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PolitiFact→ X posts – Fact-check: Is new pope linked to anarchist zone as viral headline claims?

2025-05-09 Headline said, “Pope Leo XIV was a founding member of the 2020 anarchist Portland Autonomous Zone known as CHAZ.” Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Viral post about Obama’s official White House portrait isn’t wholly accurate

2025-04-23 A picture of the 44th US president has been shared with the misleading claim that it is his official White House portrait which President Trump “refuses to hang”. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Liz Cheney didn’t pen a viral open letter to Democrats. It started in a Facebook group.

2025-04-18 Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney wrote a viral letter to Democrats suggesting steps to take against the Trump administration. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Liz Cheney Did NOT Write Viral Letter to Democrats Saying ‘I Need More From You’

2025-04-17 Did former Congresswoman Liz Cheney write an open letter to the Democratic Party in April 2025, saying "I need more from you"? No, that's not true: The viral letter appeared in a Facebook group called "Liz Cheney/Adam Kinzinger Against Tr Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Starbucks Coffee Cup ‘Scam’ Was Created By Online Illusionist Specialized In Viral Videos

2025-04-16 Did a video authentically show someone proving Starbucks is running a "Coffee Scam" by showing all cup sizes contain an equal amount of coffee? No, that's not true: The video was published by an account that says it publishes "magic, pran Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Ukraine President Zelenskyy didn’t buy a controlling stake in mining company, despite online claims

2025-04-04 Video shows South African news outlet reporting Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “purchased a controlling stake” in a mine. Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Website that regularly publishes false information goes after Democrats’ Wisconsin Supreme Court win

2025-04-04 “White hats to investigate Wisconsin Supreme Court election.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Elon Musk didn’t target Trump’s golf trips in an X post about DOGE

2025-04-04 Says Elon Musk wrote on X, “The DOGE team has discovered tens of millions of dollars spent on golf by a single government official.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, AOC is not cashing grandmother’s Social Security checks, this is satire

2025-04-04 Says U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s family “must have just overlooked” “cashing her dead grandmother’s Social Security checks for a decade and a half.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Video shows Danish lawmakers laughing at prime minister, not at Trump’s Greenland remarks

2025-04-04 Video shows “how Denmark reacted when Trump said he wanted to buy Greenland.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – This isn’t a real Truth Social post from Trump about ending dual citizenship

2025-04-04 Says President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social, “I am ending dual citizenship under the Espionage Act and all these traitors will be ‘denaturalized and deported.’” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Plastic surgery crime story originated on a self-described satire site

2025-04-02 “Man gets plastic surgery and name change to date his ex-girlfriend after she obtains a restraining order.” Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t author this X post about incest. This is fake

2025-04-02 Says U.S. Rep. Majorie Taylor Green wrote on X that she is “a product of incest.” Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Viral image of Pikachu at Turkey protests is AI-generated

2025-03-31 Although there is real footage of someone dressed as Pikachu at protests in Turkey, a viral still image circulating on social media is not authentic. Go to site post…»

FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Share Phony ‘Leaked’ Audio of Vance Criticizing Musk

2025-03-25 Este artículo estará disponible en español en El Tiempo Latino. Quick Take Vice President JD Vance has said White House adviser Elon Musk has made “mistakes” in his work with the Department of Government Efficiency. But social med Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Video Of ‘Muslim Child Marriages’ Was Generated Using AI

2025-03-22 Does a viral video showing wedding scenes where various little girls are being married to older men authentically show muslim child marriages as social media posts are claiming? No, that's not true: The viral footage originated on an Inst Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Viral Truth Social post from President Donald Trump about annexing Greenland, Alaska is fabricated

2025-03-19 President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that, “After I’ve annexed Greenland and making it the 52nd State, I will annexe Alaska.” Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Viral post comparing benefit fraud with tax avoidance and evasion is inaccurate

2025-03-17 The post makes incorrect claims, including that tax avoidance and evasion cost the UK 100 times more than benefit fraud. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Viral post comparing benefit fraud with tax avoidance and evasion is inaccurate

2025-03-17 The post makes incorrect claims, including that tax avoidance and evasion cost the UK 100 times more than benefit fraud. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Posts About ‘Amy Sharp’ And Baby ‘Courtney Chatfield’ Are Part Of Social Media Scam

2025-03-14 Is there a legitimate warning circulating about a girl named "Amy Sharp" allegedly on the run and charged with the murder of a baby named "Courtney Chatfield"? No, that's not true: Despite what viral social media posts say, the girl is no Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Posts About ‘Monico Orona’, ‘Ryan Tyler’ And ‘Chloe Tyler’ Are Part Of Social Media Scam

2025-03-14 Is a viral Facebook post legitimately warning people about an "18 year old boy known as MONICO ORONA" who supposedly stabbed "Ryan Tyler" and "Chloe Tyler" to death? No, that's not true: There are dozens of such posts going around, all me Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Posts About ‘Totten Skylar Rose’ And Baby ‘Courtney Chatfield’ Are Part Of Social Media Scam

2025-03-12 Is there a legitimate warning circulating about a girl named "Totten Skylar Rose" allegedly on the run and charged with the murder of a baby named "Courtney Chatfield"? No, that's not true: Despite what viral social media posts say, the g Go to site post…»

The Dispatch→ Viral List of Proposed Legislation Is Actually From 2017

2025-03-12 Some measures have been reintroduced after Congress took no action in the 115th Congress. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Viral clip shows Israeli tanks in the West Bank, not Syria

2025-03-10 The clip has been shared with the incorrect claim it shows Israeli forces advancing into Syrian territory. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Viral clip shows filming of a music video, not Ukrainian soldiers ‘faking combat’ to secure US funds

2025-03-10 One post sharing this claim has more than 4,000 shares. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Post About ‘Gender Critical Feminists’ In ‘Serious Altercation’ In Public Bathroom Goes Viral Again — Transgender Fight NOT Real

2025-03-10 Did a story about two "gender critical feminists" being treated in hospital after a "serious altercation" in a public bathroom originate as real news? No, that's not true: A satire account made it up as a joke and claimed it happened beca Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t an authentic X post from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

2025-02-26 U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wrote on X, “In my first 6 months as HHS secretary … I’ll ban chemtrails.” Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Viral list claiming dozens of taxes didn’t exist a century ago is wrong

2025-02-25 The Facebook post makes a number of misleading claims about taxes in the UK, and has been shared over 132,000 times. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Viral post with false claims about Muslims in UK circulates again

2025-02-25 These posts have been circulating since at least 2017, but contain claims that are either unevidenced or false. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Viral video of woman claiming 14-month-old baby is transgender is satire

2025-02-25 A video which is being shared widely online by people thinking it is genuine is an example of ‘rage bait’; a post designed to make people angry to drive engagement. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Employee Union Did NOT Say Justifying Job Duties Is ‘Cruel And Disrespectful’ — Misleading Incomplete Viral Quote

2025-02-24 Did a viral post stating that the American Federation of Government Employees said that it was "cruel and disrespectful" to have to "justify job duties" accurately summarize the union's statement? No, that's not true: A widely shared post Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Non-Existent Sources In Viral Story About ‘Listening Devices’ In Oval Office And Resolute Desk Removal

2025-02-24 Does a viral story claiming "listening devices" were discovered in the Oval Office and that the Resolute Desk had been removed for "scanning" cite real sources? No, that's not true: Besides an "anonymous senior official," the story mentio Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Luigi Mangione didn’t post this Napoleon Bonaparte quote

2025-02-21 Says Luigi Mangione posted on X, “He who saves his country does not violate any law.” Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Video Game Footage Shows C-17 Globemaster Plane Taking Off From Carrier Deck

2025-02-21 Does a viral video authentically show a C-17 Globemaster plane taking off from an aircraft carrier? No, that's not true: The viral clip was copied from a YouTube channel with an explicit disclaimer saying all footage is made "using simula Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t an authentic X post from Elon Musk calling to imprison protesters

2025-02-21 Says Elon Musk said on X, “Spoiled crybabies across the country are protesting against America’s golden age. Brats like them should go to prison.” Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Viral images of Princess Charlotte in hospital are not real

2025-02-18 A montage of images supposedly showing the princess in hospital has been shared thousands of times, but they’re not real and were almost certainly created with artificial intelligence. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Facebook Post About Fired Park Ranger Brian Gibbs — What We Know So Far

2025-02-16 Is the viral Facebook post from an Education Park Ranger named Brian Gibbs who says he was fired from the National Park Service on Valentine's Day legitimate? Here's what we know so far: After the Facebook post went viral, online comments Go to site post…»

PolitiFact→ Viral image – Old photo mischaracterized as showing Tulsi Gabbard’s swearing-in as national intelligence director

2025-02-14 Photo shows National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard and President Donald Trump at her swearing-in. Go to site post…»

Full Fact→ Viral video of celebrities wearing t-shirts protesting against Kanye West is AI deepfake

2025-02-14 The clip uses the likenesses of Jewish celebrities such as Scarlett Johansson, David Schwimmer, and the rapper Drake, but isn’t genuine. Go to site post…»

Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Hollywood’s Ron Howard Did NOT Write Viral Essay About Why ‘I’m A Liberal’ — 2018 Post Written By Lori Gallagher Witt

2025-02-13 Did the actor and film director Ron Howard write an essay on why "I'm a liberal," enumerating 16 key beliefs? No, that's not true: The original 2018 essay, written in the form of an open letter, was published by author Lori Gallagher Witt Go to site post…»

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