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Full Fact→ Viral post about Obama’s official White House portrait isn’t wholly accurate
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”.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Liz Cheney didn’t pen a viral open letter to Democrats. It started in a Facebook group.
Former U.S. Rep. Liz Cheney wrote a viral letter to Democrats suggesting steps to take against the Trump administration.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Liz Cheney Did NOT Write Viral Letter to Democrats Saying ‘I Need More From You’
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Of Starbucks Coffee Cup ‘Scam’ Was Created By Online Illusionist Specialized In Viral Videos
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
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Ukraine President Zelenskyy didn’t buy a controlling stake in mining company, despite online claims
Video shows South African news outlet reporting Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy “purchased a controlling stake” in a mine.
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Website that regularly publishes false information goes after Democrats’ Wisconsin Supreme Court win
“White hats to investigate Wisconsin Supreme Court election.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Elon Musk didn’t target Trump’s golf trips in an X post about DOGE
Says Elon Musk wrote on X, “The DOGE team has discovered tens of millions of dollars spent on golf by a single government official.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, AOC is not cashing grandmother’s Social Security checks, this is satire
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.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Video shows Danish lawmakers laughing at prime minister, not at Trump’s Greenland remarks
Video shows “how Denmark reacted when Trump said he wanted to buy Greenland.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – This isn’t a real Truth Social post from Trump about ending dual citizenship
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.’”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Plastic surgery crime story originated on a self-described satire site
“Man gets plastic surgery and name change to date his ex-girlfriend after she obtains a restraining order.”
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Marjorie Taylor Greene didn’t author this X post about incest. This is fake
Says U.S. Rep. Majorie Taylor Green wrote on X that she is “a product of incest.”
Full Fact→ Viral image of Pikachu at Turkey protests is AI-generated
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.
FactCheck.org→ Viral Posts Share Phony ‘Leaked’ Audio of Vance Criticizing Musk
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Video Of ‘Muslim Child Marriages’ Was Generated Using AI
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
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – Viral Truth Social post from President Donald Trump about annexing Greenland, Alaska is fabricated
President Donald Trump wrote on Truth Social that, “After I’ve annexed Greenland and making it the 52nd State, I will annexe Alaska.”
Full Fact→ Viral post comparing benefit fraud with tax avoidance and evasion is inaccurate
The post makes incorrect claims, including that tax avoidance and evasion cost the UK 100 times more than benefit fraud.
Full Fact→ Viral post comparing benefit fraud with tax avoidance and evasion is inaccurate
The post makes incorrect claims, including that tax avoidance and evasion cost the UK 100 times more than benefit fraud.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Posts About ‘Amy Sharp’ And Baby ‘Courtney Chatfield’ Are Part Of Social Media Scam
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Posts About ‘Monico Orona’, ‘Ryan Tyler’ And ‘Chloe Tyler’ Are Part Of Social Media Scam
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Posts About ‘Totten Skylar Rose’ And Baby ‘Courtney Chatfield’ Are Part Of Social Media Scam
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
The Dispatch→ Viral List of Proposed Legislation Is Actually From 2017
Some measures have been reintroduced after Congress took no action in the 115th Congress.
Full Fact→ Viral clip shows Israeli tanks in the West Bank, not Syria
The clip has been shared with the incorrect claim it shows Israeli forces advancing into Syrian territory.
Full Fact→ Viral clip shows filming of a music video, not Ukrainian soldiers ‘faking combat’ to secure US funds
One post sharing this claim has more than 4,000 shares.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Satirical Post About ‘Gender Critical Feminists’ In ‘Serious Altercation’ In Public Bathroom Goes Viral Again — Transgender Fight NOT Real
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
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t an authentic X post from Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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.”
Full Fact→ Viral list claiming dozens of taxes didn’t exist a century ago is wrong
The Facebook post makes a number of misleading claims about taxes in the UK, and has been shared over 132,000 times.
Full Fact→ Viral post with false claims about Muslims in UK circulates again
These posts have been circulating since at least 2017, but contain claims that are either unevidenced or false.
Full Fact→ Viral video of woman claiming 14-month-old baby is transgender is satire
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.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Government Employee Union Did NOT Say Justifying Job Duties Is ‘Cruel And Disrespectful’ — Misleading Incomplete Viral Quote
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
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Non-Existent Sources In Viral Story About ‘Listening Devices’ In Oval Office And Resolute Desk Removal
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
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, Luigi Mangione didn’t post this Napoleon Bonaparte quote
Says Luigi Mangione posted on X, “He who saves his country does not violate any law.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Video Game Footage Shows C-17 Globemaster Plane Taking Off From Carrier Deck
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
PolitiFact→ Viral image – No, this isn’t an authentic X post from Elon Musk calling to imprison protesters
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.”
Full Fact→ Viral images of Princess Charlotte in hospital are not real
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.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Viral Facebook Post About Fired Park Ranger Brian Gibbs — What We Know So Far
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
PolitiFact→ Viral image – Old photo mischaracterized as showing Tulsi Gabbard’s swearing-in as national intelligence director
Photo shows National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard and President Donald Trump at her swearing-in.
Full Fact→ Viral video of celebrities wearing t-shirts protesting against Kanye West is AI deepfake
The clip uses the likenesses of Jewish celebrities such as Scarlett Johansson, David Schwimmer, and the rapper Drake, but isn’t genuine.
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
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