Does a 2025 poll say Germans think President Donald Trump is the greatest threat to world peace just weeks after taking office? No, that's not true: The poll being circulated in February 2025 was actually conducted in 2019, toward the end
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Bill Gates Did NOT Say ‘Defunding USAID Will Bring About Another Mystery Illness Across The World. MILLIONS WILL DIE’
Did Bill Gates say that "defunding USAID will bring about another mystery illness across the world. Millions will die" during a TV appearance in February 2025? No, that's not true: Gates did not say that in the clip posted on X with that
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Does this video show 2025 anti-Trump protests around the world? No, it’s from 2018
A video shows “people around the world” who are “protesting because Donald Trump is the president.”
FactCheck.org→ Q&A on Trump’s Impending Exit from the World Health Organization
As part of a rash of executive orders completed on his first day back in the White House, President Donald Trump began the nation’s exit from the World Health Organization, the U.N agency dedicated to improving the health of all people.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence Musk Decided To Withdraw Support For World Boxing Organization Unless Imane Khelif’s Medal, $25 Million Bonus Are Revoked
Did Elon Musk decide to withdraw support for the World Boxing Organization unless Imane Khelif's medal and $25 million bonus are revoked? No, that's not true: The article cited in the comments of a social media post making this claim did
Full Fact→ Norway is not boycotting 2026 World Cup qualifiers with Israel
Posts on Facebook have falsely claimed the Norwegian football team is refusing to play its matches against Israel.
The Dispatch→ The World Braces for Trump 2.0
World leaders eye Trump’s return to the White House with excitement and trepidation.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Authentically Show Putin Ignoring World Leaders, Shaking Hands Only With Trump
Does a video authentically show Vladimir Putin going "past world leaders to shake Trump's hand"? No, that's not true: The version of the clip that went viral in the days leading up to Trump's second inauguration in January 2025 was edited
The Dispatch→ Will the World Protect Syria’s Religious Minorities?
The new regime in Damascus brings questions and opportunities.
Full Fact→ How our fact checking work with Meta makes a real-world difference
Full Fact has been a proud contributor to the Third Party Fact Checking initiative. Since January 2019 we’ve checked 2,596 cases of misleading, faked, or potentially harmful posts on Meta platforms.
The Dispatch→ Has World War III Begun?
Not yet, but the international order is bifurcating.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Mysterious Fog’ Around The World Is Anything Other Than Normal Weather
Was a "mysterious fog" spotted in various areas of the world in late December 2024 something that cannot be explained? No, that's not true: There have been several regions that experienced heavy fog in late December, but there is no evide
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – Social media claims about New Jersey drones are out of this world
“The Pentagon has confirmed that the mysterious drones appearing across the globe are NOT of earthly origin.”
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – No, pride flags aren’t banned from the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
“Pride flags permanently prohibited at FIFA Club World Cup 2025.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Leaders Did NOT Sign World Economic Forum Treaty Introducing ‘Age of Death’ Laws
Did world leaders sign a treaty proposed by the World Economic Forum that requires government approval for someone to live past a certain age? No, that's not true: There is no evidence that suggests the Forum has made any such proposal. I
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Videos Do NOT Show December 2024 Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake In California — Past Quakes Around World
Do some videos circulating online show the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck California on December 5, 2024? No, that's not true: Several videos posted online were mislabeled as showing California when they were actually filmed in othe
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Elon Musk Did NOT Tweet ‘The World Would Not Be Able To Function’ Without CEOs After UnitedHealthCare CEO’s Murder
Did Elon Musk tweet that the "world would not be able to function" without CEOs after the murder of Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare Group? No, that's not true: The tweet is fake. Searches of Musk's X account and ar
The Dispatch→ Populists of the World, Unite
Pardon my pendulum swings.
Full Fact→ Major League Soccer has not banned Pride flags from 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
A claim being shared on social media that MLS has banned Pride flags ahead of next year’s Club World Cup in the United States is untrue, and originates from satirical online articles.
The Dispatch→ Mike Waltz: A ‘Smart Hawk’ Who Shares Trump’s Worldview
An early Trump critic, Waltz has shown his foreign policy views are aligned with the president-elect.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FIFA, MLS Did NOT Announce ‘Permanent Ban’ On ‘Pride Flags’ At 2025 FIFA Club World Cup As Of November 2024 — From Self-Described Satire Resources
Did Major League Soccer or FIFA publicly announce that LGBTQ+ flags will be prohibited at the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup? No, that's not true: The rumor originated from websites with satire labels. As of November 20, 2024, Lead Stories foun
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No, Elon Musk, Vivek Ramaswamy aren’t part of World Economic Forum; they’re critics
Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy are “part of the World Economic Forum.”
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – World Health Organization did not produce suicide count after Trump’s victory
“2,038 suicides have been reported (Nov. 6) following Donald Trump’s election win.”
The Dispatch→ The Most Dangerous Job in the World
Not for the one who wins the election—for the rest of us.
Full Fact→ Pictures of ‘flooded Disney World’ are likely AI-generated
The real Cinderella Castle has a different number and arrangement of spires compared with the image being shared online following Hurricane Milton.
PolitiFact→ Facebook posts – Photos of Disney World ‘destroyed’ by Hurricane Milton originated as satire
Photos show that Disney World was “destroyed by Hurricane Milton.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of ‘Disney World Destroyed By Hurricane Milton’ Are NOT Authentic — It’s AI-Generated Content From Website With Satire Label
Do viral images authentically capture the massive destruction caused by Hurricane Milton at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida? No, that's not true: Those pictures were generated by AI and first posted on a website with a satire labe
PolitiFact→ Viral image – The mouse isn’t moving: Disney World isn’t ditching Orlando, Florida, for Nashville, Tennessee
“Disney World officially moving to Nashville.”
The Dispatch→ How D.C. Fails the World
Goldberg goes global.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: World Boxing Organization Did NOT Declare Imane Khelif A Man, Force Her To Return Medals And Prize Money
Did the World Boxing Organization say Algerian female boxer Imane Khelif was actually a man, banning her from boxing for life and forcing her to return all her medals and prize money? No, that's not true: An attorney for the organization
The Dispatch→ Surviving Trumpworld
Defending Trump's policy outcomes.
PolitiFact→ Instagram posts – No evidence of a World Economic Forum document that ‘confirms 6 billion humans will die in 2025’
World Economic Forum “document confirms 6 billion humans will die in 2025.”
Internet Archive→ Your World With Neil Cavuto : FOXNEWSW : August 29, 2024 1:00pm-2:00pm PDT
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Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows ‘Five Dancing Israelis’ On September 11, 2001, World Trade Center Attacks
Does an authentic photo show five men dancing while waving an Israeli flag as New York's World Trade Center towers burn in the background on September 11, 2001? No, that's not true: This photo was created using AI. Portions of the image a
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show 2024 Post-Election Protests In Venezuela — It’s Argentina’s 2022 World Cup Celebration
Does a social media video of large crowds moving through a city center show a mass public protest against the disputed results of Venezuela's July 2024 presidential election? No, that's not true: The video first appeared in 2022 and shows
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, Bill Gates didn’t cause July 19 worldwide IT outage
Bill Gates is responsible for July 19 global tech outage.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Marine Le Pen Did NOT Say She ‘Will Save France From The New World Order’; Did NOT Promise ‘Macron Will Be Arrested’
Did the leader of France's National Rally party Marine Le Pen announce that she will save France from "the New World Order" and that "Macron will be arrested"? No, that's not true: The story came from a website known for producing false s
PolitiFact→ Threads posts – We feel fine: CERN scientists did not end the world 12 years ago. This claim is satire.
CERN scientists admit they “accidentally” ended the world in 2012 while performing experiments into the Higgs boson particle.
The Dispatch→ The God-Haunted World of ‘Chinatown’
A look back at the neo-noir classic on its 50th anniversary.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Albanian PM Did NOT Call US, Soviet Union, Israel ‘Major Devils’ Himself — That Was Previous Albanian Regime’s World View
Did the Albanian prime minister describe the "three major devils in the world" as being the U.S., the Soviet Union and Israel while speaking in front of the U.S. secretary of state Anthony Blinken? No, that's not true: A video clip used i