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Full Fact→ AI images from Beaver Scouts mosque visit circulate online
Genuine footage of a Beaver Scout group visiting a mosque in Scotland has gone viral recently. But some images claiming to show the visit have been made with AI.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: NO Evidence ‘Skid Row’ Woman Voted For Karen Bass For $5 — Registered In Inglewood, Not Los Angeles
Did Shanekka Renee Johnson, who said in a video that she was paid $5 on "Skid Row" to vote for Karen Bass for Los Angeles mayor, actually vote for Bass? No, that's not true: Information obtained from the Los Angeles County Registrar's off
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Belfast House for Immigrants Burned in 2026 – It’s Ballymena in 2025
Does a video from June 2026 show a fire lit by rioters in Belfast, Northern Ireland after a knife attack incident involving a refugee from Sudan? No, that's not true: The video predates the June 8, 2026, knife attack in Belfast. Video of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Mugshot Shows Woman Arrested For Disguising Herself As A Man To Enter A BBQ Competition
Is a mugshot real showing a Texas woman arrested for disguising herself as a man to win an "All-Male BBQ Competition"? No, that's not true: The post originated on a self-described satire site. The original post was labeled satire and come
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Photo Does NOT Show Man From Gaza Buried In Concrete By Israeli Soldiers
Does a photo show a man from Gaza buried in concrete by Israeli soldiers? No, that's not true: Social media posts using this same picture first claimed in May 2026 it was linked to a murder in Brazil by a criminal gang. Lead Stories found
FactCheck.org→ FactChecking Trump’s Contentious ‘Meet the Press’ Interview
President Donald Trump walked out of a sit-down interview with Kristen Welker on NBC’s “Meet the Press.” That happened after he made, or repeated, a number of false and unsupported claims — some of which Welker pushed back on. Trump seized
PolitiFact→ Traveling this summer? Tips on how to avoid getting sick
Traveling this summer? Tips on how to avoid getting sick
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Fake Audio NOT Dwayne Johnson’s Voice Publicly Declining Invitation To White House UFC Event — AI-Generated
Does a real video show Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson publicly declining the invitation to attend the UFC White House event? No, that's not true: An AI-generated cloned voice has been dubbed over pre-existing video clips of Johnson. One clip -
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Belfast Stabbing Victim From Viral Video Is NOT A 15-Year-Old — Police Say Man In His 40s
Was the person injured in what news media described as an attempted beheading in Belfast as young as 15 years old? No, that's not true: The authorities said the victim was a man in his 40s. He was in the hospital in serious condition but
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Spanish Soccer Star Lamine Yamal Is NOT Missing World Cup In U.S. Over Palestinian Protest, Visa Issues
Is Spanish soccer star Lamine Yamal possibly missing the World Cup in the United States because of a Palestinian protest and visa issues? No, that's not true: There is no evidence supporting the claim that Yamal would miss the World Cup.
Full Fact→ Do the latest teacher figures show Labour is on track to deliver its manifesto recruitment pledge?
The government claims to be 70% of the way towards its teacher recruitment target, yet overall numbers fell in the last year. What’s going on?
Full Fact→ Footage of Spanish football fans shared as Albanian protest
A video shared with claims it shows a protest in Albania against a proposed coastal development plan backed by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner is actually footage of football fans celebrating in Spain.
Full Fact→ ‘It escalated to a quite horrendous point’: Woman wrongly named as officer in Henry Nowak arrest on how misinformation ‘spread like wildfire’
Christi Hill, who was wrongly named as one of the officers involved in the Henry Nowak arrest, has spoken to Full Fact about the “onslaught of thousands of people” after she was misidentified online.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Real Videos Show James Franco Making ‘2319’ References — It’s Unclear What He Is Talking About
Do real videos show actor James Franco making "2319" references? Yes, that's true, but it is complicated: It is not clear what Franco is referring to in the series of videos that first appeared in early June 2026. Lead Stories was able to
PolitiFact→ Donald Trump – Trump said the pace of California ballot counting proves a rigged election. Pants on Fire!
The ongoing ballot counting in California means “they’re cheating on the election."
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Image Shows UFC Stage At White House With ‘Welcome to Costco’ Banner — Added By Google AI
Is there an image of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) stage at the White House, featuring a real banner that reads, in part, "Welcome to Costco"? No, that's not true: Although the UFC stage is real, the image contains an AI-genera
PolitiFact→ X posts – No, Spencer Pratt didn’t get zero votes in a 24,000-vote Los Angeles mayor ballot update
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt “got 0 out of 24,000 votes in a late night (Los Angeles) ballot drop.”
PolitiFact→ X posts – This video of people screaming as ceiling collapses does not show June earthquake in the Philippines
This video shows a June 2026 earthquake in the Philippines.
PolitiFact→ Social Media – Image of a blue-haired person does not show ‘California voter’ committing fraud; it’s AI-generated
This image shows a person stuffing ballots into a California ballot box.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: HelloFresh DID Post Official, ‘Happy Pride’ Statement About High-Fiber Food For ‘Prepping’
Did meal delivery company HelloFresh write on social media during Pride Month that it offers high-fiber recipes for those "who are... prepping"? Yes, that's true: Such a post indeed appeared on one of its social media accounts. The post s
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Stephen Colbert Did NOT Post Video Commenting On Scott Pelley Being Fired From CBS — It Is AI-Generated
Did Stephen Colbert record and post a real video discussing the firing of CBS and 60 Minutes correspondent Scott Pelley? No, that's not true: The video, which looked similar to an unrelated, real video posted by Colbert, was labeled as "A
PolitiFact→ X posts – Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman didn’t concede the race as of June 7
Los Angeles mayoral candidate Nithya Raman had conceded the race as of June 7.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Eurosport Video Report Says Kylian Mbappé Accused Emmanuel Macron of Sexual Harassment — Copycat Website
Does a real Eurosport video report say French soccer star Kylian Mbappé accused French President Emmanuel Macron of sexual harassment? No, that's not true: The video links to a fake website designed to mimic the appearance of the real Eu
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: UN Women Did NOT Say It Had Documented 639 Rapes Within Ukrainian Armed Forces
Did UN Women publish a report saying it confirmed "639 rapes and over 3,000 cases of sexual harassment in the Ukrainian Armed Forces"? No, that's not true: At the time of writing, there was no such report on the UN Women website, and the
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: AI-Generated Video Falsely Reports Stephen Colbert Announced Plans With Scott Pelley For A ’60 Minutes’-style Program
Did Stephen Colbert announce plans to launch a "60 Minutes"-style program with Scott Pelley? No, that's not true: The TikTok creator labeled the video with this fake announcement as AI-generated. A Google News search finds no reporting of
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Iranian Missile Strike On Israeli Or U.S. Assets — It Shows Malta Fireworks Factory Explosion
Does a video show an Iranian missile strike on Israeli or U.S. assets in early June 2026? No, that's not true: The explosion shown in the video occurred at a fireworks factory in Malta. The powerful blast injured two people at the Ta' Lou
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Images Of Kristen Welker’s ‘Five Stages Of Trump Derangement Syndrome’ Are FAKE — AI-Generated Photos
Are photos in a meme showing NBC's "Meet the Press" host Kristen Welker's dramatic expressions demonstrating "five stages of Trump Derangement Syndrome" real? No, that's not true: An AI content detection tool concluded the images of Welke
PolitiFact→ Rival TV ads in Ohio’s US Senate race play up donors’ Epstein links. Are they legit?
Fact-check of Ohio Senate ads about Epstein-linked donors
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FBI Records Published By Judicial Watch Did NOT Name Deputy Kinlee Hoyle In Email Exchanges With Butler Shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks
Did an FBI document published by Judicial Watch name Butler County, Ohio, Deputy Kinlee Hoyle as the officer who exchanged emails with the shooter in the 2024 assassination attempt of Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania? No, that's not t
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Ballot Drop Did NOT Give Spencer Pratt ZERO Out Of 24,000 Votes In Los Angeles Mayor Race
Did a late-night ballot drop of 24,000 votes give Spencer Pratt no votes in the Los Angeles mayor race and is that evidence of fraud in the vote counting? No, that's not true: The Los Angeles Times explained there was a one-minute lag bet
PolitiFact→ Ashley Hinson – In Iowa Senate race, Hinson ad distorts Turek’s stance on gender-affirming care for minors
Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Josh Turek supports “sex changes for kids.”
FactCheck.org→ Ohio Senate Candidates Spar Over Donations Tied, Loosely or Not, to Epstein
Ohio voters are witnessing a battle of campaign television ads as each Senate candidate tries to tie the other to Jeffrey Epstein — by way of donations from those with some link to the late convicted sex offender. Democrat Sherrod Brown&
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: FAKE Photo Shows White House South Lawn Torn Up By UFC Fight Ring Construction In Early June 2026
Is a photo showing the White House South Lawn torn up and under construction for the UFC Fight Night ring in early June 2026 authentic? No, that's not true: The image of the White House lawn with the grass torn out and a large outdoor sta
PolitiFact→ CBS denies Joe Rogan to ‘60 Minutes’ rumor. Here’s how it spread.
Joe Rogan for ‘60 Minutes’? CBS says no.
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: No Evidence Jordan Peterson Died In Early June 2026
Did author and media personality Jordan Peterson die in early June 2026? No, that's not true: At the time of publication, no evidence suggested that Peterson had died. None of his social media accounts or mainstream news organizations had
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Middle East Eye Did NOT Report That Armenian PM Nikol Pashinyan Agreed To Host Ukraine Drone Plants
Did Middle East Eye publish a video report saying that Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan agreed to let Ukraine set up drone manufacturing plants in Armenia? No, that's not true: No such report appeared on the media company's website
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: ‘Love Our Cocks’ Pride Month Joke Is NOT From Official South Carolina Gamecocks Account
Did the official account of the South Carolina Gamecocks make a rainbow-themed Happy Pride Month post on X? No, that's not true: The post with the caption 'Boy we sure do love our cocks, Happy Pride Month!' is fake. The screenshot uses th
Lead Stories→ Fact Check: Video Does NOT Show Trump Asleep Or Unconscious In Oval Office Meeting — He Briefly Closes His Eyes
Does a video show President Donald Trump asleep, unconscious, or passed out during an Oval Office meeting in early June 2026? No, that's not true: There is no conclusive evidence that the president lost consciousness. He briefly closes hi
FactCheck.org→ Trump’s Push to Make Daylight Saving Time Permanent
Legislative efforts to make daylight saving time permanent year round got a boost with support from President Donald Trump, who criticized the twice-yearly clock switching as cost-prohibitive. But there is no strong evidence that Trump’s solu