion retailer told Lead Stories that "this is not a legitimate offer." The terms and cond
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Elon Musk didn’t threaten to suspend X users ‘promoting propaganda’
Elon Musk said, “Anyone caught promoting propaganda will be suspended from X.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Elon Musk didn’t say X users will be punished for calling Trump supporters ‘weird’
Says Elon Musk posted on X, “Any harassment of Trump supporters using the term ‘weird’ will be punished.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: WHO Did NOT Call For ‘Military To Roundup mRNA Vaccine Refusers During Bird Flu Pandemic’ In August 2024
Did the World Health Organization (WHO) call for military forces to "round up mRNA vaccine refusers during the bird flu pandemic," as an August 2024 article claimed? No, that's not true: In an emailed statement to Lead Stories, WHO said t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Post That X Users Would Be Punished For Calling Trump Supporters ‘Weird’
Did majority X owner Elon Musk share a public message on July 30, 2024, that users of the social-media platform would be punished for calling supporters of former President Donald Trump weird? No, that's not true: As of this publication,
The Dispatch→ Social Media Users Share False Claim That Jimmy Carter Died
An X user shared a fake letter purporting to be from the office of the former president.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – ‘Mark Violets’ of antifa didn’t shoot Donald Trump. Social media users wrongly blamed a blogger.
“Butler Police confirm the shooter’s name is Mark Violets. He is a known Antifa extremist.”
The Dispatch→ Social Media Users Make False Claim About Juneteenth
A recent post claims that Congress has not acted on voting rights and it established Juneteenth unanimously.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Fabricated “Vader” poster fools social media users
Image shows Disney+ poster for new “Vader” show.
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Apple has not announced plans to charge FaceTime users, despite social media claim
"Apple is … about to start charging us to use the FaceTime feature.”
The Dispatch→ Social Media Users Make False Claims About the Work of a Syrian Artist
The image is from 2012 and has gone viral several times previously.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – AI-generated images of Katy Perry at 2024 Met Gala fool social media users, Perry’s mother
Images show Katy Perry at the 2024 Met Gala.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – HIV doesn’t spread through pools but some online users wrongly claim people are getting infected
Four people “tested positive” after a Texas pool was “infected with AIDS.”
The Dispatch→ Social Media Users Claim Boycotts Are Hurting McDonald’s Bottom Line
The company has acknowledged underperforming projections due to lagging sales in the Middle East.
ABC News / AP Fact Check→ False report claims Microsoft will ‘disable computers’ if users share ‘non-mainstream content’
Social media users are sharing a screenshot of a baseless article titled: “Microsoft To Disable Computers of Users Who Share ‘Non-Mainstream Content’ Online.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Microsoft Did NOT Say It Would Disable Computers of Users Who Share ‘Non-Mainstream Content’ Online
Did Microsoft announce plans to disable the computers of users who share "non-mainstream content" online? No, that's not true: This claim is completely made up, mis-stating what Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in an interview with NBC's
PolitiFact→ Social Media – No, X is not blocking users from searching for Taylor Swift because of past “pro-Biden” images
Elon Musk is not allowing X users to search for Taylor Swift on the platform “out of fear they will find this pro-Biden image of her.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NameDrop Feature In iOS 17 Update Is NOT As Dangerous As Some Warnings Suggest — Users Control Contact Sharing
Does the recent iOS 17 update include a new feature that can put iPhone users at risk of having their contact information stolen by a stranger passing by? No, that's not true: The NameDrop feature has several levels of security and contac
AllSides→ ‘Verified’ Users on X Falsely Claim Video of Hospitalized Palestinian Man and Mother Is ‘Fake’
https://www.snopes.com/news/2023/11/13/video-palestinian-man-mother/ On Nov.
Full Fact→ Hundreds of Facebook users share fake Argos giveaway
The fake offer has been shared in multiple community groups.