Did actor Matthew McConaughey say or write that "if Kamala Harris had become president of the U.S., Trump would be in prison"? No, that's not true: The actor's representatives told Lead Stories that it was a fake quote. Such words did not
PolitiFact→ Realities of life on GLP-1s for weight loss: What doctors say you can expect
Realities of life on GLP-1s for weight loss
Full Fact→ More fake pictures of Nigel Farage in hospital circulate online
There’s no record of Mr Farage recently undergoing a surgical procedure or having late-stage leukemia. We fact checked similar fake photos earlier this year.
Full Fact→ We asked readers to send us election claims to fact check – so what did they spot?
We received dozens of tips over the course of the campaign, with many about bar charts in leaflets or councils’ delivery on local issues.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Real Madrid Soccer Star Federico Valverde Being Released From Hospital Is AI-Generated
Does a viral video show Real Madrid soccer star Federico Valverde being released from the hospital after his altercation with his teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni? No, that's not true: An online AI detector suggested that the viral video wa
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Of Prisoner Grabbing Tray From Female Prison Guard Is NOT Real
Is a video showing a prisoner grabbing a female prison guard who is putting a dinner tray in their cell real? No, that's not true: The video shows clear signs of being AI-generated, and a detection tool confirmed this with 99.9% certainty
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Video Shows ‘Grand Aurelian’ Cruise Ship Dumping Waste Into Ocean — Ship Does Not Exist
Does a real video show "The Grand Aurelian" cruise ship dumping waste into the ocean? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that a cruise ship with this name was caught dumping garbage, and there have been no news reports abo
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump is wrong: Gas prices have reached near record highs, not 'come down very substantially'
Gasoline prices have “come down very substantially today.”
PolitiFact→ Byron Donalds – Was the Voting Rights Act created because of Democrat gerrymandering? Fact-checking Byron Donalds
Congress passed the 1965 Voting Rights Act because “the Democrat party at the time, especially in the South, were racially gerrymandering districts to disenfranchise Black voters.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: A REAL Photo Shows Pope Leo XIV ‘Rocking Nikes With His Clerical Vestments’ Prior To Being Elected Pope
Does a real photo show Pope Leo XIV rocking Nikes with his clerical vestments? Yes, that's true: This is a real photo that appears in a trailer for a documentary about the time Pope Leo XIV spent in Rome before he was elected to be pope.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Internal Memorandum’ From White House Butler’s Office About Missing Cutlery — No Such Office Exists
Is an "Internal Memorandum" reportedly from the White House Butler's Office about missing cutlery real? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that the memo is authentic, especially since there is no White House Butler's Offic
PolitiFact→ Marcy Kaptur – Are Republicans seeking $1 billion in taxpayer money to pay for Trump’s White House ballroom?
Republicans “want you to pay $1 Billion for a ballroom.”
Full Fact→ Hantavirus is not listed as a side effect of Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine
A Pfizer document citing “hantavirus pulmonary infection” in a list of adverse events of special interest has been misinterpreted.
PolitiFact→ Three takeaways from Dr. Nicole Saphier’s podcast, Trump’s nominee for the ‘nation’s doctor’
Nicole Saphier’s ‘Wellness Unmasked’ podcast: 3 takeaways
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE ‘Zayden Brantley’ Twitter Profile Depicting ‘Non-Binary’, ‘Socialist’, ‘Anti-Fascist’ Public School Teacher Was Deleted In 2020
Did a real school teacher, Zayden Brantley, tweet that if parents want to view remote e-learning classes that the teacher should be able to view children's bath times? No, that's not true: The fake Twitter account which made a series of i
PolitiFact→ Liz Krueger – Proposed data centers in New York would use significant energy, but not double households’ use
Proposed data centers in New York state would use “approximately double the energy usage of all households in the state combined.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – Does California have only six weeks of gasoline left? No.
“California only has ‘enough’ oil and gas supply to meet demand for the next six weeks.”
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Truth Social Post Parodies Trump Touting Crypto-Only Casino With Name Of His Defunct Atlantic City Casino — Gavin Newsom Parody Account
Did California Governor Gavin Newsom really criticize a real Truth Social post that depicts Donald Trump touting a crypto-only casino with the same name as Trump's closed Atlantic City casino, Trump Castle? No, that's not true: There are
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: CBC News Did NOT Publish Poll Saying ‘89% Of Canadians Blame Donald Trump’ For Canada’s Economy — AI Image From Satire Site
Does a viral image show a real Canadian Broadcasting Corporation news report about a poll showing "89% of Canadians believe Donald Trump is to blame for Canada's struggling economy"? No, that's not true: The picture was first published by
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Document Does NOT Show Hantavirus As A COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effect — It Lists Health Conditions To Report IF They Happen
Does a document show hantavirus as a side effect of COVID-19 vaccines? No, that's not true: The document shows a government-required adverse event (AE) report prepared by pharmaceutical companies. It is not a list of side effects proven t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: YES, X User @iamasoothsayer Wrote In 2022: ‘2026: Hantavirus’
Did X user @iamasoothsayer write in 2022, "2026: Hantavirus"? Yes, that's true: The original post, from June 2022, read, "2023: Corona ended" and "2026: Hantavirus." A copy of the post was archived by The Internet Archive's Wayback Machin
Full Fact→ Fake picture of Tommy Robinson with White House Correspondents’ dinner shooting suspect shared online
A fake image which appears to show shooting suspect Cole Tomas Allen with the British political activist Tommy Robinson has been shared online.
FactCheck.org→ Kennedy Denies the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Spending Cuts to Medicaid
The nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office estimated that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act will reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $900 billion over a decade. But in a series of congressional hearings last month, Health and Human Services Se
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – President Donald Trump said U.S. consumer confidence is ‘way up.’ Metrics don’t bear that out
“Consumer confidence is way up."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Trump Post Says ‘I Am Very Close To Deciding If I Will Run Again In 2028’
In a real social media post, did President Donald Trump say, "I am very close to deciding if I will run again in 2028"? No, that's not true: The supposed post does not appear on the president's official Truth Social account, and there are
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Google Germany HAS Low Threshold For Removing ‘Defamatory’ Restaurant Reviews If Challenged But 3-Star Rating Is NOT Illegal
Is it illegal to leave a three-star Google restaurant review in Germany? No, that's not true: It is legal to leave a three-star review, but German law supports the restaurant's commercial reputation. If a business challenges reviews as de
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: European Commission President Ursula Von Der Leyen Did NOT Ban Laptops From Cafés In EU
Did European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen ban laptops from cafés in the European Union? No, that's not true: There is no credible evidence that von der Leyen ever ordered such a ban. The creator of the post that made the ori
PolitiFact→ Did Democrats Elizabeth Warren, Pete Buttigieg doom the JetBlue, Spirit Airlines merger in 2022?
Did Dems block Jet Blue, Spirit Airlines merger?
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Donald Trump Post Repeats ‘Merz, Lick Eggs’ Protest Slogan About German Chancellor, Suggests U.S. Might ‘Take Over’ Germany
Did President Donald Trump, in a social media post, repeat the protest slogan "MERZ, LICK EGGS" about the German chancellor and suggest the United States might "take over" Germany? No, that's not true: The supposed post does not appear on
Full Fact→ Why do Reform and the Conservatives both claim they’ve delivered the lowest average council tax increase?
We’ve taken a look at the figures after Reform UK and the Conservatives made seemingly contrasting claims about council tax rises.
Full Fact→ Should you take a pen to a polling station?
Ahead of the 2026 elections, we’ve seen posts on social media suggesting it may be safer to cast your vote in pen rather than pencil to avoid vote tampering - but is that true?
Full Fact→ Scottish Labour bar charts in Edinburgh and Glasgow leaflets aren’t reliable projections for Holyrood election
We’ve looked at the data used for two Scottish parliamentary constituencies after a Full Fact reader asked about one of the leaflets via our tip line.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Real Fight Between Santos Players Neymar And Robinho Júnior
Does a viral video capture a real fight between Brazilian soccer players Neymar and Robinho Júnior? No, that's not true: The clip contained glitches typical of AI-generated content. Neymar was not part of that soccer club when the video'
Full Fact→ Old military exercise video shared with false claims it shows Iranian missiles hitting US ships
A clip of a 2016 military exercise, which saw the US, Canada, Australia and South Korea sink the decommissioned USS Thach, has been shared with false claims it shows Iranian missiles hitting US ships.
Full Fact→ From AI videos to dodgy bar charts: what we learned from the 2026 elections
As voters prepare to head for the polls, Full Fact editor Steve Nowottny looks back on a campaign which featured both new uses of technology and old political tricks
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Image Does NOT Show Real Bus Turned Into Mobile Grocery Store In Denmark
Does a viral image show a real bus converted into a mobile grocery store in contemporary Denmark? No, that's not true: The image was a product of generative AI. Contrary to viral posts, mobile grocery stores are not a recent invention --
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: OLD Video Of Russian Submarine Arriving In Havana, Cuba Is From 2024 — Not 2026
Does a video show a Russian submarine arriving in Havana, Cuba, in May 2026? No, that's not true: The footage dates back to June 2024, when a nuclear-powered Russian submarine and three Russian warships arrived in Havana as part of a port
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: U.S. Did NOT Have Election With 133 Million Registered Voters And 159 Million Votes Cast — Official Figures Say Otherwise
Did the United States have an election with 133 million registered voters in which 159 million votes were cast? No, that's not true: Official government figures for national elections do not support that claim. More than 158 million Ameri
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Travis Kelce At 2026 Met Gala — He Wasn’t Even There
Does a viral video show Kansas City Chiefs football player Travis Kelce attending the 2026 Met Gala? No, that's not true: Kelce skipped the event. The video showed singer Sam Smith. The claim appeared in a post by the account @C_3C_3 publ
Full Fact→ Are 10% of the UK’s asylum seekers being housed in Scotland?
We’ve looked at the latest figures after spotting this claim from Reform UK in Scottish election leaflets.