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Full Fact→ Viral post about Muslims in England makes a number of incorrect claims
Versions of the post have been circulating since at least 2017, but contain claims that are either wrong or unevidenced.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Altered video claims to show CNN report about purported Robert Downey Jr. app
Video shows CNN report about actor Robert Downey Jr.’s app “to earn money.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t a real statement from South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem about killing a dog
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said, “At least I have the guts to look in the eyes of the animal I’m killing!”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Chicago chapter of American Muslims for Palestine raised the flag, not the city
Video shows “Chicago ceremonially raises the Palestinian flag.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t King Frederik X of Denmark waving a Palestinian flag
“The king of Denmark waved the Palestinian flag from the balcony in support of Palestine.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Stormy Daniels has said a lot, but she didn’t say this about former President Donald Trump
Stormy Daniels said former President Donald Trump yelled, “I’m yuge! I’m the greatest,” before falling asleep.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Perfect illusion: Viral images don’t show Lady Gaga at 2024 Met Gala
Viral images show Lady Gaga at the 2024 Met Gala.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Houston, we have no problem: This video doesn’t prove the moon landing was a hoax
Video proves the moon landing was a hoax.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Misspelled ‘free Palastine’ spray-painted at Canadian school, not Columbia University
Photo shows “Palestine misspelled on the stairs” of Columbia University.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Social media posts take satirical words about misgendering pets out of context
A university professor said on X, “Misgendering a pet can result in serious microsubconscious distress.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this executive order doesn’t empower President Joe Biden to suspend elections
President Joe Biden “can suspend presidential elections ‘if’ a new pandemic hits the U.S.” under Executive Order 14122.
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.”
Full Fact→ Viral clip of Robert De Niro doesn’t show him shouting at pro-Palestinian protesters
The video actually shows him rehearsing a scene for a new show.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Airbnb isn’t expecting government lockdowns June 6
“Airbnb is expecting large-scale government actions and lockdowns to begin on June 6, 2024, according to a newly obtained email.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – This isn’t an authentic TV clip featuring a cure for diabetes (because there is none)
Video shows a “Piers Morgan Uncensored” segment about a remedy that “cures diabetes in two to three weeks.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez didn’t say the moon is more important than the sun
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said, “The moon is more important than the sun as the moon gives us light at night when it is dark out. The sun only gives us light during the day when it is already light out.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – The devil’s in the details: Viral Donald Trump Time cover is edited
Time magazine "gave President Trump devil horns" on the cover.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Judge in Trump’s criminal trial didn’t threaten to arrest Trump specifically over son’s graduation
“Judge Merchan says Trump will be arrested if he misses any day of the trial, even for Barron’s graduation.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Lauren Boebert didn’t imply she’s committed a crime in an X post
Lauren Boebert posted, “If they charge President Trump for his crimes, they could charge any of us for our crimes. The rule of law means nothing to these people.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Old altered photo of Stormy Daniels doesn’t show her arriving at Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial
Photo shows Stormy Daniels wearing a mushroom-patterned dress to court April 22.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Mine games: Photo shows extraction site for copper, not lithium
A photo shows a mine for “lithium for electric cars.”
Full Fact→ Sydney student misidentified as Bondi attacker in viral online claims
Benjamin Cohen was falsely identified as the killer in viral social media posts and by a national TV network in Australia.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Facebook post overstates Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent comments on Iran and Israel
“BREAKING: Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that Russia will support Iran if the United States attacks Iran’s soil in support of Israel.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Altered video appears to show Kelly Clarkson endorsing weight loss gummies
Video shows Kelly Clarkson divulging her “weight loss tips.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – An ‘E.T.’ sequel isn’t coming to theaters, despite movie poster image
An “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” sequel is coming out in 2025.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, an embarrassing photo of Michelle Obama isn’t circulating the internet
“Michelle Obama humiliated after embarrassing photo emerges.”
Full Fact→ Viral screenshots claiming to show OJ Simpson’s final posts are not real
Screenshots suggesting the star confessed to the notorious double murder appear to have been faked as a joke.
AllSides→ Viral Claim Inflates Number of New Voters in Three States
https://www.factcheck.org/2024/04/viral-claim-inflates-number-of-new-voters-in-three-states/ A claim on
FactCheck.org→ Viral Claim Inflates Number of New Voters in Three States
Para leer en español, vea esta traducción de Google Translate. Quick Take A claim on social media misrepresents the number of people who have registered to vote in three states in 2024 and suggests the new voters are immigrants
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Biden FCC nominee withdrew in 2023, not 2024
President Joe Biden’s “FCC pick just withdrew after being humiliated by Senator J.D. Vance” in April.
The Dispatch→ A Viral Post Distorts Comments Made by MSNBC Host Mika Brzezinski
Brzezinski was discussing Donald Trump, not Elon Musk, and later clarified her statement.
The Dispatch→ Viral Image of Zelensky Mugshot Comes From His Television Series
It was also altered to make it appear Tucker Carlson aired a video claiming the Ukrainian president had been arrested.
Full Fact→ New Senegal president did not tell France to ‘leave us alone’ in viral video
A video has been widely shared on social media supposedly depicting the new president making a speech in English. But it is actually a different politician and appears to have been altered using AI.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Animation Of Human Vaccination — It’s 2014 Depiction Of Viral Material Infecting Bacteria
Does a video shared on Instagram show what happens when a person is "injected" with a vaccination, thus offering evidence for detoxification supplements? No, that's not true: The video originally was posted to YouTube in 2014 by a creator
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Satirical headline about Pete Buttigieg and the Key Bridge taken out of context
“Buttigieg praises cargo ship for helping dismantle racism in American roads.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, these images aren’t evidence of a CGI Princess Kate
Photos are evidence a computer-generated Princess Kate appeared in her recent cancer treatment announcement.
Full Fact→ Viral photos do not show Yevgeny Prigozhin on a train this year
The founder of the Wagner Group was reported to have died in a plane crash in 2023. The man in the picture also appears to have different ears.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Video does not show Russian President Vladimir Putin revealing Jesus was Black
Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin revealing “that Jesus was Black.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Viral video misquotes Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent state of the nation address
Video shows Russian President Vladimir Putin saying Biblical figures were “all Black.”